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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

niyad

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4. I think these people have gone far beyond anything orwell ever envisioned.

Reply to Cosmic Kitten (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 02:15 PM

Dec 2014

funny, I was just thinking about him in terms of rubio's comment about how lifting sanctions against cuba would be bad for cubans. definitely one of those WTF moments!

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Yes Virginia, Torture Does Work [View all] rhett o rick Dec 2014 OP

So saying it "works" means... Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #1

pretty much niyad Dec 2014 #2

Is this the doublespeak Orwell mentioned? Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #3

I think these people have gone far beyond anything orwell ever envisioned. niyad Dec 2014 #4

Yes I think it is. Also, "we need war to insure peace." "We need torture to insure rhett o rick Dec 2014 #6

I think some sick souls enjoy it. safeinOhio Dec 2014 #5

Go ahead and say Dick Cheney. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #7

Number 3, I believe, was a very large part of it. polly7 Dec 2014 #8

Great post. Should be an OP. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #9

Excellent post. I remember well the specious arguments from Bush and his cabal of sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #10