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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:24 PM Original message |
Is anyone here related to or close to an ex-offender? Hell maybe even an ex offender yourself? |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Tried to PM you.. you're not taking PM's? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Thanks for sharing... |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I have a friend |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I think its wrong to begrudge those who get an opportunity. . . |
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Aleric (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
63. I'm sorry but that's just fantasy |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 07:40 AM Response to Reply #63 |
80. True, if someone is talented they have more opportunities. . . |
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Aleric (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 09:59 AM Response to Reply #80 |
81. But their new employer |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #81 |
112. President Obama called the Eagles owner to talk about the alternative energy |
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tallahasseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 02:37 PM Response to Reply #112 |
115. I find it embarrassing... |
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Aleric (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #115 |
116. Because it's incorrect. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 04:46 PM Response to Reply #116 |
120. It is NOT incorrect |
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Aleric (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:42 PM Response to Reply #120 |
124. But of course |
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Aleric (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #112 |
117. Vick was issue #1 according to Eagles owner, Lurie |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #117 |
125. In the context of giving a job to an EX CON |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #112 |
129. President Obama is apparently not ever able to share a personal thought on anything |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 02:48 AM Response to Reply #129 |
134. Solid and absolutely correct. |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 12:47 PM Response to Reply #129 |
147. I'm a liberal who is grounded in reality. |
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chimpymustgo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:50 PM Response to Reply #6 |
128. Thank you for your OP. I had not seen it, and just posted a similar thread - THIS is what we should |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 02:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
133. You make a good case for giving ex cons a second chance. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. There are groups that think there is a supernatural prison. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. Jail is a lousy solution to crime, so yeah. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 02:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
135. Vengeance lust and corporate greed are the reasons our prisons are so full. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm not, I know quite a few |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. As soon as anybody throws around the term "sociopath" |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I appreciate your comments. . .after last night's thread was locked I considered leaving DU . . . |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Indeed...thanks for that. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. same old story |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
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xynthee (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
38. Amen! |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. Correct. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 05:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
75. Could you please cite your proof? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 04:53 AM Response to Reply #8 |
74. Sociopathogy is not about violence--it's about not having a conscience |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
126. I second the props you gave to wndycty. An excellent, smart, sensible poster |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 02:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
136. Well said. Oh, the public LOVES prison MOVIES. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
9. After people get out of jail, they should have the opportunity to work -- whatever |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
10. I have a friend, now sober, but had two DUIs..Cannot get a job with |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. As I have said that needs to happen as a result of Vick's success is. . . |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. they don't give a CRAP about average ex-offenders |
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DeadEyeDyck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. with nearly 10% unemployment |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
48. Thanks for making the 1 point that matters. $$$. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:08 AM Response to Reply #16 |
137. I give a crap about the average offender. |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. My uncle is an ex con |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
138. Great! Glad to hear from you on this. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. I have a close relative that did six years on the chain gang for drugs and burglary.. |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
17. So the question. Because one felon plays pro ball and is a sado-masochistic torture freak, |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. There are plenty of candidates: imprisoned for years over a minor drug charge, |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. +1. nt. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #20 |
113. See comment #112 n/t |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. +1 |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. You may not get this, but |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Our scaleable horrors. Is that it? Where is this table/Excel sheet? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. Nope, I just simply do not get the faux outrage |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Lost me at faux. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Good because it is quite faux |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Why in the world would you promise the mods that you would no longer... |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #29 |
59. He's getting treatment? I hadn't heard this. Can you link to something |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:36 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. He got it while in jail |
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tallahasseedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 02:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
110. I wish we could... |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. I think a presidental call would mean more if he called the owner of a local Subway |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:56 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. So true, so freaking true. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #33 |
92. See my post, #89 downthread. Thanks. n/t |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
114. See comment #112 n/t |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #33 |
119. +1. Thanks for nailing the CLASS problem most are overlooking here. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
127. It would sink so fast it is not even funny. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #17 |
89. First, the call was not about Vick. Vick was not the main purpose of the phone call. |
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annm4peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes, and have worked/helped ex cons |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:18 AM Response to Reply #19 |
139. Very enlightened. Thank you. |
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duhneece (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 12:28 PM Response to Reply #139 |
145. One org is helping raped inmates |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #145 |
148. Thanks for your good work! |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
24. I have them in my family as well. One in for life for violent crime. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. +500 |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. These are the points. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. I understand what you mean here, but I wish the comparisons to sex offenders |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #41 |
86. That's another issue |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
