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Old 02-24-2009, 12:58 PM
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Socialist running for mayor of LA

This guy has his head firmly implanted in his a$$! He points to Cuba as an example of how a social society is a better system.

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/Web_Extra_Carlos_Alvarez_20090224

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Old 02-24-2009, 01:08 PM
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He'd have better odds there than in Miami.
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Old 02-24-2009, 01:11 PM
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People turn to socialism when capitalism fails, Eugene Debs did quite well during and after the Depression, and Hugo Chavez is showing us the concept down in Venzeula following the miserable failure of capitalism there and elsewhere in Latin America over the last few decades.

Until the system regains it's footing, there will be more to come. For years people were hoping for a Third Party, well, here it is. It is actually good news for the Republicans, any Socialist Party will just draw votes from the Democrats.
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Old 02-24-2009, 01:11 PM
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He'd have better odds there than in Miami.
They'd hang him in Miami. San Francisco would embrace him. LA will reject him.
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Wait a minute! Life imitating art?

Didn't Arnold do this kinda role in "Commando"?

Hmmm, Arnold as the peaceful capitalistic governor being threatened by a socialistic latin american cartel attempting to seize control of the financial resources, nahhh, it'd never work......
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Old 02-24-2009, 01:42 PM
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Didn't Arnold do this kinda role in "Commando"?
I thought he invaded Catalina Island via a seaplane and a Zodiac.
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Not socialism!! God no!!! What could be worse?
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Old 02-24-2009, 04:07 PM
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Not socialism!! God no!!! What could be worse?
Anarchic Nihilism? Theocracy?
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Not socialism!! God no!!! What could be worse?
Well, liberals took back their word, so now the opposite side needs a new bad word.
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Limbaughism? Palinism? Know-nothingism? Sorry, redundant.
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Old 02-24-2009, 08:22 PM
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Not socialism!! God no!!! What could be worse?


Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber and Dick Cheney.
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Old 02-24-2009, 08:34 PM
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This guy has his head firmly implanted in his a$$! He points to Cuba as an example of how a social society is a better system.

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/Web_Extra_Carlos_Alvarez_20090224
Link is dead. Hopefully his candidacy will be dead also.
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Jollyroger and Jim B- If you are so enamored with Socialism then I am sure you can find another country to live in, and most of them will be happy to have you. There is always room for one more worker to toil for the elite. I will even pay for your ticket(one way of course!) -Scott
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Old 02-24-2009, 10:11 PM
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I'm so glad socialism is back on the table these days: it sort of got bored with only the Muslims to beat on.
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uh, yeah, capitalism is working so well. (socialism for the rich included, no charge.)

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