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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:40 AM Original message |
America is Dying. |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Apathy |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I guess this country or our rights is not on the PRIORITY LIST. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. You Have Mistaken Despair for Apathy |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Ooooh- |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
2. But hey we've got a "Whitehouse Wedding" coming up! Isn't that ROMANTIC! |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
50. We need a spoof of Billy Idol's song for that! |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. C'mon now. This is simply how we transition from a democracy to an imperial autocracy. |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
4. America is thriving |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. You forgot your sarcasm smilie... |
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robcon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. didn't forget anything |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. except for history and reality. |
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TheWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 01:46 AM Response to Reply #33 |
52. Then you've Missed A LOT. |
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Racecar60 (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 12:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Im not sure that would be the best |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 06:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
34. Yes, Gawd forbid the current checks and balances get upset. |
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Racecar60 (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Thanks |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 07:41 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. The system of checks and balances aren't dependent on party, they're institutional. |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
5. and those anointed scumbags obama and clinton barely mention it |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
7. This country has gone through worse times- don't count us out just yet. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I look forward to repairing the damage done. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Same- Hopefully things end up even better. |
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coalition_unwilling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
32. As I think about this, I tend to agree. There have been |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. America is not dying |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Thank you for you optimism and Patriotism. |
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Dhalgren (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. ! |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. You forgot... |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. In celebration, |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 01:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
53. After slaughtering 1 million and counting innocent men women and children |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
10. Unfortunately, like most empires, it's not going peacefully. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
15. reagan marks A turning poit -- we've been in |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. The people are the problem. The people can change things if they were so inclined to do so. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. i'm not saying ''the people'' aren't the problem. -- but you're talkingabout |
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BonnieJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. My husband was like that too, |
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Bongo Prophet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 02:54 AM Response to Reply #22 |
56. Good job, BonnieJW! Truth is a powerful medicine, and he is a better person for it. |
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mwb970 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:49 AM Response to Reply #22 |
58. That's a sad story. |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Agree on all points... RayGun was a turning point..and |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:08 PM Response to Reply #15 |
29. dupe, self delete |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. There are still signs of life? You're an optimist! n/t |
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invisible man (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. Again? |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. Ever see that episode of Crossfire with Frank Zappa? He said something to the effect of, |
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Golden Raisin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
24. Sorry. Gotta' run. "Dancing With the Stars" is on. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'd send an email to congress or someone, but |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. Sorry, tekisui... |
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Old_Growth (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
31. America is Failing...... |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
37. Saying "America is Dying" implies there's something passive about it |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. You are right, it is by design, thus murder. |
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JFN1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
38. America is already dead - poisened to death by MONEY AND GREED |
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Dangerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 02:36 AM Response to Reply #38 |
54. I agree. |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
39. You are correct. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
42. Well of course it is dying... |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
43. Run Barney RUN! |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
44. What has happened isn't the result of seven especially bad years. |
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sicksicksick_N_tired (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
46. I thought we learned from our own history. Yet, this round of authoritarianism is,... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
47. Uh, No. She Isn't. n/t |
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greyghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. Wait until the economy collapses completely... |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-14-07 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
49. The sooner the better |
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IsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
51. At one time I do believe we had people of character and dignity in our leadership. Little of that |
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rosetta6 (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 02:42 AM Response to Original message |
55. America died on November 22, 1963 |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
57. And yet we can say whatever we please on forums like this. |
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flying_wahini (856 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 08:29 AM Response to Reply #57 |
60. we can say what we want for Now..... enjoy it... it won't last. |
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flashl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
59. The American idea of a representative government died years ago. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-15-07 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
61. Rant over??? Now get out there and go Shopping...Eat Drink and be Merry. |
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