Open Thread: The Tragedy of Urban Renewal
President Harry Truman signed the Housing Act in 1949, giving unprecedented power to federal, state, and local governments to reshape entire communities through the abuse of eminent domain. One method of doing so was called urban renewal, which permitted governments to destroy communities they deemed as slums, destroying approximately 2000 communities through the 1950s and '60s, and forcing 300,000 families out of their homes, often most affecting blacks.
One of the first examples of urban renewal was the destruction of six blocks of "slum" on the Upper West Side of New York. The valuable land was then contracted to private developers hand-picked by the city: members of Democratic political clubs, given as political favors, to build middle-class housing developments. With little financial incentive to build quickly, though, the buildings often sat vacant for years.
ReasonTV put together a video telling the story of the destruction of this New York City neighborhood. Check out the video after the break, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
As Reason explains,
Designating West 99th and 98th Streets a "slum" was bitterly ironic. The community was founded when the great black real estate entrepreneur Philip Payton Jr. broke the color line on 99th Street in 1905. Payton, also credited with first bringing African Americans to Harlem, wanted to make it possible for a black man to rent an apartment, in his words, "wherever his means will permit him to live."
A couple years after Payton moved his first tenants into West 99th and 98th Streets, the black orator Roscoe Conkling Simmon marveled that African Americans for the first time were living in "the most beautiful and cultured neighborhood in New York City...because back of them stands organized and sympathetic capital."
Fifty years later, the federal bulldozer tore that neighborhood apart.
Do you see similarities in the government abusing its powers today with cases like Solyndra?
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Gary Indiana and Detroit
Submitted by jkwtrading on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 11:12am.
Gary Indiana and Detroit Michigan are two complete blights for Urban renewal. The term urban renewal is a lie in itself.
I saw both these cities in the 50's and 60's and the change represented by now is unbelievable. The entire city of Gary is a slum. when in 1950's it was vibrant and booming. Both cities are a complete and utter failure.
It seems to me that Trenton,
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:17pm.
It seems to me that Trenton, NJ should be included on that list.
I only spoke for those cities
Submitted by jkwtrading on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 1:18pm.
I only spoke for those cities I've seen first hand.
So true, JK.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:20pm.
Check out this link showing pictures comparing Hiroshima and Detroit in the 50's and today.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349112/posts
There are several versions of this on Google if you search, and they all show the stark difference between the two efforts.
Keep electing liberals to city, state, and national office and we'll continue to get the same crap.
It doesn't matter what the area is
Submitted by c5then on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 11:21am.
The government can no more pick winners and losers any more reliably than anyone else. Whether it's a particular industry, a particular company or a particular neighborhood, etc. The only thing the government should do is to make sure that the "playing field" is level and allow each individual to make their own decisions. It's when the Marxist concept of "planning" became popular with the progressives that humility was lost and arrogance became popular. The arrogance is what makes innocent people pay for the stupidity of the government committee who just "knows" what the solution is even when the problem is largely undefined.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
Excellent Video! Thanks for posting it.
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 11:22am.
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- Grump :o)
I guess they didn't call him,
Submitted by JustAl on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 11:35am.
I guess they didn't call him, "Give 'em Hell Harry" for nothing.
Working in the urban planning
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:09pm.
Working in the urban planning at the City of Dallas I can say the best urban planner is the private developer. Cities plan for areas and make zones for commercial, industrial, housing, retail and so on; but the impetus is made by public demand or developer seeing a need and filling it. Anytime a government gets into wholesale destruction or building of parts of a locale it gets burnt.
Separated at birth
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:20pm.
From our friends at Moonbattery.com
http://moonbattery.com/?p=2820
By the way has anyone seen anything posted by the troll that said that Gov Dumpling was a conservative? He must be a drive by poster because he never answered what I wrote. Then again I know a lot more about "Bev" than he did.
"I know a lot more about 'Bev' ?"
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:26pm.
Rick! I was beginning to think that you were the ONLY man in NC who Bev had not been out with! I'm shocked.
