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Remember how the job creators just up and stopped creatin' jobs?

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Is Newt a millionaire?

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And to show 'em that you <i>will not be ignored...</i>

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Well, they stab to catch their food (heh, scorpion on the sidewalk with a sign, "Will stab for food") so that's kind of an enhancement. I don't believe anyone has heard a scorpion chuckle though. Maybe someone is researching this?

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That sounds kind of fishy to me.

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no scotus coverage? i need wonkette's analysis as bbc and npr and la times are conflicting.

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"Are they just greedy?"

Isn't this like asking if scorpions are just stabby?

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What's really funny is that these Real American™ zillionaires have almost nowhere on the planet to go, where they can pay less than the 15 percent they pay here in the U S of fuckin' A. Maybe Macau (part of Commie China) will give 'em a break, assuming that people are corporations too in that capitalist paradise.

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I hear that once you get past the armpit and leg hair, it's pretty fun.

:::DB runs for cover:::

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That's OK, I brought my £5.96 back from England. It's still on my nightstand, a crumpled fiver and some pointy coins.

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Could it be that FOX News has become sentient?

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That's what it used to mean, back when we (Americans) were cool, but I'd be very surprised if it still holds true.

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They're called Marines, Army, and National Guard, for the most part.

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I don't remember any fleeing when the sainted Ronnie raised taxes, either.

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