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DeSwiss

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Reply to blkmusclmachine (Reply #14)

Mon May 26, 2014, 01:35 AM

May 2014

"I know nothing that I may say can influence you," he said. "You have no souls to be influenced. You are spineless, flaccid things. You pompously call yourselves Republicans and Democrats. There is no Republican Party. There is no Democratic Party. There are no Republicans nor Democrats in this House. You are lick-spittlers and panderers, the creatures of the Plutocracy. You talk verbosely in antiquated terminology of your love of liberty, and all the while you wear the scarlet livery of the Iron Heel."

The Iron Heel by Jack London, 1908
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Veterans Groups Completely Unload On GOP Senator [View all] kpete May 2014 OP

As a Vet, that is a totally cool letter/start. Hand the bastard his balls. Katashi_itto May 2014 #1

Burr is skewered, cooking on the pit, Ilsa May 2014 #2

Burr, of course, is NOT a veteran KinMd May 2014 #3

They never are. That's a privilege of being of the 1%, never having to actually SERVE. They get away blkmusclmachine May 2014 #12

k&r thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #4

K&R! burrowowl May 2014 #5

Wow Egnever May 2014 #6

Are Republican politicians really that stupid? Stainless May 2014 #7

Don't underestimate the DC DEMS willingness to throw the GOP life preservers. After all, can't upset blkmusclmachine May 2014 #14

! DeSwiss May 2014 #17

Brilliant. I think I would have liked at least one "you can't handle the truth" lolz. Senator Burr okaawhatever May 2014 #8

Well written.... Wounded Bear May 2014 #9

Good for the VFW. Terra Alta May 2014 #10

Burr's comments rank right up there with the ass who confronted Tammy Duckworth... Hekate May 2014 #11

+1 freshwest May 2014 #15

A tear to my eye. Half-Century Man May 2014 #13

Although I would have been satisfied with a big, fat, sloppy, oozy, ugly one, too. calimary May 2014 #16

This line: bpollen May 2014 #18

Smackdown! Well done. Scuba May 2014 #19

and I bet Senator Burr is one of those phony people who thanks us vets for B Calm May 2014 #20

Awesome, great stuff. MannyGoldstein May 2014 #21

K&R white cloud May 2014 #22

Good. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth May 2014 #23