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WE HAVE LOST OUR SOUL [View all] gopiscrap Sep 2013 OP
Great thread, and something to think about when LiberalLoner Sep 2013 #1
about those voting machines questionseverything Sep 2013 #2
Time to send bradblog a donation! CrispyQ Sep 2013 #90
love brad and bev of blackboxvoting questionseverything Sep 2013 #94
Great post dreamnightwind Sep 2013 #96
i give obama tons of credit for questionseverything Sep 2013 #99
At first glance, I like it dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #100
it is a compromise questionseverything Oct 2013 #101
I agree for the most part, but sadly Arugula Latte Sep 2013 #3
That to me is speaking out...cal out for campaign finance reform gopiscrap Sep 2013 #5
Why can we give politicians money but we can't give cops money? rock Sep 2013 #79
Well spoken. furious Sep 2013 #4
Thank you gopiscrap Sep 2013 #6
Well as Maggie Thatcher famously said..... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #7
For that statement alone, I think she should have been executed. FiveGoodMen Sep 2013 #14
If I wasn't against capital punishment , I would agree! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #34
I'm against it, too, as a policy. FiveGoodMen Sep 2013 #56
Sometimes we just have to make an exception...........nt Enthusiast Sep 2013 #69
"Sometmes we just have to make an exception"..... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #83
From the 1975 Movie, NETWORK ewagner Sep 2013 #8
Amazing! nt Enthusiast Sep 2013 #70
Amazingly prescient. And Ned Beatty nailed that speech. Jakes Progress Sep 2013 #93
It is scary. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #95
Another line from that movie rings less true today. Jakes Progress Sep 2013 #92
Yep.... ewagner Sep 2013 #98
I remember those times too. zeemike Sep 2013 #9
I so agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #35
You still have voting machines? What's wrong with your State? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #10
Public funded elections would help. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #11
I fully agree, I belong to a graoup called Washington Public Campaigns gopiscrap Sep 2013 #36
We are programed against insurrection. BillyRibs Sep 2013 #12
The Obama Haters have lost their Minds and Souls Cryptoad Sep 2013 #13
Exactly. It was not "we," it was the GOP. nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #17
Yes, you remember from the sixties, but that time is real no longer, ... CRH Sep 2013 #15
Nope I agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #16
Ten thumbs up to you, ... CRH Sep 2013 #19
To you, both. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #71
An effect of five years of class war Boom Sound 416 Sep 2013 #18
And, ... you spirit is measured in material and consumption, ... CRH Sep 2013 #23
I have no envy of the possessions of The Wealthy nikto Sep 2013 #31
Take the money out of politics, that is the ONLY way we will become a civil society again. sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #20
Those tools are the window dressing for a nation that refuses to Skidmore Sep 2013 #85
I stand with you, Sir! lastlib Sep 2013 #21
Thank you! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #22
And as of, ... this part of the thread, thank you for your feelings., ... CRH Sep 2013 #26
thank you +1 million niyad Sep 2013 #45
Lastlib, that was beautiful life long demo Sep 2013 #64
Very nice post, lastlib! Enthusiast Sep 2013 #72
Thank you for the poignant analysis. I could not agree more. Raster Sep 2013 #24
Thank you gopiscrap Sep 2013 #25
We let "Christian Dominionists" infiltrate our Government. These results were expected. blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #27
yup that's part of the problem gopiscrap Sep 2013 #38
It's worse. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #73
Then you are "remembering" the fantasies in your head. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #28
No that is NOT true. zeemike Sep 2013 #43
WELL, MY CAPS LOCK WORKS TOO! You are not alone in having lived Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #62
So you think I was living in some kind of bubble because I was in the military? zeemike Sep 2013 #77
Is the 'Woody Allen' comment about Woody being Jewish? Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #78
WTF? All of his films from that era were fish-out-of-water comedies Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #86
There we go kind of agreeing, again ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #81
I don't disagree. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #87
Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #97
Word - but no, WE'RE FINDING IT BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #29
What is with all this 'we' talk here. Whoopdedoo Sep 2013 #30
Neither have I but I am speaking about the collective majority gopiscrap Sep 2013 #33
The people are speaking, the government isn't listening. caseymoz Sep 2013 #32
We've allowed them to conflate being spiteful with being noble. nt LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #37
Ahhhh. the good old days. aikoaiko Sep 2013 #39
excellent piece MFM008 Sep 2013 #40
thank you gopiscrap Sep 2013 #41
Speak The Truth!!! greytdemocrat Sep 2013 #42
Screwed, blued, and tattooed. AAO Sep 2013 #44
k and r + 1 million niyad Sep 2013 #46
thank you gopiscrap Sep 2013 #47
I well remember those times, when it seemed we might actually become a nation with a soul. niyad Sep 2013 #48
I agree gopiscrap Sep 2013 #49
I agree with the sentiment completely. 99Forever Sep 2013 #50
yup that was whagt I was getting at gopiscrap Sep 2013 #52
Then we stand shoulder to shoulder. 99Forever Sep 2013 #76
Hard to put people first when everyone is taking sides pediatricmedic Sep 2013 #51
But you'll go on living there, working there, funding the mess, etc, NoOneMan Sep 2013 #53
We need to do something stunning, purposeful, and shocking but not terrifying or lethal or evil. leveymg Sep 2013 #54
Exactly gopiscrap Sep 2013 #55
how about we supervise our own questionseverything Sep 2013 #89
I'm with you 100% defacto7 Sep 2013 #57
K&R! Excellent post, very well said... Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #58
I like your banner the only difference is that gopiscrap Sep 2013 #59
Thank you! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2013 #60
The cruelty of America DissidentVoice Sep 2013 #61
thank you you said it was better than I did!!! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #63
Very well done. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #75
I pray for the biggest Democratic majority in our nation's history.... ReRe Sep 2013 #65
Kicked and Recommended! Enthusiast Sep 2013 #66
If we had the power to change things, what should we do first? Chiquitita Sep 2013 #67
Yes And get at least 10 people who have never voted in state or local elections to VOTE in 2014. kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #74
Great Thread! redstatebluegirl Sep 2013 #68
Boots on the ground, dotymed Sep 2013 #80
K&R! I am glad to see that COMPLETE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM (CCFR) is gaining traction! Dustlawyer Sep 2013 #82
Very well said Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2013 #84
Thank you for this wonderful thread! MoonRiver Sep 2013 #88
No, thank you for the affirmation. gopiscrap Oct 2013 #106
Terrific thread...... llmart Sep 2013 #91
So often in the middle class I have that if it doesn't directly and immediately affect them gopiscrap Oct 2013 #102
Yes, I get that...... llmart Oct 2013 #104
oops you're not lame TPTB means gopiscrap Oct 2013 #105
Thanks.... llmart Oct 2013 #107
Not a problem gopiscrap Oct 2013 #108
Western Civilization went through a huge transition in the 20th century. Laelth Oct 2013 #103
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