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woo me with science

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18. This is the new propaganda MO. We never get actual change for the better.

Reply to rhett o rick (Reply #12)

Tue Nov 25, 2014, 08:53 PM

Nov 2014

So, to create opportunities for cheering our corporate party, a new THREAT is held against our throats, often CREATED by the same corporate Democrats who pretend to represent us...

Then we are urged to cheer when the threat is either withheld, or a promise is made to withhold it.

Oily stuff, indeed.

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So glad he is our President. AllyCat Nov 2014 #10

I don't understand the cheering before the touchdown. This is a promise. rhett o rick Nov 2014 #12

Thanks for the TeaLeftist rant. It's helping fall asleep. RBInMaine Nov 2014 #13

Your insults aside I want the same results as you. But I am reluctant to trust that rhett o rick Nov 2014 #15

Yes, the president fought hard for chained CPI cheapdate Nov 2014 #17

This is the new propaganda MO. We never get actual change for the better. woo me with science Nov 2014 #18

Sadly some have learned to settle for a promise. I guess they feel it's better than nothing. rhett o rick Nov 2014 #19

We've seriously reached a point of, "The chocolate ration has been increased." woo me with science Nov 2014 #20

Yay grahamhgreen Nov 2014 #16