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Babel_17

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124. The wish fairy must answer to the invisible hand of the marketplace

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 11:45 AM

Oct 2015

Otherwise it's just more creeping socialism. And she might consider throwing a decent level of clothing on. The children!

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Today's BernieBash� meme: "Denmark sux!" [View all] MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 OP

So did the meme that Bern Victims(tm) are in the habit constantly making crap up, for reals... uponit7771 Oct 2015 #1

I really hope in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #2

What's really fun, marym625 Oct 2015 #9

Why not delete the past? delrem Oct 2015 #60

Nope, the past didn't happen. marym625 Oct 2015 #62

ah, Janis. She's immortal. delrem Oct 2015 #63

Just love her! marym625 Oct 2015 #66

Hey I'm a Canadian and we just booted Harper! delrem Oct 2015 #67

Awesome! BeanMusical Oct 2015 #69

I saw! Congratulations! marym625 Oct 2015 #73

just TOTALLY! delrem Oct 2015 #74

very cool! marym625 Oct 2015 #76

Sigh. I don't know what to think about the USA. delrem Oct 2015 #81

yeah, it is. marym625 Oct 2015 #85

Please don't tell sid. merrily Oct 2015 #88

Roflmao!!! BeanMusical Oct 2015 #91

poor sid. delrem Oct 2015 #98

Poor King George... BeanMusical Oct 2015 #105

Well. They lost. Let's be gracious. delrem Oct 2015 #107

Of course. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #110

LOL! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #112

I get a laugh about those guys too. delrem Oct 2015 #113

Well congratulations anyway! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #114

Marily Joplin! merrily Oct 2015 #90

LOL! marym625 Oct 2015 #99

I saw a new one today. There is a newspaper called the Iowa jwirr Oct 2015 #20

Good grief. in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #25

George McGovern, a REAL War Hero. They are right. Not electing McGovern, compromising sabrina 1 Oct 2015 #27

demwing started a great thread about McGovern in the Populist Group. merrily Oct 2015 #28

I am so sick to death of dealing with that hifiguy Oct 2015 #43

I am too in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #47

Well done! 'Uncle Unelectable' is a new one I just saw. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #53

nice work with all the exclamation points!! redstateblues Oct 2015 #54

Thank you!!!!!!!1!!1!!!!1!! in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #56

He voted for an assault weapons ban plus more--IIRC--background checks?--within the last few years, merrily Oct 2015 #118

Not nearly as bad a liability as voting for the Iraq war and declaring Iranians an enemy n/t eridani Oct 2015 #115

They always ignore the IWR vote and Hillary's warmongering. in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #121

Someone better inform the Danes about their suffering STAT. They're making fools of themselves. merrily Oct 2015 #3

oh, the humanity restorefreedom Oct 2015 #5

That is a remarkable quote kenfrequed Oct 2015 #37

yeah. pretty amazing that people from way back when restorefreedom Oct 2015 #38

Have visited Denmark and Finland many times... tex-wyo-dem Oct 2015 #13

I truly apologize, but I can't help myself. merrily Oct 2015 #14

Very Finnish indeed...:D tex-wyo-dem Oct 2015 #16

I'm so very ashamed. merrily Oct 2015 #17

Don't be! tex-wyo-dem Oct 2015 #21

Thank you. That's very kind. merrily Oct 2015 #22

I've got a friend who is a finish carpenter redstateblues Oct 2015 #52

I love you. MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #30

Let me guess: fish fetish? merrily Oct 2015 #31

Gefilte fish fetish MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #35

Not that I recall. Care to fill me in? merrily Oct 2015 #36

Sounds tawdry MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #42

That went downhill fast. Now you're just incoherent. merrily Oct 2015 #55

(adjusts collar) MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #58

I can't even. merrily Oct 2015 #72

You are a hoot~ sheshe2 Oct 2015 #64

Don't do that MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #65

They just can't quit you, Manny! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #75

have fun on your fb page. sheshe2 Oct 2015 #78

Yep, only the cool atheists can participate. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #83

Lol! Good reply. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #102

I've been stalked in real life, these guys don't bother me at all. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #104

I think that she put me on ignore. Now we can't play togheter anymore. :D BeanMusical Oct 2015 #108

