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Tue Mar-16-10 03:54 AM
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Just filled out my Census. I have insomnia . Was not a huge ordeal. Why is Bachman throwing a fit? |
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I see nothing invasive or even remotely interesting that would cause her or any other RW nut to balk.
It was really simple. How many people are in your household. What are their names and dates of birth and the race. That is it.
The way she was throwing a fit, you would have thought they asked her how many times a week she had sex or something.
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Tue Mar-16-10 04:03 AM
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1. Because REPUBS will grasp at any straw to distract stupid folks from real issues? |
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Edited on Tue Mar-16-10 04:05 AM by Richard Steele
And because the folks who vote for REPUBS are so goddamn dumbded-down these days that ANYTHING will serve as a "distraction" for their 2-minute attention spans?
Just a thought.
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Tue Mar-16-10 04:26 AM
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2. she's throwing a fit because Obama is president |
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same reason for every fucking teabagger throwing a fit
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Tue Mar-16-10 05:12 PM
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34. Probably close to the truth |
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they oppose anything he is for
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Tue Mar-16-10 04:50 AM
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3. Took me all of 5 minutes to fill out mine |
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Tue Mar-16-10 04:58 AM
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4. My wife and I filled it out in under 10 minutes. Simple, no terrible questions, |
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nothing remotely political at all. It was ready to be mailed back within 30 minutes of when it arrived.
A big non-event.
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Tue Mar-16-10 05:17 PM
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36. You mean you didn't get the question about... |
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Are you now or have you ever been a member of the communist party? Damn! I guess I got a different version.
Seriously, those idiots always spout hate about big government unless they are in charge of the big government. ;-)
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Tue Mar-16-10 05:16 AM
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5. Especially since it is in the Constitution |
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Could she possibly not know that? Even a purist Libertarian would have to admit it is in the Constitution.
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Tue Mar-16-10 05:16 AM
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Tue Mar-16-10 05:25 AM
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7. Just filled out mine...I have to agree with Ms. Parker! The questions were not needed! |
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Really, why do they need to know my shoe size????
Some people make way too much out of nothing at all. I was just glad to be able to put down married this year!
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:03 AM
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8. Repukes never want an accurate census |
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They do not want the count to show how many non ASWP (Anglo Saxon White People) are out there. The Census affects Congressional districts, Federal funding and a lot of other stuff. The Pukes want all that for themselves and want to deny it to anyone else.
It's just one of their nefarious tools like voter caging.
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:16 AM
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9. camera time - obviously - on Larry King last night |
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and the teabaggers love her protestations
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:39 AM
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10. Oh no! Do you mean that email I just answered about sex wasn't the census? |
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Maybe Bachman got the same email that I did...I really wish now that I had not given them my credit card number, social security number, and PIN that they asked for...I just thought paying $50 to participate in the census was a bargain! I did draw the line when they asked for those intimate pictures. Maybe Bachman wants her pictures back.
:rofl:
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:44 AM
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26. Oh Honey, can we meet in The Lounge for a sex thread? LOL. |
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Great reply! Funny as hell!
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:47 AM
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11. Cause it's that ebel big gubmint wanting to know things! |
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You know, like it says in the Constitution. The document that all these conservative types rage on about following a strict interpretation of. except when they don't like something in it ;)
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:50 AM
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12. The one in 2000 was godawful and took forever to fill out. |
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I was astounded at how detailed that one was.
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Tue Mar-16-10 05:14 PM
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35. You probably got the American Community Survey. |
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http://www.census.gov/acs/www/It's a different thing, but comes out with the census to select people.
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Tue Mar-16-10 07:08 AM
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13. She throws a fit because she's a twit. |
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Tue Mar-16-10 07:12 AM
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14. Because she's an idiot. |
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Tue Mar-16-10 07:13 AM
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15. She Moved On To "Bigger Things"... |
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That census jag was last year and methinks someone pulled her aside and banged some sense into that barely functional brain steam that if she and her teabagger buddies don't fill out the census form it could hurt the rushpublican party in redistricting and getting federal money. She shut up on that jag...now she's moved on to tax evasion.
