spalladino

@spalladino (17891)

United States • Age 69

Joined myLot 16 years ago

There are wannabe cowgirls...and then you have the real thing.

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spalladino liked this • 19 Mar 11

Libya Declares Cease Fire After U.N. Approves Intervention

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 18 Mar 11

An article found at WashingtonPost, written by Liz Sly, and others ... breaking 3/18/11: Tripoli, Libya - The Libyan government declared a cease-fire Friday in its battle against rebels seeking to oust longtime leader Moammar...

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gladys46 You're welcome spalladino, well deserved too! I continue to search for just reasoning for the "hatred" of our President ... it seems so intense, outside the usual disenchantments of policy issues! I mean, are we to completely forget that 8 years of the Bush...

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spalladino liked this • 18 Mar 11

Libya Declares Cease Fire After U.N. Approves Intervention

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 18 Mar 11

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gladys46 Spalladino, thank you for another reasoned response. Yes, the "usual" suspects are always ready and willing with those sorts of take downs or the usual boy/girlcotts ... haha! And, yes I agree that "the Loon of Libya" will most probably be charged for his...

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spalladino liked this • 7 Mar 11

The Supreme Court Again Rejects "Birther" Appeal

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 7 Mar 11

CNN reports that the Sup.Ct. has again rejected an appeal from a "birther" proponent questioning the citizenship of President Obama. Today, the Court turned aside without comment a request for a rehearing of various claims, after...

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spalladino liked this • 2 Mar 11

Supreme Court Rule "FOR" Military Funeral Protesters

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 2 Mar 11

Breaking news is that the Sup.Ct. has ruled in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. Holding that the 1st Amendment protects these fundamentalist's attention getting anti-gay protests outside military funerals....

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spalladino liked this • 1 Mar 11

Republican U.S. House of Representatives

gladys46 @gladys46 (1205) • United States 1 Mar 11

Reportedly, on February 19, the Republican House passed a "leadership" resolution cutting 1.7 billion from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The vote was along party lines, with all the House Democrats voting "NO" and all...

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spalladino liked this • 28 Nov 10

Repeal Health Care.

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 27 Nov 10

Whatever mud you all will sling my way, however unbiblical or socialist or fascist or hitleresque you say healthcare reform is, I really don't care. This post is for the people with a brain, who support healthcare reform the GOP...

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ladybugmagic John Boehner does have a little bit of an evil look to him. In any photo I have seen of him.

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spalladino liked this • 28 Nov 10

Repeal Health Care.

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 27 Nov 10

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spalladino liked this • 18 Nov 10

Food, Housing, Medical Care,...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 16 Nov 10

Why stop there, what other necessities in life should the taxpayers foot the bill for? Apparentlyl "Rights" means that everyone should have to pay more in taxes to make sure no one has to actually work for anything. It's all...

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ladybugmagic Just an example of one of those freeloaders. A homeless man using the benefits of a shelter while trying to get back on his feet finds a bag full of $3,300.00 And he hunts down the student who lost it, and makes sure he gets it back. These are people...

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spalladino liked this • 12 Nov 10

Random Phobias

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 11 Nov 10

What strange things are you afraid of? Mine are: 1) snails - they are gooey. And I am horrified of them. But they are very cute. But super scary. 2) four way stop signs. I am fairly certain that only one in every two...

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spalladino liked this • 11 Nov 10

Who is your favourite political comedian?

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 11 Nov 10

Or comedian that has commented on politics. And why? And, if possible, link to an excerpt of them. For me, I volley a little. My fallback is always Michael Moore, because he his hilarious, and brilliant, and...

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spalladino liked this • 5 Nov 10

Extreme Anti-Abortion Issues

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 5 Nov 10

Pretending now, that you were of the belief that your child should carry her rapists fetus to term, and you were in a state requiring parental consent, what would you have your daughter say to her unwanted child when they are old...

abortion

staunch prolife views

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ladybugmagic Wow - spall - I have never seen you become as heated as I do in a discussion before. Bravo. Irish - what would you say when they asked where their daddy was. Would you lie? And, in some cases, here in the states, the rapist can file for visitation rights....

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spalladino liked this • 5 Nov 10

Extreme Anti-Abortion Issues

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 5 Nov 10

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ladybugmagic This is just a really scary premise overall. I came up with the question, because some of the more extreme candidates in the US were campaigning on outlawing abortion, even in times of rape and incest. And, they have gone on air saying they would have...

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spalladino liked this • 5 Nov 10

What political volunteering do you do?

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 5 Nov 10

Phone banking, canvassing, admin work, rally attendance? Etc. What work do you do to support political causes? And, on a curiosity note, what do you do for general fundraisers and volunteering like hospitals and schools, or...

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spalladino liked this • 5 Nov 10

Extreme Anti-Abortion Issues

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 5 Nov 10

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spalladino liked this • 31 Oct 10

What is with all the Bible quotes in the politics thread?

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 31 Oct 10

I understand the quotes of presidents past, or historians, or economists. But, what is with answering a political question with, Proverbs 20 dash 19 says .... ? Are those responding that way unable to answer the question on...

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spalladino liked this • 29 Oct 10

McDonalds Employees threatened if Republicans don't win.

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 29 Oct 10

Just when you thought the republicants wouldn't go any lower - they have yet another form of voter intimidation. Employers telling their hard working employees they won't receive raises or benefits if the republicans don't...

republican threats

voter intimidation

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spalladino liked this • 19 Oct 10

Did Sarah Almost Drop the "F-Bomb"?

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 19 Oct 10

This isn't an attack, I SWEAR it sounded to me like she almost did. This is what it says in the article below: "You're turning our country toward our constitutional foundations," Palin told them. "You didn't let big government...

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spalladino liked this • 18 Oct 10

Sarah Palin Attacks the First Lady

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 18 Oct 10

If you haven't already heard this, just imagine Sarah Palin, at her most high-pitched, annoyingly shrieking voice ever, saying the following: "You know, when I hear people say, or had said during the campaign that they've...

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spalladino liked this • 17 Oct 10

State Attorney Generals want Bank Officials to read Foreclosures before signing

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 13 Oct 10

Wouldn't it be nice if the State AG also sued Congress for signing on to a bill (by voting)without reading it first. Maybe things would be better if Congress had read and sign an affidavit that they had read and understood what...

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thegreatdebater Read the bill again Tiny!!!

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