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DjangoStonereaver		2012-02-14 08:22:14 AM

If anyone knows a radical when he sees 'em....

vudukungfu		2012-02-14 08:33:25 AM

Hey Rick! I hear there's a black agitator in your wahing machine, too.

mahuika		2012-02-14 08:36:18 AM

vudukungfu: your wahing machine

He doesn't have a wahing machine, he has blah people who do that for him.

Hobodeluxe		2012-02-14 08:43:35 AM

Rick considers not praying before going to bed at night radical.

Dusk-You-n-Me		2012-02-14 08:50:53 AM

Occupy the SEC has submitted a 325 page letter to the SEC, FDIC, the Federal Reserve and the OCC, to comment on the notice of proposed rulemaking for the Volcker Rule. In our comment letter, we answered 244 out of 395 questions asked by the Agencies.

The Agencies involved in the Volcker rulemaking process have an historic opportunity to redress many of the economic wrongs of the past, and create a future that privileges the interests of the many rather than the few. We ask that the Agencies vigorously implement the considerable responsibilities that have been discharged to them by Congress, remain faithful to the statute's intent and consider the comments contained in this letter.

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Not bad for a bunch of radical hippies.

I_Am_Weasel		2012-02-14 08:53:43 AM

With an upcoming elect...ion, you shouldn't be criticizing free radicals.

Hobodeluxe		2012-02-14 08:59:40 AM

Dusk-You-n-Me: Occupy the SEC has submitted a 325 page letter to the SEC, FDIC, the Federal Reserve and the OCC, to comment on the notice of proposed rulemaking for the Volcker Rule. In our comment letter, we answered 244 out of 395 questions asked by the Agencies.

The Agencies involved in the Volcker rulemaking process have an historic opportunity to redress many of the economic wrongs of the past, and create a future that privileges the interests of the many rather than the few. We ask that the Agencies vigorously implement the considerable responsibilities that have been discharged to them by Congress, remain faithful to the statute's intent and consider the comments contained in this letter.

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Not bad for a bunch of radical hippies.

the movement as a whole is not as "radical" as the politicians and media corporations would have you believe.

Dusk-You-n-Me		2012-02-14 09:01:36 AM

Hobodeluxe: the movement as a whole is not as "radical" as the politicians and media corporations would have you believe.

I know.

Diogenes		2012-02-14 09:23:42 AM

I don't see what's so insulting about that.

Headso		2012-02-14 09:28:53 AM

I believe being the leader of the sweater vest gangstas is even more radical and really the guy should be brought up on RICO charges.

CapnBlues		2012-02-14 09:29:42 AM

"[I have] a problem with homosexual acts, as I would with what I would consider to be acts outside of traditional heterosexual relationships . . . if the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery." -Rick Santorum on gay sex, AP interview

everything he says just sounds like assjuice.

that is all.

Lochsteppe		2012-02-14 09:31:32 AM

Maybe he meant it in the 80s slang sense--you know, courting the youth vote with typical conservative accuracy.

CapnBlues		2012-02-14 09:32:19 AM

Headso: I believe being the leader of the sweater vest gangstas is even more radical and really the guy should be brought up on RICO charges.

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Angry Drunk Bureaucrat		2012-02-14 09:33:54 AM

Hobodeluxe: the movement as a whole is not as "radical" as the politicians and media corporations would have you believe.

I heard that they want us all to have gay abortions and live in tents with Acorns, or something.

Impasse		2012-02-14 09:34:32 AM

It's true, OWS folks are setting up the guillotines as we speak.

sprawl15		2012-02-14 09:37:01 AM

Impasse: It's true, OWS folks are setting up the guillotines as we speak.

They're just particular about the thickness of their cucumber slices.

Crunch61		2012-02-14 09:38:23 AM

OWS has Santorum and his supporters worried... maybe a little fearful. That's nothing but good.

EyeballKid		2012-02-14 09:38:34 AM

Nothing could better give the Occupy movement widespread appeal than Rick Santorum's voiced disapproval.

Alphax		2012-02-14 09:39:16 AM

I suspect Santorum thinks that a husband and wife sharing a bed is 'radical'.

masercot		2012-02-14 09:39:16 AM

OWS, a radical element? I disagree...

Chlorine, now that's a radical element. You never know what to expect with chlorine. One second it is a diatomic gas and, a second later, it is floating around a beaker of water as an ion.

And, don't get me started on molybdenum...

Hot Rod Zoidberg		2012-02-14 09:40:15 AM

Radical in the same way skateboarding and ninja turtles are radical is what he meant, I'm sure.

FuturePastNow		2012-02-14 09:42:32 AM

Republicans have become the radical element in America today. Someone should sue them for false advertising when they call themselves conservative.

EyeballKid		2012-02-14 09:43:04 AM

Alphax: I suspect Santorum thinks that a husband and wife sharing a bed is 'radical'.

Hobodeluxe: Rick considers not praying before going to bed at night radical.

Rick Santorum believes that the female being conscious during coitus is radical.

zenobia		2012-02-14 09:43:38 AM

Alphax: I suspect Santorum thinks that a husband and wife sharing a bed is 'radical'.

Oh Rob.

Politank-Z		2012-02-14 09:45:37 AM

Hot Rod Zoidberg: Radical in the same way skateboarding and ninja turtles are radical is what he meant, I'm sure.

In that both are an assault on traditional family values, absolutely. Skateboarders affect such unnatural, suggestive poses, and Ninja Turtles lust after human women who themselves fail to situate themselves in the kitchen.

