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bulloney

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36. They don't need her help to sound like a bunch of intolerant ignoramuses.

Reply to Enthusiast (Reply #35)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 08:23 AM

Feb 2014

The outrage over the Coke ad is the result of around 25 years of RW hate radio and Faux Snooze empowering the ignorant. There was a time when these types of people knew their place and they kept low for fear of being shouted down and humiliated. Not anymore. Hell, they even run for political office and get elected.

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A beautiful, classy, succinct and totally brutal takedown. [View all] ProSense Feb 2014 OP

Kick! n/t ProSense Feb 2014 #1

Nice! mindfulNJ Feb 2014 #2

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Push them over the edge... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #42

K&R! FiveGoodMen Feb 2014 #5

oh, that WAS perfection!!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #6

Blanche: love the cat video. Whatever sent him/her off? maddiemom Feb 2014 #38

isn't that a laff riot? BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2014 #40

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Good for her. Hope she's ready for all the hate-filled screeds headed her way. tanyev Feb 2014 #14

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That was my thought also steve2470 Feb 2014 #21

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I saw that earlier, and while I am more from the Rude Pundit school of smackdowns ... 11 Bravo Feb 2014 #20

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I'm aware of that, I used to live there. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2014 #27

Beautiful! Hekate Feb 2014 #23

Bam! Goes the Dynamite! Drew Richards Feb 2014 #24

It's too bad it brought out "America the Ugly", but I guess dragging the ugliness out into the Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #25

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K&R for Brenda, well said Fumesucker Feb 2014 #33

She made the Righties® sound like a bunch of intolerant ignoramuses. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #35

They don't need her help to sound like a bunch of intolerant ignoramuses. bulloney Feb 2014 #36

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