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13. Just makes me wonder what the writer of this note would do if he/she suddenly needed

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Sun Aug 11, 2013, 11:42 AM

Aug 2013

public assistance.

This is utterly despicable!

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A New Low For Tea Bagger Bigots: Public Shaming Of The Disabled [View all] HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 OP

"When the people find they can vote themselves money..." KansDem Aug 2013 #1

Pretty darn close to what I though when I read that spurious quote that there is no evidence.... marble falls Aug 2013 #29

Right. That quote isn't in anything Franklin is known to have written. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #112

indeed. pansypoo53219 Aug 2013 #38

Very good article with similar quotes attibuted to various people csziggy Aug 2013 #115

Shaming and mocking the challenged is viewed as a virtue to them. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #2

Not virtue enough for the twit to sign their real name though KentuckyWoman Aug 2013 #106

+1 Cha Aug 2013 #113

time to bring back the stocks and pillories--must be enough rotted veggies around. niyad Aug 2013 #3

Mainly stupidity. People who think that because a disability is invisible, it does not exist. Mass Aug 2013 #4

sadly, education implies a mind open to receiving new ideas. don't think that applies in many cases niyad Aug 2013 #6

My second son was born with a cleft palette. I was told I should keep a blanket over his face so appleannie1 Aug 2013 #10

I'm so sorry you had to endure that. (But quick thinking on your part!) deurbano Aug 2013 #20

I'm applauding you as well. Just Saying Aug 2013 #28

I Also Applaud You grilled onions Aug 2013 #37

Those who are facially different endure ChazII Aug 2013 #54

He is fine. He is mentally challenged but is well accepted in our community and barely has a scar. appleannie1 Aug 2013 #55

I would have kicked that gal's ass Skittles Aug 2013 #58

Been there, but didn't do that 'cause I'm not so clever. I also applaud you. Great retort. Scuba Aug 2013 #97

Did you mean to say "left wing" people? Seems the opposite to me. Fla Dem Aug 2013 #36

deleted appleannie1 Aug 2013 #52

You'll find a small but vocal group even here at DU Warpy Aug 2013 #53

My daughter is no longer a student at one of the most prominent left-leaning schools in the country Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #110

how DARE this hate-filled, ugly-souled cretin use the title artemis of the wildland? this sick, niyad Aug 2013 #5

The mark of a teabagger is to stain anything they touch. gtar100 Aug 2013 #45

That struck me also. I hope this person gets the blowback from using that name. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #49

You are so right, niyad. Raksha Aug 2013 #71

I wondered about that, too. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #77

far more appropriate niyad Aug 2013 #83

I posted the same thing a couple of days ago when this story came out on FB Hestia Aug 2013 #105

thank you for doing that. as I said earlier, may this person be in for a rude awakening. niyad Aug 2013 #107

Can't even begin to express my outrage vankuria Aug 2013 #7

agree...well...we did see that video AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 #43

Yes you're right vankuria Aug 2013 #65

Ice on your forehead might help. Auntie Bush Aug 2013 #47

I'll try it! vankuria Aug 2013 #66

can we just use the ice in their veins? niyad Aug 2013 #82

My problem with this is the assertion that the neighborhood has the ability to determine disability Taitertots Aug 2013 #8

how did this hate-monger learn who is on disability or food stamps anyway? in the comments, niyad Aug 2013 #9

Most people do get direct deposit now. It is easier than having to go cash a check. Especially if appleannie1 Aug 2013 #12

Pentagon can't find missing trillion. Octafish Aug 2013 #11

Just makes me wonder what the writer of this note would do if he/she suddenly needed calimary Aug 2013 #13

I have found that they are capable of rationalizing just about anything. lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #14

It was the Republicans in my husband's family who wanted to put his grandmother deurbano Aug 2013 #24

Wow! Thanks for sharing your family story mazzarro Aug 2013 #41

so, let me guess. people who receive any form of public assistance should be removed from the niyad Aug 2013 #15

Well, that'd cancel out the "Taker States" - which are mainly red states... calimary Aug 2013 #16

funny how they cannot see the further implications of their stupidity, hate and arrogance. niyad Aug 2013 #17

Top 10 Fawke Em Aug 2013 #22

You understand the thinking perfectly. Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #32

shhhhh, you weren't supposed to tell!!! niyad Aug 2013 #109

Yet the person who wrote the note remains anonymous curlyred Aug 2013 #18

Want to bet that GP6971 Aug 2013 #19

Clay Bennett had a political cartoon recently... Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2013 #21

