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]]> By: Jerry http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-1182548 Jerry Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:05:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-1182548 To #67, looks like you got outfoxed bitch. How'd that election taste? Yeah I'm rubbing it in just like the asshole this story is about rubbed it in. Can't wait til 2008. Get used to the taste of Dem balls cuz we're back and we're here to stay....hahahhahhahahhahahah To #67,

looks like you got outfoxed bitch. How’d that election taste? Yeah I’m rubbing it in just like the asshole this story is about rubbed it in. Can’t wait til 2008. Get used to the taste of Dem balls cuz we’re back and we’re here to stay….hahahhahhahahhahahah

]]> By: Eric http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-721024 Eric Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:45:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-721024 Why don't you morons crack a book once in a while? 1) An increase in the minimum wage does not help the working poor, in fact it hurts them, and this is established fact. Sorry I don't have a reference. Google is your friend. 2) The policies of professor Marx have long been discredited. They may seem like a good idea to idiots like yourselves, but they've been clearly shown not to work. Like I said, crack a book. Soviet Union. 1989. Perhaps you've heard of those things? 3) #66 is priceless! Yeah, the republican party is the one that will ultimately lead to communism! What a hoot! If the minimum wage is such a great idea, why don't we just make it $100/hr! Yeah! The liberal solution to everything! Poor people working for low wages? Pass a LAW to make the greedy bastards pay 'em more! Guns killing people? Pass a LAW to Ban Guns! Health care too expensive? Pass a LAW to make it free! Everything really is that simple! Oh, and I'll bet I paid more in taxes last year than most all of you liberal morons put together. Oh, but the Bush tax cuts are "a break for the wealthy". you say. The top 50% of earners in this country pay 94% of the income taxes. That means the bottom 50% pays 4%. People should know this. Even ignorant liberals who post on idiot sites called "thinkprogress". If the so-called education system in this country worked, there wouldn't be any liberals. Why don’t you morons crack a book once in a while?
1) An increase in the minimum wage does not help the working poor, in fact it hurts them, and this is established fact. Sorry I don’t have a reference. Google is your friend.
2) The policies of professor Marx have long been discredited. They may seem like a good idea to idiots like yourselves, but they’ve been clearly shown not to work. Like I said, crack a book. Soviet Union. 1989. Perhaps you’ve heard of those things?
3) #66 is priceless! Yeah, the republican party is the one that will ultimately lead to communism! What a hoot!

If the minimum wage is such a great idea, why don’t we just make it $100/hr!
Yeah! The liberal solution to everything! Poor people working for low wages? Pass a LAW to make the greedy bastards pay ‘em more! Guns killing people?
Pass a LAW to Ban Guns! Health care too expensive? Pass a LAW to make it free! Everything really is that simple!

Oh, and I’ll bet I paid more in taxes last year than most all of you liberal morons put together. Oh, but the Bush tax cuts are “a break for the wealthy”. you say. The top 50% of earners in this country pay 94% of the income taxes. That means the bottom 50% pays 4%. People should know this. Even ignorant liberals who post on idiot sites called “thinkprogress”.

If the so-called education system in this country worked, there wouldn’t be any liberals.

]]> By: james messer http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-707097 james messer Fri, 04 Aug 2006 18:41:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-707097 Ray Charles could see that these republican bullies will stop at nothing and try anything that they think they can get away with in order to further spread the margin between the haves and have nots. If I am not mistaken, efforts to squeeze out a "middle class" citizenry is what lead to communism in countries such as Russia and Cuba etc. If the American people do not get into the process, stay informed and think logically about what party/person stands for and VOTE; then we could be doomed to experience what the aforementioned countries have had to endure. The American public did not fall off the proverbial turnip truck yesterday - when will the public wake up and hold these politicians accountable? Our forefathers must be turning in their graves to know that those in the house and senate do NOT represent their constituency (The American Voting Public), rather heed to the desire of the deep pocket lobbiest bastards who steel away our concerns. thx for allowable vent time. jrm Ray Charles could see that these republican bullies will stop at nothing and try anything that they think they can get away with in order to further spread the margin between the haves and have nots. If I am not mistaken, efforts to squeeze out a “middle class” citizenry is what lead to communism in countries such as Russia and Cuba etc. If the American people do not get into the process, stay informed and think logically about what party/person stands for and VOTE; then we could be doomed to experience what the aforementioned countries have had to endure. The American public did not fall off the proverbial turnip truck yesterday – when will the public wake up and hold these politicians accountable? Our forefathers must be turning in their graves to know that those in the house and senate do NOT represent their constituency (The American Voting Public), rather heed to the desire of the deep pocket lobbiest bastards who steel away our concerns. thx for allowable vent time. jrm

