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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Ranchers Who Supported GOP Shutdown Wonder Where Their Government Assistance Went [View all]Mikeystyle
(208 posts)19. Keep yer gummint hands off my gummint!
How DARE Congress give us what we wanted!
It's like voting against a referendum on a new firehouse and then complaining when your own house catches fire.
They also probably complain the most about "big government" and "freeloaders" while not considering that agriculture is heavily subsidized through federal crop insurance and that most red states get more from the federal government than they pay in taxes.
Derp a derp a derp...
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Pic Of The Moment: Ranchers Who Supported GOP Shutdown Wonder Where Their Government Assistance Went [View all]
EarlG
Oct 2013
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These idiots don't realize it's the liberal city folks who (will) pay for their subsidies
Amonester
Oct 2013
#5
No sympathy from me. Didn't their rep. vote AGAINST aid for the victims of superstorm Sandy?
Glorfindel
Oct 2013
#22
and, of course, they blame Obama for the shut-down...just like the psychotically ignorant TeaBaggers
Bill USA
Oct 2013
#23
Did any of these whiners connect the dots yet? Meet your Hurricane Sandy, hypocrites.
freshwest
Oct 2013
#32
Maybe we ought to send Oprah round to them, so she can explain to them just what an
MADem
Oct 2013
#26
WTF? We thought they were only gonna take free money away from 'welfare queens' driving Cadillacs!
TrollBuster9090
Oct 2013
#29
Hey, asshole, YOUR voice WAS heard. They did what YOU wanted. So you can STFU now!
freshwest
Oct 2013
#31