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JDPriestly

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21. This is a sign of the lack of values of our society at this time.
Sat Jan 28, 2012, 12:56 PM
Jan 2012

Jane Addams was one of the heroes of my childhood.

I noticed on Romney's list of contributions from his trust that he had donated $25,000 each to the Federalist Society and to the Heritage Foundation.

Imagine what good he could have done had he given that money to Hull House instead?

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OMG So much for the trickle-down economy Reagan/Bush touted.Thank the greedy, glutonous millionaires judesedit Jan 2012 #1
Yes, what happened to Hull House is yet more evidence of the lie that lowering taxes on the closeupready Jan 2012 #40
Where are the compassionate conservatives on this? secondwind Jan 2012 #2
Remember, these assholes say we should cut govt aid to the poor Adenoid_Hynkel Jan 2012 #3
That gets to the whole point of democratic self-rule, too. Beartracks Jan 2012 #43
plenty of rich on the left could step up too, would love to see this saved, no matter who funds it stockholmer Jan 2012 #6
Would be nice for Warren Buffet and/or Gates to donate a couple of million to keep them in business nanabugg Jan 2012 #14
bill gates does not care about anything but profit. iemitsu Jan 2012 #19
Buffett is pure oligarchic scum as well, just cloaked in a bullshite 'aw shucks' PR machine stockholmer Jan 2012 #39
no, this is not the behavior of a hero. iemitsu Jan 2012 #47
They are busy conserving their compassion. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2012 #23
Where are the Democrats? Beacool Jan 2012 #50
a little notice to employees would have been nice. nt tomp Jan 2012 #4
With an Admin. dominated by Chicago pols, they couldn't scrape together a few bucks to keep it open? leveymg Jan 2012 #5
Another stake in the ground as America progresses on its path to dystopia. Thank you Mr. Reagan, RKP5637 Jan 2012 #7
What a shame! MaineDem Jan 2012 #8
The Band The Wizard Jan 2012 #17
I rememer learning about it in xxqqqzme Jan 2012 #35
I first learned about Jane Addams from my stamp collection Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #45
So sad. This is unreal. Justice wanted Jan 2012 #9
Earlier thread in GD ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #10
Had the U.S. taken a different path... izquierdista Jan 2012 #11
You mean those damn socialist nations? :sarcasm: nanabugg Jan 2012 #13
I just hate any employer to fire people without at least two week notice. nanabugg Jan 2012 #12
It just makes me ill Irishonly Jan 2012 #15
What a crime. MADem Jan 2012 #16
wow! nt xchrom Jan 2012 #18
this is so damn sad newspeak Jan 2012 #20
This is a sign of the lack of values of our society at this time. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #21
his goal is not to do good for the "undeserving working poor" newspeak Jan 2012 #22
Exactly. It's all about Romney and that's all it will ever be. Newty boy no different. judesedit Jan 2012 #25
You mean Mr. Moneyvacuum and Mr. Soulsucker. nt valerief Jan 2012 #32
I wish this had reached the national spotlight so the poor could help the poor. The rich bastards judesedit Jan 2012 #24
Somebody got too tired to fight any more. EFerrari Jan 2012 #28
What's the going price for a football game ticket. Hmm. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2012 #37
I remember when the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy were being pushed - they said UpInArms Jan 2012 #26
what happened tooeyeten Jan 2012 #27
yeah, the repug mindset newspeak Jan 2012 #36
about that church thing tooeyeten Jan 2012 #42
I'm. Speechless. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #29
Compare, however, "The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum is not closing!" AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 #30
You have to be a multimillionaire in America to have hope. Everyone else is at risk. nt valerief Jan 2012 #31
That is a real shame. Jane Hull's name meant something because 1monster Jan 2012 #33
But we have ONE person giving xxqqqzme Jan 2012 #34
Truly, that is startlingly disgusting, is it not. byronius Jan 2012 #38
This is why Warren Buffet is completely full of shit. Dreamer Tatum Jan 2012 #41
The damn SCOTUS opened the floodgates to millions of dollars for advertizments Guy Montag Jan 2012 #44
My Heart Sank When I Heard The News blue-wave Jan 2012 #46
Awful. And the employees' insurance ended two weeks ago? nt BlueIris Jan 2012 #48
State of Illinois owes them 2 or 3 millions dollars AngryAmish Jan 2012 #49
I find that solely blaming the Republicans is disingenuous. Beacool Jan 2012 #51
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