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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 02:32 AM
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John Cory: I Am Angry
http://readersupportednews.com/opinion/75-politics/1174-i-am-angry

I Am Angry

By John Cory, Reader Supported News   
06 March 2010

I am angry.

I'm tired of pundits and know-nothing media gasbags. I'm tired of snarky "inside politics" programming. I am sick of the bigotry and hatred of "birthers" and faux patriotic cranks and their GOP puppet masters. And I'm really pissed at the Democratic Party that confuses having a plate of limp noodles with having a spine.

I'm going to vomit if I hear the word "bipartisanship" one more time..

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When some Tea Party crank says, "I want my country back," I respond, "No madam, you want your country backward."

When a deficit-mongering politician says, "How do we pay for this?" Why not ask, "What did you Republicans do with the surplus we Democrats left you?"

When a compassionate conservative says, "Healthcare reform is socialism," why not answer, "No, sir it is the moral and American way to care for people."

Yes, I can hear it now: "You are naïve and simplistic. These are complicated matters and require sophisticated solutions. Democrats are a big tent and strive for balance. But Republicans block our path at every turn. We are thinking and considering new ways to work in harmony with everyone."

Bite me.

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Torture is illegal. Period. John Wayne and Jack Bauer were not our Founding Fathers - only in the make-believe world of Republican drugstore-patriots.

DADT needs to be repealed. Now. It is unconscionable, immoral, and disgusting.

Empathy, compassion and equality are not pejoratives. They are American values proven again and again throughout our history.

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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 03:16 AM
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1. hear hear
indeed.
but the democrats have been bitchslapped by the RITE WING MEDIA since carter.
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 03:33 AM
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2. I am at the same point.
I get it. In fact, I don't have a teevee for that reason.

I read. All kinds of interesting things. It's much easier on the nerves.
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bobburgster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 03:50 AM
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3. I think you speak for many.
The frustration is palpable.
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tkmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 04:13 AM
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4. I don't know who the fuck John Cory is
But his first beer is on me.

:toast:
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 10:29 AM
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5. kick nt
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-07-10 02:11 PM
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