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RobertEarl

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137. Amazing

Thu Jul 3, 2014, 10:45 PM

Jul 2014

I am flabbergasted. Telling facts is cause for alert and calling me a troll?

I hope admins take note of the people slandering me and others and refuse them any more jury duty, for they are trying to make DU suck.

Thanks, Gore1Fl.

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Women may get mad but....Are they going to do anything about it. I doubt it. [View all] CK_John Jul 2014 OP

Congress represents the wealthy, not the people leftstreet Jul 2014 #1

I doubt most people are even paying attention to these SC rulings quinnox Jul 2014 #2

Agreed. Most of the people in this country are completely oblivious to nearly ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #8

yup, exactly quinnox Jul 2014 #9

Go out on the street & ask the first 10 people you encounter to name two of the justices. CrispyQ Jul 2014 #56

I saw a lot of posts ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #60

I am seeing just the opposite. redwitch Jul 2014 #62

I saw plenty of pushback ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #63

What worries me most yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #96

I already know non-DU friends planning to attend the September 13 march in D.C. pnwmom Jul 2014 #107

I know. How did people lose the ability to organize and protest? randome Jul 2014 #3

Things are being done. Progress is being made. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #4

After what happened yesterday; after all that's happened to women at the hands of ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #11

Who are the "confederates"? NCTraveler Jul 2014 #13

I agree it is a shitty comment. Frosty1 Jul 2014 #40

True. And we shouldn't have to refight them. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #86

Those women are not alone. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #5

Yes! Fighting for equality is everyone's responsibility, even when it's equality for a demographic Maedhros Jul 2014 #82

And you would suggest....? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #6

Women have to run for office and vote. CK_John Jul 2014 #10

thank you. I didn't know that. CTyankee Jul 2014 #68

Genius! Why haven't people considered that, said no one ever. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #78

Really? I had no idea! The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #101

Hmmmmmmmm el_bryanto Jul 2014 #7

Very good point. theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #12

What is the turnout percentage for town, school board, primaries, and midterm election??????? CK_John Jul 2014 #15

That's true, but women vote in greater numbers theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #32

The average person, man or woman, doesn't have a clue about what happens LittleBlue Jul 2014 #14

Wrong.... ohheckyeah Jul 2014 #70

How am I wrong? LittleBlue Jul 2014 #98

Any male worth his "progressive" salt ought to be asking what MEN are going to do about it hlthe2b Jul 2014 #16

Wrong this is a womens' problem and has to be solved by women, maybe that's the problem. CK_John Jul 2014 #17

wow. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #18

Yeah... that's a WOW all right theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #33

we are on DU, right? Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #34

Sometimes I wonder theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #41

??? smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #111

'Womens' problem?' Seriously? leftstreet Jul 2014 #19

+1000 Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #87

Please proceed. n/t winter is coming Jul 2014 #20

Women have and will continue to fight. No progressive man would agree that women should be 2nd hand hlthe2b Jul 2014 #21

^^^No, THIS is the PROBLEM (post 17)^^^ hlthe2b Jul 2014 #22

thank you. Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #23

I firmly believe hlthe2b Jul 2014 #24

well, I know my conclusion but, I can not share with the rest of the class cos yanno = Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2014 #25

Hell, I'm a retired, over-60 lesbian theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #37

I have been coming around to the conclusion that the biggest women's problem Skidmore Jul 2014 #27

Oh boy JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #55

What greater betrayal is there for a woman Skidmore Jul 2014 #67

F*ckin' Amen! JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #73

that is precisely the problem... abakan Jul 2014 #92

You win the internets for the day. Brigid Jul 2014 #133

I think my husband would disagree JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #28

Well put. William769 Jul 2014 #35

. myrna minx Jul 2014 #29

Your misogyny is showing, dear. MohRokTah Jul 2014 #30

No Frosty1 Jul 2014 #43

That's patently bullshit. MineralMan Jul 2014 #44

Letting our bodies become a wedge issue for fundies is a Dem problem- and I lay it at your feet. bettyellen Jul 2014 #45

seriously wrong. spanone Jul 2014 #48

jesus christ, dude BlindTiresias Jul 2014 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2014 #52

That is some pretty closed minded thinking liberal N proud Jul 2014 #54

Lolwut? LadyHawkAZ Jul 2014 #71

Ugh stevenleser Jul 2014 #76

I cannot believe that you said that! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #83

Do you even give a fuck how the women in your life are treated? Ilsa Jul 2014 #84

Ugh! This is so depressing. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #112

That has to rank as one of, if not THE, most preposterous statements I've ever read on DU. bluesbassman Jul 2014 #85

speak for yourself. DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2014 #88

This is appropriate here. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2014 #89

Dayum! Great lyrics, greatauntoftriplets! calimary Jul 2014 #139

So let's let gays solve their problem, blacks solve theirs senseandsensibility Jul 2014 #91

