Good living? That is the antithesis of the downtrodden Medicineman who never had equal access to opportunity.

This is what baffles me about you, Med. You like to brag about your exploits as a highly placed drug smuggling operative in your youth. You obviously had the necessary means and cunning to be a drug trafficker. Based on your words, you were never pinched. In that era, even simple possesion meant time behind bars. That takes balls and skill. Why couldn't you apply those same talents in the legitimate marketplace?

You were not deprived of anything. You made choices like we all do.

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ummm, good money in it maybe?

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Nope. Typical of most of those on the left, Med is doing just fine for himself. Nice retirement, rental property, a couple of cars, nice vacation trips. Nope, Med doesn't worry about himself, he worries about "All Those Other People" who are downtrodden and in need of charity. Now, that's very admirable, however, that charity, as far as leftists are concerned, has to come at the expense of others by force. And that's the main problem I have with Med's politics. That force comes with a horrible price and it knows no end.

Med ... not dissing you ... just pointing out facts, so don't take offense.

Vi

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Damned right I'm an equal opportunity offender, I'm a Conservative!

I dont understand how you have problem with our taxes going to help the poor and downtrodden but youre just fine with the billions that are being spent to murder innocent Iraqis.

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Gravity makes mush of us all.

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I'm a woman! Not a dude! And! This is a fantasy role playing site! I'm a level two plant slayer!

I rather have my tax money go to the poor and downtrodden then blackwater and halliburton

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The problem with government today is that our tax money is NOT going where it is supposed to go, period. Actually Blackwater and Halliburton are both pretty efficient at what they do, which is provide services in a wartorn hostile environment as we (America) engages in nation building.

NOTHING in the Constitution of the United States of America calls for nation building. Now we look for an exit strategy, but any strategy now costs more lives.

Now I realize I am not the target of this rant. This underscores your attitude. However, my response is such that I must confine it to this thread.

There are losers in every economic system. Democrats do not wish to change this. Democrats simply wish to dictate who the losers are in the name of 'fairness' and 'social justice.' Libertarians are staunchly opposed to this plunder of the hardworking/successful. And Med has the unbelievable gall to label Libertarians as greedy. In truth, Med makes little distinction between Republicans and Libertarians. Claiming that permissiveness is all that separates the parties.

By dismissing Libertarians as greedy you put yourself above us in your mind, thereby permitting yourself to dismiss the party out of hand. That is your approach to everyone you disagree with. Unsubstantiated slurs are all you have in your arsenal. Can't you see why open-minded people don't take your rationale seriously?

Med, you are a blissfully ignorant moonbat. A dangerous headcase whose mind is as closed as a corroded and rusty bear trap. You are a living contradiction of Democratic Party values. You say you don't smoke weed and the vast majority of your posts emerge in the Politics forum, meaning you primarily come here to act as an outside agitator. Just like the rock-throwing troublemakers at Kent State who had absolutely no connection to the university. You come to a forum which attracts a significant population of Libertarians and sling insults and innuendo. You are what is known as a troll. A noun which, in your case, applies to a myriad of definitions.

I for one welcome your loony presence. It saves me the time and trouble of visiting a vast number of leftist blogs/websites. I don't need to research the perspective of the extremists on the left. I have Medicineman! You freely give me so much ammunition in exchange for almost no effort on my part. All I have to do is a little fact-checking. That does not mean I will stand silent in the wake of your gale-force ravings. It simply means you voluntarily do me a great service and I sincerely appreciate it. A million thanks, Medicineman!

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ok so you can take the time to write out these huge rants against med and you expect him to reply and defend his stance, but you cant even answer a few simple questions about your own party....or are you too busy trying to bash on med all the time?

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