Savor the symmetry

jficquette · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from Lucrum:

And you forgot Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Charles Rangel, Bonnie Fwank, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Julian Bond...
all living off of the corporate machine, all making money off of the poor dumb slobs who actually think any one of these actually give a damn about the working class...

Don't forget the pimpsta Al Gore

Gabfly1 · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from drjekyllus:

...What is your...opinion...?

That you're a thug. Thanks for asking.

drjekyllus · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from Gabfly1:

That you're a thug. Thanks for asking.

This is clearly a racist statement.

Gabfly1 · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from drjekyllus:

This is clearly a racist statement.

How very droll. And if only it were that simple. Unfortunately, thugs come in all shapes, colors and sizes. No doubt, your get-togethers require outsized banquet halls.

Lucrum · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from drjekyllus:

What is your savior's opinion on smoking?

Apparently BO never got the memo:

Quote from Gabfly1:
Big Tobacco claimed that smoking was not hazardous to one's health.

Lucrum · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from Gabfly1:

That you're a thug...

Proof positive that there is one thing worse than an angry little man.

An angry liberal with a little man complex.

Ricter · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from Gabfly1:

How very droll. And if only it were that simple. Unfortunately, thugs come in all shapes, colors and sizes. No doubt, your get-togethers require outsized banquet halls.

There are a few here that I believe are using the "boy who cried wolf" strategy, ie. they figure if they use "racism" enough times then no one will listen when it is used appropriately.

fhl · Dec 16, 2009

Here's a little symmetry for ya:

City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level
1. Detroit , MI
32.5%
2. Buffalo , NY
29...9%
3. Cincinnati , OH
27.8%
4. Cleveland , OH
27.0%
5. Miami , FL
26.9%
6. St. Louis , MO
26.8%
7. El Paso , TX
26.4%
8. Milwaukee , WI
26.2%
9. Philadelphia , PA
25.1%
10. Newark , NJ
24.2%
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007
What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?

Detroit , MI (1st on the poverty rate list) hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961;

Buffalo, NY (2nd) hasn't elected one since 1954;

Cincinnati , OH (3rd)...since 1984;

Cleveland , OH (4th)...since 1989;

Miami , FL (5th) has never had a Republican mayor;

St. Louis , MO (6th)....since 1949;

El Paso , TX (7th) has never had a Republican mayor;

Milwaukee , WI (8th)...since 1908;

Philadelphia , PA (9th)...since 1952;

Newark , NJ (10th)...since 1907.

Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'

It is the poor who habitually elect Democrats---yet they are still
POOR

Gabfly1 · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from fhl:

...Einstein once said, 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'

And yet you voted for W twice.

FeenixRizin · Dec 16, 2009

Quote from Gabfly1:

Big Tobacco claimed that smoking was not hazardous to one's health.

Big Oil doesn't see what all the fuss is about regarding climate change.

Insurance companies don't want health care reform.

In each case, the Constitution is raised, flags are waved, the future of America's very existence is characteristically questioned, lobby money is generously spent, "experts" for hire surface, and useful idiots come to the fore.

If you can get past the nausea, it's hard not to enjoy the synchronized pageantry.

how old are you?

btw, "useful idiot" is our term, we'd thank you not to use it. Only because it makes you look incredibly ignorant.