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In reply to the discussion: Why are you so *angry*, Manny? [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)127. Honest answer. Thanks. n/t
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The budget under sequestration is ~already~ less then Ryan's plans, isn't it?
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#1
I'm a bit puzzled by how many smart people can't recognize a "Briar Patch" gambit when they see one
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#69
...and NOBODY has to go home to the voters and take responsibility for cutting Meals-on-Wheels,
bvar22
Nov 2013
#174
'Don't ask me to be nice to people who only want to complete the destruction a little
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#4
Well, for starters, let's put people to work building that green infrastructure.
Jackpine Radical
Nov 2013
#133
I know why you are mad Manny. And we know who the enemy is. The 1% of course goes without saying.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#9
A while back I got roasted alive for pointing out that minorities have gotten battered far worse
Flatulo
Nov 2013
#152
You must be reading somebody else's post since that is not what Manny wrote.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Nov 2013
#189
Manny, I know someone who is quite the expert on the NAZIs and Hitler, lived through the period
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#29
Yes. Because people with college degrees are working in fast food joints, and that
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#38
Don't adopt the TPP. Change our trade agreements to protect American jobs -- not too much
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#47
A not-yet-in-effect minimum wage increase trumps a not-yet-in-effect "free" trade bill?
MannyGoldstein
Nov 2013
#76
Yes. But unless we change our trade policy, the underlying problems will not be solved.
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#89
Yes. Raising the minimum wage will help people short-term, but it will not bring back the lost
JDPriestly
Nov 2013
#183
We're only doomed if we don't start changing what we've been doing which sure hasn't worked
sabrina 1
Nov 2013
#238
"Throwing tax dollars at problems " is what wingnuts say and usually towards people of color
JI7
Nov 2013
#63
Frazzled posts in this thread should be the ones with 329 recs. But you and I know BOTH know
Number23
Nov 2013
#276
And here comes the White Knight to the rescue. No one with a less than glowing word for Manny
Number23
Nov 2013
#181
What I notice is that those of you that seem to attack in harmony dont have
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#188
Considering the amount of misspelled hysteria-ladden vitriol you spew all over this web site
Number23
Nov 2013
#190
Let's look at the irony. You posted that the OP was shitty. Now why would you do that if
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#192
Posting an OPINION of a post does not mean that I am trying to dictate what is posted here
Number23
Nov 2013
#194
I see you attack dog anyone that dares to post a different opinion in thread after thread after
Number23
Nov 2013
#198
And people that make it their life's mission to disparage centrists and moderates should be the last
2banon
Nov 2013
#229
The OP is expressing the feelings typical of those on the left that are unwilling to accept
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#260
Manny has laid out his premise. I think you are missing the deeper message here.
Raine1967
Nov 2013
#261
Great post and I sincerely appreciate your trying to understand and explain to those who need this
Number23
Nov 2013
#275
The whingeing of the overprivileged is a sound that can be heard for miles. nt
msanthrope
Nov 2013
#162
Ain't that the truth. And the whining of the overprivileged left is practically indistinguishable
Number23
Nov 2013
#182
Oh, honey I have been blessed in so many ways. Which is why I have 1/100th the level of bitterness
Number23
Nov 2013
#228
Insert some famous quote about "give me the power to issue a nation's currency
BelgianMadCow
Nov 2013
#191
Yes (X3). Are you familiar with the solutions Bernard Lietaer advocates?
BelgianMadCow
Nov 2013
#246
Glad you liked it. Local currency can connect unmet needs with unused resources
BelgianMadCow
Nov 2013
#273
I read that Hillary thinks there's not enough "unity" in DC. She is a reason why we're at this bad
blkmusclmachine
Nov 2013
#80
Hey Manny if you want to view something inspiring and maddening at the same time, watch the video
Uncle Joe
Nov 2013
#82
I'm in GROUP 1, and I've observed the same thing about my college pals.
TrollBuster9090
Nov 2013
#83
I agree to a point. I think that powered most of the destruction during the 80s and 90s.
TrollBuster9090
Nov 2013
#207
Another "Dems are the same as GOP" thread disguised as a populist rant
scheming daemons
Nov 2013
#92
What no counter argument? Just snark? If you support the conservative status quo
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#266
You're correct, the 99% is losing economic ground, that's definitely change n/t
Fumesucker
Nov 2013
#113
Yes you support the "change is happening". The Corporation profits are on
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#267
Then spread the word, we fight for Publicly Funded Elections and Complete Campaign
Dustlawyer
Nov 2013
#104
I do what I can. People from my generation will fare worse in retirement than before SS
Dustlawyer
Nov 2013
#108
I would find ones that will agree to pass CFR and Publicly Funded Elections. I did not say it
Dustlawyer
Nov 2013
#159
You're not mad, Manny, you're paying attention. And you're right, change is needed and fast.
marble falls
Nov 2013
#107
Righteous rant. The cream of the Wall St crimminal minds have been graduating from those Ivy League
raouldukelives
Nov 2013
#129
There are a lot of sad stories out there. Wall Street is recovering. The middle class isn't. n/t
winter is coming
Nov 2013
#259
I am angry also. But as you can see from this thread, there are so-called "politically liberal"
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#195
Although it is sad that so many that are well educated are just getting by,
truedelphi
Nov 2013
#187
OH, but Manny, its not the President cutting Head Start, Meals-on-Wheels, Food Stamps...
bvar22
Nov 2013
#264
And you gotta love how that post was made barely TWO YEARS into the President's tenure
Number23
Nov 2013
#277