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    Someone should do a list of how much these people receive from the Health Care industry.

    I'd like to see who's top of that list.

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    ^ that information is surely available somewhere.

    and if i had to guess, i'd say republicans are taking about 2/3 to 3/4 of all the money given by the health care industry....and you can bet it's a lot of money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee
    Yep, Obama owns this shutdown no matter how his Fan Boys here and throughout the world spin it
    Can you elaborate on that point? It is the house who must submit the funding bill they are out of line to try to extort the president to delay a law that was passed four years ago. That has nothing to do with funding the government. So how can you logically explain that?

    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee
    To illustrate how dumb these people are they're putting up barriers around the National Mall which is only going to backfire on them.
    So you are claiming that it was Democrats who put up those barriers? The way I see it is the idiots in the house who are dumb. It is looking like the nation is already turning their backs on them.

    Once again you are showing that you live in some make believe fantasy world. Last year you swore up and down that Obama was going to get tossed on his ear. You were wrong then and you are wrong now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post

    thanks, misskit.

    here's the latest data on recipients of $$ from the health care industry:

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    1 McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Senate $448,125
    2 Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate $364,620
    3 Markey, Ed (D-MA) Senate $334,965
    4 Cassidy, Bill (R-LA) House $270,535
    5 Pallone, Frank Jr (D-NJ) House $269,150
    6 Price, Tom (R-GA) House $264,123
    7 Boehner, John (R-OH) House $260,330
    8 Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) Senate $239,500
    9 Reid, Harry (D-NV) Senate $224,550
    10 Gingrey, Phil (R-GA) House $216,600
    11 Camp, Dave (R-MI) House $210,650
    12 Upton, Fred (R-MI) House $187,050
    13 Buchanan, Vernon (R-FL) House $174,055
    14 McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) House $171,400
    15 Cantor, Eric (R-VA) House $160,250
    16 Scott, Tim (R-SC) Senate $157,750
    17 Toomey, Pat (R-PA) Senate $143,900
    18 Pitts, Joe (R-PA) House $141,500
    19 Hagan, Kay R (D-NC) Senate $138,300
    20 Matheson, Jim (D-UT) House $134,250


    you'll notice that 15 out of 20 have an (R) next to their name.

    Health: Top Recipients | OpenSecrets




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    Bam!

    Katie Pavlich @KatiePavlich With the government shut down who will send guns to Mexican drug cartels?
    11:17 AM - 1 Oct 2013


    Indeed...

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    I'm starting to understand why some call the Republican Party the American Taliban...

    Multimillionaire Republican lawmaker says government shutdown ‘is my idea of fun’

    By David Edwards
    Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:49 EDT
    As 800,000 federal employees were set to be furloughed due to a government shutdown on Tuesday, a Republican lawmaker with a net worth of around $6 million was positively cheerful about the situation, telling NPR that it was his “idea of fun.”

    Full article: Multimillionaire Republican lawmaker says government shutdown ‘is my idea of fun’ | The Raw Story

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    Well, don't forget, dude, this shutdown belongs to Obama 100%

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee View Post
    Yep, Obama owns this shutdown no matter how his Fan Boys here and throughout the world spin it - it's his and all due to that miserable train wreck called Obamacare...
    It is not the disaster that the clowns claim it to be. The disaster is that 750,000 Federal workers can be sent home until the clowns barter a deal which has nothing to do with the economy and everything to do with politics and self interest, after which the workers wil be whistled back into their cosy jobs in a bloated and exponentially growing bureaucracy that every admin in my lifetime has made a big beef about trimming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee View Post
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    Well, don't forget, dude, this shutdown belongs to Obama 100%
    Complete nonsense Boontard and you well know it.

    Your beloved Tea Party has tried and failed over 40 times to defund or delay the health care law. These Tea Party Republicans are so obsessed with the idea of sabotaging Obamacare that they're willing to take the economy hostage to do it.

    How disingenuous to blame President Obama when the budget bill never even made it to his desk. It is the refusal by congressional Republicans to send a clean bill to the Senate that has caused the shut down of the Federal Government.

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    Neither the Senate nor the President need to negotiate with the Tea Party terrorists over the Affordable Care Act. Do you know why?

    As Jon Stewart put it so succinctly: "Obamacare is the F*cking Law!!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by [B]raycarey[/B]
    who could have guessed it would play out like this?
    Any first year political science college student. No matter how this shakes out the Republicans will be the culprit. Dems will make sure of that during the mid terms. Them low information voters will be out in force. About as many as got the Messiah elected I reckon. Expect GOP will lose big in mid terms. The RINOs know this but are unable to control the tea party element. Tea party folks will get reelected but GOP gonna lose the House and gain a few seats in Senate. Dem political strategists are getting an erection over the prospect. Dem Pres, Dem Senate and Dem House.

