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Wed Dec-15-10 06:54 AM
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Morning Joe just asked: What caused the rich to get richer/poor to get poorer over last 30 years? |
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Edited on Wed Dec-15-10 06:55 AM by BzaDem
He literally sounded dumbfounded when a commentator at the table told him the statistics, and Joe asked how that could have happened over the last 30 years.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Wed Dec-15-10 07:04 AM
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1. If he's really surprised and confused... maybe he'll , you know, |
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pick up a clue and read something.
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Wed Dec-15-10 07:58 AM
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that stupid bastid knows it all already :-) :hi:
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Wed Dec-15-10 07:24 AM
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Well, I would have never known. :sarcasm:
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Wed Dec-15-10 07:32 AM
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3. Hey Joe: What happened 30 years ago that started us on our long decline? |
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Wed Dec-15-10 07:43 AM
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But the clueless continue to speak and vote.
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:04 AM
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14. Yup, that man Joe's party worships so much |
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is one of the scoundrels who is responsible for the current sorry state of affairs
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:41 AM
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Beat me to it. As long as they keep fellating Reagan's corpse we'll keep getting the same result :(
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Thu Dec-16-10 09:46 AM
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36. how dare you impugn the name of Saint Ronnie |
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Wed Dec-15-10 07:49 AM
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5. Ya just can't fix "Stupid" |
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Wed Dec-15-10 07:52 AM
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6. gee... what else happened beginning 30 years ago... |
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Wed Dec-15-10 08:00 AM
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8. Joe was born dumbfounded, and never outgrew it...nt |
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Wed Dec-15-10 08:00 AM
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9. He was even more dumbfounded to learn that the |
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Congress is owned by the wealthy. Totally clueless.
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Wed Dec-15-10 08:03 AM
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Wed Dec-15-10 08:47 AM
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11. Could it be the beginning of tax cuts for the rich? What do I win, now? |
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Wed Dec-15-10 09:20 AM
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12. like Mika says in the MSNBC ad for Morning Joe: "DUH TRUTH!" |
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Wed Dec-15-10 01:27 PM
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28. Mika sounds like a wife abuse victim whose hubby forced her to say it |
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and she knows the truth to him is nothing but lies. So discouraged and bored.
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Wed Dec-15-10 09:20 AM
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13. Answer: Tax cuts for the rich and it is STILL going strong. Thanks Mr. Obama and |
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Wed Dec-15-10 12:14 PM
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25. Tax cuts are only one factor |
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:06 AM
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15. He's an embarassment to everyone named Joe. |
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:19 AM
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16. Viewed from the perspective of the "American dream"... |
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Viewed from the perspective of the "American dream", what happened is simple: Poor people have been getting dumber and lazier in the last 30 years, so the smarter, more hard working people get richer.
No, I don't believe this at all, but it's basically what many, many Americans think has happened.
The education system, religious institutions, mass media, the entertainment industry, they all contribute to selling the American dream, and ensuring that each and every individual who gets screwed over by the system can look in the mirror and blame themselves for their situation.
That's what we're up against. And it isn't just Fox news.
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:22 AM
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17. and just think, we get to continue those same policies for another 2 years! |
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:25 AM
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18. Someone PLEASE get the video tape and put it on YouTube. |
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Edited on Wed Dec-15-10 11:27 AM by The Backlash Cometh
Do we need any more proof how disconnected he, and most politicians like him, are from the rest of us?
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:26 AM
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19. It's because rich people work harder. |
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Poor people are poor because they're lazy, or on drugs, or a minority. Rich people are rich because they are hard working, non-addicted, and white. See in America, the harder you work, the more money you get. So really, we should be praising them for they're industrious nature... in fact... let's give them a tax cut. It's only right.
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Wed Dec-15-10 09:00 PM
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Some rich people make good choices, others got their money from family connections. Many poor become rich by way of industry and making good choices, many rich become poor. Hard work is only part of the recipe, keeping one's word and delivering a fair product for a fair price is most important. There is nothing more pathetic than a rich person that is an empty shell of a person.
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Thu Dec-16-10 09:18 AM
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Psst. (I was being snarky)
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:27 AM
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20. I call it progress if a Republican sincerely asks that question... |
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Edited on Wed Dec-15-10 11:28 AM by Tom Rinaldo
...and he isn't bragging about it.
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:46 AM
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Wed Dec-15-10 11:52 AM
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23. Don't make fun of him, a light bulb just went on in a Republican's head! |
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It's a holiday miracle. We need to pray for more.
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Wed Dec-15-10 01:24 PM
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27. it's dim but it is on... |
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Wed Dec-15-10 12:13 PM
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24. Joey is totally blinded by his ideology. |
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Their promo about "The Truth" is laughable.
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Wed Dec-15-10 12:14 PM
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26. That slimy fucker was part of the apparatus - how dare he even |
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attempt to feign ignorance on this topic.
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Wed Dec-15-10 04:32 PM
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29. tax cuts is only part of the reason |
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And the whole tax code is written to benefit the rich. But don't also forget NAFTA and and the Chinese trade agreements. Millions of jobs have been shipped over seas.
Also, there are a lot more immigrants, both legal and illegal. The legal immigrants (H1B and other VISA's) drive down white collar wages. The illegal immigrants drive down wages for unskilled labor (I remember when construction and landscaping were well paid jobs....and in those days, we could afford to pay good wages for those services).
I know a lot of people here defend immigration. I am not bigotted (I am half mexican). But I've seen the wages fall in the past 25 years.
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Wed Dec-15-10 08:49 PM
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30. Dead Intern Joe is part of the problem. |
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Dead Intern Joe is a blind ideologue. He will never see that the supply side policies he championed is the primary cause of the wealth inequality.
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Wed Dec-15-10 10:17 PM
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Thu Dec-16-10 09:21 AM
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34. Republican and Blue Dog economics is the answer |
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Thu Dec-16-10 09:37 AM
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35. Answer: Government Corruption/Crony Capitalism |
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Thu Dec-16-10 09:49 AM
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37. I think it's a multiple choice question. |
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Answer B: Asshats like Joe Scarborough.
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