]]> By: One Wisconsin Now http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-702554 One Wisconsin Now Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:15:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-702554 [...] So the big question is why did Green vote for raising the wages of the working poor if it is such a bad deal and if he has such a history of voting against it?  You will not find the real answer in Mark Green’s press release, but we can look elsewhere for some honesty.  Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) slipped and actually told the truth as to why the Republicans tied the giveaway to the rich to the minimum wage increase.  He said, “I know why you’re so mad and why you say things you don’t really mean. It’s because you have seen us really outfox you on this issue tonight.”  So Rep. Wamp is saying that this was a cynical move of political gamesmanship on the part of the Republicans.  They knew that the repeal of the Paris Hilton Tax had recently been rejected in the U.S. Senate, so this was a way for House Republicans to blackmail the Senate into approving the giveaway or it would at the very least serve as a “poison pill” to dash the hopes of the working poor.  Still don’t believe that this was an obvious political ploy?  Look at what GOP leaders are now saying to the Democrats; “It’s now or never” on a vote to give a raise to the working poor.  Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) is also trying to rush a vote on the issue saying that he is willing to schedule a Friday vote but otherwise the minimum wage is “off the Senates agenda.”  [...] [...] So the big question is why did Green vote for raising the wages of the working poor if it is such a bad deal and if he has such a history of voting against it?  You will not find the real answer in Mark Green’s press release, but we can look elsewhere for some honesty.  Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) slipped and actually told the truth as to why the Republicans tied the giveaway to the rich to the minimum wage increase.  He said, “I know why you’re so mad and why you say things you don’t really mean. It’s because you have seen us really outfox you on this issue tonight.”  So Rep. Wamp is saying that this was a cynical move of political gamesmanship on the part of the Republicans.  They knew that the repeal of the Paris Hilton Tax had recently been rejected in the U.S. Senate, so this was a way for House Republicans to blackmail the Senate into approving the giveaway or it would at the very least serve as a “poison pill” to dash the hopes of the working poor.  Still don’t believe that this was an obvious political ploy?  Look at what GOP leaders are now saying to the Democrats; “It’s now or never” on a vote to give a raise to the working poor.  Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) is also trying to rush a vote on the issue saying that he is willing to schedule a Friday vote but otherwise the minimum wage is “off the Senates agenda.”  [...]

]]> By: Otherworld » Tuesday Talks Amongst Myself http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-702160 Otherworld » Tuesday Talks Amongst Myself Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:19:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-702160 [...] A Tenn. GOP Congressman has been caught bragging about how the GOP sabotaged the Minimum Wage Bill with the mandatory cutting of the Estate Tax for the rich. Maybe all those minimum wage workers should show their displeasure in the upcoming elections. [...] [...] A Tenn. GOP Congressman has been caught bragging about how the GOP sabotaged the Minimum Wage Bill with the mandatory cutting of the Estate Tax for the rich. Maybe all those minimum wage workers should show their displeasure in the upcoming elections. [...]

]]> By: hotpotatomash http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-700346 hotpotatomash Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:52:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-700346 how is it possible to have so many sick assholes in congress at one time? forget about representing the people, which is so far in the rear view mirror, that i don't even remember what its like -- but these guys mock their lack of respect and accountability. no pretense whatsoever. how is it possible to have so many sick assholes in congress at one time?

forget about representing the people, which is so far in the rear view mirror, that i don’t even remember what its like — but these guys mock their lack of respect and accountability. no pretense whatsoever.

]]> By: Trustworthy, but Youthful » Blog Archive » Dead Air http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-700124 Trustworthy, but Youthful » Blog Archive » Dead Air Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:03:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-700124 [...] 1997 didn’t just see me off to college; Congress also raised the federal minimum wage that year. Looks like they’re finally at it again. Not in the way that Kennedy proposed (the “lets just stop being assholes and give people a decent living wage” approach), but instead in a manner that betrays, well, everything. Hopefully the Senate will strip the Estate Tax cut before this bill becomes a law. [...] [...] 1997 didn’t just see me off to college; Congress also raised the federal minimum wage that year. Looks like they’re finally at it again. Not in the way that Kennedy proposed (the “lets just stop being assholes and give people a decent living wage” approach), but instead in a manner that betrays, well, everything. Hopefully the Senate will strip the Estate Tax cut before this bill becomes a law. [...]

]]> By: Jay Randal http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-699838 Jay Randal Tue, 01 Aug 2006 07:15:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-699838 Well if the Senate Democrats vote for this turkey bill, with the Estate Tax cuts in it for the wealthy, then they better pack their bags for Siberia! Pass a clean bill raising the minimum wage, with nothing else attached, or kill the bill outright! Well if the Senate Democrats vote for this turkey bill, with the Estate Tax cuts in it for the wealthy, then they better pack their bags for Siberia! Pass a clean bill raising the minimum wage, with nothing else attached, or kill the bill outright!

