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LuvNewcastle

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3. We ignored a lot of shit in the early days because

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #1)

Tue May 7, 2013, 07:08 AM

May 2013

we wanted to believe. All the support from the Gold Sacks was big red flag that gave me pause, but I chose to suppress my misgivings about that. I hope we all learn to pay attention to that sense of danger we feel when it comes to these politicians. I hope Obama's presidency will become a 'teaching moment' for all of us.

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'unresolved set of issues in the Democratic Party between people of wealth and people who work' [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

they are all the same at the top. madrchsod May 2013 #1

We ignored a lot of shit in the early days because LuvNewcastle May 2013 #3

Yep, we wanted to believe. zeemike May 2013 #6

One of the guys who rigged the game with electronic voting machines OnyxCollie May 2013 #7

Yes, after bush we wanted a saviour. dotymed May 2013 #8

I agree... zeemike May 2013 #14

Exactly Addison May 2013 #16

NOT ALL OF US IGNORED IT Skittles May 2013 #17

Yes, Skittles, some of you were paying attention. LuvNewcastle May 2013 #18

thanks! Skittles May 2013 #19

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Awwww, her appointment is just a viscious rumor. Fuddnik May 2013 #4

Politicians who claim to be deeply religious are always devoted to vast wealth, not just to Bluenorthwest May 2013 #5

Thanks for posting..k and r ..nt Stuart G May 2013 #9

So she bought and grew her own politician ... Myrina May 2013 #10

Thank you very much marmar. K&R dotymed May 2013 #11

Even though it appears... ReRe May 2013 #12

My thoughts too.. dotymed May 2013 #13

and that's putting it mildly. We get to vote and reward is mostly the ballot stub. yurbud May 2013 #15

I don't watch tee vee MSM. dotymed May 2013 #20