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Offline bkg

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What's a citizen to do?
« on: November 07, 2009, 11:12:56 PM »
Klobuchar and Frankin are my senators....

Why even bother calling them? 99% of MN citizens could call, write, chizel "vote no on healthcare" on each of their foreheads, and they would still vote for it. And cap-n-tax.

So WTF does a person do?
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2009, 11:38:31 PM »
I KNOW what I would do......
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2009, 11:41:28 PM »
Quote from: Thor on November 07, 2009, 11:38:31 PM
I KNOW what I would do......

Umm... wanna share?

I'm asking a serious question. Sounds sarcastic, but it isn't.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2009, 12:54:33 AM »
The only thing you can do, tell 'em what you think of their vote, and keep telling them. Don't stop. Remind them you are a voter and will not forget. 
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2009, 08:53:21 AM »
Quote from: Alpha Mare on November 08, 2009, 12:54:33 AM
The only thing you can do, tell 'em what you think of their vote, and keep telling them. Don't stop. Remind them you are a voter and will not forget. 

They obvioulsy don't care about that any more.  As long as the idiot citizens keep re-electing these assbags it only re-enforces their mindset that they can do anything they want and the people be damned.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2009, 12:19:21 PM »
Does your state have a recall provision? Do you have the money?
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2009, 12:56:21 PM »
Take over or start a NEWSPAPER. Seems to me that there ought to be some VERY cheap hardware and software out there. Make the news stright up, make the Ed and op ed pages utterly partizan conservative. Hold the senators up to editorial ridicule as often as humanly possible, but BE ACCURATE. Use their own voting records against them, Bill 123456 contains provison Y that.......and Sen. Jerkwater VOTED for THIS! Wrong as he/she can be!!!  Sen Jerkwater REFUSES to meet with our reporter, Georgette Muckraker........we'd LIKE to ask him.......

A garage can be the location to start from. Get them FREE in grocery stores, etc. Ask for advertizers to defray costs. As there are plenty of unemployed out there, volunteer help might be easier to get than you think.

Download Sun Tzu's "ART OF WAR", read it several times model your campaign to include Sun's advice. Make it the SOP for the entire "staff" as time passes.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2009, 04:01:34 PM »
We have an elderly lady here who has done that. Great editorials and not PC. Her paper is now the most widely read in the area- and still free!



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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2009, 06:17:02 PM »
While a great idea, when you travel 30-40% of the time and work 60-80 hours a week, it's difficult for a person to take up such endeavor. Not an excuse, just a reality. Same reason why you don't see a lot of conservatives at mid-week protest events.

Beyond marketing the truth and conservative message, there's honestly not a lot a person in as deep a blue state as me can do. Share the truth? sure! Vote Senators out? Not for five more years. Attempt a recall? never happen in MN, and it's also (while a great idea), a defensive and unfortunately an after-the-fact measure when it comes to this healthcare bill.

Any other thoughts?
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2009, 06:23:34 PM »
Quote from: bkg on November 08, 2009, 06:17:02 PM
Any other thoughts?

Hang tight, and pray.

I know I'm in a minority here, but I don't think any of this is going to come to pass.

I think other events, related and unrelated to this, are going to interfere, and so it's going to come to.....nothing.

However, not being God, I can't say for sure.

But that's what I think; it's not going to come to anything, in the end.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2009, 06:25:54 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on November 08, 2009, 06:23:34 PM
Hang tight, and pray.

I know I'm in a minority here, but I don't think any of this is going to come to pass.

I think other events, related and unrelated to this, are going to interfere, and so it's going to come to.....nothing.

However, not being God, I can't say for sure.

But that's what I think; it's not going to come to anything, in the end.
I don't share your optimism. We have a congress who has pissed on the Constitution and gives to shits about freedome or liberty. We're 12T in debt, intentionally devaluing the dollar... I'm quite cynical.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2009, 08:05:53 PM »
Quote from: bkg on November 07, 2009, 11:12:56 PM
Klobuchar and Frankin are my senators....