((Infested!)) That's the perfect word! Auntie Bush Aug 2013 #50

Found it! Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2013 #56

Heartbreaking amuse bouche Aug 2013 #23

new rule mercuryblues Aug 2013 #25

also a lot of proto-Bircher Lincoln "quotes" MisterP Aug 2013 #46

My favorite Lincoln quote HarveyDarkey Aug 2013 #61

I think "Artemis" needs to be publicly shamed--and I'll bet the cops have his fingerprints on file. MADem Aug 2013 #26

it would be so typical if artemis turned out to be male, since the name is that of a goddess. niyad Aug 2013 #86

I think it's a guy who was a fan of the TV show "The Wild, Wild West." MADem Aug 2013 #90

I enjoyed both the series, and the movie. however, "artemis of the wildland" is a specific title of niyad Aug 2013 #93

I sit corrected!!! MADem Aug 2013 #95

glad you are lounging, indolently. these people are certainly not worth vertical! niyad Aug 2013 #100

+1!!! nt MADem Aug 2013 #101

Absolutely horrible... LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #27

Disgusting Just Saying Aug 2013 #30

Severe incapacitating migraines are also invisible. I knew a tblue37 Aug 2013 #76

The Ben Frankilin quote is probably a fabrication ThoughtCriminal Aug 2013 #31

Yes but conservatives never let facts get in the way of a good soundbite. Just Saying Aug 2013 #33

Rimjob of the FreeRepublic server gets government disabilyt payments. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #34

My first inclination Jack Rabbit Aug 2013 #35

Portland Stands Up! School Teacher Aug 2013 #39

If you live near there mercuryblues Aug 2013 #79

not to mention, undoubtedly criminal, since the information on who receives disability payments is niyad Aug 2013 #85

I would like Berlin Expat Aug 2013 #40

My thoughts exactly! pitbullgirl1965 Aug 2013 #92

Remember the Teabagger rally where one bagger threw tblue37 Aug 2013 #42

Isn't this a "normal" occurrence relative to a "legalized" system of surveillance? Trillo Aug 2013 #44

Yeah, that was my thought too Fumesucker Aug 2013 #67

There are always going to be people that abuse the system rl6214 Aug 2013 #48

I feel (some of) your pain. Lunacee_2013 Aug 2013 #81

Quite a coincidence rl6214 Aug 2013 #114

Wow PD Turk Aug 2013 #51

The teabaggers wish to save this democracy the way the Army saved Ben Tre jmowreader Aug 2013 #57

My father was the S-3 in the 3rd Bde 9th ID who recommended to the commander to bomb it flat LiberalLoner Aug 2013 #88

What about the innocent villager's liberalhistorian Aug 2013 #94

As a disabled vet, my disgust for this country, Teabaggers and 3rd way grows with leaps and bounds. Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #59

Judgmental attitudes are par for teabaggers. Ilsa Aug 2013 #60

and I bet the Churches DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #62

The tea party is vile, pure right wing filth. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #63

First and foremost, let's identify the real culprits. Think Ayn Rand, not Tea Party... Hekate Aug 2013 #64

You know, there's a real simple solution to welfare parasitism. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #68

It's damned near impossible to get disability duffyduff Aug 2013 #70

I know, that's why I wish they would see the numbers. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #72

My brother's on SSI and gets 710 a month duffyduff Aug 2013 #73

Man, that's tough. napoleon_in_rags Aug 2013 #74

He has his own mobile home duffyduff Aug 2013 #75

Elites have been playing people like violins duffyduff Aug 2013 #69

Whoa. This is one of the lowest things Lunacee_2013 Aug 2013 #78

Hitler hated disabled people too... SummerSnow Aug 2013 #80

There are teabaggers on disability too BainsBane Aug 2013 #84

this is way past disgusting. they should be sued for invasion of privacy, then go to hell where williesgirl Aug 2013 #87

Not a new low nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #89

Scapegoating. MyshkinCommaPrince Aug 2013 #91

A new low? Haven't they hit rock bottom a long time ago? jasond54231 Aug 2013 #96

SCHEDULING JASOND54231 FOR ASS KICKING Skittles Aug 2013 #111

In my part of the World...a hell of a lot of the T B are on disability.. Tikki Aug 2013 #98

what a horrible thing to do Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #99

artemis of the wildland, allow me to introduce you to my cousin, nemesis. perhaps you remember her? niyad Aug 2013 #102

I've found it's better to not think they have a low point mythology Aug 2013 #103

i bet they think they are great christians.... madrchsod Aug 2013 #104

K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #108

Someone needs to beat Artemis's ass Iris Aug 2013 #116