    Do I smell one last piece of legislation to really piss off the right? I do, I do. A small departing gift from the Messiah and Ms Pelosi, the new house speaker.

    An assault weapons ban.
    Last edited by Norton; 02-10-2013 at 07:32 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton
    Do I smell one last piece of legislation to really piss off the right? I do, I do. A small departing gift from the Messiah and Ms Pelosi, the new house speaker. An assault weapons ban.
    i don't think they'll take back the house because of gerrymandering, but if they do, immigration reform is a lock.

    btw, the software screwed up again...that's my quote and not harry's.....and it was made with tongue placed firmly in cheek.
    Last edited by raycarey; 02-10-2013 at 07:28 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norton View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    who could have guessed it would play out like this?
    Any first year political science college student. No matter how this shakes out the Republicans will be the culprit. Dems will make sure of that during the mid terms. Them low information voters will be out in force. About as many as got the Messiah elected I reckon. Expect GOP will lose big in mid terms. The RINOs know this but are unable to control the tea party element. Tea party folks will get reelected but GOP gonna lose the House and gain a few seats in Senate. Dem political strategists are getting an erection over the prospect. Dem Pres, Dem Senate and Dem House.

    Do I smell one last piece of legislation to really piss off the right? I do, I do. A small departing gift from the Messiah and Ms Pelosi, the new house speaker.

    An assault weapons ban.
    I didn't write that, I'm assuming you or TD made an error?

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    Quote Originally Posted by raycarey View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Norton
    Do I smell one last piece of legislation to really piss off the right? I do, I do. A small departing gift from the Messiah and Ms Pelosi, the new house speaker. An assault weapons ban.
    i don't think they'll take back the house because of gerrymandering, but if they do, immigration reform is a lock.

    btw, the software screwed up again...that's my quote and not harry's.
    I wish it would stop **** doing that.

    BAD SOFTWARE! BAD SOFTWARE!


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    Fixed. Bad SW.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee
    Well, don't forget, dude, this shutdown belongs to Obama 100%
    Not according to Michelle Bachmann, head of the house teabagger caucus:

    “We’re very excited,” said Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.). “It’s exactly what we wanted, and we got it.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by quimbian corholla
    “It’s exactly what we wanted, and we got it.”
    Says she who is not running for re-election.

    Bottom line is, if the GOP gets hammered at the mid-terms, this debacle will actually be a positive for the US. I guess that's up to the people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bsnub View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee
    Yep, Obama owns this shutdown no matter how his Fan Boys here and throughout the world spin it
    Can you elaborate on that point? It is the house who must submit the funding bill they are out of line to try to extort the president to delay a law that was passed four years ago. That has nothing to do with funding the government. So how can you logically explain that?

    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee
    To illustrate how dumb these people are they're putting up barriers around the National Mall which is only going to backfire on them.
    So you are claiming that it was Democrats who put up those barriers? The way I see it is the idiots in the house who are dumb. It is looking like the nation is already turning their backs on them.

    Once again you are showing that you live in some make believe fantasy world. Last year you swore up and down that Obama was going to get tossed on his ear. You were wrong then and you are wrong now.
    That's what I thought bitch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda
    I wish it would stop **** doing that. BAD SOFTWARE! BAD SOFTWARE!


    Quote Originally Posted by Norton
    I wish it would stop **** doing that. BAD SOFTWARE! BAD SOFTWARE!
    Very easy to do and very easy to avoid. It is another case of the problem sitting in front of the keyboard.

    If you mark text in one post and then hit q-Quote on another post the quote is naturally attributed to the poster, where you hit the q-Quote.

    My apologies to Norton for using him as an example.
    "don't attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by incompetence"

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    Check Out The Barricade At The WW One Memorial!



    Are these people serious?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee
    Are these people serious?
    I suppose- the gop opposition closed down the US government, right?

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    Clearly, Obama forced the shutdown by refusing to negotiate.

    Standing Up To Oppressive Government

    You’ll love the ‘trophy’ World War II vets took home from the government shutdown blockade.

    Go get 'em Vets!

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    A List Of House Democrats Who Voted Against Veterans Yesterday.

    Ray Carey seen cheering in approval...

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    Differentiate yourself between a kamikaze pilot and a modern day once, 'republican', booner. The joke is on you. If it were not for the fact that your pranks cost real people real money, I might even laugh at your ilk.

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