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bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 4 Mar 13

It seems that the party that does not like big money influencing the elections is willing to have a Corporation guarantee a loan, for $10 million dollars, and then the DNC defaults on the loan. The company can claim a business...

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Troublegum Hey, maybe we should do a bail out? Or the electric company should refuse to supply electric to any houshold containing a democratic leader. i.e. we will turn you power back on when you repay the loan...

5 Mar 13

robspeakman @robspeakman (1700) 22 Dec 12

DON'T point out the obvious that he is just figurehead - This post is more than an obvious question, So I don't need an obvious answer. So back to the main point... As I get older I become more and more interested in...

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Troublegum For the most part the us government is set up so that it is really hard to get anything done. This is on purpose. It prevents drastic sweeping changes at the hands of a few unless there really is broad support in all branches. The exception to this is in...

22 Dec 12

Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 26 Nov 12

Well I want to know what the left thinks of this. The Russian newspaper Pravda has called Obama a communist. The author, Xavier Lurma, liken Obama's speeches of illusion of hope and change to that of Lenin's. He says "the Obama's...

russian newspaper warns that obama is a communist

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Troublegum Do we really need communists to tell us what communism is? I say we can recognize it when we see it.

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marie2052 @marie2052 (3691) • United States 21 Nov 12

I am an older person here. I was in 6th grade and saw the black and white video of President Kennedy assasinated. I remember it like it was yesterday. The schools let us all out early and there was even crying on the bus....

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Troublegum Kennedy would have been considered conservative by today's standards. The entire country has shifted left since then. The emergence of the tea party and other conservative groups are nothing more than traditional conservative, but when we compare them to a...

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debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 19 Nov 12

Do we have a moral imperative to provide healthcare to everyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEM4NKXK-iA Debate on Obamacare, 6 minute video. Please limit your remarks to the morality of providing/not providing...

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Troublegum no it is not moral to use up someone else's resources and expect to not have to pay for it on the grounds that you don't have the cash. This is why people carry insurance. I think it is immoral that people spend hundreds on monthly cell phone, internet, and tv...

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coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 15 Nov 12

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-restaurateur-to-impose-surcharge-for-obamacare.html First hours are cut back to part time, which means we can't afford health insurance on that income...so we are "penalized" $2500 a year...

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Troublegum I am going to put this in the category of "only surprising if you slept through economics 101" If you increase a businesses cost of doing business, they will do some combination of these 4 things, slash costs elsewhere, pass costs on to customers, make less...

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stary1 @stary1 (6611) • United States 2 Nov 12

I keep hearing a few say Romney will win in a landslide but all polls seem to indicate it is a very very close race. I would be shocked if Romney won in a landslide and wonder if there is even a slight possibility....

romney landslide

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Troublegum Obama care hasn't even gone into effect fully yet, and we are already seeing pull back adjustments in the healthcare industry. When it does go into effect expect the current "uninsured" to get roughly the same care they got before now that they are on a...

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schulzie @schulzie (4061) • United States 1 Nov 12

So, it has been unseasonably cold here in South Florida this whole week. And most mornings it has averaged 54 degrees Farenheit. Some mornings have gotten down to 49 degrees! For me, this is very cold. I...

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Troublegum Ok, I am making a new rule. If you are from southern Florida you are not allowed to complain about it being too cold. Period. (yes that is three periods in a row) complain about rain, complain about it being too hot, okay, but no matter matter what no...

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bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 22 Oct 12

It seems that women are switching to Gov. Romney and away from President Obama. Are women seeing the Democrats as a single issue party when it concerns women? Their ads seem to show women only concerned with Birth Control and...

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Troublegum I would say that the top issues that women are concerned about are the same ones that concern men. Where the dems fall down is that they always try to make people equal by treating them differently under the law. Then they make fun of Romney because of his...

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koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 12 Oct 12

When I'm riding my bike there are sounds I am not supposed to hear. Bicycles are supposed to operate smoothly and quietly. If it starts making unusual clicking, popping, clunking and rattling something is usually wrong with the...

