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WHEN CRABS ROAR

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27. These 74 year old eyes have seen so much slip away
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 01:31 PM
Apr 2016

in my lifetime.
It's time to rise up for some meaningful changes, or become a fascist country.

She's pretty cute. GOLGO 13 Apr 2016 #1
Protesters should attack the GOP: not the Dem's lewebley3 Apr 2016 #6
because the democratic party has done nothing wrong ever nt redruddyred Apr 2016 #10
Dem's are not blocking the reform of citizens united lewebley3 Apr 2016 #11
it's not always the republicans fault yo redruddyred Apr 2016 #13
It's mostly the GOP fault: The house in particular! lewebley3 Apr 2016 #15
"mostly" redruddyred Apr 2016 #19
No one is benefiting from the law but billionaires that want to lewebley3 Apr 2016 #25
you should listen to trump speeches redruddyred Apr 2016 #28
Why do you think corporations... Bohemianwriter Apr 2016 #113
Oh yes, they are. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #14
No, but one in particular using it to her advantage... afertal Apr 2016 #51
"She's pretty cute." ?!? chervilant Apr 2016 #77
on my car radio today Skittles Apr 2016 #95
Wow. chervilant Apr 2016 #97
And yet George Washington still gets a pass because "well he had wooden teeth" Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #121
K&R for needed exposure (Goddess knows the media refuses to grant exposure) /nt Dragonfli Apr 2016 #2
Honestly, I've had enough... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2016 #4
We don't need revolution we have Hillary: she will over turn citizens united lewebley3 Apr 2016 #5
True that. Not that the Chris Hedges of the world will even recognize it when it happens. stopbush Apr 2016 #8
Hillary was the subject of citizens united: No one wants it gone more lewebley3 Apr 2016 #9
lol you guys are delusional redruddyred Apr 2016 #12
Hillary takes millions that help's down state Dem's lewebley3 Apr 2016 #34
And it effects her vote. And theirs. /nt Marr Apr 2016 #52
and most of that goes to the m$m nt redruddyred Apr 2016 #76
Yep. Don't tell the BSers that. They don't want to hear it. stopbush Apr 2016 #20
i would love to hear it redruddyred Apr 2016 #23
Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize winner. chapdrum Apr 2016 #41
I don't find his arguments convincing. stopbush Apr 2016 #48
His background is entirely pertinent. chapdrum Apr 2016 #56
First, to elevate Hedges to the level of Hillary is just silly. stopbush Apr 2016 #58
She will put Wall St. and corporate interests chapdrum Apr 2016 #61
Did you miss the law that government employees are not permitted to get paid for speeches stopbush Apr 2016 #63
I missed that Sanders ad. chapdrum Apr 2016 #65
The ad is airing now. Chris Matthews called it out for it's mendacity numerous times yesterday stopbush Apr 2016 #66
I take your points (if valid), and note chapdrum Apr 2016 #67
See here: stopbush Apr 2016 #68
Thanks for the link. chapdrum Apr 2016 #70
Sanders doesn't give speeches that make lots of $ because no one is interested in paying stopbush Apr 2016 #75
That's a patently circuitous statement, chapdrum Apr 2016 #79
Even Sanders said she was allowed to make a living by giving these speeches. stopbush Apr 2016 #80
That's a curious supposition you make. chapdrum Apr 2016 #81
This message was self-deleted by its author chapdrum Apr 2016 #82
Now who is supposing? stopbush Apr 2016 #83
Your "presupposing" (and not supposing) chapdrum Apr 2016 #104
If someone is making a small donation, and its coming in 7million times... glowing Apr 2016 #128
So basically, if Sanders is being cited every month for accepting stopbush Apr 2016 #129
If Hillary decided to embrace the American people, throw over the big spender donors, refuse to glowing Apr 2016 #134
Hats off to the Republicans stopbush Apr 2016 #136
You obviously don't understand how millions and millions of people have been left out of this glowing Apr 2016 #137
The mission that was accomplished was the Rs stopbush Apr 2016 #139
This is false. Period. chapdrum Apr 2016 #140
She KNEW she was running for President zalinda Apr 2016 #125
Right, the avg salary is now like $27,000 for most Americans... and most areas of the country glowing Apr 2016 #138
No reason to worry about that. OwlinAZ Apr 2016 #106
I wouldn't LOWER Hedges to Hillary. Fuddnik Apr 2016 #109
"To elevate Hedges to the level of Hillary" SkyIsGrey Apr 2016 #122
But you believe every utterance by Mrs Clinton Doctor_J Apr 2016 #100
Welcome to full ignore. stopbush Apr 2016 #102
No, please. Not that! Doctor_J Apr 2016 #103
He's probably my favorite journalist/author. Fuddnik Apr 2016 #108
And how do you imaging she'll do that - especially since she doesn't really want to. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #16
She will appoint a judge that will get rid of it for her lewebley3 Apr 2016 #21
and you think Bernie wouldn't ? Hiraeth Apr 2016 #24
Bernie's is an empty suit: he is all about himself: lewebley3 Apr 2016 #30
reliable. omg. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #32
Snort is all you have: The counrty will have Hillary lewebley3 Apr 2016 #36
the who? omg. typo negates insult. Hiraeth Apr 2016 #43
And the "counrty" will have the cake chapdrum Apr 2016 #45
Corporate America will have Hillary. Demobrat Apr 2016 #55