You must not have been able to contribute to her rise in NC political circles. (Honestly, no pun intended)
I didn't move here until
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:40pm.
I didn't move here until 1996. I met her for the first time in October of that year at the open house for the prison. She was our state senator at that time. I have met her numerous other times. It didn't take me long to find out about her exploits. I understand that you had to have given to her campaigns to get her in the sack.
New York City and Detroit
Submitted by Peter-in-NYC on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:22pm.
I lived in NYC for 18 years and saw "urban renewal" first hand. What I saw was Hell's Kitchen (I lived there from 1993 to 1998) go from a slum to a stylish neighborhood. I moved to the Upper West Side and lived near where "West Side Story" was filmed.
If you don't know the movie was not filmed on a set. It was filmed in the original West Side as they were tearing it down. Today it is vibrant and safe.
Then I moved to Harlem in 2008 just as Harlem was getting "nicer." It still has a ways to go, but you know what is stopping it... a push back by those who don't want it to change. The same people out yelling for "hope and change" want their neighborhood to stay the same. And now after 18 years I live in Michigan, not far from Detroit and I'd say bulldoze the city and start over. But again, there are people that don't want to move. It is funny that progressives don't like progress.
What I see is the same thing, liberals claiming developers "destroy" neighborhoods. Hell's Kitchen had a gang problem when I moved there in 1993. Now it is safe, vibrant and has businesses and tourists! The tour books in 1994 would say, "don't go past 8th avenue after dark." Today, they recommend restaurants and clubs! That is real progress.
The Upper West Side is one of the most expensive in Manhattan, and it is a good place to work with schools, shopping and really nice parks. Far cry from "West Side Story" when all you had were singing street gangs!
And Harlem is safer thanks to new buildings. Can you imagine Harlem could be safer? The new buildings and construction brough banks, grocery stores and dry cleaners. And yet some of the locals claim it is destroying the neighborhood.
OK, one point is raised... the cost to live there might go up. But NYC has rent control so if you rent you really shouldn't see a spike in rent. And if you own the property values go up. But the liberals want it cheap and then complain, "why don't we have banks, and shopping." The answer is because it is a slum!
Now I see Detroit and it is the same. There are pockets of incredible neighborhoods, but any attempt to build out is pushed back. Any attempt to level old neighborhoods and condense the city is fought back by some idiot who says, "I lived here all my life I'm not moving."
As someone who has a LOT of stuff I know moving is a pain, but at some point you have to do it! A house is just a house, and you can always find a new home. That's what these people need to understand.
Man!!!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:31pm.
Peter, you are certainly a glutton for punishment!
There is a whole world outside of huge cities that is unbelievably beautiful and nice to spend time in, and the people are amazing!
Dont forget amongst those singing street gangs..
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 2:13pm.
Someone might bring in,,a KNIFE! And then song and dance will break out!
The way I see it, by...
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 12:52pm.
me.
First of all, Democrats are either stupid or have incredibly poor luck. How can they keep promising a rose garden and producing a compost heap? It's by design, folks. It's their agenda.
Many democrats, especially those from before the 60's takeover of the party, probably had very noble aspirations; a good job for everyone, no one homeless or hungry, equal rights regardless of skin color or religion, etc. But LBJ's Great Society plan was the beginning of the fall for these democrats and the rise of anti-American progressives.
The Great Society doesn't define a citizenry that mirrors those once noble American ideals. Rather, it defines progressive "elites" who would rule over a tame and docile proletariat. Nearly every program progressives have instituted has been designed to achieve this overall goal. It's why they've always had to misname their efforts so their real agenda wouldn't be so obvious. Take the main rung of their platform as an example: redistribution of wealth. Sure, it sounds good to those on the receiving end, but the reality is that the money supply just isn't there once you place finality upon it. (And by finality, I mean that once you remove the producers of wealth, the money supply stops; wealth stops; growth stops. The only way to increase the money supply is by printing more and devaluing what is in circulation.) Stimulus 1.0 was $867B. If you distributed that evenly among the 140,000,000 individual tax returns for FY 2009 with taxable income below $200k, a tax credit of $6,193 would result. Not even the same tax credit you get for buying a Volt. Divide it among the 304M citizens, and the number is merely $2,852 per head. Yet the lemmings who continue to vote democrat seem to think this is their path to prosperity.
