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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:02 PM Original message |
President Obama can't win around here can he? |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just a minute... |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. You shall know them by their ACTIONS. nt |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. werd |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. Elizabeth Warren refuses to sign a support letter for Occupy Harvard |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. -1. She has said she supports OWS, and they should obey the law. |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Occupiers ARE obeying the law--the Constitution! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. And the Constitution allows states and municipalities to do their thing, too. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 02:43 AM Response to Reply #23 |
171. And all those shiny laws are interpreted however the locals feel like... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #13 |
111. That statement will take some real supporting |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. But her buddies on Wall Street prevent her from fully supporting |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. great post - will be ignored by the Obama "buddy of Wall St" conspiracy crowd |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #36 |
61. Fail, as always. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:55 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. wrong again - Dimon got frosty after Obama signed Dodd-Frank |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 03:06 AM Response to Reply #71 |
84. Here's another one.. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #84 |
98. OK - I'll give you Corzine. After all he just held a fundraiser for the President |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:35 PM Response to Reply #98 |
142. There are times when one has to hold one's nose, too. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #36 |
112. Not to mention that merely having worked on Wall St |
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SomethingFishy (552 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 04:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
160. Are you serious? |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #33 |
60. Really great post as usual |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 03:31 PM Response to Reply #33 |
158. Nice argument. You should make that into an OP. nt |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
78. Why do the students occupy in Harvard Yard |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #78 |
144. Because their dorm rooms are steps away. They can go inside to poop, pee and shower, |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 02:17 AM Response to Reply #144 |
169. That was kind of what I was getting at. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:16 AM Response to Reply #3 |
110. I though she started the whole thing! |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. False dichotomy |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. really - that shit is so tiring |
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Cronus Protagonist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Ignore the message and lampoon the periphery |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:14 PM Original message |
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Gamow (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. We can all name the Wall Street-ers on his staff. |
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banned from Kos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. there are none - they are staffers. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
49. Given that the President's staff is his cabinet. |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
79. Is this a test? Like Bush never knew Ken Lay? |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #8 |
168. This table lists the top donors to Barack Obama in the 2008 election cycle. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #168 |
179. You do realize that INDIVIDUAL donations are tracked by their employer names, don't you? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
113. -1, our President should not have to call on us to support |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's unfortunate. Some people just have an overarching need to be AGAINST something or someone. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Obama passed three of his four jobs bills last month, and all we hear is whining |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
24. Indeed. The guy can't win no matter what he does. nt |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. That poster snarkily meant to say "passed three out of four TRADE bills" but |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #46 |
53. Obama claimed that the three Obama/Bush "free" trade bills will create US jobs |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. I most certainly do believe President Obama |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
68. He specifically called them out as jobs bills in the "pass this bill!' speech |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:05 AM Response to Reply #68 |
80. Will they have the same robust job building characteristics as |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 07:56 AM Response to Reply #80 |
85. Absolutely. nt |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #85 |
154. Lets see what Obama said about NAFTA in 2008. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #80 |
117. Perhaps not |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #117 |
134. How do you feel about almost-free-trade with China? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #134 |
136. I really don't know |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #136 |
151. Paul Krugman says... |
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Response (213 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 02:25 AM Response to Reply #117 |
170. Most of us should admit that NAFTA has been a failure |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #46 |
116. rofl! |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. A lot of people act like Obama is their daddy, and has control |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. That' true. The whole "Every Little Sparrow" thing. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #25 |
89. LOL! Christmas is coming. It's time for the dears to start making out their lists.. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #25 |
118. They've forgotten that King Obama might decide |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #19 |
119. Or a puppet |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
52. But, But, But. What about FDR with an exhaustively democratic Congress. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #52 |
121. Or LBJ? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #52 |
141. +1. nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #5 |
115. So true. That is a great post. Why can't these people |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #115 |
146. +1. nt |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. He never wins around here.. if he does something... |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
56. There are people on DU that admit that Obama is doing a good job. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
123. Amen, anything he DID say about OWS and the police |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 07:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
178. Because, often when he does something (insert bush tax cuts) |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. Who accused Obama of co-opting OWS? |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. Several of us do support him, even when we oppose him |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
43. I support President Obama on those rare occasions when he does somethin |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #43 |
114. Totally agree with you on that count - |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #114 |
164. They are just frustrated by the ineptitude of the administration in a numbe |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #164 |
166. Says the dude with the John Edwards avatar... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 02:44 AM Response to Reply #166 |
172. He could have had a majority in Congress had he enforced the law |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. Agree... |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. Several critics still do support him. |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
17. I'd love to see any statement supporting OWS by Obama |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. Yes, it does exist. |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. ok, but that was a month ago |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
47. Well, you said: 'any statement'. I provided 'one' :) |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. JINX!!! |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
48. HA! So you want to see a statement of support for OWS from Obama, when someone shows you one |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #48 |
127. Had the statement been made yesterday |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #40 |
90. I want to see the protestors make a statement in support of the president. |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #90 |
99. Lol |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 10:33 AM Response to Reply #99 |
106. LOL, my eye. The president could have used the help of the occupiers.. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #99 |
128. Yours are |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 03:18 AM Response to Reply #128 |
173. Ah, yes, I forgot that we all work for him. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #40 |
124. Why? |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
18. in the absence of leadership on his part there are many options on our part nt |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
58. What are those options? |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. Yes, because we have a hive mentality and thus can "make up our minds." |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
21. As I read this thread, I see that the people who revile the president on |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #21 |
51. DAMN good point |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
