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It's a symptom of Hair-on-Fire-ness to think those are the only two options alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #1
That is my point -- There are many ways to look at these things Armstead May 2014 #2
And 3)..... Armstead May 2014 #6
The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious May 2014 #3
Hah! Jackpine Radical May 2014 #4
With six posts? Armstead May 2014 #5
5th rec. Jackpine Radical May 2014 #13
86 rec 840high May 2014 #51
87 JEB May 2014 #52
135 pscot May 2014 #74
From a letter written by Theodore Roosevelt to President Wilson about the Progressive party Bonhomme Richard May 2014 #7
We seem deternmined to go into the past to the time just before Roosevelt wrote that Armstead May 2014 #27
He had balls but it took more than that. Bonhomme Richard May 2014 #38
Isn't this ProSense May 2014 #8
I have absolutey no problem with people who have differences of opinion if.... Armstead May 2014 #17
So ProSense May 2014 #18
I got tired of retyping te same thing Armstead May 2014 #21
Do you ProSense May 2014 #23
Aren't you getting tired of copying and pasting the same thing? elzenmahn May 2014 #24
No, but if you're tired of reading my posts, it would be a good idea to stop. LOL! n/t ProSense May 2014 #26
Good idea. n/t Bonhomme Richard May 2014 #39
Thanks. n/t ProSense May 2014 #42
... progressoid May 2014 #55
Are you for or against net neutrality. & the costly TPP? grahamhgreen May 2014 #59
If your hair isn't on fire when you look at what is being done nationalize the fed May 2014 #9
"US was founded by a bunch of True Rebels" <-after killing perhaps tens of millions of people who jtuck004 May 2014 #12
Well said. zeemike May 2014 #10
We are owned. Pure and simple. The hynotized see otherwise. We need to free ourselves. Lint Head May 2014 #11
And then read Marx - TBF May 2014 #62
If you try to close the barn door before the horses get out you will run into trouble. rhett o rick May 2014 #14
Well put. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #15
It's not a binary situation. It's not black and white. The entire issue is various shades of gray. MohRokTah May 2014 #16
Most issues DO have shades of grey. Armstead May 2014 #19
And that's the black and white extremes at work. MohRokTah May 2014 #20
In theory I aree with that Armstead May 2014 #25
And I cannot disagree with anything you've said there, either. The money is the differentiating... MohRokTah May 2014 #28
Hopefully not forever -- But it will be a huge setback for the rest of us Armstead May 2014 #31
Everything in 3D is binary. n/t DeSwiss May 2014 #45
and the weirdest thing they act like they're constantly right (or have ever been) MisterP May 2014 #22
I boycott most every big corporate thing I can, at some cost to my convenience, but not much. hunter May 2014 #29
When everthing is a "hair-on-fire" event, nothing is. JoePhilly May 2014 #30
That's because there ARE so many reasons to have hair on fire Armstead May 2014 #33
I love a lecture from one of DU's high Priests of liberalsim. JoePhilly May 2014 #37
DU has not been mute on that point. But I guess you missed those. Armstead May 2014 #40
And I would add that Obama has since appointd a Comcast insider... Armstead May 2014 #41
True and with use of hyperbole treestar May 2014 #70
If our hyperbolie drives you to ignore issues that are important simply because.... Armstead May 2014 #80
When you put your head in the oven you aren't supposed to LITE it. HTH. Spitfire of ATJ May 2014 #32
Yep MissDeeds May 2014 #34
My hair is on fire too, along with my heart. bvar22 May 2014 #35
What do you want? A pony too? Armstead May 2014 #36
Yet there is fawning over the rich from our own. L0oniX May 2014 #43
K&R. Yes please! Overseas May 2014 #71
K&R DeSwiss May 2014 #44
Why doesn't this post have hundreds of recommendations? Enthusiast May 2014 #46
Because I'm an asshole Armstead May 2014 #47
because it wasn't posted by William or Manny or a BOG member Doctor_J May 2014 #54
Pehaps false dichotomies aren't as popular as you'd hope? n/t Silent3 May 2014 #57
Are those the only two choices? tabasco May 2014 #48
Only two viable ones at this point unfortunately Armstead May 2014 #79
I've been watching the WalMartization of the Democratic Party for a while now. Sickening, IMHO. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #49
Great term, WalMartization... Octafish May 2014 #61
Elephonkys and Demophants? L0oniX May 2014 #68
. nationalize the fed May 2014 #77
Kicking this to the top for anyone who's missed it thus far. Efilroft Sul May 2014 #50
well put Doctor_J May 2014 #53
I'm with you! snot May 2014 #56
K & R !!! WillyT May 2014 #58
K&R Family accuses me of... N_E_1 for Tennis May 2014 #60
Accusing others of being short sighted and myopic Progressive dog May 2014 #63
You're probably right Armstead May 2014 #65
well said. we elect D's to do the job of the people... nashville_brook May 2014 #64
Blind ignorance is not exclusive to one political party. L0oniX May 2014 #67
there's one avenue to short-circuit this -- Vote Local nashville_brook May 2014 #72
Voting local is the only reason I am a registered Dem. L0oniX May 2014 #75
Excellent rant. n/t 99Forever May 2014 #66
It gets annoying when people don't agree with you treestar May 2014 #69
Oligarchs is actully a better term but... Armstead May 2014 #76
much the same has been said by many in many ways stupidicus May 2014 #73
K&R Couldn't agree more! raouldukelives May 2014 #78
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