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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
For me, I thought it interesting that my Maternal Great-Grandfather and his Brother-in-law (both cabinet-makers) were never out of work during that
time. In addition, I ended up being given the 1936 Chevrolet bought new at the height of the Depression.
They were all dedicated Republicans till they died.
On the other hand, my Paternal Grandmother, with no marketable skills, struggled through and remained a devoted Dem who idolized FDR.
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Oh Cow Chips! You are the only one that finds it interesting. Each of us has a boring, personal, inconsequential, anecdotal story to tell. My
paternal grandfather and grandmother owned a mom and pop grocery store in Kansas during the depression. They were both dedicated Republicans at the
start. They went "bankrupt" as a resullt of giving store credit to their friends and neighbors who had no food. They moved to California in 1936 to
start a new life because they now had no way to pay for their own food. Eventually they turned their lives around their as a result of FDR's
policies. They never voted Republican again. In the 1970's my grandfather showed me a shoebox full of IOUs he had saved from the store. The people
who owed him money and bought new 1936 Chevrolets never paid him back. It was a bitter experience for both of them and they never returned to Kansas.
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Cypress
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The dems don't enforce immigration laws and the Latinos will vote for 'em. Guess all Nomads will vote for whichever Mexican political party that
refuses to enforce Mexican immigration laws.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
From FishFly:
"Did you skip school the day they tought about the Great Depression"?
Well, there was a lot TAUGHT about the Depression in school and from relatives who lived through it. For me, I thought it interesting that my
Maternal Great-Grandfather and his Brother-in-law (both cabinet-makers) were never out of work during that time. In addition, I ended up being given
the 1936 Chevrolet bought new at the height of the Depression.
They were all dedicated Republicans till they died.
On the other hand, my Paternal Grandmother, with no marketable skills, struggled through and remained a devoted Dem who idolized FDR.
It's all in your point of view and ALWAYS easier to blame your fate on something else.
[Edited on 11-9-2011 by MrBillM] |
Yet another spelling error, I am very sorry, was on a fishing trip and in a hurry. I am glad you were able to understand what I was saying this time.
Whew!!!
You are right, my mistake. Those who were unemployed during the Great Depression were just lazy and looking for a handout. Your family on the other
hand displayed great virtue and moral strength so did not suffer during those times. I guess I just have a Liberal Bias from talking with my family,
who lost their bank, during the Great Depression. I am also certain that everyone who is not working today is immoral, lazy and looking for a handout.
I stand corrected.
I come from North Dakota, the only State with its own State Bank, which has remained one of the best and most solvent in the nation. Those Socialist
farmers were sure stupid; they didn't want to be part of a system of banks that would ever again swindle them! Those Dumb Socialist/Communist Farmers
are sure Un-American.
Please accept my apology if I have misspelled any words.
Iflyfish
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mtgoat666
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gotta love bill moyers!
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Barry A.
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No, Goat--------I barely tolerate Bill Moyers------------as he is sooooo left and sooooo exagerates his points ("for effect", no doubt.)
I am always amazed (well, not really) that the left gets so angry when someone tells a 'family' story and immediately starts throwing stones at the
narrator. REAL EXPERIENCES are so aggravating and do muddy the water when they are counter to the quoted "facts" and "stats" out of left-wing
publications and think-tanks.
Here is another of those "stories" that Oxxo hates-------my paternal grandfather, a Naval Officer, was badly injured in an accident and forced to
retire as a Lt. Cmdr. on disability at 43 and never was able to work again. He took a percentage of his pension and invested it in the Stock Market
during the Depression, and ended up being a millionair, all from his gains in the Market. It took a while, but it sure payed off------------. But of
course he was "just lucky".  He was a rabid-Republican all his
life, and constantly preached against the policies of FDR as he believed it would lead to a "dependent society"--------wow, how COULD he think
that??????
Barry
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mtgoat666
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si, se puede!
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Barry A.
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Excellent!!!!!!!!!!! Well done, Goat.
Barry
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mtgoat666
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How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich
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How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich
The inside story of how the Republicans abandoned the poor and the middle class to pursue their relentless agenda of tax cuts for the wealthiest one
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Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-the-gop-became...
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Barry A.
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Goat---------lots of quotes from Republicans are out of context, etc etc. but the main and simple point I would make is ALL THIS IS A RESULT OF THE
CONGRESS NOT REDUCING SPENDING. What has been happening for years is a strategy to keep the Government from bankrupting the Country, and in a
Democracy (Republic, actually) it is tough to do when the people demand "more services" when there is really no way to pay for them long term.
(Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Ireland---------who is next???? USA?????)
So the beat goes on----------------------
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Some good stuff guys...
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mtgoat666, Funny! Stick it to the rich guy! The rich guy being anyone that has worked for and acheived a higher standard of living than the you?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
mtgoat666, Funny! Stick it to the rich guy! The rich guy being anyone that has worked for and acheived a higher standard of living than the you?
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it's a free country, you can infer whatever you want... of course, doesn't mean you are correct,...
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It's a free country? Depends upon what your definition of "free" is.
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That seems to be the problem today with everyone thinking that everything is free and also that it is somehow owed to them. The freedoms we enjoy
today didn't just happen, they were earned and fought for. Our National Cemetaries are filled with those who paid the ultimate price for our
freedoms.
Why does anyone feel it is appropriate to penalize success and reward failure? Ultimately it robs people of their aspirations and rewards those who
have surrendered their entire future to the goverment.
Those that know me will attest that I am always willing to lend a hand up to those in need but today that supporting hand-up has become a hand-out.
Rather than teaching a man how to fish, our government has decided these people are too stupid to learn so they steal fish from all the other
fisherman so this person will now become dependent on their generosity. There in lies the question, "Are you really being generous if it was never
yours to give?"
In Memory of E-57
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Skeet/Loreto
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Why do not you Blamers and Whimps start Changing Congress????????
Do as they did in Arizona, Go to the Polling place and replace some of these Spendy Senators and congress People. Arizona proved it can be Done. do
it and shut Up !!!!!
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
It's a free country? Depends upon what your definition of "free" is.
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only a marooon would think the expression was used to imply free goods rather than free speech/thought 
[Edited on 11-9-2011 by mtgoat666]
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Cypress
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Skeet/Loreto, Blamers and Whimps? And what catagory do you belong
in?
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Alan
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
only a marooon would think the expression was used to imply free goods rather than free speech/thought
[Edited on 11-9-2011 by mtgoat666] |
Actually I think they consider themselves more of a purple
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Cypress:
I belong in the Honest, Moralistic, Kindness, Hard Working, with a beleif in Tempurence, Prudence, Foritude, and Justice.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
Cypress:
I belong in the Honest, Moralistic, Kindness, Hard Working, with a beleif in Tempurence, Prudence, Foritude, and Justice. |
and don't forget Rick Perry!
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