Progressive have co-opted blacks under the guise of equal rights, yet blacks have been arguably less well off under Clinton and Obama then they were under Reagan and Bush. They co-opt women under the guise that they'll keep government out of their bodies, then go about creating the PPACA. They co-opt the young with the promise of a better future yet the education system continues to decline. And they co-opt "workers" through thuggery and financial control then steal there money through union dues which are nothing more than forced political contributions. All the while, nothing ever seems to get better for any of these groups. Bad luck, or are they just stupid? Still, I think neither.
The goal of class rule relies on two distinct classes. Blurring of these classes by raising the many closer to your own is threatening. Money is power and if you have money (power) and disagree with the policies of those in charge, you have greater ability to affect change at the top. But by removing their money and redistributing it, you effectively weaken your enemy while only modestly enriching your supporters. The masses don't get strong, they just become reliant. Teaching a man to fish is not the progressive way. The strong, however, are weakened and that helps limit the number in the ruling class. This is whay "it takes a village"; the secrets of success are passed down to only the elite few, who must be present in the village for the village to succeed. These few remain elite, while the village itself merely plods along.
You can see these ideas played out in greater light than ever before by this administration. Why? I think because they vastly over-read their mandate from 2008. They played all the right political cards leading up to the election -using war and race to define their candidate- and thought they had finally convinced a center-right nation that hard left was the way forward. That's why Carville insisted there would be 40 years of democrat rule. (He was only off by 38 years.) As such, democrats pushed forward with their dream legislation; laws they knew would lock America in along the path toward progressive elites perpetually maintaining power over a ever increasing dependent society. Make them all crack addicts, then slowly feed them the crack. Then blame the few remaining "rich" who disagree with this plan for the bad teeth and rash. This plan is still being implemented in the form of Solyndra and Solar Reserve -a company who's major investor is Nancy Pelosi's brother in-law. Nothing like moving another $737 million from taxpayers to a family member, huh?
Another great goal of the left is gun control. Why gun control? After all, gun crime is receding even as sales increase. Those of us who support the 2nd amendment understand that law-biding gun owners aren't committing gun crimes, so aggressive restrictions on gun sales have little effect on gun crime. Criminals don't buy their guns at gun stores. So you'd think an armed and law-biding society would be better than an unarmed haven for violent offenders, right? Not so. An armed society is a threat to the ruling class. All you have to do is look back over history at the way despot regimes ruled their societies and you'll see it mirrored by today's progressives; albeit in a more docile way and with the help of the complicit media.
Don't be fooled folks, there is an illicit agenda behind all of what we're seeing play out; "change" was most certainly the goal. We need to show them that their kind of change, the kind of change fueled by the radical 60's movement of marxism, is not the kind of change we want for America.
Fiscal year ending rant is now complete. I promise no more until next year.
Nice rant, bk...but there are a few leaks in your argument
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:04pm.
If the agenda of the Democrats and "anti-American" progressives is what you describe, then their efforts to achieve and impose it must be largely deemed a dismal failure.
"Nearly every program progressives have instituted has been designed to achieve this overall goal [to rule over a tame and docile proletariat]. It's why they've always had to misname their efforts so their real agenda wouldn't be so obvious. Take the main rung of their platform as an example: redistribution of wealth."
Reality: Income inequality--the disparity in wealth distribution--between the "haves" and the "have-nots" has been steadily widening and is at an all-time high. In other words, wealth is concentrated in a smaller proportion of the US population than at any time in recorded history
"And they co-opt "workers" through thuggery and financial control then steal there money through union dues which are nothing more than forced political contributions."
Reality: Union membership has been declining for decades and is now at its lowest level--on a percentage basis--since the late1940s.