Should cancer research only be conducted by cancer victims? DisgustipatedinCA Jul 2014 #93

Good point! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #113

Remember when i said that old conservative leaning men were standing in the way of progress? bravenak Jul 2014 #94

I feel really sad for you. William769 Jul 2014 #95

I am amazed at the overt stupidity of this comment ... etherealtruth Jul 2014 #100

WTF? The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #102

Thank You! smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #114

you're wrong about that and I'm a man steve2470 Jul 2014 #103

Who caused this problem, genius? Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #109

With friends like you.......nt. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #116

WTF? SammyWinstonJack Jul 2014 #118

it is not a "women's" problem until noiretextatique Jul 2014 #120

another day, another mansplain Skittles Jul 2014 #121

"Maybe that's the problem." WTF does this mean? Are women somehow lazier than men? n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #122

. fishwax Jul 2014 #128

What about the problems of Moron-Americans? Arugula Latte Jul 2014 #131

+1 nt stage left Jul 2014 #57

Sorry but women have been fighting for decades for equal rights. Remember the ERA? However, it was lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #26

Yes and I remember Phyllis Schlafly beat the women movement almost all by herself, CK_John Jul 2014 #42

You are wrong again! Frosty1 Jul 2014 #49

Exactly. The women's movement is alive a well. The 2008 election demonstrated that. lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #66

schaiafly does not represent the majority of women, just as thomas does not represent the majority lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #65

Phyllis got well known via a mass book buy by the Goldwater campaign which gave her book away Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #117

Hell yeah! When are those damn wimmin going to show some balls and man up? Orrex Jul 2014 #31

Women pushed back on McDonnell and Cuccinelli in VA and swept in Democratic leadership in the FSogol Jul 2014 #36

in point of fact dsc Jul 2014 #75

so did mccain and romney JI7 Jul 2014 #77

But as a group, women favored Obama A Little Weird Jul 2014 #127

Well to answer your question William769 Jul 2014 #38

50% female Congress don't mean JACK SQUAT if they're all bullwinkle428 Jul 2014 #39

50% female Congress would rattle the capital so much they would need a new dome. CK_John Jul 2014 #46

Do you have any Idea Frosty1 Jul 2014 #53

Why because 35 states are down to 1 or 2 reproductive clinics and what do you hear? CK_John Jul 2014 #59

I hear misinformation and a general lack of knowledge. Frosty1 Jul 2014 #61

More males telling females what they should do... like in the OP. LanternWaste Jul 2014 #80

"Nothing. Some whining but no action." redqueen Jul 2014 #105

Holy crap there is some sexist drivel being posted today.You do realize that women vote Democratic WhollyHeretic Jul 2014 #58

And what are YOU going to do about it? MineralMan Jul 2014 #47

Take my meds and hope my lung doesn't collapse again. CK_John Jul 2014 #50

So, nothing, in other words. MineralMan Jul 2014 #64

Good thing your bosses aren't Christian Scientists--they'd let your lung collapse. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #110

And you might get mad but would you really do anything about it? smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #115

I always knew what you were. bravenak Jul 2014 #69

Another crappy, ignorant comment from one of our "allies." Squinch Jul 2014 #72

Day 2, the board has been full of these enlightened posts etherealtruth Jul 2014 #99

Fine vote of confidence there. If you care, I suggest you help. nolabear Jul 2014 #74

That's right. Lead, follow, or get out of the way. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #90

In other words Frosty1 Jul 2014 #123

We've made headway before, and now we have Ilsa Jul 2014 #79

this post reminds me of wingnuts who start bringing up Al Sharpton , Chicago JI7 Jul 2014 #81

Unrec panader0 Jul 2014 #97

I agree RandySF Jul 2014 #104

Those women were Frosty1 Jul 2014 #124

Some things are better left unsaid. Like pretty much everything you've said in this thread. winter is coming Jul 2014 #106

. Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2014 #108

Bookmarked for example #10,955 Phentex Jul 2014 #119

Based on your previously completely 100% ridiculously wrong history of predictions tammywammy Jul 2014 #125

I'm sure that if I say I think it will snow tomorrow or if I think Mitt will be POTUS 45 CK_John Jul 2014 #126

Exactly. GOTV. 2014. n/t FSogol Jul 2014 #132

I believe it can have a galvanizing impact mythology Jul 2014 #129

Women are terribly divided RobertEarl Jul 2014 #130

mainly because half the people I was with believed it until I explained the situation to them. n/t JTFrog Jul 2014 #134

Jury results. Gore1FL Jul 2014 #135

Amazing RobertEarl Jul 2014 #137

Sweetie, if you are more feminist than most of the women you meet, you need to get off the Squinch Jul 2014 #136

Or maybe some men need to clean their own house first theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #138

All these kicks but no recs? littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #140

I know. I'm weeping -- how 'bout you? theHandpuppet Jul 2014 #141

Croc tears. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #142