"How could one counter a comment like that if you came across it in a conversation with a liberal?"
Her justification is that some people vilify some hard workers as "failures sucking off the system." My answer to that is we should be "super careful" about saying those things and not let people who say it prevent us from using a basic phrase like hard work.

It probably was a war zone
Entire neighborhoods were leveled. One area in particular was an enclave of beautiful homes and mansions that started deteriorating in the 50's. By '67 it looked like parts of Berlin.

I spent a month there one week-J in 93 working with a rep. 22 years ago parts looked like a war zone.

I'm originally from Detroit. Wanna talk about moochers & looters? The first Black mayor of Detroit said of the business people and Conservatives (Paraphrasing) "If they didn't like it, they could hit 8 Mile Road (city limit)." Guess what? They did. From that point on, the city deteriorated until it became an example of how not to run a city.

That is hilarious. I've never heard that before. I suppose I'm Objectivist philosophically and Libertarian politically.
I live in Illinois and I don't know how much of this mess is followed outside of IL. We have a textbook situation of AS. The producers cannot get out of here fast enough and the looters and moochers are going nuts trying to figure out who to devour next.

You seem to be (pardon the expression) a Libertarian. "It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it's nothing to be proud of either." (From "Fiddler On The Roof.") Actually the views you express are held by most of us in the Gulch.

Thank you. I'm going to say-Aw Shucks-it's a target rich environment...... It would be better to find the best and brightest person of the week but the crazies just make it more fun..... as I said about not caring who gets the credit.... this is one of the things our GG should be great at. Bring 'em on, maybe we will start to get through to some of the ones that are still "savable"

OA-thank you. I'm asking my wife-who IS the clever one-to do a sketch for me. It would have a muscular male on his knees with his head in a toilet-you know what he's doing. The world he just dropped would be in the corner, a copy of the NY Times laying on the floor where he dropped it after becoming violently ill. I guess there could be a small TV on the shelf tuned to MSNBC. I'm probably spending way too much time and over thinking this-I work about 55 hours a week-and still love it. I should get back to producing but last week MH-P just pushed me over the top. Incredible. Then the Yale students with the First Amendment survey. I hope that was embellished. But as long as I'm in.....BHO gets my Atlas Puked (AP) award as emeritus or at large. But MH-P wins last week. Now-it's only Monday-I can't wait to see the contestants for this week........

You just nailed it. The race for arguably the most powerful person on the planet is an absolute farce. A circus - a freak show. Do we deserve better? Do we get what we ask for? Are the crazies just a majority of minorities? Given my philosophy I am generally forced to vote Republican. I am sick of our choices. I am a pro business fiscal conservative. But I am probably a live and let live social liberal. I wrote an unsolicited article for my group of friends and I titled it-I Want the Democrats Out of My Wallet-and The Republicans Out of My Bedroom. Some of them got it. I am not a bible person. Some of my religious friends find solace in this mess-they believe "the universe is unfolding as it should.".
I sincerely find solace in AS. This mess is unfolding as predicted. We will see the producers just shrug. We are already so close. Almost everyone I know feels they are taxed -and regulated to the breaking point--and every taxing body and regulator just wants more. It is unfolding as predicted. I really don't believe we can stop it--we can only be ready when the moochers and looters give up. And it won't be pretty.

Greetings Dennis55,
I think it is a brilliant idea. It could be the next Darwin awards! Here is Perry demonstrating a potential prize.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uRgd...
Respectfully,
O.A.

In my unprofessional opinion, she has psychological problems that are best addressed by a professional in a series of private sessions and not by using a public forum as her cathartic sounding board. If, in fact, she is a "progressive" what is she doing living in the past?

Only comedies. The Odd Couple, California Suite, etc.

AHA. And here, I thought I was into obscure sayings. Thank you M.

In my opinion, she's a sicko...

"According to Melissa Harris-Perry, an MSNBC idiot,"

Fixed that for you.

The race for president is becoming more of a farce every day. The fact that Trump has a substantial lead and that Hilary has never been challenged on her illegal activities makes one wonder if this is not a Neil Simon play. Whether your symbolism will matter or not seems sadly deficient in that the mere existence of what is happening overshadows it. It might be better to having Atlas not just shrug, but break both arms and let the world tumble off into space.

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