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Tue Mar-16-10 07:13 AM
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16. Probably because it allows gay people to list each other as "Unmarried Partners" |
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Edited on Tue Mar-16-10 07:14 AM by Lyric
rather than insisting that they claim to be unrelated strangers. Even the vaguest hint that gay people have a real, actual relationship (and that the government even *slightly* acknowledges its existence) is terrifying to people like her.
Edit: If the "Unmarried Partners" option had said "Unmarried Heterosexual Partners", she'd probably be fine with it.
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Tue Mar-16-10 07:26 AM
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17. Baeause she's batshit insane. |
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Tue Mar-16-10 07:42 AM
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18. There used to be a long form... |
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...which one in six households would get. I think this is what she was railing against, and they are not sending out the long form this year. Probably because of the whining wingnuts...
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Tue Mar-16-10 07:45 AM
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19. It's this year's wedge issue |
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It only comes around every 10 years. One must jump on anything and everything they can to foment fear. Gays are fighting back and winning in spite of them pulling out all the heavy weapons so that wedge issue isn't working all that well anymore. Immigrants are fighting back and winning so that's not such a great source of terror either.
I've heard a few people talk about how invasive it is. Knowing these people pretty well makes me realize they fear it. They fear what it's for and how it will be used against them. Especially the part about their telephone number.
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Tue Mar-16-10 09:26 AM
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20. Because she's a fucking MORON! |
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:09 AM
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21. Because she's a moron. nt |
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:15 AM
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22. It's not the time it takes, for her it's her theme of "Big Government". |
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Don't give the nasty government any information that will allow them to intrude more in your life and business. Stupid people. I hope her followers don't send in their census. Census results are used to redistribute and realign Congressional districts. It would be ironic if her district is eliminated because her constituents did what she told them to do.
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:16 AM
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It's why she does all of the things she does.
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:18 AM
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24. It was such a violation of privacy. |
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Next thing you know, the damn gubmit is going to want to know my social security number!
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:21 AM
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25. So someone will point a camera at her. n/t |
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Tue Mar-16-10 11:41 AM
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so the world can see how stupid she is
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:49 AM
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27. Let's hope her constituents listen to her and lose strength in |
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their representation by having her district redrawn and more liberals grafted to it!
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Tue Mar-16-10 11:10 AM
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29. That's her whole fear |
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That state demographics have changed enough that we might lose a congressional district. In a democratic controlled state government, who's district do you think is going to get divvied up? She's essentially fighting to keep her job and her wingnuttery in full view of everyone. I'm ashamed that she represents my state (although not my district). But hey, if her district gets eliminated, that'll free her up plenty of time to run with Sarah Palin on the Tea Party ticket. Now THAT would be impressive!
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Tue Mar-16-10 10:51 AM
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28. Since it's just me, took less than 5 min. |
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And most of that was finding out if I needed to do it in pencil.
I can understand some hesitation over listing your phone number.
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Tue Mar-16-10 03:44 PM
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we don't answer it much any more
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Tue Mar-16-10 03:46 PM
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32. because every gub'mint action is "the road to serfdom" to these methheads nt |
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Tue Mar-16-10 03:49 PM
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33. Why does she always look like her eyes are about to pop out, |
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Edited on Tue Mar-16-10 03:51 PM by kenny blankenship
or like her head was about to come to a point?
She reminds me of the Pomeranian dog of an old shut-in lady I once knew. You couldn't tell from its smiling, quivering expression whether it was going to lick your hand or bite it off.
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:45 PM
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37. a friend of mine said he used it to light a fire |
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Edited on Tue Mar-16-10 06:46 PM by demtenjeep
how stupid can some get?
I said great...here in Kansas we can use one less Moran or Tihrdt
he said what? What do you mean?
I then explained the fact that the less that respond the less representatives we get, but since all we manage to elect is repukes, it was okay.
Left him feeling kind of bewildered.
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:46 PM
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38. I'm surprised they didn't ask more questions. |
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When you look at the Census reports, there's all kinds of information. I guess they get that other stuff from other public sources - Tax forms and whatnot
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:48 PM
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39. Just filled mine out as well. It took a couple of minutes. Republicans |
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throw a fit about everything, so why would this be any different?
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Tue Mar-16-10 06:52 PM
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40. It's what she does when she's off her meds. |
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We're use to it here in MN.
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