]]> By: luminarias http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-699802 luminarias Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:25:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-699802 We outfoxed you! We outfoxed you! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha... *thud* We outfoxed you! We outfoxed you! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha… *thud*

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-699235 katy Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:28:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-699235 hey... gone all day... catching up a little... i'm curious about something... i went to <a href="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/index.asp" rel="nofollow">house.gov to find the vote on this</a>, and found this: 29-Jul H R 5970 On Passage P Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act i don't see anything about "minimum wage"... what am i missing? hey… gone all day… catching up a little…
i’m curious about something… i went to house.gov to find the vote on this, and found this:

29-Jul H R 5970 On Passage P
Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act

i don’t see anything about “minimum wage”…
what am i missing?

]]> By: M. Aussenberg http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-699090 M. Aussenberg Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:18:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-699090 Mr. Wamp has a distinguished history of, euphemistically speaking, unique rhetoric. <a href="http://memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A17334" rel="nofollow"> Check this out</a> for another recent (a month ago) example, in which he trumpets the recent (but thoroughly discredited) "discovery" of WMD in Iraq and announces that no matter what anyone says, there was a connection between Saddam and al Qaeda. Nuff said? Mr. Wamp has a distinguished history of, euphemistically speaking, unique rhetoric.

Check this out for another recent (a month ago) example, in which he trumpets the recent (but thoroughly discredited) “discovery” of WMD in Iraq and announces that no matter what anyone says, there was a connection between Saddam and al Qaeda.

Nuff said?

]]> By: Rick S http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-699080 Rick S Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:12:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-699080 Look up "arse" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of Zach. Look up “arse” in the dictionary and you’ll see a picture of Zach.

]]> By: Carol Davidson http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-699054 Carol Davidson Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:53:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-699054 Our Democratic primary for the third district in Tennessee is Thursday, August 3. Hopefully, Mr. Terry Stulce will be the candidate to face Zach Wamp and help him keep his term limit promise, which he now calls a "mistake." We certainly could use grassroots help, either in terms of volunteer support or financial support. Mr. Wamp has very deep pockets and very wealthy donors. We believe NOW is the time to defeat him. Please consider helping us!! You can contribute here: <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/terrystulce" rel="nofollow">https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/terrystulce</a> You can volunteer here: <a href="http://www.stulceforcongress.com/volunteer.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.stulceforcongress.com/volunteer.html</a> Please spread the word!!!!!! Tennessee's third district is READY FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE! Our Democratic primary for the third district in Tennessee is Thursday, August 3. Hopefully, Mr. Terry Stulce will be the candidate to face Zach Wamp and help him keep his term limit promise, which he now calls a “mistake.” We certainly could use grassroots help, either in terms of volunteer support or financial support. Mr. Wamp has very deep pockets and very wealthy donors. We believe NOW is the time to defeat him. Please consider helping us!!

You can contribute here: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/terrystulce

You can volunteer here: http://www.stulceforcongress.com/volunteer.html

Please spread the word!!!!!! Tennessee’s third district is READY FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE!

]]> By: Jake http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-699021 Jake Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:36:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-699021 Uh, how is having a majority and not budging on anything "outfoxing" anyone? It's bruteness, not savvy, Uh, how is having a majority and not budging on anything “outfoxing” anyone?
It’s bruteness, not savvy,

]]> By: David http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-2/#comment-698866 David Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:07:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-698866 Whoup Wamp! http://www.stulceforcongress.com/ is the site for Democratic choice in TN-3. Whoup Wamp!

http://www.stulceforcongress.com/ is the site for Democratic choice in TN-3.

]]> By: Kermit the Freedom Frog http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-1/#comment-698842 Kermit the Freedom Frog Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:54:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-698842 "We really outfoxed you," he said to the minimum wage earners of the country. “We really outfoxed you,” he said to the minimum wage earners of the country.

]]> By: zell miller http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-1/#comment-698808 zell miller Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:37:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-698808 I DON'T KNOW WHY SOMEONE WITH SUCH A COOL NAME WOULD BE SO DAMNED CRAZY!!!! ZACH WAMP, ZELL MILLER CHALLENGES YOU TO A DUEL. I DON’T KNOW WHY SOMEONE WITH SUCH A COOL NAME WOULD BE SO DAMNED CRAZY!!!!

ZACH WAMP, ZELL MILLER CHALLENGES YOU TO A DUEL.

]]> By: zell miller http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-1/#comment-698800 zell miller Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:35:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-698800 THIS GUY IS NUTS! THIS GUY IS NUTS!

]]> By: Zooey http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/comment-page-1/#comment-698793 Zooey Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:32:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/31/wamp-outfoxed/#comment-698793 <em>Easy on the bald guys OK ?? Some of us liberals are sensitive………… Comment by Down but not out</em> Why so sensitive? You just don't waste your hormones growing hair. :) Easy on the bald guys OK ??
Some of us liberals are sensitive…………
Comment by Down but not out

Why so sensitive? You just don’t waste your hormones growing hair. :)

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