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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 06:54 PM
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I want my Goddamn apologies!
I have borne the insults, the ridicule, and the ostracism for 25 years. I've been called an extremist, an embarrassment, a conspiracy theorist, chicken little, radical, naive, a fool, you name it, mostly by the "it could never happen here" herd.

Well, here we are in the 21st Century, our country has been seized by a cabal of looters, our infrastructure has crumbled, the economy is on the verge of collapse, elections are fraudulent exercises in futility, our primary schools are turning out barely functional illiterates, grade inflation has made our colleges and universities laughing stocks around the world, the ivy league regularly graduates people that think "decider" is not only a word but an occupation as well, our means of production has been sold off and shipped over-seas to our "friends", shopping has become our national pastime and patriotic duty, The Constitution has been shredded and a majority of the sheeple see no problem with that, we have millions living and dying in the streets, millions more poised to join them with the loss of 2 or 3 paychecks, 50 million without access to what remains of our health care system, Corporate monopolies or cartels controlling our most essential industries all with no supervision nor recourse, mercenaries on the streets of our cities acting with government support and without legal restraints, that same city has been allowed to drown and be swept away, our natural legacy has been sold off with no bids at a laughable fraction of its worth to be plundered and the proceeds sent off shore to various tax havens,...

So, feel free to add what I've overlooked, and if you're one of those that think things are not all that bad and once the Democratic Wing of The Corporate Party is back in power, they'll make everything better,

I Want My Goddamn Apology! :grr:
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 06:57 PM
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1. i am sorry that corporations own both parties
I am sorry that the drug war, iraq war, free trade, and the death penalty will continue. It makes me :mad:
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 06:59 PM
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2. How could I have overlooked all of our "wars"?!? Thank you.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 09:34 AM
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23. peace and low stress
:mad:
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spuddonna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:06 PM
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3. I am sorry... Also, I am the one that ate all the chocolate eggs...
...from the candy dish last night. :(

Actually, I will be relieved when the Dems come back to power, but I don't kid myself - our economy is so f'd up, it'll take years to get things turned around...

I am sorry... especially for my kids' sake... I hope that our country can recover from this corrupt reign of insanity.

But I change my mind on the chocolate egg thing, I take that back... They were good! :)


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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:33 PM
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11. Thanks and you're welcome to all the eggs, as long as they brought
you pleasure.
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spuddonna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 08:56 PM
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20. :) Thanks! But I'll make sure to share next time...
Virtual chocolate eggs for everyone! And health and dental (esp. after eating all the chocolate) insurance for all!

That's something I hope to see in my lifetime. No more worrying about whether you get sick, or whether you'll have to choose between medicine or dinner...

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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:09 PM
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4. I can give you empathy, having been in the same boat, although,...
,...not nearly as long as you.

:hug: Will that do?

Moreover, although I realize the "Democratic" representation moved blindly, even selfishly, into our present realm, they are still the party that holds MY HOPE. We have Democrats, far more than a handful, who are doing their fucking best to change our course, while the Republicans are screwing our people every which way and then some.

I can't apologize to you for changing registration from independent to democrat the last three elections. My "independence" means nothing without the weight of a party that does far better for me and my child than the fuckers-in-charge. I'm being pragmatic without sacrificing my ideals for the future.

So, that's what you get from "Just Me".
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:18 PM
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6. Thank you too, and I want to emphasize that it is not even a majority
of Democrats that are members of The Corporate Party, on the whole the Feinsteins and Kucinichs and Boxers that are our hope for the future.
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:24 PM
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8. Feinstein?
Maybe you meant Feingold. Feinstatein exemplifies nearly everything wrong with contmemporary politics -- a true pig at the trough.
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:32 PM
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9. Oops! How embarassing.
:blush:
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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:41 PM
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13. it happens all the time on here
easy names to mix up.
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:38 PM
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12. Add the whole Black Caucus, bless them over and over.
And never forget Barbara or Byrd or Kennedy or Kerry,...good Lord, I can't name them all off the top of my head,...AND I SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT,...WE ALL SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT!!!

Where are our heads?

Why are we failing to acknowledge all those fighters!!! That kinda' makes me angry,...that we're failing to acknowledge ALL those who have taken a stand on our behalf IN SPITE of being subjected to an immoral, predatory political machine which had only their own self-fucking-interests as the objective,....rather than the noble cause to advance the interests of this country's people and, consequently, the world's humanity.

We CAN NOT lose our heads over this INHUMANE POLITICAL POWER THAT BE. That power is WRONG and we are RIGHT because we advocate human advancement rather than totalitarian economic and governmental power by a few lucky assholes either born into elitism or being chaotically championed. Einstein recognized the distinctions. There is no reason whatsoever that we can't grasp them because WE LIVE THEM!!!

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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 08:38 PM
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18. Agreed and amen,
the problem, as always, is it only takes a few assholes to fuck it up. Just 2 or 3 to vote with the opposition at crucial times and all real progress is stopped.
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handsignals4theblind Donating Member (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:17 PM
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5.  Well if democracy doesn't work- form THe new Weathermen
Just kidding of course- The weathermen were mostly a motley crue of privelaged kids who had no clue about revolution.

TErrorism does not work but it is hypocritical of the USA which has used terrorism either by proxy, or directly in the Third World. YOu may see a return to this again !----OR you can start forming a real credible political party that challenges the 2 party corporate dominated agenda.
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:48 PM
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15. Thank you, and yes we did, if not bring terrorism to the world, become
its biggest promoters and practitioners.

As for a new party it kills me that the only person, so far, with the means and will to make it happen was also wrong and bat-shit crazy. We just need another patriot billionaire, or several multi-millionaires, with the vision.
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Keseys Ghost Donating Member (649 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:20 PM
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7. K & R
Right on!
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:33 PM
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10. during the campaign, listing what was happening to nation, i was called
as bad as the free republic dudes..... conspiracy theorist. i too want my apologies. right there with you. everything i said, is.....
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Rosemary2205 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 07:45 PM
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14. It's all my fault.
This all started right around the time I voted for the first time. It musta been me.

I'm the one that stole the roses off your front fence too.
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90-percent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 08:22 PM
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17. this mess we're in
President Al Gore could turn this Republican Rape around.

-85% Jimmy
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omega minimo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 08:19 PM
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16. I'm sorry America drank the Reagan Kool-Aid and got put to sleep
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Patsy Stone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-19-06 08:41 PM
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19. Excellent!
I was going to post a thread about never referring to a tin foil hat again. Everything has come true. It's always the worst case scenario, the lowest common denominator. Nah, they couldn't be thinking that. Oh, yes they were.
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InsultComicDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 02:42 AM
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21. Sorry dude
:grouphug:
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 05:49 AM
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22. K&R!
(I'm far too young to have called you a crackpot 20 yrs ago)
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-21-06 04:50 PM
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27. LOL
:rofl:
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 09:44 AM
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24. Don't hold your breath.
These bastards will go to jail claiming they were patriots. They just live in a different world. Where you may see colors they see dollar signs. Where you want an apology, they say fuck you and call you unAmerican. Fuck them, their apology would be as empty as their sincere devotion to their greed.
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The Gunslinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 09:47 AM
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25. And American Idol is the #1 TV show!!!!!!!!
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Raster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-20-06 02:11 PM
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26. I don't want an apology. I WANT BLOOD!
Edited on Thu Apr-20-06 02:12 PM by Raster
:kick:
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converted_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-21-06 05:00 PM
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28. I tried to recommend it, but it only allows for stuff posted in the last
24 hours, so I'm kicking it instead..
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-22-06 11:39 AM
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29. me too
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