Thank you. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #109

Well said. BeanMusical Oct 2015 #111

Because you deserve it. Enjoy. merrily Oct 2015 #79

Why thank you, merrily! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #84

It's flattering! MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #122

I keep getting invited to come to Finland Scootaloo Oct 2015 #106

And all of those countries fit into the scale Democratic jwirr Oct 2015 #24

It makes sense. When you've got secure taken care of senz Oct 2015 #77

And you are correct. It is the American people who do not jwirr Oct 2015 #123

"I suspect another word for happy might very well be secure." It's probably not homeless or hungry, merrily Oct 2015 #116

"Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the mind." Zorra Oct 2015 #4

Excellent graphic Zorra libodem Oct 2015 #23

And Capitalism Benefits All. hifiguy Oct 2015 #44

+1 BeanMusical Oct 2015 #86

K & R AzDar Oct 2015 #6

Yeah, I saw that. Hissyspit Oct 2015 #7

yeah I have seen white Hillary supporters complain that it is too white! ("like Vermont!!11") m-lekktor Oct 2015 #8

What about the People's Republic of Norway? Armstead Oct 2015 #10

I get to call JackInGreen Oct 2015 #11

Certainly explains that massive influx of Danes to the US sarge43 Oct 2015 #12

Honestly, Tweety Matthews got the ball rolling just minutes after the debate bullwinkle428 Oct 2015 #15

Yeah, "rancid aftertaste" is the way I felt... tex-wyo-dem Oct 2015 #18

She's been pushing the Australia model for gun control lately Fumesucker Oct 2015 #32

I made the comment that the "American Exceptionalism" arguement is usually used by a Dustlawyer Oct 2015 #19

She also said something about losing the entrepreneurial spirit under Sanders. arcane1 Oct 2015 #51

She's not above red-baiting senz Oct 2015 #80

Good for him! I love when he wanders off the DNC campus. merrily Oct 2015 #89

Dame Clinton hath spoken ~ "This is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!" condescendlingly prefaced by "I Stardust Oct 2015 #100

K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2015 #26

I'm not always OK with Krugman, but he likes Denmark. merrily Oct 2015 #29

One of Sanders political weaknesses is his tendency to praise other countries at the expense McCamy Taylor Oct 2015 #33

People need to see that what he's calling for is possible MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #34

One of the problems with not doing so... kenfrequed Oct 2015 #39

Hillary used to praise the Japanese for having better education standards. Major Hogwash Oct 2015 #40

Hillary is praising Australia for their gun control program... Fumesucker Oct 2015 #46

One of HRC's political weaknesses is her tendency to praise big corporations at the expense senz Oct 2015 #68

I drew the line at the mandatory lutefisk in all school lunches. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2015 #41

Pony? hifiguy Oct 2015 #45

Brilliant! merrily Oct 2015 #87

Damnit, what will it take for government to just please cut my Social Security? Babel_17 Oct 2015 #48

My niece: "Auntie, be careful what you wish for because the wish fairy doesn't take returns." merrily Oct 2015 #120

The wish fairy must answer to the invisible hand of the marketplace Babel_17 Oct 2015 #124

Or... merrily Oct 2015 #125

Stop harshing the memes, Manny! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #49

Sorry. MannyGoldstein Oct 2015 #59

How long is less than one day in DU years? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #61

Did you see "Bernie supports a flat tax"? Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #93

Right? beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #97

I saw him give a speech, where he used WORDS. Know who else used WORDS in his speeches? Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #101

LMAO! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #103

k&R rhett o rick Oct 2015 #50

First time in Denmark was 1975. moondust Oct 2015 #57

World Happiness Report 2015 -- Social democracies looking good senz Oct 2015 #70

Laugh it up now... Kang Colby Oct 2015 #71

Grumble when you say that senz Oct 2015 #82

And there are millions of people who don't see Hillary as a viable candidate Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #96

He wants us to be Denmark, AND he wants us to have a flat tax- at the SAME TIME! Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #92

Will someone please think of the children?!?! beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #94

Sorry, we're all out of outrage. Warren DeMontague Oct 2015 #95

I once met a Danish person who was really unhappy. He had to take meds for it. Vattel Oct 2015 #117

No, but, made right, they are yummy and yummy often = happy. merrily Oct 2015 #119

(Pay no attention to the fact that his meds were free) nt jeff47 Oct 2015 #126