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SwampG8r

(10,287 posts)
33. well theres you me fumesucker and manny!
Fri Feb 27, 2015, 01:45 AM
Feb 2015

in the words of arlo guthrie the child of a great american
"You know, if
One person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and
They won't take him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony,
They may think they're both faggots and they won't take either of them.
And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people walking in
Singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and walking out. They may think it's an
Organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day, I said
Fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
Walking out. And friends they may thinks it's a movement."

to a possible jury the use of the derogatory above is the quote and is from 197something
arlo is a friend to all and means no hatred with the use of the word
also the context of the quote is a song about draft avoidance and at the time claiming to be gay would exclude you from service

I felt sad this evening [View all] MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 OP
Anyway you can pay her repairs yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #1
That might be a good idea MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #2
It is a good idea. ananda Feb 2015 #27
Better yet, tell her to pay it forward. n/t winter is coming Feb 2015 #35
Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2015 #45
it will make you feel good. notadmblnd Feb 2015 #56
My approach GliderGuider Feb 2015 #54
You're never to old to remember someone's idea of a level playing field... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #3
The US used to be that country, in part because we eliminated a lot of manufacturing competition merrily Feb 2015 #4
Without unions and tariffs, MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #16
Love the pretense that it's only about this one worker and how much you should do for her. merrily Feb 2015 #28
I appreciate the kind words, MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #31
So, your OP is just about that one woman and the few on the cleaning crew? k merrily Feb 2015 #41
It was about that at the time I wrote that. MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #60
I do that too.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #69
I think it was Walter Lippmann who,when asked his opinion Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #70
I was not accusing you of pretense AT ALL. I was suggesting that others merrily Mar 2015 #96
No it was the same old post... Wrapped up in a folksy anecdote.... bettyellen Feb 2015 #89
I don't know who is taking who to task, other than politicians. merrily Mar 2015 #97
And you know further details of the interaction... how? nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #98
I only know the details you gave at the time, that you declined to help. bettyellen Mar 2015 #99
Nor do you know the details of the original conversation. nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #100
You miss the USA "where we all helped each other out a little more" except for you, LOL bettyellen Mar 2015 #101
And since you don't know the details... MannyGoldstein Mar 2015 #102
So it did occur to you to help her out, yet you decided to do nothing. Is that the fine point bettyellen Mar 2015 #104
FDR strengthened unions and lowered tariffs. Modern progressive countries do the same. pampango Feb 2015 #53
That sucks Manny. Old and In the Way Feb 2015 #5
I'm waiting for permission from Karl Rove MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #8
You work for Karl Rove? Old and In the Way Feb 2015 #17
People who are right a lot of the time aren't always that popular.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #10
bitter much? 2banon Feb 2015 #15
I like Manny - Slamming a party 840high Feb 2015 #26
FYI sheshe2 Feb 2015 #32
I would have voted to leave it. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #61
^ hay rick Feb 2015 #86
Manny slams Elizabeth Warren? Isn't she a Democrat? I thought he loved Dems like Warren! sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #37
+1 daleanime Feb 2015 #46
I don't disdain or get depressed, everything has it's place and sometimes....... nolabels Feb 2015 #88
I'm sure the car repairs cost at east 200 rec's Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #64
You're something special ain't ya. L0oniX Feb 2015 #66
Old and in what way? Oilwellian Feb 2015 #75
Not defending the poster's comments Kermitt Gribble Feb 2015 #78
And each of us has only one go at it. elias49 Feb 2015 #6
Maybe she means the repairs are more than the car is worth taught_me_patience Feb 2015 #7
Sadly, not. nt MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #11
ah manny SwampG8r Feb 2015 #9
Good to see you again, man.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #12
damn its old home week SwampG8r Feb 2015 #13
Tell me about it.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #20
You're right MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #19
i still feel like i owe you at least one SwampG8r Feb 2015 #22
Create a recipe named after me MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #23
If we want to do it we first have to change some hearts. zeemike Feb 2015 #29
well theres you me fumesucker and manny! SwampG8r Feb 2015 #33
Well we are more than an organization and less than a movement. zeemike Feb 2015 #36
^^^ Yes. OneGrassRoot Feb 2015 #55
Well I am glad to see I am not the only one. zeemike Feb 2015 #59
DU is better with you here, Gator grasswire Feb 2015 #30
Great post. In my life, I always took the job I could get. I washed dishes, JDPriestly Feb 2015 #42
May not remember me... daleanime Feb 2015 #47
maybe you should bring it up with others in the work place, i use to work at a place JI7 Feb 2015 #14
Maybe people could take up a collection and help her.... one_voice Feb 2015 #18
When "Capitalism" Gets a Yeah! and "Socialism" Gets You Blackballed The Roux Comes First Feb 2015 #21
+1 daleanime Feb 2015 #48
Did your co-worker mention how much the repairs would be? nt TheProgressive Feb 2015 #24
I, too, wish we helped each other out and weren't do divisive. nt babylonsister Feb 2015 #25
can coworkers get together and chip in? Are there payment plan offers? Skittles Feb 2015 #34
Instead of being sad for her Control-Z Feb 2015 #38
A ''Resource-based Society'' is what you describe wanting. DeSwiss Feb 2015 #39
Yep - it's the cure that so many fear, for this disease. canoeist52 Feb 2015 #51
I'm with you on this Manny. JDPriestly Feb 2015 #40
I grew up poor, KMOD Feb 2015 #43
Citizens United happened. McCamy Taylor Feb 2015 #44
Even a little credit card reform would help so many people struggling to make ends meet. Vattel Feb 2015 #49
Huge K&R woo me with science Feb 2015 #50
I was hoping the update would have been.... oh I organized boston bean Feb 2015 #52
I went in to pay off the guy that works on my old truck for me last Friday. He's a great old school brewens Feb 2015 #57
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2015 #58
Help her out. Then you'll feel happy. MineralMan Feb 2015 #62
It looks like you missed the whole point of the OP. sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #90
I missed nothing at all. MineralMan Feb 2015 #94
Her problems are indicative of the state of the economy for the working class. She should not sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #95
Recommended. Jeff Rosenzweig Feb 2015 #63
It's all God's will Martin Eden Feb 2015 #65
K & R L0oniX Feb 2015 #67
What did you do for her? nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #68
I offered her a loan this morning MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #71
I am sure you did more for her than merely post her plight msanthrope Feb 2015 #74
seriously NJCher Feb 2015 #82
I was joking MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #83
Kick....I hope you will update us. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #87
I see on your profile that you're near The Hub KamaAina Feb 2015 #72
What would John Galt do? tclambert Feb 2015 #73
good post. it is, indeed very sad. BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2015 #76
... catbyte Feb 2015 #77
Good post. I agree, it is sad mountain grammy Feb 2015 #79
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Feb 2015 #80
My sister in law is giving up her house because she can't afford to maintain it anymore kimbutgar Feb 2015 #81
Years and years ago--seems like another lifetime--I mailed a cashier's check mnhtnbb Feb 2015 #84
Kick midnight Feb 2015 #85
There is a message to you in the link below ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2015 #91
"Whosoever preserves a single soul..." MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #92
And I did MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #93
Try complaining about the Rethug party more than the Dem party & you won't feels so sad. n/t UTUSN Mar 2015 #103
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