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Author Topic:   The Anti-Spirit of Christmas
Tanypteryx
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Message 2 of 24 (774852)
12-23-2015 4:47 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
12-23-2015 4:29 PM


Wow, I guess nothing should surprise me anymore, but this makes me wish I could find whoever fired her and pee in their cheerios.
This meets my definition of crappy government.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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Tanypteryx
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Message 4 of 24 (774855)
12-23-2015 5:35 PM
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12-23-2015 5:23 PM


You can back off the vigilante self-righteous indignation.
Thanks for your thoughts, but I think I'll keep it.
A nation that spends $Trillions on defense and corporate welfare can afford to feed hungry kids, without you or politicians or bureaucrats bitching about it.
If you read the article, you would see that the food was going to be thrown out so why not let the kid eat it and why take it out on a worker who is earning poverty wages.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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Tanypteryx
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Message 7 of 24 (774858)
12-23-2015 5:51 PM
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12-23-2015 5:41 PM


But let us note the truly amazing consistency, even at Christmastime. Scrooge would be proud!
Yes, the irony is inescapable.

What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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Tanypteryx
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Message 13 of 24 (774867)
12-23-2015 10:07 PM
Reply to: Message 5 by Faith
12-23-2015 5:41 PM


I would agree except for your self-righteous self-congratulatory moral certainty which is just as disgusting.
Well, I don't know what you mean by self-righteous self-congratulatory, but I can understand your disgust at my moral certainty that hungry children should not be political targets.
And I can understand your disgust at my moral certainty that hungry children should not be made to suffer as lesson to their parents for the character flaw of poverty.
And I can understand your disgust at my moral certainty that minimum wage workers should be made scapegoats because funding has been cut from federal, state, county and district education budgets to fund tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires and corporations.
Write a letter to your congresspersons, that would be more productive. Take the realities into account before you do and then offer constructive suggestions.
Funny you should say that because it is something I have done for many years. On top of that, I also donate time as a mentor and money, food and time to fight childhood hunger.
I get it Faith, Happy Holidays.
ABE:
Faith writes:
that offended me the most
Not PC enough for you, huh?
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What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy

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