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1. jamminj
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   Thank God they broke #ows up. The protestors were about to get into bundling bad mortgages & betting trillions on unregulated derivatives.

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2. jamminj
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   Remember when we would get annoyed that Adam Sandler was doing a dramatic movie because it meant he wasn't doing a comedy?

   Posted 6 months ago #         

3. jamminj
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   CORRECTION: RomneyCare and ObamaCare aren't exactly the same. RomneyCare covers abortions.

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4. jamminj
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   Cain says he doesn't "shoot from the lip,” promises more "powerful pauses" http://reut.rs/tDNYSx

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5. JoB
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   they didn't break OWS
   it has simply temporarily relocated

   may have been the best thing they could have done for OWS
   makes those who cheered on the sideline wonder if they should be in the streets

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6. jamminj
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   yeah, maybe bloomberg is a closet ows supporter. the best thing he did for the movement was bring out the riot gear.

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7. DBP
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   OK jj. How about some random optimism now.

   Posted 6 months ago #         

8. jamminj
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   I thought the cain quote was pretty optimistic, "more powerful pauses"... don't we all need to do that sometimes?

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9. jamminj
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   "One of the millionaires suggested that if Norquist wanted low taxes and less government, “Renounce your American citizenship and move to Somalia where they don’t collect any tax.”"

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10. DBP
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    [Thinking about what you just said.]

    Hmmm. Pauses.

    My policy on pauses . . .

    So . . . mmmm . . . what do I think about pauses? Is that what you're asking?

    Or did you want to know what I think about stalling?

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11. DBP
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    [stroking chin thoughtfully]

    [adjusting eyeglasses]

    Posted 6 months ago #         

12. jamminj
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    Why is there braille on drive-through ATMs.

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13. jamminj
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    very funny DBP!!!

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14. DBP
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    Q: Why is there braille on drive-through ATMs?

    A:

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15. jamminj
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    Cain defends foreign policy stumbles. Says knowing every detail isn't important: "We need a leader, not a reader."

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16. mpento
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    I hope
    

    but probably

    

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17. DBP
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    "We need a leader, not a reader."

    Wow. Did Cain really say that? I thought that was W's line. Remember? Bush said he didn't need to read the newspapers because he had other people do that for him. Can you imagine?

    I can.

    Cheney: Hey, George! Did you read where Saddam has WMDs and he's about to use 'em on us?

    Bush: Gosh no, Dick! You don't say! That's awful.

    Cheney: Oh yeah. And it looks like we're gonna have to attack him first, to prevent that from happening.

    Bush: Aw shucks, really? Attack? You mean like war n'stuff?

    Cheney: Oh, yeah, George. That's what the article I was reading said. Look. Here it is. Right here in the New York Times.

    Bush: Those smarty-pants reporters! How do they know all that stuff anyways?

    Cheney: Easy-peasy, George. I just call the Times every morning and tell 'em.
     

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18. Bostonman
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    I love those skits mpento.

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19. metrognome
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    DP -- post 14 makes me think I should look for a woman named Braille ...

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20. jamminj
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    Dear "Twilight" Fans:

    Thank you for making "Star Trek" fans look normal.

    Posted 6 months ago #         

21. JoB
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    jamminj...

    ROFLOL...thanks.. i needed that ..

    mpento...

    i am going to go for hope
    after all, hope won an election

    just because it doesn't seem to have lasted long after the election doesn't mean it was a bad idea

    Posted 6 months ago #         

22. 365Stairs
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    Would be a lot funnier if Pricess Leia and Captain Kirk were in their original outfits when they bash each other about which empire was the best...then...when they look in the mirror today...they will just...go away...

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23. waynster
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    Wait new stars movie staring... Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn as lord darth vader... occupy seattle as the ewoks..... SPD as the Imperial stormtroopers......

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24. jamminj
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    "This country does in fact have a serious deficit problem. But the reality is that the deficit was caused by two wars - unpaid for. It was caused by huge tax breaks for the wealthiest people in this country. It was caused by a recession as a result of greed, recklessness and illegal behavior on Wall Street. And if those are the causes of the deficit, I will be damned if we're going to balance the budget on backs of the elderly, the sick, the children, and the poor. That's wrong." - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senate Budget Committee, 11/18/2011

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25. JanS
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    Bernie Sanders...my hero...

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26. JayDee
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    Ok my fave: in the King County building on King Street the restrooms have a sign opposite the door saying:

    "Water in Toilets and Urinals is Non-potable"

    And below it, presumably, the same message in Braille.

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27. JoB
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    I love Bernie

    Posted 6 months ago #         

28. metrognome
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    JayDee -- the message is in Braille for the Guide Dogs ... they translated it into English for their humans.

