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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:07 PM Original message |
GOP Senator Warns of 'Riots' if Automakers Are Bailed Out |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. Um...no there won't be...there might well be riots if you DON'T bail them out though... |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Yep in that case I hope UAW members & all others affected |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. You want to see riots? Let the auto industry in America die, and put 3+ million out of work, |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-14-08 05:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
81. I think this is the most possible scenario and a scary one it is. |
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Ecumenist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. Fuck him!! It's alright to give a 700 billion dollar sweetheart deal |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. In all fairness, this guy was probably against any bailouts... |
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blueclown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
4. More fear mongering from the radical right. |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. DeMint, we're also confiscating yer guns! |
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BunkerHill24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. LOL |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
7. He's worried about a "riot" among GOP heavy contributors |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. He also said the market would fix this. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Bring it on |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:23 PM Original message |
There they go again, repugs are perteckin' us. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. !Muerte al Sur! |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Oh, we can't do this or that. There will be a riot." |
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Veritas_et_Aequitas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. Fearmonger |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
13. I hope he's right, & they are located in SC |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
14. Him and his buds will bang their silver spoons at their country club parties. |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Good answer. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. There's that big wide paintbrush again. That jerk senator does not speak for all southerners. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
65. Dumb Post of The Day |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. And, furthermore... |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
19. Those people live in bizarro world |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. Let's see, 2 million people out of work with nothing to do vs.... |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. The American people will riot |
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boomerbust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. Break the UAW |
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gizmo1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
59. I'm with you brother |
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boomerbust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
68. gizmo |
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gizmo1979 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. No problem I'll swing over |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
23. Cheney-'We better pass this or we'll be known as the Party of Herbert Hoover' |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 12:50 AM Response to Reply #23 |
78. Gee, Unka Dick, ya think? |
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Timefortruth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
25. There were supposed to be riots |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #25 |
58. Exactly, they want them no matter what |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. This guy is Deminted.... |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. LOL! |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
27. Wait till the auto workers lose three million more jobs and blame |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. There are fewer than 500,000 auto worker jobs to lose n/t |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:49 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. How about all the jobs that support the auto industry? |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
74. That's a totally valid point, but I was responding to the statement of direct employment. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #74 |
75. What people are forgetting also is that those 2-3 million jobs |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 04:07 AM Response to Reply #75 |
79. What will we tell the children? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
28. man, so fucking weird, how the right wing morons seem to pray for riots. nt |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
30. More like riots if the automakers are NOT helped out by a loan/bailout. n/t |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
31. If you remember, they threatened riots if the TARP was NOT passed...nt |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. Since when are the Republicans all about fairness? |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:00 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. You got that right, CaliforniaPeggy. n/t |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
34. Jesus, what total bullshit. |
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MsLeopard (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
35. Apathetic Americans Riot?? |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
70. Speak for yourself... |
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ksimons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
37. I think we should be taxing religion. By NOT taxing everyone equally, we are cheating everyone |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 12:28 AM Response to Reply #37 |
76. I'm with you on that - these mega-churches in particular - they own millions of dollars worth of |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
39. It's the standard 'when illogic won't work" ploy |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
40. Yet, no one will be upset if we bail the guys who created the problelm. |
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screembloodymurder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. We never should have let the South off the floor. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
42. Hopefully, this is an early lesson for Obama |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
43. Another mushroom cloud speech. |
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judasdisney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-14-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #43 |
80. Whereever possible, they'll stage that mushroom cloud |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 04:47 PM Response to Original message |
44. All the GOP sells is FEAR. |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-14-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #44 |
82. Yep |
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DebbieCDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
46. I've said for years |
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Libertas1776 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
47. Riots, Hah! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
48. like this riot? |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
49. What a clueless a$$hole! Too bad people didn't go all French on Congress with the Billion $ Bailout! |
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santamargarita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
50. Inciting a riot, arrest this right-wing shitbag! |
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freestyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
51. This is all about union busting for them. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
52. Riot schmiot. |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
53. CEOs & repukes will start hurling pate de foie gras |
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jetphixer (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
54. A Post is More Intelegent |
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Hulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
55. Let me see.....$700 billion to banks with NO STRINGS....$14 billion to the Big 3... |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
56. I hope it's a freeper riot |
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BlueMTexpat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
57. Senator Who? |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
60. There's no election to be stolen here, and nobody can afford Brooks Brothers. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
61. DeMint voted repeatedly to give Bush billions for Iraq with no strings attached: in 2003 and 2004 |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
62. Where are the riots? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
63. Sorry Pukes, if you think you can turn this into '68 2.0 you are sorely mistaken. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
64. McConnell has come out against the loans, and declared it dead. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
66. 8 trillion to the banks, 70 billion in bonuses,no strings,no oversight-what a bunch of crooks |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
67. Were there riots when S.C. gave Nissan a $300 million tax deferal benefit to move there? |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
69. 'Warns of 'Riots' if Automakers Are Bailed Out' |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
71. isn't the using the threat of violence to influence govt actions terrorism? |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-11-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
73. Where were the riots when they bailed out banks against the will of the people? |
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ovidsen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-12-08 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
77. Just another GOP looney tune |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-14-08 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
83. WHY ON EARTH AREN'T THE LABOR-ENDORSED DEMOCRATS STANDING UP AND TELLING THIS MAN TO STFU? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-14-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Amen. The AFT works hard using their millions of members |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-14-08 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
84. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" award |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-14-08 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
85. Please please please pretty please bring back Top Ten |
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