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otohara

(24,135 posts)
29. I'm A Moocher
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 09:23 PM
Feb 2014

I had Polio as a child - never bothered me until I was 32 and I learned about post-polio-syndrome and the chronic pain it brings. I worked in pain until I was 45.

Now with all this talk of moochers/takers, it has prompted perfect strangers to lash out at moochers like me.

When my son's band was playing at a music festival at Red Rocks, they played up top where there is no seating. My friend found a security guard standing next to a stack of chairs and he told her flat out - no he would not give her a chair for her disabled companion.

So I go over there - show the man my brace and he yells at me "I'm so sick of you people and your problems, I told your friend no and I'm not changing my mind."

My mom always told me kids could be mean, but the GOP has proven they are by far the biggest asshole meanies and the disabled is now their new target of hate and intolerance.





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You can omit 'Their Problems' and 'with women' and be more accurate. CurtEastPoint Feb 2014 #1
+ Infinity -- n/t mazzarro Feb 2014 #13
They Are Far Too Busy CREATING Problems For Women To Understand Them grilled onions Feb 2014 #2
Republican women must have asked their husbands how to respond. JoePhilly Feb 2014 #3
LOL - your mean stepford wives Iliyah Feb 2014 #7
So True otohara Feb 2014 #12
I have an old female friend who JoePhilly Feb 2014 #27
I'm A Moocher otohara Feb 2014 #29
Your post saddens me JusticeForAll Feb 2014 #31
They understand your problem sorefeet Feb 2014 #4
DNC? Get the message? 2014 and 2016 should be all about the war on women. nt onehandle Feb 2014 #5
Sometimes I have the feeling that the Dems purposely throw the ReThugs life lines to save them mazzarro Feb 2014 #14
Its not a matter of fearing what will take their place quakerboy Feb 2014 #28
For sure, I agree with that too. mazzarro Feb 2014 #32
In a related story, most chickens say that Col. Sanders is out of touch with their concerns. 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #6
Oh, snap! Brigid Feb 2014 #30
And Then The Minority of Some 45% Evidently Don't Care....What Gives? bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #8
Understatement!! oldandhappy Feb 2014 #9
Because they think they are immunized from it all Demeter Feb 2014 #19
The GOP doesn't even consider women HUMAN, for starters... Triana Feb 2014 #10
Cirroc afraid of women. Their world frightens and confuses me. Remember, I'm just a caveman! AAO Feb 2014 #11
I hate these questions. Who cares what they understand. The question s/b do you think valerief Feb 2014 #15
bet about 30% of R men said they were female just to vote against woman in the poll :) Sunlei Feb 2014 #16
Understand ? Or "give a rat's ass about" abq e streeter Feb 2014 #17
This why the Democrats/Liberals should be constantly saying "THE WAR ON WOMEN". Dawgs Feb 2014 #18
YA THINK! imthevicar Feb 2014 #20
and doesn't give a damn elleng Feb 2014 #21
Vs the Democrats who understand them, and still take your food stamps away. Because jtuck004 Feb 2014 #22
Only women? cosmicone Feb 2014 #23
Republican women don't even understand Republican women. pangaia Feb 2014 #24
ONLY 59%? Should be in the 80% range. WTF ladies? mountain grammy Feb 2014 #25
Hence the big elephant in the middle of the room is women. TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #26
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