Anti-Obama 'tea party' protests mark US tax day


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Hey I just like the joke I heard there. i thought it was funny.

I do believe that some of those people who are claiming to be grassroots, wouldn't know jack about the roots of the American people.

I can't stand Nancy P. I think she is a bag of hot air, just like some of the Republican politicians I've heard and read about.

I do believe a majority of the politicians have forgotten the working family in America and cow-tail to special interest groups. And that goes for ALL parties, rather they claim to be grassroots or new age. No one party is perfect. But I am thankful that I live in a country where we the people can hold protests like these to voice our discontentment with the way our government is run by those duely elected to represent the people.

I am a registered Republican but I don't vote a straight ticket. I vote for the individual not the party. It is the individual who is suppose to represent everyone. I have voted for Dems as well as Reps and Independents. But I can appreciate a funny little zing when I see one, no matter at whom it is directed. Even when I am the targaret of said funny.

What SR wrote was funny to me. I'm not saying if I agree or disagree with his POV. I think his little joke was a good one.
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Freakzilla wrote:
Omphalos wrote:
Mandy wrote:
SwordMaster wrote:Yeah, it is polarized!

I know there are a few academics that are predicting the split up of the Uniion down the dixie line. I really hope it does not come to that.
Does that mean we can finally kick the Yankees out of Florida? :P
There are non-Yankees left? (present company excepted, of course).
Hey, those snowbirds are probably a large percentage of Florida's income!
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Freakzilla wrote:
Eyes High wrote:
SandRider wrote:grassroots ?

astroturf ....

:clap: Liked that one
Has Princess Pelosi sold her private jet yet? Didn't think so.

... he said, appropo of nothing .... :roll:

a "grassroots" movement is not planted months earlier
by right-wing wackos on low-watt AM radio stations
(and FOX noNews)

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SandRider wrote:
Freakzilla wrote:
Eyes High wrote:
SandRider wrote:grassroots ?

astroturf ....

:clap: Liked that one
Has Princess Pelosi sold her private jet yet? Didn't think so.

... he said, appropo of nothing .... :roll:

a "grassroots" movement is not planted months earlier
by right-wing wackos on low-watt AM radio stations
(and FOX noNews)

:violence-duel:
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City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level

1. Detroit , MI 32.5%
2. Buffalo , NY 29.9%
3. Cincinnati , OH 27.8%
4. Cleveland , OH 27.0%
5. Miami , FL 26.9%
6. St. Louis , MO 26.8%
7. El Paso , TX 26.4%
8. Milwaukee , WI 26.2%
9. Philadelphia , PA 25.1%
10. Newark , NJ 24.2%

U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007

What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?

Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961;

Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn't elected one since 1954;

Cincinnati , OH (3rd)...since 1984;

Cleveland , OH (4th)...since 1989;

Miami , FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor;

St. Louis , MO (6th)....since 1949;

El Paso , TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor;

Milwaukee , WI (8th)...since 1908;

Philadelphia , PA (9th)...since 1952;

Newark , NJ (10th)...since 1907.


Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'

It is the poor who habitually elect Democrats---yet they are still POOR!
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Freakzilla wrote:City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level

1. Detroit , MI 32.5%
2. Buffalo , NY 29.9%
3. Cincinnati , OH 27.8%
4. Cleveland , OH 27.0%
5. Miami , FL 26.9%
6. St. Louis , MO 26.8%
7. El Paso , TX 26.4%
8. Milwaukee , WI 26.2%
9. Philadelphia , PA 25.1%
10. Newark , NJ 24.2%

U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007

What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?

Detroit, MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961;

Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn't elected one since 1954;

Cincinnati , OH (3rd)...since 1984;

Cleveland , OH (4th)...since 1989;

Miami , FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor;

St. Louis , MO (6th)....since 1949;

El Paso , TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor;

Milwaukee , WI (8th)...since 1908;

Philadelphia , PA (9th)...since 1952;

Newark , NJ (10th)...since 1907.


Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'

It is the poor who habitually elect Democrats---yet they are still POOR!
Oh come on Freakzilla, surely you can do better than that.
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Better than what? Numbers?

Look, I'm not saying either party is right, their both fucked up in their own special way.

Things do need to change but I don't think marxism is the right direction.
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Baraka Bryan wrote:the problem is the poor will continue to vote for marxists because they promise equality of result, but it's an impossible task to pull off.
I don't think there are many marxist's to vote for, but sure, that is who the poor vote for all the time. :wink:
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Baraka Bryan wrote:
A Thing of Eternity wrote:
Baraka Bryan wrote:the problem is the poor will continue to vote for marxists because they promise equality of result, but it's an impossible task to pull off.
I don't think there are many marxist's to vote for, but sure, that is who the poor vote for all the time. :wink:

oh i meant NDP :P
Oh I know :wink:
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Actually, a lot of poor people vote Republican, even though the Republicans hate poor people. It's a very confusing problem. I blame propaganda, Fox News, and the shitty education system in the U.S. that's all too influenced by political and corporate interests.

Oddly, I find the cliche that college professors are extremely liberal very untrue. This could be because I attend school in the South, but my professors have been telling me all about the pitfalls of Communism and praising capitalism like its their job. I don't understand...everyone has everything backwards, it seems.
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Freakzilla wrote:I don't think marxism is the right direction.
Well at least we both agree on that. I don't know how many people have actually tried that in America though, whether in those parts or otherwise.
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