46. They have bothered me too |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:15 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. I know you're not, and what is truly sick, IMO... |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:27 PM Response to Reply #24 |
57. There's a very blood-thirsty segment at DU, who are all about punishment and revenge... |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #57 |
90. I've noticed this. And somehow they're using the Vick situation as a way |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:58 PM Response to Reply #90 |
131. They use EVERYTHING as a way to attack the president. Why the hell should this be any different? |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 01:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
72. +1 brazillion n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:23 AM Response to Reply #24 |
140. Yes, liberals used to champion rehabilitation. |
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beyurslf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
25. Agreed. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. Yes |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
28. I made that point this morning |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
30. I'm one who has actually re-thought my opinion. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. I still think it was a tone deaf and grossly insensitive move by Obama to single out Vick. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
91. Obama didn't single Vick out. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. wrong spot. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #91 |
95. And we on DU and in the wider progressive community took the bait. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:39 PM Response to Reply #91 |
106. Sorry, but that's not even remotely believable. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
34. Just the one triple homicide |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
36. kick |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
39. My Best friend's little brother is a mess, and it's only going to get worse, I fear. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
45. Yes. Been punished on work apps after the fact for 24 years. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
50. A few questions |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Answers. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:31 AM Response to Reply #45 |
141. Please allow me to publicly praise you for creating a decent career |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
49. i'm still an offender, as many here will attest |
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Ilsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. Yes, my late sister-in-law. |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. Recommended. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:36 AM Response to Reply #55 |
142. Well said and accurate. |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
58. K&R... |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
60. Vick didn't pay for his crimes. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:05 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Yes he did. Don't like it? Get the laws changed. n/t |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #64 |
65. I'm glad you're trying to rationalize your like for him. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #65 |
68. Nope. And what does that have to do with the Vick situation? |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:41 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Same damn thing. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:45 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. NOT the "same damn thing" |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 01:11 AM Response to Reply #70 |
71. I'm talking about his second chance at making millions of dollars. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 01:24 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. That just happens to be what he does. I believe on the whole that |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:37 AM Response to Reply #71 |
104. Ahh, so you are just angry that he makes more money than you. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #69 |
102. You are not addressing your original point, but instead attacking that strawman you put up. |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:32 AM Response to Reply #65 |
101. You are putting up a strawman AND moving the goalposts, at the same time. |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:27 AM Response to Reply #64 |
98. Serving time isn't payment. It's punishment and hopefully used |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. Change how the NFL works |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #60 |
87. Some of it is resentment at his earning power |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:31 AM Response to Reply #60 |
100. Laughable, and not very progressive. |
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shimmergal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 11:43 PM Response to Reply #60 |
150. And you know this how? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-28-10 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
61. + |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
67. I've worked with prison families through a charity for the past decade. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #67 |
96. Thank you so much for sharing this!! Thanks so much! |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #96 |
108. You're welcome. It's a tenet of liberalism, too often forgotten. |
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travelingtypist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
76. Convicted felon checking in. |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 07:37 AM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Thanks for sharing |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:41 AM Response to Reply #76 |
143. Congratulations! Keep it up! |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
77. There but for the grace... |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
78. K&R....nt |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
82. I offend many |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
83. My father spent five in state and seven in federal... |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
84. One I know ended up POTUS ... |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
85. No, can't say I know anyone |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
88. Vick has served his time. It doesn't mean I have to watch him, though. |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #88 |
99. Great post. |
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bullwinkle428 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #88 |
111. Must be a sign of the apocalypse. I can't believe you actually made |
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BobbyBoring (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #111 |
123. Yeah Me Too |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
94. 2 nephews, both recently out of jail on drug and weapon charges. nt |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
97. I have a cousin who |
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wndycty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #97 |
103. Do you honestly believe that the Eagles owner is the only person Obama has commended. . . |
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tomg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 04:47 PM Response to Reply #103 |
121. No, of course not, and |
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Kweli4Real (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
105. I have, literally, 100+ people from my youth ... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 03:44 AM Response to Reply #105 |
144. Excellent post with great insights. |
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duhneece (967 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
107. My son just did four years in prison |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-30-10 02:43 AM Response to Reply #107 |
132. Thank you for your testimonial. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
109. Good post, had you left the reference to Vick out. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
118. Vick HAS his family back, his job back, AND millions of dollars |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
122. I meant to actually answer your question as well - two cousins of mine are ex-cons |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-29-10 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
130. Yes, by marriage. nt |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
146. Everyone deserves a second chance. I feel bad for their kids. I live in a rural small town and |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-31-10 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
149. My husband is a drug felon |
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