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View Poll Results: Do you support the Wall St. protesters?
Yes 157 51.48%
No 148 48.52%
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:52 PM
 
Location: Dallas
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My thoughts exactly. This is getting REALLY EMBARRASSING for Liberals. They are doing a huge disservice by putting a name, face, and story to the OWS message. The devil is in the details...and the details do not evoke sympathy....AT ALL.

Can they not see that?

Yes, the fun of debating this topic has gone away. It's become too easy to spot these idiots and their useless protests. Maybe in a week or two they will come up with some useful protest slogans.
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:53 PM
 
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geez, I can go on and on and on but I think people can see, all this we 99% crap is a beeech and moan session.

Technically, I am part of the 99%. HOWEVER, I don't consider myself to be one of them. Why?

My parents worked their ass off.....went thru bankruptcy.....worked even harder to pay part of my college (while I still amassed $60k in loans) and managed to start their own business and be successful at it.

I took over the student loans and am still paying for it now. 3% interest is pittles. I don't complain about it because I knew what I was getting into and I even had to take an extra semester because I fooled around. And I accept that. So while I still have $18k in student loans, I am not complaining. I was laid of for 2 yrs and started working again this year. During that time I was on unemployment benefits, cut down costs (no starbucks lattes or new iphones) spent most of my time searching for jobs, going on interviews, networking. I paid for my own health insurance at $276/mo for me and my wife. Both have pre-existing conditions. Never went on welfare bcuz I made too much from UI, but I didn't care as I never considered it an option anyways. Yet, I managed through smart thinking and making wise decisions.

It ain't easy, but whining about it ain't gonna make the problems you create go away.
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:53 PM
 
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Occupy wall st. Has been Hijacked
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:54 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I like this one. Deep in debt, barely make rent, hard to find work, no health insurance.... let's have a baby!
You're right..his wife should have gotten an abortion.

Would you have more respect for them, then?
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:54 PM
 
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Not sure how to answer this. As long as they're peaceful, respectful, and obey lawful orders from the police they can protest all they want. Do I think a single one of 'em has a clue? No.
Ditto.
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:55 PM
 
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Occupy wall st. Has been Hijacked
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:55 PM
 
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You're right..his wife should have gotten an abortion.

Would you have more respect for them, then?

would have respected them more if they used a condom. MUCH cheaper than pregnancy and MUCH cheaper than abortion
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:56 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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You worked hard, and these people need to as well. Nothing is stopping them besides their desire to NOT WORK HARD and to SMOKE DOPE. They are lazy. Don't cut them any slack.

They need to shape up, because right now they are doing nothing to help this country.
I see. You have interviewed all of these people and gotten statements from them that they do not want to work hard and they all smoke dope?
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:56 PM
 
Location: Democratic Peoples Republic of Redneckistan
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Ann Coulter is the sexiest woman on the planet.

Oh, the things I would like to do to her when she's wearing that flimsy little black dress and talking tough.
She might be the only woman I'd even think about leaving my wife for.
Can you say "ladyboy"? Sure...I knew you could.

May I also add...IF you find Coulter attractive in ANY way,you have got to have the worst taste of any person I've seen on here to date....and THAT is saying a LOT.
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Old 10-06-2011, 03:56 PM
 
Location: Reality
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I love how when huge, grassroots protests happen...
No you don't, you hate it unless it supports a left wing point of view.
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