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Blue_true

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9. If it is in the thousands.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 2, 2017, 09:46 PM

Oct 2017

The right will blame local politicians for the death count. I had a rightwinger show me parked school buses in New Orleans as proof that the Mayor and Democratic governor did not try to get people there to safety.

With rightwingers, we can dump solid gold bricks on their lawn and they will blame us for trashing their lawn.

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Has the Puerto Rico humanitarian crisis fallen off the front page now? [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2017 OP

Can they? Apparently not! unc70 Oct 2017 #1

Why yes, yes it has. Cable news is going to obsess nonstop over the shooting ... Hekate Oct 2017 #2

With Trump it's always the new thing - next North Korea? n/m bagelsforbreakfast Oct 2017 #3

Yup.....and it's so sickening that that's what happening. a kennedy Oct 2017 #4

Probably until the real body count comes in. When it does, it will be in the thousands, and then Squinch Oct 2017 #5

If it is in the thousands. Blue_true Oct 2017 #9

We in a really bad place right now bdamomma Oct 2017 #10

Yes they can only do one story at a time. I look for Dotard doc03 Oct 2017 #6

K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #7

Shocking indeed malaise Oct 2017 #8

K&R bdamomma Oct 2017 #11