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trotsky

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11. Happens to a lot of people who end up pretty successful.

Reply to liberalnarb (Reply #10)

Tue Aug 16, 2016, 02:42 PM

Aug 2016

They end up high on the ladder and think, "Wow, look what I did all by myself" and never bother to wonder where the ladder came from in the first place.

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Penn Jillette on Donald Trump, �However bad you think he is, he�s worse� [View all] StrictlyRockers Aug 2016 OP

A modern PT Barnum Quiet_Dem_Mom Aug 2016 #1

You watch a lot of TV? StrictlyRockers Aug 2016 #2

Um...of course not. Quiet_Dem_Mom Aug 2016 #3

Hehehe StrictlyRockers Aug 2016 #4

Jillette is a right winger, though he surprises me sometimes. liberalnarb Aug 2016 #5

Libertarian. (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2016 #7

I am aware of this. liberalnarb Aug 2016 #8

...which means on the right in some ways, but on the left in others. (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 2016 #9

True. I like Penn Jillette liberalnarb Aug 2016 #10

Happens to a lot of people who end up pretty successful. trotsky Aug 2016 #11

Gotta love Penn RoccoRyg Aug 2016 #6

so did this guy.............. Gabi Hayes Aug 2016 #12