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Shutting Detroit Down - John Rich.

IF any of you are familiar with Mr. Rich's music, in particular what kind of music he was playing during last year's national political conventions, AND are kind of familiar with me,
THEN you'll think I lost my f'ing mind.

This song is great.

we all know 'what the matter with kansas' ... only the flatest of flat earth end of worlders in the bottom 90% should vote fascist. but, too many do. there is a LOT of blown opportunity.

rmm.

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here is some pre 1800 patriotism. there is plenty to google for those of you without a clue, probably cuz you're without a decent intro poli sci class under your belt.
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Shall domestic manufactures be encouraged, and in what degree, by restrictions on foreign manufactures? are questions which would be differently decided by the landed and the manufacturing classes, and probably by neither with a sole regard to justice and the public good.

The apportionment of taxes on the various descriptions of property is an act which seems to require the most exact impartiality; yet there is, perhaps, no legislative act in which greater opportunity and temptation are given to a predominant party to trample on the rules of justice.

Every shilling with which they overburden the inferior number, is a shilling saved to their own pockets

It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way

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by: seabos84 @ Mon Jun 29, 2009 at 22:17:25 PM CDT