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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:29 PM Original message |
Obama says Republicans practice "Social Darwinism" |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Curious that a bunch of people who don't believe in biological Darwinism |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. A perfect irony, isn't it? |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 12:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
45. It is an ownership society - Society is run by the haves and the have-more |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
33. True, if you accept the premise that it's about survival of the fittest... |
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nickgutierrez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 10:48 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. Well, "survival of the fittest" is a misleading phrase, IMO |
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Iowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 04:16 AM Response to Reply #40 |
54. Right. And in this context one could make a case that many... |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:00 AM Response to Reply #40 |
61. Survival of the richest. |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Tell it like it is Obama. |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 12:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
46. Remember Enron and Grandma Millie? |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. More |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. The live and let die nature of the Republican savage is coming out again |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I love his taking one of Bush and the Republicans favorite new little |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. yet the interesting thing is that they expect a total free ride |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 08:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
58. ...and don't forget the Congressional fitness club and barber shop, |
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MissWaverly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 04:49 PM Response to Reply #58 |
79. of course they're against welfare except corporate welfare |
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Rich Hunt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. bravo! |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. Obama Nailed It |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Yeah, and the "Fittest" are Fattened on Corporate Welfare and by |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Survival of the Fittest Poster Child: Paris Hilton |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:03 AM Response to Reply #21 |
63. Hey |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
64. That's the other Republican philosophy. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. (Future) President Obama speaks truth to power. n/t |
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OKNancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. I like him! |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I *heart* Obama! |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. Exactly |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
11. The post Katrina fallout seems to have penetrated |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
32. yes, he was pretty lame for a long time. |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:02 AM Response to Reply #32 |
62. He was never lame. He just got there less than a year ago. n/t |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. He's absolutely right |
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bobalu (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Wow...That's really horrible... |
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melody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. second hand but direct testimony |
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bobalu (177 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. I believe it... |
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Thom Little (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. We need to pin this label on them and make it stick. KEEP REPEATING IT! |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. sadly |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
78. no we need simple phrases |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. Republicans distort Adam Smith's writings |
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Child_Of_Isis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
20. He gives me hope. eom |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. Well done Obama... you may be salvagable... |
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pstans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
76. Salvagable? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 02:03 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. I look at some of the veteran Dem Senators w/ 20+ yrs of service |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yep, "everyone is equal, but some are more equal than others" |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. The Republicans philosophy: Every man for himself. |
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Charles19 (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. It is make the rich richer, and the rest fight for the scraps if |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:18 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. You're right, they are. But they don't THINK they are. |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 10:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
38. rather like the world of c. 1900 |
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wiley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
27. Wrong |
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Thom Little (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
31. Freepers react predictably. Check out this link. |
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William Seger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 11:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Funny stuff ;-) |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #31 |
69. After reading the posts in Freeper land, I noticed |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:02 PM Response to Reply #69 |
72. good point, post it in Freeper land and see their response |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. What if I get cooties? n/t |
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usregimechange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
34. The future of the Democratic party! |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
35. Nice Obama |
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gorbal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
36. I prefer "Altruism" myself |
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Voltaire99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
37. Surprising! First baby steps toward economic populism? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 09:33 AM Response to Reply #37 |
84. I truly hope that he will, but I'm not holding my breath |
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Polemonium (660 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
39. Hope this continues, very well said... |
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novak goes postal (133 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-11-05 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
42. Obama Rocks for sure |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
43. Rethugs practice what they deny |
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William Seger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:26 AM Response to Reply #43 |
66. Problem is.... |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
44. DU The AOL Poll On This Now Please! |
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cry baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:09 AM Response to Reply #44 |
47. done |
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imperial jedi (192 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:40 AM Response to Reply #44 |
49. done |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:48 AM Response to Reply #44 |
50. I voted! n/t |
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dogfacedboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:09 AM Response to Reply #44 |
65. Done. 71%/29%. 19,000 votes. eom |
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Shallah Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 12:35 AM Response to Reply #44 |
81. 71% Agree with Obama |
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Qibing Zero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
48. Every now and then Obama lets his enlightenment slip. |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 03:34 AM Response to Original message |
51. well, actually it could be called |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 03:57 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Hey! I'm a Merovingian Neanderthal descended from Christ and |
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newspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 04:16 AM Response to Reply #52 |
53. of course, you know |
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Chicago Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 04:32 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Did you ever hear that the Basques have Neanderthal Blood? |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
56. I have said this for years... |
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wildwww2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
57. 71% yes at 8:27 am Monday. Freepers must be sleeping late. |
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texanshatingbush (435 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
59. What happens, historically, to two-class societies? |
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rmgustaf (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
60. I Heart Obama! (nim) |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
67. If that man keep it up and stays true |
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Nimrod2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
68. Love the Seantor. Mr. Obama is GOD!!!! |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
70. a different philosophy that says, 'We're going to dismantle government'" |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
71. Most excellent speech! I also thought of another |
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tledford (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:07 PM Response to Reply #71 |
73. It was William Randolph Hearst... |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 01:18 PM Response to Reply #73 |
75. Thank you for the correction. n/t |
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ClassWarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-12-05 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
80. The Distinguished Senator from Illinois has been taking his Lakoff pills. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
82. how can it be newsworthy to point out the obvious? |
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oc2002 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-14-05 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
83. I do not trust Obama, I think he is just DLCer in disguies. |
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