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bobbolink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-16-07 02:29 PM
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74. Many of us are in the same trench you find yourself. We get vilified if we dare voice it,
and many left for that reason.

Between the inaction of those we worked so hard for, and the lack of concern and action over poverty, I, also, said to hell with it.

I came to the sad conclusion that the whole country may well have to go down before people really GET IT.

Just try being a poor person, and having everything ignored, and you'll see just how much worse you can actually feel.
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  -Disillusioned and Disappointed as I reach 1000 posts FightingIrish  Jul-15-07 08:51 PM   #0 
  - K&R  malta blue   Jul-15-07 08:55 PM   #1 
  - It seems like they're all in on it, doesn't it?  dogman   Jul-15-07 08:55 PM   #2 
  - It does at that  Cobalt-60   Jul-16-07 04:04 AM   #41 
  - Yes....  Branjor   Jul-16-07 10:34 AM   #58 
  - Moyer's show last week...  ImForGore   Jul-16-07 06:38 PM   #80 
     - What was also remarkable about that show was that 'important'  jhrobbins   Jul-16-07 06:48 PM   #81 
  - Excellent writing there! I would hope you might send it to your reps, or  babylonsister   Jul-15-07 08:55 PM   #3 
  - Other perspectives are possible...  Jackpine Radical   Jul-15-07 09:00 PM   #4 
  - She needs to put it back on the table  proud2Blib   Jul-16-07 12:23 PM   #63 
     - I agree.  closeupready   Jul-17-07 06:51 AM   #84 
  - Take a break, you deserve it  InsultComicDog   Jul-15-07 09:04 PM   #5 
  - This is not a fucking game.  MLFerrell   Jul-16-07 09:04 AM   #49 
     - Constant and perpetual activism  InsultComicDog   Jul-17-07 06:40 AM   #83 
     - Take a break implies a resting for short while, so maybe take a vacation even  nolabels   Jul-17-07 07:22 AM   #85 
  - Don't give up.  yardwork   Jul-15-07 09:07 PM   #6 
  - Take a look at something (I feel the same in some ways)  The Straight Story   Jul-15-07 09:08 PM   #7 
  - That's a beautiful video  FightingIrish   Jul-16-07 12:10 AM   #31 
  - Thank you for the beautiful video  Highway61   Jul-16-07 08:04 AM   #46 
  - Congratulations, FightingIrish and thank you for being here at DU.  sfexpat2000   Jul-15-07 09:11 PM   #8 
  - Thank you for sharing your "combat fatigue"  FightingIrish   Jul-16-07 12:15 AM   #32 
     - Imho, we seldom see how our one step matters and it's hard to see  sfexpat2000   Jul-16-07 01:09 PM   #67 
     - It always matters that we fight for what we believe in because  Melissa G   Jul-16-07 03:33 PM   #77 
  - They want you to give up.  Steve_DeShazer   Jul-15-07 09:17 PM   #9 
  - but they don't want you to stop voting for them  G_j   Jul-15-07 09:59 PM   #17 
  - Likewise here  Nite Owl   Jul-15-07 09:23 PM   #10 
  - Good news  bonito   Jul-15-07 09:31 PM   #11 
  - Grow a set.  johncoby2   Jul-15-07 09:34 PM   #12 
  - Are you always that inspirational? nt  Warren Stupidity   Jul-15-07 09:55 PM   #15 
  - Yes it's bad  marions ghost   Jul-15-07 09:34 PM   #13 
  - It doesn't look good, does it?  Warren Stupidity   Jul-15-07 09:54 PM   #14 
  - It's not meaningless. It's a step toward critical mass.  sfexpat2000   Jul-15-07 09:59 PM   #16 
     - what a great pic!  G_j   Jul-15-07 10:03 PM   #18 
     - My mom, my son and I are all phobic about flying.  sfexpat2000   Jul-15-07 10:04 PM   #20 
     - Ok so it is 'near meaningless' I misspoke.  Warren Stupidity   Jul-15-07 10:22 PM   #22 
        - I go back and forth. Knowing how they manipulate us with theater  sfexpat2000   Jul-15-07 10:29 PM   #23 
  - I admire you for your dedication, Irish!  8_year_nightmare   Jul-15-07 10:04 PM   #19 
  - I was in your spot on November 2004. I am still kicking. YOU will keep kicking, too.  sicksicksick_N_tired   Jul-15-07 10:16 PM   #21 
  - Thanks for the words of encouragement  FightingIrish   Jul-16-07 12:24 AM   #33 
  - I hope you an take heart that there are a LOT of people out there who feel  wiggs   Jul-15-07 10:30 PM   #24 
  - My sentiments exactly.  dammitann   Jul-15-07 10:40 PM   #25 