"Another great goal of the left is gun control."
Reality: There hasn't been any significant gun control legislation passed since 1994, and the ban on assault weapons provision of that law has since been allowed to expire. Moreover, despite a Democratic administration which enjoyed clear congressional majorities until 2010, gun control has remained firmly welded to the back burner.
I think your alarm may be slightly overblown under the circumstances. Those 60's Marxists in many respects have been major duds.
Jer
Wrong Jer
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 6:27pm.
What I implied, at least, was that these proposals have not been working. That's why the 2010 election.
The redistribution of wealth though, as you rightly stated, entirely bolsters my point. The idea is to limit wealth to a small number of progressive elites. As I said, it's being concentrated among a select few; those being friendly to the cause.
Union membership is down because unions kill domestic jobs. However, the left did, in fact, co-opt the union movement; the fact that it's dropping is because the percs administered by progressives have effectively priced union workers out of the marketplace.
I realize gun legislation has not succeeded. Again, these policies have been tried but have not often passed precisely because they don't reflect the true American way. But Fast and Furious is clearly an end-run around gun legislation as this administration tries to exacerbate a crisis that could have been controlled. Were it not exposed as the fraud it is, you can bet they would have pushed for tighter gun laws to curb the spread of weapons to Mexico. If I'm not mistaken, some progressives in Congress did exactly that shortly after this operation was made public.
You're right though, those 60's marxists have for the most part been relegated to SanFran and the Upper West Side of NYC. Though a significant portion remain in academia, the environmental movement, and some even represent certain areas in Congress and the Courts. To be sure they're largely failing, but they're still trying; Obama's entire term thus far has been an effort to push those marxist policies.
Democrats are supremely jealous of success by a capitalist,
Submitted by upcountrywater on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 1:49pm.
mogul, tycoon, or industrialist.
Democrats !!!!By believing that they themselves are the only ones with a heart.
They can for their own good (and yours) FORCE people out of their own PRIVATE property.
Build a building with HIJACKED taxes, blow it up and start again.
A private company that ran themselves like that would be OUT OF BUSINESS.
Get the politicians out of business, and leave it to the professionals.
You Didn't Build That.
Well, we warned about the slippery slope
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 2:51pm.
And Voila! Here it is.
With homosexuals now able to serve openly in the military, the gay rights movement’s next battleground is to persuade the Obama administration to end the armed forces’ ban on “transgenders,” a group that includes transsexuals and cross-dressers.
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Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican and Marine Corps combat veteran, said: “At some point, the administration will need to decide where this ranks among the military’s priorities. But it should send the message now that a line has been drawn, and it won’t get caught up in these discussions. I hope the administration has enough sense to see this for the unneeded distraction it is.”
And there you have it....the camel is now standing in the middle of the tent, doing camel type things.
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Blonde, we all saw this coming.
Submitted by UpNorth on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:10pm.
This shouldn't surprise anyone who has paid even scant attention to the "gay mafia".
Support Cain = Racism??
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 3:31pm.
Well, here's proof positive, supporting Herman Cain is racist. Not supporting Soetoro is also racist.
They are showing how screwed up in the head in they are.
Herman Cain Support Racist
Wow.
-Jon
I ♥ reason.tv
Submitted by kata on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 3:36pm.
Thanks for posting this guys.
Paging Doc Sam & Cajun
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 3:48pm.
I don't even know where to begin. Truly.
"Child Abuse" doesn't even begin to cover it.
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Oh good heavens...
Submitted by drsamherman on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:03pm.