Hillary has taken care of all the American no matter what office she has held lewebley3 Apr 2016 #120
What is it about Hillary that's making you defend her so passionately? desmiller Apr 2016 #78
Meth is a terrible drug. Katashi_itto Apr 2016 #40
Lol, so true! BeanMusical Apr 2016 #96
The projection is strong with this one. SammyWinstonJack Apr 2016 #123
Why? She'd lose a lot of her billionare and banker friends. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #26
You swallowed you own lies: Hillary doesn't have billionaire friends: lewebley3 Apr 2016 #33
OK. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #38
Repetez en anglais, s'il vous plait. marmar Apr 2016 #62
"Hillary doesn't have billionaire friends" BeanMusical Apr 2016 #99
He.is not a billionaire ; he has never donated to Dem: Hillary has not rec lewebley3 Apr 2016 #116
He's not a billionaire? BeanMusical Apr 2016 #141
Uninformed and delusional. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #115
You are delusional: Hillary is a poor Dem she will be at many fund lewebley3 Apr 2016 #117
Second time you said "right a check". Is english a second or third language? Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #124
You understood lewebley3 Apr 2016 #135
She'd probably lose her invitation to spend the holidays at the Kissingers in the Caribbean Fuddnik Apr 2016 #110
She and Paul Ryan, together Doctor_J Apr 2016 #87
The Goldman handcuffs will keep her from doing anything of the kind... N/T Harcourdt Fenton Mud Apr 2016 #59
You say you wani a revolution in the words of John Lennon count me out lewebley3 Apr 2016 #119
Hillary is part of the reason we need a revolution. Fuddnik Apr 2016 #107
No; Hillary is part of the solution: she will help Dem party back into power: lewebley3 Apr 2016 #118
Sort of wish they had surrounded the Pritzker event. Sentath Apr 2016 #3
May their numbers grow into the millions across this nation . It's long over due . geretogo Apr 2016 #7
May the numbers grow to vote for Hillary: then were have a chance lewebley3 Apr 2016 #17
That's funny. marmar Apr 2016 #22
K&R ReRe Apr 2016 #18
These 74 year old eyes have seen so much slip away WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2016 #27
The revolution will not be televised - but we still have the internet. For now. polichick Apr 2016 #29
So sayeth Thunderclap Newman -- gateley Apr 2016 #31
Yeah Gate, chapdrum Apr 2016 #50
Andy "Thunderclap" Newman just died last month. corkhead Apr 2016 #132
Think of gay shlubs like me before deciding to sit it out Politicub Apr 2016 #35
You don't give a rats ass about my children and grandchildren's futures Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #44
Yes, your kids need to go into debt for college, we need to keep doing nothing about climate change abelenkpe Apr 2016 #54
I'm voting dem. Full stop. Politicub Apr 2016 #60
Hillary will do NOTHING to fight economic or class discrimination. strategery blunder Apr 2016 #64
Bullshit - you hillary phonies just doomed us all - you have no clue either. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #69
Ok, then. Vote your conscience. Politicub Apr 2016 #71
No you don't - I'm very familiar with you HRC types Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #74
You're right, Mr. Dump Politicub Apr 2016 #91
I'm not trying to convince you - like a teabagger, it's impossible. Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #114
Hmm. Pushed pipeline and fracking, protection for banking rackets, against Medicare for all cprise Apr 2016 #89
Oh, and arms sales to developing countries skyrocketed while she cprise Apr 2016 #90
Don't forget - Bernie wants to keep the gun trade going strong in the US of A Politicub Apr 2016 #92
He gets "D"s from the NRA. Hillary's positon is lunacy... cprise Apr 2016 #93
. corkhead Apr 2016 #133
And while these people were going to jail, fasttense Apr 2016 #37
+10 cprise Apr 2016 #94
K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts such as yours. JEB Apr 2016 #112
There's a protest? SHRED Apr 2016 #39
Please don't feed the obvious troll in this thread. Phlem Apr 2016 #42
You mean lewebley3? Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #46
Ooops, did I say lewbley? Phlem Apr 2016 #47
No, you didn't. I did. Just a crazy wild-ass guess! Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #49
the person defending Democrats is the troll? treestar Apr 2016 #53
Huh!? Phlem Apr 2016 #57
... BeanMusical Apr 2016 #101
Kind of sad that sticking up for Democrats on Democratic Underground is being called "trolling". N.T Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2016 #84
Is it really Democratic Underground? Phlem Apr 2016 #88
I started coming to DU because mainstream Democrats were calling for war. raouldukelives Apr 2016 #130
But it does funny tricks when you feed it. Fuddnik Apr 2016 #111
Small critique Jack Rabbit Apr 2016 #72
Bravo! chapdrum Apr 2016 #73
That's it. n/t Ghost Dog Apr 2016 #105
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Apr 2016 #85
"Recipient of millions of Pac dollars will, with Paul Ryan, do away with PAC money" Doctor_J Apr 2016 #86
Kick and R BeanMusical Apr 2016 #98
That would be revolting. Progressive dog Apr 2016 #126
This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj Apr 2016 #127
K&R nt raouldukelives Apr 2016 #131
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