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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 04:42 PM Original message |
Why you should NEVER put faith in politicians and why the American Ideal elects |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. my reps in congress and in the statehouse here have earned my faith in them |
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Zix (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
2. This could get me banned, but, um, I never understood the Obama hype. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Well you have the right attitude, trust but verify |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. for me hes always reminded me more of david steele, i cant quite put my finger on it |
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Zix (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Goerge is awful, isn't he? I'm not sure if your views and mine will be congruent but |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. lol, i just dont like the guy, hes always been about himself, now jenkins was a gentleman but george |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Go figure,Tony Blair is also fairly articulate |
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Zix (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Blair did do SOME good things, for sure. |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Only Barack's opponents |
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Zix (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. It's a considerable improvement, doubtless. |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 08:23 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. Strangely, he has also reminded me |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. One of my coworkers and I had a conversation about this last night |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Exactly |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Yep and to quote Marx on that, or at least paraphrase |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. question is would you rather live in this society or one envisioned by marxists |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Of course that is something that was done by the russians who were |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. as someone who is an american by choice and from a socialist country |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I am betting Eastern Europe, from your comments probably the former USSR |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. lol actually mainly the socialist state of scotland, some ireland |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Scotland is not socialist, and Ireland has elements but not close to a classic |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. lol okay i guess you can tell the population of glasgow that they are not socialists |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. YOu think I am one just becuase I can see |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. If the overlords were smart |
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crazy_vanilla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
11. I just thought Obama and team were different |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I didn't. I voted for Obama since he would be better than McCain |
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crazy_vanilla (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. your intuition was better than mine, it appears |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 05:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. I'm in my forties too |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. One must learn |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 10:55 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Sorry but i grew in a country where cynicism is present in both polticians and the |
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