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Oxy Mora:When I said "you" I

wws — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:10:32 +0000

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Oxy Mora:

When I said "you" I meant the collective you, not you personally. (I hope that was understood.)

Btw, how do we impact the corporations that run print and online media, in addition to those of cable TV? Have you noticed, for example, how often corporate ads are showing up on op ed pages written by as-liberal-as-they-come columnists? At The Hill, Brent Bokowsky's most recent column is partially obscured by a BP ad!

Thanks, Chuck. I just wonder

Oxy Mora — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:20:24 +0000

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Thanks, Chuck. I just wonder why Republicans seem to own outrage and indignation. Maybe things have to get a lot worse before Democrats will march to Washington and show some spunk.

Thanks. I kept asking myself,

Oxy Mora — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:17:16 +0000

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Thanks. I kept asking myself, now who should I boycott. Maybe start with the A's, cross reference with the Chamber of Commerce donor list. Or, heck, I might be willing to give up that occasional Mc Snack wrap.

Oxy Mora...Excellent post! I

chucktrotter — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:31:21 +0000

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Oxy Mora...

Excellent post! I liken it to a decree written in the 1770s. Aways the pessimist, I would like to throw some thoughts around. The party that will take the Congress, Tuesday has engineered the theory of "Divide and Conquer" into a fine art. It would seem that the party of NO has gained the support of a large mass of citizens who are voting and acting against their own well-being! Here I go...Preaching to the choir, again! Let me make it short: We are well beyond any attempt to change our conditions via actions like strikes, marches, boycotts and, least of all - - voting. I liken taking to the streets, brandishing T-shirts with witty slogans and waving posters the equivalent to pissing in a tornado. A million disgruntled poor, hungry, uninsured and angry people marching on the Mall means nothing to billionaires sunning themselves on some beach in the Carribbean. The Citizens United-SCOTUS decision negated the two-party system which "might" have, ultimately, turned some things around. I have watched Tea Baggers refer to 2nd Amendment resolutions to their conditions. Some pundits compare the division of our nation equal to or worse then that which existed during the Civil War. It has been stated that our all-volunteer military is saturated with conservatives. Where do our law enforcement agencies find most of the recruits who "serve and protect" us? Are we getting ourselves into a "Red Dawn" scenario?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDtLN8cySY&feature=related

I'm in, Oxy Mora. (Although

wws — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:40:20 +0000

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I'm in, Oxy Mora. (Although this next week, given the election coverage, maybe Stardust has a point -- how about Dark Thursday?)

May I also seriously suggest a long-term boycott of all products on offer by known corporate campaign contribution offenders? As well as manufacturers who have moved all their production abroad? Retailers who have ruined Main Street business with their big box stores? Oil companies who ruthlessly despoil our environment?

For example, are you currently taking an expensive medication (feeding Big Pharma's obscene profits) for which there is a generic alternative that your physician approves? Will you, for so many reasons, stop shopping at KMart, period? Will you stop buying BP gasoline (yes, I know they sell to other brands, but it's a start).

We should make a list, check it twice, add to it, and stick to it. Other candidates?

Er...my brain is many things,

we are stardust — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 14:35:29 +0000

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Er...my brain is many things, but slow seems to be one of them. I just realized (well, duh) that Wednesday follows Tuesday, and in the case of the coming week, Wednesday is the day after the Tuesday elections. So, I'll be watching the television on Wednesday;broke with my endorsement of Dark Wednesday in less than a day. Sigh.

Thanks. It's a horrendous

Oxy Mora — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:51:54 +0000

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Thanks. It's a horrendous expense, isn't it. I could really live without TV and cable, I think they might be the root of all evil. I was feeling great until I started watching the political news two months ago. Now I'm upset half the time.

Try twenty mule team borax,

Oxy Mora — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:48:43 +0000

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Try twenty mule team borax, if you can find it at the general store--oh, sorry, no more country stores.

Myself, I'll be wearing a hair shirt for the next two years, doesn't need laundering.

Come first of the year I will

trkingmomoe — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:42:01 +0000

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Come first of the year I will be part of a growing group of people in this country that has to turn off cable because of loss of income. I have a new tall antenna that is up and running. The family asked to keep cable through the hollidays in leu of some gifts. MSM can now repeat Rush and Becker everyday and I will not have to listen to it. All the tea bag crazies from all over the country will not be in my local news. It will be less upsetting not being exposed to bullies and easier to vote for democrats with out feeling guilty or being supressed with the sky is falling.

Good idea Oxy Mora

Well Oxy I hereby render unto

Richard Day — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:49:43 +0000

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Well Oxy I hereby render unto you the Dayly Blog of the Day Award for this here Dagblog Site, given to all of you from all of me.

Say, do you have that stuff that gets those tough spots out of one's laundry? I sure could use some.