Why even bother calling them? 99% of MN citizens could call, write, chizel "vote no on healthcare" on each of their foreheads, and they would still vote for it. And cap-n-tax.

So WTF does a person do?

Hi,

First of all look at the positive side and I am not being funny.  We have half your problem here in Florida in Bill Nelson.  We also have some very active 9-12  and patriot groups that absolutely "loathe" the man who cares little for those who hire him.

My guess is to maintain some sort of sanity you should seek out groups like I mentioned and get very active.  You will likely be amazed at the number of folks that feel as you do.  Once you start participating, going to tea parties, and protesting you will feel like at least you are doing something. 

We have a governor here in Charlie Crist who wants to be our next senator.  Even though he is supposedly republican, conservative would not be a word to describe him.  We are all getting very active with Marco Rubio and it is starting to gain national attention.  If Rubio can win the nomination it will send shock waves throughout the country.

I am not trying to be funny, but to keep your sanity, you need to find folks with some common sense and down to earth conservative values.  Then band together and do what you can to change things.  Good luck.

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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2009, 06:50:32 PM »
Here's a question:  What did you think about the new bill Frankin tried to pass to make it illegal for Halliburton to make female employees sign a contract that says they cannot sue the company if a supervisor or superior rapes them in Iraq?

Do you know that every republican in attendance voted no?  How can you possibly justify this?  Republicans stated they felt the government should not be stepping in to reprimand and/or set rules and regulations for private sector companies.  Ummmmmmmm....... Isn't that what they are trying to do with ACORN???
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2009, 07:31:40 PM »
Link, please.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2009, 07:33:02 PM »
please hold
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2009, 07:36:28 PM »
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2009, 07:37:54 PM »
Quote from: hutch1983 on November 09, 2009, 07:36:28 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPbcCDPGcv8

Hey, ****knuckle--Maddow is about as useful a source as the National Enquirer.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #17 on: November 09, 2009, 07:41:18 PM »
please hold
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2009, 07:43:35 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on November 09, 2009, 07:37:54 PM
Hey, ****knuckle--Maddow is about as useful a source as the National Enquirer.

You're kidding me?  This idiot is trying to use Meaty Fingers Maddow as a credible source?

Has she figured out there's a Preamble to the Constitution yet?
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2009, 07:46:11 PM »
Quote from: TxRadioguy on November 09, 2009, 07:43:35 PM
You're kidding me?  This idiot is trying to use Meaty Fingers Maddow as a credible source?

Has she figured out there's a Preamble to the Constitution yet?

I'm still waiting for her to retract her earlier statement/rant on how Hasan wasn't involved with THIS:



And yeah, I saw her flapping her rug muncher on the subject last week.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2009, 07:48:08 PM »
Quote from: hutch1983 on November 09, 2009, 07:36:28 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPbcCDPGcv8

Really an avowed liberal political commentator is the source.............anything of context to this story on why they votd the way they did..?
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2009, 07:51:09 PM »
Quote from: Crazy Horse on November 09, 2009, 07:48:08 PM
Really an avowed liberal political commentator is the source.............anything of context to this story on why they votd the way they did..?

Guys, he said "please hold". He's posting in between MSNBC commercial breaks. He's got to get his daily bread from Keef and Butch. He'll be back when they tell him what to think.
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #22 on: November 09, 2009, 07:54:23 PM »
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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #23 on: November 09, 2009, 07:56:47 PM »
Quote from: hutch1983 on November 09, 2009, 07:54:23 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny0ngvyqVCc

Oh, great--we go from Madcow to Crooks and Liars.

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Re: What's a citizen to do?
« Reply #24 on: November 09, 2009, 07:57:13 PM »
Quote from: hutch1983 on November 09, 2009, 07:54:23 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny0ngvyqVCc

So a troll that refers to us as "sheep" wants us to believe everything we see on a YouTube video?

I miss the days when Libtard trolls were a challenge.

What's your DU name hutch?
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