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Troublegum Before you make the jump, make sure they measure your chain. If the chain is stretched you will be stuck switching the chain, and maybe even you chainrings and cranks as well. When they measure the chain they will be able to tell you what you are in for,...

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canoorvaro @canoorvaro (18) • Singapore 21 Oct 12

I have been wondering why most people play sports even though they are not going to be prosportsman. For some I would say it is a mean to keep the body healthy. And for some it is a mean to lose weight. Even some would say it is...

lose weight

relief stress

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Troublegum In general, people play sports because they are fun or they fill a need for competition. I general I have found that people who join gyms or try to involve themselves in some health activity for the sake of being health will give up the activity quickly. Those...

21 Oct 12

stary1 @stary1 (6611) • United States 20 Oct 12

Shouldn't he as President know enough to be able to just talk about it?? Why does he need to practice what he will say. I can understand a challenger needs to be sure he is up on all foreign affairs..but the Pres should already be...

study for debate

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Troublegum If I were to give him the benefit of the doubt I would say that all the pausing hedging and general appearance of lack of understanding is just him trying to remember what is classified and what he can talk about with the general public. Unfortunately I don't...

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bendygno @bendygno (81) • Palembang, Indonesia 19 Oct 12

today I just read an article on yahoo about the latest discovery will bike, inventor Israel said, "a bicycle made ??entirely of cardboard bertransportasi potentially changing habits ranging from the most congested cities to the...

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Troublegum inexpensive used bikes can be had here for. $30. And people still won't use them as transportation. Even the people who can't afford cars will ride their bikes only long enough to save up for a car.

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koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 12 Oct 12

When I'm riding my bike there are sounds I am not supposed to hear. Bicycles are supposed to operate smoothly and quietly. If it starts making unusual clicking, popping, clunking and rattling something is usually wrong with the...

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Troublegum Also a new axle can be had for $10-15usd, but the issue will remain that you will be prone to bending the new one as well.

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koopharper @koopharper (7599) • Canada 12 Oct 12

When I'm riding my bike there are sounds I am not supposed to hear. Bicycles are supposed to operate smoothly and quietly. If it starts making unusual clicking, popping, clunking and rattling something is usually wrong with the...

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Troublegum Most WalMart bikes use a freewheel rather than a cassette. Because of where the bearings are in this setup, the rear axles are prone to bending. Once the axle bends it starts to put strange forces on the bearings and will cause the hub to loosten up regularly....

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bendygno @bendygno (81) • Palembang, Indonesia 19 Oct 12

today I just read an article on yahoo about the latest discovery will bike, inventor Israel said, "a bicycle made ??entirely of cardboard bertransportasi potentially changing habits ranging from the most congested cities to the...

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Troublegum Yes I saw this as well, very cool, I will be interested to see how long term durability it. If you look at inexpensive bikes currently in production they start falling apart and breaking down very quickly. If this bike has similar issues the environmental...

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mommyboo @mommyboo (13174) • United States 16 Oct 12

...or significant other? It doesn't cause us any personal problems but we will never see eye to eye on it. I am definitely NOT anywhere near the republican side, which (to me) seems very anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-love, and...

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Troublegum we agree on most stuff, and have learned in some areas that we have to cede the upper hand to one or the other. In the areas where we strongly disagree, we avoid the full out debates because they end up not being productive, but we kind of pick around the...

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Troublegum @Troublegum (641) • United States 11 Oct 12

Anyone else have those moments when you realize you have 8 million things to do with your kids, your work, and your family. Your constantly putting out fires. When you are with your kids you are worried about something you have to...

sleep deprivation

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clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5561) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 9 Oct 12

Economist Peter Navarro says Osama is dead, GM is alive, and all GM jobs are in China. What's wrong with this picture?

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Troublegum Yup, totalled my GM, bought a Ford. Quite a change, when I grew up, FORD stood for "Fix or Repair Daily" and GM stood for General Motors. Now GM is Government Motors and FORD is the thing to buy.

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