  - shouldn't we all have IMPEACH bumper stickers  G_j   Jul-15-07 10:46 PM   #26 
  - Yes. That's exactly what we need to do, imo.  sfexpat2000   Jul-15-07 11:01 PM   #27 
  - Sounds like you have figured out that talking crap, but DUing nothing real is not  phildo   Jul-15-07 11:38 PM   #28 
  - K & R  OwnedByFerrets   Jul-15-07 11:39 PM   #29 
  - this is an awesome post--- well said!  mike_c   Jul-16-07 12:06 AM   #30 
  - We have all been Polytraumatized!  ClayZ   Jul-16-07 12:27 AM   #34 
  - I think that says it all--polytraumatized!!  bbgrunt   Jul-16-07 01:18 AM   #37 
  - My psyche is fine..  ananda   Jul-16-07 09:55 AM   #54 
  - A suggested remedy for malaise  Jim Lane   Jul-16-07 12:44 AM   #35 
  - That's nice, but it's FightingIrish who needs a remedy, not malaise.  BlooInBloo   Jul-16-07 12:47 AM   #36 
  - Wow! You have an excellent way with words - so GET BACK TO WORK...  dEMOK   Jul-16-07 01:46 AM   #38 
  - i find pina coladas take the edge off as i watch the world go to hell  NuttyFluffers   Jul-16-07 02:02 AM   #39 
  - I guess "pina coladas" are good to have when you're "caught in the rain"...  dEMOK   Jul-16-07 02:28 AM   #40 
     - ooh, i love health food! and champagne! :D  NuttyFluffers   Jul-17-07 08:51 PM   #86 
  - Boy, it's refreshing to read an excellent writer....  MediumBrownDog   Jul-16-07 04:22 AM   #42 
  - a big fat "ditto" from me . . . when we elect a Congress to end the war . . .  OneBlueSky   Jul-16-07 04:24 AM   #43 
  - wow- what a heck of a 1,000 post  blondie58   Jul-16-07 06:57 AM   #44 
  - I feel the same way you do but...  Hubert Flottz   Jul-16-07 07:06 AM   #45 
  - I share that loss - " lost my capacity for outrage"  Solly Mack   Jul-16-07 08:11 AM   #47 
  - You have so eloquently expressed the horrific frustration that I deal with every day.  MLFerrell   Jul-16-07 09:03 AM   #48 
  - Very well said! K&R!  racaulk   Jul-16-07 09:22 AM   #50 
  - You are not alone.  rabies1   Jul-16-07 09:44 AM   #51 
  - Congrats on 1000!  bigwillq   Jul-16-07 09:45 AM   #52 
  - the simple truth is...  maxkeiser   Jul-16-07 09:50 AM   #53 
  - Wait till you get to 10K like me, you will be down right  Javaman   Jul-16-07 10:19 AM   # 
  - LOL  ClayZ   Jul-16-07 11:10 AM   #60 
  - dupe nt  Javaman   Jul-16-07 10:19 AM   #55 
  - You have greater patience than I  benld74   Jul-16-07 10:23 AM   #56 
  - I'm new to this forum. It's writers like you that give me hope. Keep writing please.  pingzing58   Jul-16-07 10:32 AM   #57 
  - You had the right idea...  L0oniX   Jul-16-07 10:56 AM   #59 
  - Fear not!  WileEcoyote   Jul-16-07 11:49 AM   #61 
  - Your first paragraph speaks to the emotions of many, ...  CRH   Jul-16-07 12:21 PM   #62 
  - Blame the writers of the Constitution.  MilesColtrane   Jul-16-07 12:44 PM   #64 
  - No, the blame belongs on congress and on the dumbing down of our  cui bono   Jul-16-07 01:26 PM   #69 
  - WE MUST NOT GIVE UP THE FIGHT NO MATTER THE ODDS  ooglymoogly   Jul-16-07 01:01 PM   #65 
  - There's nothing like a little DU love and understanding  FightingIrish   Jul-16-07 01:17 PM   #68 
     - Goodonya and good for you  ooglymoogly   Jul-16-07 01:46 PM   #72 
  - I think we've learned that the Administration is impossible to change  Rex   Jul-16-07 01:03 PM   #66 
  - From the neocon persepective, this is known as wearing out the opposition.  Seabiscuit   Jul-16-07 01:29 PM   #70 
  - I feel the same way. And that's just what they want, isn't it?  grace0418   Jul-16-07 01:30 PM   #71 
  - You won't just watch if your scenario plays out.  MADem   Jul-16-07 01:53 PM   #73 
  - Many of us are in the same trench you find yourself. We get vilified if we dare voice it,  bobbolink   Jul-16-07 02:29 PM   #74 
  - There you are.  sfexpat2000   Jul-16-07 02:30 PM   #75 
  - i think you're under estimating the scope of the problem...  maxkeiser   Jul-16-07 02:43 PM   #76 
  - I feel the same, though I haven't worked as hard as you.  SleeplessinSoCal   Jul-16-07 03:59 PM   #78 
  - It's hard.  Dr_eldritch   Jul-16-07 04:57 PM   #79 
  - You said it all and said it well.  colorado_ufo   Jul-16-07 06:55 PM   #82 
 

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