...I don't practice much in child/adolescent psychiatry and now I know why. There are way too many things that are discordant, particularly with the environment where the child is being raised. Gender identity disorder came to DSM in large part through the elimination of homosexuality as an Axis I disorder and evolved into the present nomenclature through some very heated political battles. Given that the child has been seen by psychiatrists and is under treatment by pediatric endocrinologists suggests that they did do a proper workup. Honestly, I have never heard or seen a case of gender identity disorder in a patient this young, and the natural question arises that is such a young patient even capable of being diagnosed given the incomplete emotional picture. The complicating factor is also the home environment. Are the parents giving complete information and is the kid being honest about the questions being asked are the two linchpins of this case. Honestly, I would refer the case to an academically-based child psychiatrist because of many factors that are conflicting here. Personally, I doubt that a child that age has the emotional capability to understand the permanency of gender reassignment whether done surgically, chemically or both. I also think there is inherent parental bias that would complicate the diagnosis and treatment of the kid.
Thanks, Sam
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:18pm.
I still don't have a clue how to even begin to think about this.
The signing of "I'm not a girl" just makes all of the warning signals go off in my head. A talking three year old wouldn't/couldn't say this, I don't believe.
However, this, in combination with the other article I posted above (transgender push to gain acceptance in the military now that DADT has been repealed) makes me think we've entered our Caligula Days as a country.
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Messed up
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:47pm.
That is just so messed up on practically all levels. I fear as this kid gets older that suicide might be considered and attempted.
-Jon
Oh My Blonde*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 6:27pm.
WTH do they expect when "mom" wears a suit and tie. I think I will keep my rant to myself, like drsam, there is too much here that is unknown.
But jeeez!
the world seems upside down sometimes
Submitted by kata on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:11pm.
"He/She is just a child, and does not yet know better" seems to be a disposable principle.
Good grief!!!
Submitted by UpNorth on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:19pm.
I can't even begin to add to "good grief".
Say hellow to the next Cousin It
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 5:58pm.
This is one of several reasons that homoexual couples should not be allowed to adopt children.
I bet this one doesn't make it to the age of 16.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
MaBelle in Target
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 4:49pm.
You gotta wonder how much of this is not staged.
Moochelle in Target
This has got to backfire on them.
-Jon
ahhh I just posted that elsewhere
Submitted by kata on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 5:40pm.
in the "Perry's wife campaigning" blog commentary.
ps. Anyone else having trouble with NB ... it seems to be having speed problems and database errors.
Problems all day long w/NB, Kata
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 6:09pm.
And it's not on my end (thankfully) for once.
Alas...
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Hmm...Should I say what I'm thinking???
Submitted by Jer on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 6:31pm.
Nah...Too scared of Denny's forum.
[Just kidding, J...it was harmless.]
Jer
Scary
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 12:35am.
Ain't it!?
Bwaaa hhahhaahaaaa haaaaaa
We Are The 53%
Cajun
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:19pm.
Did you catch this? http://michellemalkin.com/2011/09/29/adventures-in-liberal-tolerance-par...
It happened in your neck of the woods. I don't think it's over yet.
Thank you Ms Rad*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:28pm.
Saw this early this am. Here, this is not news. Its pretty much what regularly goes on in New Orleans.
my oh my
Submitted by kata on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:34pm.
How quickly they forget how Bush was treated.
This is my neck of the woods*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:44pm.
Notice, two members of the school board are Black Panthers.. Also note the name of this group.
http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20110923/NEWS01/109230306/-1/7daysarch...
The local paper is reluctant to show the photos on line because there were a number of black panthers at the school board meeting. The Superintendant is white and they want him gone. Note again, school board member John Miller's comment.....and you wonder why we have problems educating our kids.
Wow Cajun
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:56pm.
I didn't realize you had to be "black" to be concerned. If these people are so concerned why don't they realize that after Columbine schools are NOT accessible for anyone to just walk in, and that some of the information they are seeking (retention rates, intervention, etc) is most likely available online, and certainly at the district administration offices.
Obviously, the kids aren't part of the agenda here.
Ms Rad*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:09pm.
The Tv reporter who covered this story asked some questions especially the one regarding the children as their concern. Why would they come in uniform to school and frighten the children during classes? And why are they not concerned for the white children?
One of the "citizens" stated that they were concerned for all of the kids..So the reporter says "then why is your group called...Concerned Black Men And Women of StLandry Parish?