Kuta		2012-02-14 09:45:48 AM

It's so logical...

gilatrout		2012-02-14 09:46:04 AM

sprawl15: Impasse: It's true, OWS folks are setting up the guillotines as we speak.

They're just particular about the thickness of their cucumber slices.

Please do not mix pickles and Santorum before breakfast.

sprawl15		2012-02-14 09:48:07 AM

gilatrout: sprawl15: Impasse: It's true, OWS folks are setting up the guillotines as we speak.

They're just particular about the thickness of their cucumber slices.

Please do not mix pickles and Santorum before breakfast.

Where no man has gone before!

MalvolioMandarin		2012-02-14 09:48:12 AM

FTFA: "I understand their frustration. For three years they haven't been able to find work," Santorum said

For a split-second there, I thought Ricky accidentally developed a shred of empathy for the less fortunate among us. Then the words "for three years they haven't been able to find work" sank in and I realized it was just another frothy jab at the scary black man in the White House.

LockeOak		2012-02-14 09:48:16 AM

vudukungfu: Hey Rick! I hear there's a black agitator in your wahing machine, too.

Pretty sure Mrs. (and Mr.) Santorum has a hidden black agitator.

Philip Francis Queeg		2012-02-14 09:48:27 AM

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!

someonelse		2012-02-14 09:49:56 AM

vpb		2012-02-14 09:52:23 AM

CapnBlues: "[I have] a problem with homosexual acts, as I would with what I would consider to be acts outside of traditional heterosexual relationships . . . if the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual [gay] sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery." -Rick Santorum on gay sex, AP interview

everything he says just sounds like assjuice.

that is all.

Well, he is a Republican, so I assume he has plenty of experience with all of those things.

SuburbanCowboy		2012-02-14 09:53:13 AM

Of course, believing that rape victims should not be allowed to have an abortion is not a radical view at all right Rick?

10 years ago, if a Republican politician dared say that in public, there is no chance they would even be allowed a shot at higher office. Now it is common place.

PanicMan		2012-02-14 09:54:20 AM

"I think it's really important to understand what this radical element represents," Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, told hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Washington Historical Museum. "What they represent is true intolerance."

Rick Santorum said this. The guy who thinks the Christian religion should be national law.

tangentman		2012-02-14 09:54:45 AM

Fark him (new window)

Satanic_Hamster		2012-02-14 09:55:11 AM

MalvolioMandarin: FTFA: "I understand their frustration. For three years they haven't been able to find work," Santorum said

For a split-second there, I thought Ricky accidentally developed a shred of empathy for the less fortunate among us. Then the words "for three years they haven't been able to find work" sank in and I realized it was just another frothy jab at the scary black man in the White House.

Yeah, but you have to look at it from Santorum's perspective, which is the same as the OWS people. When you have a niche background and skill set, you can't just take the first job that comes up. Santorum is only really qualified to be President. You can't expect him to just take any other job.

Dr Dreidel		2012-02-14 10:00:44 AM

PanicMan: "I think it's really important to understand what this radical element represents," Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, told hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Washington Historical Museum. "What they represent is true intolerance."

Rick Santorum said this. The guy who thinks the ~~Christian~~ Catholic religion should be national law.

Not that it makes much of a difference, but he's preaching an even NARROWER world-view.

// and how often would Rick be calling the Vat-phone for "guidance"?

Wellon Dowd		2012-02-14 10:01:29 AM

I thought it had been shown that OWS people are more likely to have jobs than Tea Partiers.

Duke Phillips' Singing Bears		2012-02-14 10:02:44 AM

This guy could very well end up being the Republican nominee for President. That's pretty amazing.

Philip Francis Queeg		2012-02-14 10:03:04 AM

What the fark is wrong with this country? How can a reactionary neanderthal like Santorum be the preference for President of a significant portion of the population?

EyeballKid		2012-02-14 10:03:16 AM

Wellon Dowd: I thought it had been shown that OWS people are more likely to have jobs than Tea Partiers.

Don't bother. Unless it's written in their personal copy of the bible or Atlas Shrugged (but I repeat myself!), cons think it's a liberal biased lie.

Diogenes		2012-02-14 10:03:33 AM

PanicMan: "I think it's really important to understand what this radical element represents," Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, told hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Washington Historical Museum. "What they represent is true intolerance."

Rick Santorum said this. The guy who thinks the Christian religion should be national law.

He's used the same line against gays and our supporters. It's intolerant of us to fight back when he calls us evil monsters.

sprawl15		2012-02-14 10:03:41 AM

Wellon Dowd: I thought it had been shown that OWS people are more likely to have jobs than Tea Partiers.

Only if you include "liberal plant" as a job.

Rapmaster2000		2012-02-14 10:04:44 AM

Radical element

keylock71		2012-02-14 10:04:47 AM

Guess what, Rick...

Your desire to govern through your regressive religious fundamentalism makes you far more "radical" than the Occupiers.

Pants full of macaroni!!		2012-02-14 10:05:43 AM

Wellon Dowd: I thought it had been shown that OWS people are more likely to have jobs than Tea Partiers.

No way. Hippies are allergic to work.

www.brightandearlyblog.com

/found in a GIS for Maynard G. Krebs

PanicMan		2012-02-14 10:06:12 AM

Dr Dreidel: PanicMan: "I think it's really important to understand what this radical element represents," Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, told hundreds of supporters gathered outside the Washington Historical Museum. "What they represent is true intolerance."

Rick Santorum said this. The guy who thinks the ~~Christian~~ Catholic religion should be national law.

Not that it makes much of a difference, but he's preaching an even NARROWER world-view.

Good point. Catholicism is so strict not even Catholics follow it.

/raised Catholic, now very much not