59. Stunning, isn't it? nt |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
62. Kinda ass backwards isn't it? |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
95. His job is to support the people. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:18 AM Response to Reply #95 |
100. He's not my little brother. That is true. He's also not your daddy. nt |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:24 AM Response to Reply #100 |
102. Happily no, my Dad always kept his word. And where have I heard that BS before? |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #102 |
105. My daddy taught me to take responsibility for my own actions. nt |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #102 |
108. Radical RW memes just trip off the lips of some people, don't they? |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 03:19 AM Response to Reply #108 |
174. Yep, and did you see the response? |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #102 |
129. There is a difference between wanting the government |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #95 |
126. Absolutely wrong |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #126 |
167. Introducing the 10th Amendment (Yes, I know it's been awhile) |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 03:26 AM Response to Reply #126 |
175. What a hopelessly stupid attempt at diverting responsibility. |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:11 PM Response to Reply #95 |
149. Teafucks are people. So are the religious right zanies. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #21 |
132. Um, I think they've always wanted his support. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. Yes, his support (or lack of) for OWS is the only factor I'm considering. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. Denounce the violence |
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phiddle (749 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. The point for me is not that he support OWS or not; |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:51 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. "...to assure that the civil rights of those demonstrating are respected by all parties..." |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
64. I get a kick out of people trying to write the script for PBO. |
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phiddle (749 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #64 |
73. Nature abhors a vacuum! (Or a vacuous "leader") |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #64 |
131. I know, at least get the job of speechwriter at the wH |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:58 AM Response to Reply #131 |
138. Uh, his speeches sound like what people want to hear - it's his policies that are the problem. |
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Gamow (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'd rather have the massive egos that run this country be over criticized |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
31. When did this become about him? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. If he had been doing his job as far as busting heads on wall street.... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
35. Did you actually just use "motherfucked" as a verb? |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I thought that was strange as well |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Is OP trying to label critics as motherfuckers? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #39 |
76. For the record, my mother and I are just friends. |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:11 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Linguistics for our times. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. Are you that naive?? You've never heard that term used that way before?? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #54 |
75. I'm a man and I'm Protestant. |
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Evergreen Emerald (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
92. hahah--that is what I was thinking as well! n/t |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
41. Obama should address the issues that OWS has raised, one by one. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
44. Yeah, this whole "he supports protests in Egypt and not here" meme is beyond idiotic |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
55. if he wants to be trusted he has to show himself worthy of that trust |
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jaxx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:43 PM Response to Reply #55 |
67. Fail. |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #67 |
77. Yeah. It's so worn out the repukes don't use honesty, fairness, trust too. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
63. And don't forget the Police violence... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
65. Kids are getting beat down, grannies and pregnant women getting pepper sprayed.. |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. you said it girl gone mad |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:11 AM Response to Reply #65 |
96. Perfectly stated. nt |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #65 |
101. Well said! nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #65 |
130. Hate to inform you, but things like that happen every day |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #130 |
145. Who remembers CIVICS as a subject in school? |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #130 |
162. "The school you went to failed to provide basic information." |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
69. Come on, Don. Do you seriously believe if Obama supported OWS |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-18-11 11:01 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. LOL! |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #70 |
74. Wow |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
81. People are pissed and Obama has no one but himself to blame for it. He ran on 'change' |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
82. i disagree but will kick this thread for creative use of the word 'motherfucked' |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:13 AM Response to Original message |
83. Order the Dept of Justice to STAND DOWN |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 08:41 AM Response to Reply #83 |
87. he can't. if he did that he would be accused of trying to co-opt the movement. |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #87 |
91. What he'd really be accused of is supporting anarchy. nt |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:12 AM Response to Reply #91 |
97. That was a revealing post. nt |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:26 AM Response to Reply #91 |
103. OWS is anarchy? |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #103 |
104. I see posts on DU on a daily basis suggesting that OWS should |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #104 |
155. Stock piling rocks and projectiles |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #83 |
135. LOL! |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #135 |
139. What pray tell me does this you posted have to do with the price |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #139 |
140. The FBI gets called in on some state matters |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:08 PM Response to Reply #140 |
148. You actually believe the FBI is not infiltrating |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #148 |
152. They may have done it in the 60s but there is no |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:52 PM Response to Reply #152 |
153. Ok then it's my team |
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_ed_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
86. Maybe OWS is bigger than one politician |
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piratefish08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #86 |
88. maybe he shouldn't say shit like this to the world, unless he intends to back it up with action here |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
93. Stop whining. |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
94. Awww. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
107. He should do whatever the daily whim is, which probably contradicts |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #107 |
120. He always does the wrong thing because his default position is to prop up the status quo |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #107 |
133. Yep! He should attend to the issue of the day as chosen |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
109. Whatever he does is wrong to some people |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 04:40 AM Response to Reply #109 |
176. I would very much like to see many critics run for office |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
122. He'd win real big by denouncing police violence against protesters. |
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whatchamacallit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
125. I'd have a lot more respect for the president |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
137. He has lost any opportunity to lead and this is a leaderless revolution |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
143. Of course he can, I think some wish he would lose all the time. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
150. He can win whenever he decides to fight to uphold |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
156. It is a bed of his own making. |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
157. Well, different people are going to have different opinions. So people on the "same side" of an |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
159. That's the whole problem... |
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War Horse (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
161. Obama is Clinton II, basically |
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fostercareinjustice (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
163. OWS will gain steam and evolve and Obama will be able to embrace it. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-19-11 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
165. Well, he could TRY supporting it and see what happens. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-20-11 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
177. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours ...eom |
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