Needless to say, black and white folks are still laughing, kinda....It does prove the point that we do have problems not only in our schools but the school board as well since 2 of these idiots are elected school board members.
Cajun
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:19pm.
Incredibly sad actually. I worked (briefly) in a city school district. It would have been great to have the parents care. By care I mean show up for meet the teacher nights, read to their kids etc. Granted, some parents were stymied by work schedules, but I'd be willing to bet the kids in that district would do better if parents turned off the t.v.'s, game boys, etc, made sure their kids did their homework, and spent time with the kids.
Instead it's a black/white issue where the kids will get even further screwed.
Thats the one Ms Rad*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:26pm.
No problems get solved if the only solution is based on a particular group.
Makes me wonder how long
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:51pm.
Before they scour my neighborhood? You know whats really great, I was listening to the local politic station this morn, and they were discussing this. The radio host thought is was a little disrespectful, but most of the callers thought it was fine and a free speech issue, plus, most of them identified themselves as Black.
I had a fun drive in this morn
Bad lip reading
Submitted by GregE on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:33pm.
http://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading#p/a/u/0/ehYoIKTsiV0
What is wrong with this picture
Submitted by kata on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:42pm.
This is the "current occupation status" of America for the "Occupy America" movement. I'd have to say the problem begins in geography class. Full article is at PJMedia.
They sure picked the wrong time of year for this...
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:48pm.
...as if it's not sinking quickly enough, as the weather gets colder and colder the protesters will jump ship faster and faster.
Hee hee
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 7:51pm.
Dumbazzes can't even spell Cleveland.
They put Chicago across the river from St. Louis, and Miami smack dab in the middle of Lake Okeechobee. Atlanta seems to have migrated to So. Ga., as well.
OMO!
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Landlocked and South of Toledo? I Don't Think So!
Submitted by stratman on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 9:12pm.
Cleveland is shown on the wrong side of the state and way too southern in location. Cleveland is on Lake Erie and has the nickname the North Coast.
Portland is literally on the wrong side of the state, too
Submitted by kata on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 9:20pm.
.
They ought to be protesting "public edmukeshun", strat
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 9:21pm.
What a bunch of maroones!
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LOL
Submitted by stratman on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:09pm.
You got me thinking. How about a commercial with Bugs Bunny popping out of his rabbit hole, chomping on a carrot, mentioning the major failures of the Left, and ending with Bugs quipping "What a bunch of maroons"?
Maybe as Bugs is talking a bubble would pop up with cartoon characters like Cruella de Vil (Pelosi), Goofy (Biden), Elmer Fudd (Frank), Foghorn Leghorn (Rangel) and others displayed to represent the Democrats behind the failures.
I think I know someone who can photo shop that, strat
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:33pm.
*Ahem*
Paging Bob Keyser. Job Opportunity on the Open Thread.
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How about Bob Beckel for Yosemite Sam?
Submitted by drsamherman on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:35pm.
And Dimwit Debbie as "Wtich Hazel"?
Here Kata*
Submitted by cajun2 on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 8:02pm.
Remember this movie?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9uxAhCnkMY
Remember the prize?
cajun2
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 9:16pm.
Am I the only one who thinks Arnold looks good with a beard?
(sorry)
HAHAHAHA
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 12:57am.
Classic!
They would get a better turnout if they decided to occupy Starbucks!
Quick! We need a citizen intervention!!
We Are The 53%
whoa..
Submitted by kata on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 1:08am.
the coffeeparty has like.. their own line of sweat gear and tote bags.
Is it sweat gear?
Submitted by Denny Crane on Fri, 09/30/2011 - 2:22am.
Or sweet gear? HAHAHA I need lots of sugar in my coffee to stay awake at their meetings.
Some of my faves.
Civility is Patriotic!
US chamber of Citizens!
Incite Civility!
ROFLMAO #attackwatch
We Are The 53%
They knew these productive folks of color
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 10:20pm.
Were not going to be on the Plantation long. So they destroyed it.