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29. jamminj
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    http://twitter.com/?photo_id=1#!/JohnFugelsang/status/138072643847979008/photo/1/large

    Posted 6 months ago #         

30. jamminj
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    Seahawks win today against rams????

    Seattle 23 Rams 15 - my pick is struggling seahawks makes enough to beat st. louis.

    C'mon!!! Hawks!!!

    Posted 6 months ago #         

31. waynster
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    Seahawks beat rams.... win rest of their games and make the wildcard into the playoffs....Go on to beat the Packers in NFC championship game.....play the New England in the superbowl win big 38 to 17.......hey stranger things have happen......roflmao!!!!

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32. jamminj
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    well waynster, here is the first step. who knows!

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33. kootchman
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    “Renounce your American citizenship and move to Somalia where they don’t collect any tax.”"

    Sorta like half the American citizens? Could that really be the answer? Deportation? You may be on to something.

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34. JanS
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    geez..this is supposed to be a fun thread...you just ruined it...although..Norquist is pretty much a joke...

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35. JanS
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    Kootch..apologies..I didn't mean to bash your hero :)

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36. jamminj
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    "Sorta like half the American citizens? "

    They pay roughly 12% of their measly $17,000 to state and local taxes.

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37. jamminj
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    How do we solve our deficit problem, let's look to the GOP hero, Ronnie Reagan... what a guy.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/19/business/economy/tax-pledge-may-scuttle-deal-to-cut-deficit-economic-memo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

    "...President Reagan’s 1982 and 1984 budget-trimming deals, more than 80 percent of deficit reductions came from tax increases.

    Mr. Reagan may be remembered as an antitax hero, but he actually raised taxes 11 times over the course of his presidency, all in the name of fiscal responsibility."

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38. jamminj
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    "geez..this is supposed to be a fun thread"

    no worries Jans... anytime kootch has anything to say, it's a joke anyways.

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39. JanS
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    jamminj...I think I heart you :)

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40. JanS
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    oh, but jamminj..that link is from the NYT...it doesn't count, because it's a "liberal" rag..doncha know that?

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41. jamminj
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    yeah I know I know... but I dare anyone to show me any link of the opposite of what was reported, THAT reagan lowered taxes to solve the debt problem. wanna disprove the NYT, do it then.

    The problem with the pro-corporatism argument - no factual basis.

    Point to ANY point in our history where lowering corporate taxes raises job growth.

    Posted 6 months ago #         

42. jamminj
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    anyone watching MNF KC/NE - actually think KC makes a game of it, not gonna win, but closer than the -16 spread for the pats.

    bad team, back up qb... no way. just take a look at last nights game between phi/nyg. GO KC!!

    Posted 6 months ago #         

43. JanS
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    Go Eagles !

    Posted 6 months ago #         

44. jamminj
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    Police Take Notice, This Is How You Deal With People Exercising Their First Amendment Rights

    http://youtu.be/k9yIBOnbJjY

    Posted 6 months ago #         

45. waynster
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    kootchman jumps ship throws in towel realizes his mistakes and registers as a democrat praises Obama starts campaigning for him blast fox news for lies and argues the moon is made of cheese.. green cheese........ rotflmao!!!!

    Posted 6 months ago #         

46. kootchman
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    Yea? and Congress STiLL spent it faster than RR could raise it...no surprise. Well those 12% taxes? Here comes another Gregoire "temporary" increase ... whew, glad for that. You want the services. you have voted democrats for four decades, it's what they do.. they tax and they spend. Try an alternative.

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47. redblack
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    actually, kootch, the state has nothing to spend, and we're suffering through the worst budget cuts in washington's history.

    read the governor's statements on the front page.

    and i keep telling you, all people who earn paychecks pay income tax. the tragic thing is that you don't seem to find it the least bit sad that they're eligible for deductions and exemptions that are more than their incomes. you're quick to blame the government and the tax code, but you ignore the root of the problem: low wages, increasing personal debt, and high cost of living.

    and we all pay FICA and medicare no matter what - unless your income is derived entirely from investment. and to put that in perspective, 75% of us pay more FICA tax than we do income tax.

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48. jamminj
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    GOP CNN debate: We're back with the people who want you to believe collective bargaining hurts a deficit but 2 wars while cutting taxes doesn't.

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49. jamminj
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    Newt Gingrich defines marriage as between a man and a woman who doesn't have cancer.

    Posted 6 months ago #         

50. jamminj
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    Barry Goldwater

    http://twitter.com/#!/TheQuoteMiner/status/139172530865979394/photo/1/large

    Posted 6 months ago #         

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