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hughee99

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17. I think next time you might have to put the "D" after the name in giant bold letters,
Tue Mar 5, 2013, 01:03 PM
Mar 2013

to protect some DUers from themselves.

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Garcia: Aid those who fled Chávez [View all] Freddie Stubbs Mar 2013 OP
Why should the US be a haven for Reich-Wanker Assh0les? formercia Mar 2013 #1
Ummmm...Garcia is a Democrat. Grins Mar 2013 #5
Democrats can be WRONG about some things, yanno. Warpy Mar 2013 #28
He has never been a Democrat regarding any country in Latin America. Never. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #33
Yep. Garcia has been Pro-Operation Condor to his bones Taverner Mar 2013 #52
Thank you Judi Lynn MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #56
Didn't you see D-Miami after Garcia's name? Yah, I guess he's trying to get more Rs voting wordpix Mar 2013 #12
Perhaps expecting people to read the first sentence in an article is little too much Freddie Stubbs Mar 2013 #15
That's what he is doing formercia Mar 2013 #16
In this instance, the D appears to stand for "Demagogue." Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #18
do you know anything about Chavez's Venezuela wordpix Mar 2013 #19
Why, yes I do. Thanks for asking. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2013 #20
One would surely hope! Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #22
Why did they flee? Did they run or take a plane? roody Mar 2013 #63
+1 idwiyo Mar 2013 #39
If you say so. dbackjon Mar 2013 #26
"Hopefully democracy will return to Venezuela" Mutatis Mutandis Mar 2013 #34
I agree! The US should not allow A-holes from other countries to live here. Pterodactyl Mar 2013 #36
How to create an Hispanic voting block for the GOP made easy Gman Mar 2013 #2
So why would a Democrat be proposing it? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #7
DINO. Pure and simple. idwiyo Mar 2013 #40
The president seems to think highly of him. hack89 Mar 2013 #41
And that means exactly what, in this situation? bitchkitty Mar 2013 #43
Because I don't expect DINOs to effectively work for the civil rights of minorities hack89 Mar 2013 #45
Have a look at post #30, explains a lot about this upstanding citizen. idwiyo Mar 2013 #49
So the President gave a member of a terrorist organization a high level job? Interesting. nt hack89 Mar 2013 #50
Looks like he did... idwiyo Mar 2013 #51
And? President also seems to think that torturers should not be punished, war criminals should walk idwiyo Mar 2013 #46
These expats are dynastic land owning establishment types... Ash_F Mar 2013 #65
No. It's enlarging the Democratic Hispanic voting block. MADem Mar 2013 #29
Yea, the Miami Cubans will fall all over themselves. n/t bitchkitty Mar 2013 #44
Well, this proposed legislation isn't about them--and they're no longer the only game in town. MADem Mar 2013 #64
If we're going to give amnesty to every Latin American undocumented geek tragedy Mar 2013 #3
Immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicagragua, and Honduras are currently eligible Bacchus4.0 Mar 2013 #14
Do you have a link for your information to share? Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #32
Here: tammywammy Mar 2013 #54
Richie Riches again HelenWheels Mar 2013 #4
Oh great, a batch of rich assholes with no respect for democracy given special privileges, ergo Rs Coyotl Mar 2013 #6
Didn't Standard Oil flea Chavez? jwirr Mar 2013 #8
I left (NOT FLED) Venezuela a couple of years ago. Marksman_91 Mar 2013 #9
Don't confuse the Chavez idolators with facts. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #10
I know a family that fled b/c the head of household is involved in (free speech) media wordpix Mar 2013 #13
Taken over all the media? Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #21
The only people who fled were right-wing extremists. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #25
+1 bitchkitty Mar 2013 #35
So I guess that means about 44% of the Venezuelan population are right-wing extremists... Marksman_91 Mar 2013 #37
Wow, interesting how everyone here is such an expert on Venezuela Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #38
It's a very well known fact in US that a large proportion of US population while dirt poor still idwiyo Mar 2013 #42
Hope you know enough Spanish Marksman_91 Mar 2013 #58
I will do my own research too. Sorry, when it comes to statistics I prefer to see the methology. idwiyo Mar 2013 #60
You'd have a valid point if all of those people had fled the country. Ken Burch Apr 2013 #66
Yep Taverner Mar 2013 #53
+1 more. MoclipsHumptulips Mar 2013 #61
If it's good enough for Cubans, it should be good enough for Venezuelans. n/t Tempest Mar 2013 #11
Venezuela isn't Cuba. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #24
I think next time you might have to put the "D" after the name in giant bold letters, hughee99 Mar 2013 #17
Have a look at post #30. Just because he has a D after his name doesn't mean he is one. idwiyo Mar 2013 #55
No, but with the "D" after his name, it's tough to site this as an example of the REPUKES hughee99 Mar 2013 #57
Agree, in this case it was a DINO pandering for votes. Damn shameful. idwiyo Mar 2013 #59
Only white bazillionaires "fled Chavez"(and moving to a mansion in Miami isn't really "fleeing") Ken Burch Mar 2013 #23
The only Venezuelans I have met in this country were pretty well off. Cleita Mar 2013 #27
Joe Garcia has been part of the Cuban American National Foundation for many, many years. Judi Lynn Mar 2013 #30
K&R and Thank You! idwiyo Mar 2013 #47
Shouldn't they go back now? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #31
Surely not. They are right where they always wanted to be and screw the home country! idwiyo Mar 2013 #48
"Tortured" - !!! JackRiddler Mar 2013 #62
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