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cui bono

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34. Print out that letter "A Day in the Life of Joe Republican"
Sat Aug 16, 2014, 02:16 PM
Aug 2014

If he likes his overtime he's gonna LOVE the rest of the stuff that unions and liberals got him.

http://www.nobeliefs.com/RepublicanDay.htm

http://tvnewslies.org/tvnl/index.php/editorial/guest-commentary/21099-day-in-the-life-of-joe-middle-class-republican.html

Joe gets up at 6:00 AM to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure their safety and work as advertised.

All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employers medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs this day. Joe’s bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.

Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo; His bottle is properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount of its contents because some liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some tree hugging liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government subsidized ride to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.

Joe begins his work day; he has a good job with excellent pay, medicals benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer doesn't want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed he'll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some liberal didn't think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.

It's noon time, Joe needs to make a Bank Deposit so he can pay some bills. Joe’s deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC because some liberal wanted to protect Joe’s money from unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before the depression.

Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae underwritten Mortgage and his below market federal student loan because some stupid liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better off if he was educated and earned more money over his life-time.

Joe is home from work, he plans to visit his father this evening at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive to dad's; his car is among the safest in the world because some liberal fought for car safety standards. He arrives at his boyhood home. He was the third generation to live in the house financed by Farmers Home Administration because bankers didn't want to make rural loans. The house didn't have electric until some big government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification. (Those rural Republicans would still be sitting in the dark.)

He is happy to see his dad who is now retired. His dad lives on Social Security and his union pension because some liberal made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.

After his visit with dad he gets back in his car for the ride home.

He turns on a radio talk show. The host keeps saying that liberals are bad and conservatives are good. (He doesn't tell Joe that his beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day)

Joe agrees. "We don't need those big government liberals ruining our lives; after all, I'm a self made man who believes everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."

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Poor guy. bravenak Aug 2014 #1
Love it! AndreaCG Aug 2014 #2
They are all a mess. Their entire world-view is hanging by a thread. tridim Aug 2014 #3
The "Free Market" would like him to work for free. Ikonoklast Aug 2014 #4
Actually, Bush and GOP changed labor laws to reclassify certain workers blm Aug 2014 #5
Yes I know. livingonearth Aug 2014 #8
Like you said.. the guy is a mess. He can't handle reality.. it messes with his fox Cha Aug 2014 #47
New regulations on classification Depaysement Aug 2014 #17
Overtime pay is pro family because it makes it too expensive to alfredo Aug 2014 #65
Excellent arguments. Congrats and thanks, loe. (no text.) Mc Mike Aug 2014 #6
"You can't handle the truth." Brigid Aug 2014 #7
I ... Just ... Don't ... Get ... It Cosmocat Aug 2014 #9
Probably driving or riding on the interstate road system provided by the liberal Eisenhower. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #14
Reminds me of THIS: calimary Aug 2014 #18
Matt Taibbi provided an answer to this conundrum: Maedhros Aug 2014 #31
There's the World's Greatest Entitlement Program at work. calimary Aug 2014 #36
thanks Cosmocat Aug 2014 #70
Barstool Republican JohnnyRingo Aug 2014 #10
Listening to them is the closest to getting rich they'll get; so they won't given it up. freshwest Aug 2014 #20
He'll cry more heather blossom Aug 2014 #11
Welcome to DU, heather blossom! calimary Aug 2014 #37
I don't understand wingnuts. Octoberfurst Aug 2014 #12
Welcome to DU, Octoberfurst! calimary Aug 2014 #38
I don't get it either, Octoberfurst Skittles Aug 2014 #39
When facts are explained to Teahaddist they revert to the Maxwell Smart Cone of Silence. kairos12 Aug 2014 #56
I know,I love that!!! easychoice Aug 2014 #67
its the conditioning over decades drray23 Aug 2014 #54
Yeah, you nailed it squarely Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #68
Like Libertarians ErikJ Aug 2014 #63
They need those strong authourity figures - especially if the authourities are bullies Mopar151 Aug 2014 #71
Deluded thinking has provided votes to elect those like Ted Cruz and praise those like Gohmert, Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #13
Nice Job cantbeserious Aug 2014 #15
"Working class hero" Depaysement Aug 2014 #16
Welcome to DU, Depaysement! calimary Aug 2014 #40
Thank you! Depaysement Aug 2014 #48
They are ALL pretty much "a mess"... Hulk Aug 2014 #19
So true! Octoberfurst Aug 2014 #62
He actually believed you? nxylas Aug 2014 #21
He didn't believe at first. livingonearth Aug 2014 #35
Oh, that's good. He's actually looking this up on the internet. SheilaT Aug 2014 #50
I wanna say something so bad AnAzulTexas Aug 2014 #22
I know, I know, I know! My dad's words-to-the-wise always echo through my head calimary Aug 2014 #41
The good, the bad, and the ugly SmittynMo Aug 2014 #23
Yeah - cuz so many workers rights just "trickled down..." Blue Idaho Aug 2014 #24
you can't reason someone out of a position reflection Aug 2014 #25
He apparently does not know that the Democrats ThoughtCriminal Aug 2014 #26
Even if it was Congress, that Congress was Democratic and FDR did not veto. merrily Aug 2014 #27
Tea Party derangement syndrome? joanbarnes Aug 2014 #28
Tea party 'morans' "think' their masters respect & value them... hadrons Aug 2014 #29
These people are CONVINCED that their boss really WANTS to give them a massive payraise,... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #30
reminds me of germinal drray23 Aug 2014 #57
So would our children. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #58
Poor bass turd RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #32
Your co-worker reminds me of this Politicalboi Aug 2014 #33
Print out that letter "A Day in the Life of Joe Republican" cui bono Aug 2014 #34
Now and Forevermore Amen, cui bono! calimary Aug 2014 #42
Yeah, it really spells it out so nicely. I love how it takes a person through their day cui bono Aug 2014 #43
Indeed! Here's one thing that really screws with their heads... calimary Aug 2014 #55
Twist the knife a bit... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #44
They hold on to their denial. TNNurse Aug 2014 #45
Shock therapy has Duval Aug 2014 #46
Republicans Work For A Law To Stop Overtime Pay. Labor Groups Strongly Oppose. DhhD Aug 2014 #49
have you shared with him about all of the good hopemountain Aug 2014 #51
Well, kudos to you for getting a teabagger to listen to something Warpy Aug 2014 #52
WOW your lucky. airplaneman Aug 2014 #53
There's so much 'stupid' out there I contemplate leaving the country. Where to go? YOHABLO Aug 2014 #59
I'm sure he enjoys his weekends and the 40 hour work week as well bhikkhu Aug 2014 #60
My old granddaddy told me once . . . OldRedneck Aug 2014 #61
my favorite one was.... airplaneman Aug 2014 #64
L... O... L... nilram Aug 2014 #66
I always think of people like this when wondering mdbl Aug 2014 #69
fking idiots are gonna be the death of us all leftyohiolib Aug 2014 #72
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