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RBInMaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:03 AM Original message |
Taken as a whole, the majority of Americans support the compromise. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. no they don't. that's spin. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:09 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Ya Think |
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RBInMaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That's just the problem. Too many are not thinking how regular people think. They are stuck in ideo |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:14 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Joe Six Pack Is A Victim Of The Economy |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. making his own costs more than buying cheap american beer |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. My Friend Almost Had To Go The Hospital After Making A Bad Brew With His Son In Law |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
45. Right -- we're not 'regular people' |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Even on the Ed Schultz show |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
41. yes, it's spin. the poll results dependent on the question asked. |
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RBInMaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yes they do. They don't like PERMANENT cuts for the rich, but they DO want the compromise to pass. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. You Are 100% Right |
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Possumpoint (937 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Says Who? |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
29. Correct. n/t |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
56. Correct ... and its easy to prove. |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
28. No, that's a Gallup poll. Spin is what happens on DU. |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #28 |
46. Yes it is happening here |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
55. How did you come to that conclusion? nt |
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AmericaIsGreat (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. Interestingly enough |
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RBInMaine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Pretty elitist thing to say to say the least. Get out of abstraction and into the real world. |
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joeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 10:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. ok, I'll say it instead |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
47. Yes, we non-regular people are never 'out in the real world' |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. x% Americans like pepperoni pizza. y% prefer sausage |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
9. Unemployment extensions and tax perks help the people and the economy. |
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polmaven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:30 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. + 1 gazillion |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. If you believe |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I'm not dreaming but it appears that you are projecting. |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. If you don't know how Republicans think |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. "After the fact" means that in the meantime, the unemployed and poor are DEFINITELY screwed |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Just for your info |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. Sorry about your situation; I'm unemployed right now too |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
49. Really? |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
48. Yay! Trickle-Down! |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
52. How is having to buy something more expensive than what you want costs a bargain? |
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Webster Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
17. The tax cuts for the very wealthy will NOT be temporary. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. President Obama Begged The Dems To Vote On A Middle Class Tax Cut Bill And They Were Scared |
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joeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Agreed but this president failed to lead and support congress and |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
23. Indies have no clue. n/t |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Even if true, independants remain critical to the Democrat Party, don't deny reality. |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. It's true. |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
57. "Americans will pick wrong and strong, over right and weak every time." |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
50. In the same respect, they are critical to the Republican |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 07:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. And in that lies the secret to who controls the White House and the nation |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'll bet the majority of Americans don't realize that the "payroll tax holiday" is the first step |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. The lost revenue from the "holiday" will be replaced from the General Fund |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. And when the time comes to replace the funds - the republicans and probably the president |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 07:17 PM Response to Reply #35 |
59. President Obama Has Advocated For Removing the Income Ceiling On Social Security |
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mtnsnake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. If the majority of Americans understood why taxes are necessary we'd never lose another election |
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mikekohr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. As an Elected Local Official, you have hit the nail on the head. |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
51. That's very true |
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whosinpower (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
32. Taken as a whole - Americans overwhelmingly supported |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
53. And let's not forget big Pharma and |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
37. I do not believe this bullshit. |
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libmom74 (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. I think |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
39. LOL |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Yeah , and we got a poll to prove it... |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
42. You are correct. Facts can be such painful things for some to face.... Rec. n/t. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Now we are willing to destroy the country and the Democratic Party... |
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Cherchez la Femme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-12-10 05:33 PM Response to Reply #43 |
54. but, but, but |
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