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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 02:41 PM Original message |
This is my first post and it's a long rant. |
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wiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. Your mission is to let Republicans know how you feel |
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slor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. It is does appear bleak, however, there are good people... |
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TomInTib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. "absolutely destroyed one thread at a time". How apt... |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. Is the ideal country of my youth forever gone?? |
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RazzleDazzle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yeah, perhaps, but we were a LOT closer to that myth back then |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Back when? |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
44. I actually think the '60's and '70's were better....we were working |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. One day at a time. For all of us who were believers like you were... it |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. One day at a time - that seems to be the way..... |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
6. In the words of Al Gore |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Thank you - that's the best idea yet....... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Warning! It is hard here in Minnesota to call our Senator. |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I COMPLETELY agree about Coleman and......... |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
27. all the more reason to call him |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
51. My guess is that he knows he will never be reelected |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #51 |
57. all the more reason to vent on his staff |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
32. An even better idea is to go in person to their nearest local office. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. Yes, action will soothe your soul.... |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 09:09 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. I know I will return to that idea of...... |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. I believe you should let those fingers move |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 09:53 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Thank you and I may just hit the...... |
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fiddlestix (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
43. I love Al Gore |
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Neil Lisst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. I hear ya. Good rant. |
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BlueJac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
11. Sad, but oh so true! |
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juajen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:01 PM Response to Reply #11 |
59. Ok, I'm a little tired of the "American Idol" analogy |
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Nitrogenica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. Here's to the end of the Reagan era. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 02:13 PM Response to Reply #12 |
56. Nice graphic, thanks. nt |
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cliss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. Very nice post, MN Libra. |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
17. You have said it so well! |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. YOU AND ME BOTH, I wouldn't give up...... |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 12:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
71. What I also remember is being taught by my parents a basic respect |
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gordianot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. Excellent post. |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. God knows I wish I did know of such a person but.......... |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 11:48 AM Response to Reply #18 |
54. No new Roosevelt will pass the DLC. |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. excellent rant!! lots of issues to discuss ... |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. THANK YOU so much for that response, maybe, just maybe..... |
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KyndCulture (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
21. Great rant, fellow Minnesotan... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. I am not quite where you are yet. I think many elected officials |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
24. Good rant ... but may I just add a perspective? |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
26. Well said & probably spoke for tens of thousands, if not millions! |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 04:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You said it very well and yes I will...... |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
45. Thank you for your words, havocmom.... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 08:53 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Good on ya! I am pretty close to there. Let me know how it goes |
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blue cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
29. I am in the same boat that you are |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I truly do fear that those ideals we grew up with......... |
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Lexingtonian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
31. That sort of thing |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
33. Hi, Minnesota Libra |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I can't join quite yet because....... |
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Ino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'm beyond hoping |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. I truly hope I...... |
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SeaBob (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
35. Your rant |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Thank you so much for that......... |
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iconocrastic (627 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
38. Life is a jungle from the microbe to the galaxy |
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postulater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
40. Time for a little Dylan now, isn't it? |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Thank You, that is quite an....... |
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Stevepol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-26-06 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
47. The problem is that the elected officials nowadays aren't elected. |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 10:13 AM Response to Reply #47 |
52. OMG yes, I'd have taken Mondale ANY DAY over Coleman and ........ |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
53. Bernie Saunders! |
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NoAmericanTaliban (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
55. Good Rant. Lot of things went downhill when moral majority & corp |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 06:28 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. I agree about the theocracy and will be........ |
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Hidden Stillness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-27-06 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
58. I Believe We are Starting to Understand What They Did to Us |
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Senator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
61. Forever Gone? ... Of course not |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
62. THANK YOU to each and everyone of you who responded, I feel......... |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
63. don' forget Ford - he was the first |
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tirechewer (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 06:59 AM Response to Original message |
64. Beautifully stated.... |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Welcome my friend and I hope you come to like....... |
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tirechewer (280 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #66 |
72. I do like DU... |
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Tom Rinaldo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
65. Wonderful post. Yes we are sliding toward the brink |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 09:19 AM Response to Reply #65 |
67. I will definitely check this out. nt |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
68. I appreciate the rant. This sordid episode in American history has us |
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Minnesota Libra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 10:58 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. OMG, Bush's impeachment is reason enough to keep going to..... |
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land of the free (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-28-06 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
70. terrific post, and I agree with you |
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