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04-15-2009, 05:15 PM
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Rhapsody in Blue
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Location: Deep fried Okrahoma
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Originally Posted by colleeng47
I was there. Lots of speeches, flag and sign waving and "we're not gonna take it anymore" chants.
I was there because I agreed -- our children and grandchildren will be paying for this debacle.
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Cool!  I heard about 5K people showed up at the capitol building.
Good for you, Colleen. I forgot you almost have a front row seat there from your work.
This govt.'s wasteful spending has been going on for ages. Even in the 1860's monies that were allocated to Native People's found it's way into the coffers of "friends" of the government agents who were "contractors" with outrageous billing.
I don't see the neccesity for playing the blame game. And there have been plenty of watch groups airing out the overspending of our Government. But the spending never seems to stop. Why?
They need to send those upper echelon CEO's who ran their companies into the ground to the unemployment line without severance pay IMO. Give them each one dollar as a bailout and tell them to not spend it all in one place!
I have some opinions on the banks and the auto companies getting bailed out, but it's all been said before, so I will just say, let them rot in hades the next time they run their companies into the ground.
Other companies will spring up to take their place.
To the Bastille!
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04-15-2009, 05:53 PM
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Freedom Is Not Free!
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: north central Ohio, UNFORTUNATELY!
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Originally Posted by HeatherDawn
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No thanks on the (Tea Party thingies), I see what those little ole ladies wear and those goofy big brimmed red hats, all gussied up and all  . you ain't gonna get me at one of those things, I'm a coffee drinker, well maybe a Moolatte' at best  . |
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04-15-2009, 05:54 PM
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I'm not there because I'm here
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by _redbird_
Cool! I heard about 5K people showed up at the capitol building.
Good for you, Colleen. I forgot you almost have a front row seat there from your work.
This govt.'s wasteful spending has been going on for ages. Even in the 1860's monies that were allocated to Native People's found it's way into the coffers of "friends" of the government agents who were "contractors" with outrageous billing.
I don't see the neccesity for playing the blame game. And there have been plenty of watch groups airing out the overspending of our Government. But the spending never seems to stop. Why?
They need to send those upper echelon CEO's who ran their companies into the ground to the unemployment line without severance pay IMO. Give them each one dollar as a bailout and tell them to not spend it all in one place!
I have some opinions on the banks and the auto companies getting bailed out, but it's all been said before, so I will just say, let them rot in hades the next time they run their companies into the ground.
Other companies will spring up to take their place.
To the Bastille! |
You gonna bake that cake for them? 
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04-15-2009, 05:57 PM
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I'm not there because I'm here
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by Goodpasture
Now explain to me the reason for the protest.
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It's better than a riot???
Last edited by LadyRobyn; 04-15-2009 at 06:39 PM..
Reason: Keeping Kari Happy...
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04-15-2009, 06:29 PM
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Snow is mellltiiing! Yucky muddy messy New Year!
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Duncan, OK
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Originally Posted by Goodpasture
I guess I've been chastised, haven't I? Sorry to have injected a response to your thread....it won't happen again.
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Actually we don't need more than one thread on the subject. Oddly enough with message boards people DO tend to post their opinions...and I see nothing "off topic" about your post at all.
The subject is Tax Day Tea Party.
Carry on...
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04-15-2009, 07:39 PM
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Location: Stillwater
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Does not taking in any more mean to resolve not going to the polls any more to vote yes to fund the lastest MAPS project in OKC? If people feel they are overtaxed why do the majority keep doing this?
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04-15-2009, 07:41 PM
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Freedom Is Not Free!
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Location: north central Ohio, UNFORTUNATELY!
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Originally Posted by LadyRobyn
Actually we don't need more than one thread on the subject. Oddly enough with message boards people DO tend to post their opinions...and I see nothing "off topic" about your post at all.
The subject is Tax Day Tea Party.
Carry on...
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Paaaarrrtay! Weres the party? Is it a black tie affiar? |
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04-15-2009, 08:00 PM
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Rhapsody in Blue
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Deep fried Okrahoma
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Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie
Does not taking in any more mean to resolve not going to the polls any more to vote yes to fund the lastest MAPS project in OKC? If people feel they are overtaxed why do the majority keep doing this?
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Regarding the concept of TEA "taxed enough already", exactly how much is "too much"? You can't have city, county, state, or federal services without taxes. So how much is too much tax?
I like what the guy said at OKC, “We must remind them who put them in power in the first place,” he said. “Vote them out of office when they don’t do our bidding.” “Vote them out,” the crowd chanted.http://newsok.com/thousands-rally-at...ad_story_title
I thought Oklahoma was as conservative as they come, so who exactly are "they", that is going to be voted out? |
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04-15-2009, 08:14 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Oklahoma(formerly SoCalif) Originally Mich,
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They had a tea party here in Duncan today. On I-81 close to Walmart.
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04-15-2009, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member
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