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Baked Potato

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10. Maybe the fear is more than losing a job.

Reply to drray23 (Reply #9)

Sat Mar 7, 2020, 03:06 PM

Mar 2020

They could fear for their own and family’s safety. Also, they can do more for the country by nodding and smiling in front of Trump, and go on protecting America after he waddles away. It’s a difficult position for them.

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Why the simpering? [View all] cilla4progress Mar 2020 OP

I'd love to see just one person turn to His Lardship and say something like, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1

I think there are a lot of people PatSeg Mar 2020 #15

They probably don't want to jeopardize their jobs. Baked Potato Mar 2020 #2

I'm not sure what they fear drray23 Mar 2020 #9

Maybe the fear is more than losing a job. Baked Potato Mar 2020 #10

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Exactly. Duppers Mar 2020 #13

Any one of us here cilla4progress Mar 2020 #3

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Hmm... cilla4progress Mar 2020 #5

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It's cilla4progress Mar 2020 #21

I know what it means in common parlance. But since I have allergies myself, I tend tblue37 Mar 2020 #22

I have to breath through my mouth a lot cilla4progress Mar 2020 #23

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