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Mike Malloy - A Message To The "Used To Have" Americans (Original Post) hschulein Feb 2014 OP
DC serves its Masters: the 1%. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #1
The Right has dictated our economic policy for far too long.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #2
Excellent point (and photo)...and Mike Malloy is right on track (except HOW do we maddiemom Feb 2014 #3
We need a President that ignores the Beltway..... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #6
With all due respect...Well.Duh..... maddiemom Feb 2014 #8
So far,....no dice... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #9
Wait, I'm taking offense here. I LOVE Joe. Part of the Repug ploy, picked maddiemom Feb 2014 #11
But wait again, on second thought. I slept in and maybe I took your post the maddiemom Feb 2014 #12
People are WAY TOO touchy here of late.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2014 #13
Obviously we will be taking our children down with us. gLibDem Feb 2014 #4
Great rant. But it's "useD to have", not "use to have". Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #5
useD hschulein Feb 2014 #10
Thanks. Not your mistake, though. It's that way on the youtube vid. Unless-- Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #15
As one of those notorious former English Majors, I'm with you. IrishAyes Feb 2014 #14
Interesting. I'm not dyslexic, but they sure do jump out at me, too! Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2014 #16
Basically, we're playing of a story that... tex-wyo-dem Feb 2014 #7
Hunger Games BelgianMadCow Feb 2014 #17
It seems that Americans are willing to suffer most any indignity at the hands of the uber rich fasttense Feb 2014 #18
 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
2. The Right has dictated our economic policy for far too long....
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 12:41 AM
Feb 2014

To the point where Democrats have bought into the idea that their success should be measured by the SAME PARAMETERS as the Right.

They BRAG about how well the Stock Market is doing while the rest of the country looks like this...



As YES. That is the Capital Dome in the distance.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
3. Excellent point (and photo)...and Mike Malloy is right on track (except HOW do we
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 12:56 AM
Feb 2014

resist this ATTITUDE? More a problem than the actual PTB.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
6. We need a President that ignores the Beltway.....
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 02:11 AM
Feb 2014

STARTING with the contempt they display when they use the word "Populism".

They act like we need their permission and they get off on our disappointment.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
11. Wait, I'm taking offense here. I LOVE Joe. Part of the Repug ploy, picked
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 09:29 AM
Feb 2014

up by the media, is that he's a dimwit. If you'd ever paid attention to him before he was VP, you'd know he isn't. He was too much of a gentleman to Sarah Palin in their debate, and everyone was then surprised at how well he handled the cocky Paul Ryan. I wasn't surprised at all. Just consider his wife, Jill. Not only a gorgeous woman, but, other than Hillary, probably the best educated and successful on her own POTUS or VP wife. (You can hold any Hillary putdowns). Jill would never have married a clown. Was he getting off that train when he COMMUTED to D.C. from Delaware as a senator, keeping close to his constituents and saving the taxpayers a few bucks?

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)
12. But wait again, on second thought. I slept in and maybe I took your post the
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 09:33 AM
Feb 2014

wrong way concerning Joe Biden. If so, I apologize; if not, I meant every word.

 

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)
13. People are WAY TOO touchy here of late....
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 01:23 PM
Feb 2014

Biden is the ultimate outsider to the DC Villagers as he never joined in their schmoozing and didn't consider it a status symbol to get invited to some millionaire's party.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
5. Great rant. But it's "useD to have", not "use to have".
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 02:02 AM
Feb 2014

An annoyingly, increasingly common error.

In this case I see it as simple carelessness. However, sloppy publication standards by companies that could afford to hire proofreaders, but won't represents another example of corporate greed. They want us to see typos and grammatical errors as no big deal. I reject that ideology.

 

hschulein

(1,168 posts)
10. useD
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 09:13 AM
Feb 2014

Thanks for the observation. I corrected it.

It was 2am here in Argentina and I was falling asleep and editing video at the same time.

Regards.

HERNAN

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
15. Thanks. Not your mistake, though. It's that way on the youtube vid. Unless--
Mon Feb 10, 2014, 04:59 AM
Feb 2014

did you write the title for the show?

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
14. As one of those notorious former English Majors, I'm with you.
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 09:23 PM
Feb 2014

In casual writing I don't always follow correct form, but I do try to avoid downright mistaks.

Here's something weird: I'm rather dyslexic but can look at a printed page and my gaze gravitates to typos. Go figure.

tex-wyo-dem

(3,190 posts)
7. Basically, we're playing of a story that...
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 02:25 AM
Feb 2014

Is as old as the hills. The wealthy assume the mantle of leadership (king, dictator, politician, CEO...) and begin to take and take and provide favoritism to their fellow wealthy club members while the rest of the population suffers in squalor and poverty. As history has shown us, however, the have-nots of societies will only take it so much before they are forced to do something about it.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
18. It seems that Americans are willing to suffer most any indignity at the hands of the uber rich
Mon Feb 10, 2014, 10:59 AM
Feb 2014

just as long as they get their drugs and TV.

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