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2016 Postmortem

niyad

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12. those particular bits of insanity got very brief mention, laughed off as jokes. I would insist

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #11)

Thu Apr 23, 2015, 11:41 AM

Apr 2015

that any candidate for public office demonstrate that s/he has actually passed civics 101, and has read and understood howard zinn's "people's history of the US". just for starters.

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New abortion controversy hits Congress (firing women for using birth control!!!) [View all] niyad Apr 2015 OP

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Question: Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #2

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As a committed pro-LGBT activist Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #7

. . . niyad Apr 2015 #4

WAR ON WOMEN blkmusclmachine Apr 2015 #5

and yet, we are repeatedly told there is NO war on women. niyad Apr 2015 #6

Just waiting for SOME Republican/right-wing group SOMEWHERE Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #8

that particular bit of insanity has already been proposed several times. niyad Apr 2015 #9

How did I miss THAT? Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #11

those particular bits of insanity got very brief mention, laughed off as jokes. I would insist niyad Apr 2015 #12

Those things too Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #13

. . . niyad Apr 2015 #10