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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:16 PM Original message |
Re: Acorn |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Excellent post! |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. We must de-fund the United States Postal Service. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. And if you don't, if means you support rape. |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. That is exactly, exactly the point. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Great post, but the Pukes targeted ACORN for one reason |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. They targeted ACORN because it is going to be centeral to next years electon. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. $5 million denied ACORN this year or next isn't going to shut them down |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. But it is half the funding |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
40. Republicans don't want them shut down. |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
62. I was thinking too that something big could grow |
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HowHasItComeToThis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 05:00 PM Response to Reply #62 |
81. REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN GAMING US SINCE NIXON |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. You nailed it again! nt |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. ACORN is not a government organization |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. No but the functions it has undertaken sustain a public purpose. |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Exactly. Thanks for the OP and the post. (n/t) |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. If people don't like that purpose, it's predictable that they'll want to shut ACORN down... |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Yes the rebubs want them badly, here's their current agenda |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Yah, republicans too. |
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sellitman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
84. Who has caused this country more grief? |
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DHub999 (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:54 PM Response to Reply #7 |
51. And it "becoming" a quasi-governmental agency |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. great, but not analogous |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. actually it is analagous but if you want a perfect "Acorn to Acorn" Analogy- here it is: |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:06 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. if you can't frame an honest argument |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Mr. Grantcart, Sir, Has Framed An Honest Argument |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. no, it doesn;t |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. His Argument, Sir, Is Sound |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. no, sir it's not |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You Have Not Successfully Explained Anything, Sir |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. i have no animus |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:54 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Nonesense, Sir: No One Can Read Your Posts On the Matter And Avoid Concluding That You Do |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:58 PM Original message |
The analogy does not hold |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
41. No Organization, Sir, Is Accused Of Embezzlement |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. So what? |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #49 |
76. the charges are allegations...there haven't been any convictions |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 05:46 AM Response to Reply #41 |
69. Again... there's a difference |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #69 |
80. Regarding The Embezzlement, Sir |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #80 |
82. Sure ... OTOH... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. There Is Often a Hot-House Atmosphere In Such Groups, Sir |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. With respect, it really isn't a good analogy. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. It Is Quite Sufficient To Draw An Equivalency, Sir |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Again... it's a question of proportion |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. And that doesn't count |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. I don't think so |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Hence the reason why the OP |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Actually |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. You Might, Sir, want To Look Into Federal Contracting In Iraq, For Instance |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. I agree, |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #58 |
63. My Sense Of Humor, Sir, is An Impish Thing |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #63 |
71. No doubt... but |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. A Weak Comparison, Sir |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:31 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. I don't see the distinction you're making. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. In Your Close, Sir, You Have Put Your Finger On A Real Point |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #46 |
88. Some More Facts In Evidence For You, Sir.... |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. His argument is not sound |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. You Cite Issa, Sir, As a Serious Commentator? |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. That is your only issue out of 88 pages? |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Charges By Issa, Sir, Do Not Move Me In The Slightest |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Then you have no desire for honest discussion. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
55. Your patience is admirable. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #44 |
56. Citing Issa, Sir, Is Not Honest Discussion |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #56 |
64. It certain is honest |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Issa Is Not Honest, And His Being A Senior Republican Gives Him No Credibility Whatever, Sir |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #64 |
75. Issa is honest? As honest as Tom Delay, as honest as |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 03:35 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. I didn't say he was honest. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #77 |
79. You Continue To Maintain, Sir, That He Is A Credible Accuser, And He is Not |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 07:05 PM Response to Reply #79 |
85. I never did and do not now |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #85 |
86. If You Cite It, Sir, You Claim It As a Credible Source, You Endorse It: Do Not Try And Craw-Fish |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. So you believe then |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 09:48 PM Response to Reply #89 |
90. No Other Factor, Sir, But the Present Wind, Is Required |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
31. that you don't see that it borders on entrapment then I wonder about your |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Under the Law, Sir, a Defense Of Entrapment Would Not Be Available To these People |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. But there is embezzlement. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
43. Best To Drop, Sir, the 'voter registration fraud by employees' Hobby-Horse |
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TxRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:00 PM Response to Reply #43 |
53. It speaks of incompetence at best |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. It Is A Natural Out-Flow, Sir, Of the Task As Envisioned |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Excellent take. Thank you. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
57. Thank you. |
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timo (890 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
13. Still wondering |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Why would PRESIDENT Obama get rid of them? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Has ACORN ever been convicted of a crime? |
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prostomulgus (188 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
35. We're going to NEED Acorn NEXT YEAR. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I disagree |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:36 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. I would like to know |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:43 PM Original message |
I've never considered them all that valuable (in most states). |
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Hutzpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
59. So according to you |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 05:32 AM Response to Reply #59 |
68. Lol |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
47. I think the same applies to the catholic church |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. K&R |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-17-09 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
66. Kicketty again. Paying off the loan, one rec at a time. |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 05:49 AM Response to Original message |
70. there's fraud in every organization that exist |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-18-09 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
73. there should be a formal investigation....this is all knee jerk reaction |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-19-09 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
87. Wow they told you all that? |
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