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Are You an Obama Voter Sleeping Till Noon?
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I heard Amy Goodman play a clip of Billo Riley spouting this meme on election night. The people who voted for Obama "want stuff", was the way he put it.
Wall Street bankers, Halliburton, the oil companies, big pharma, big ag, the military industrial complex....they don't want stuff apparently.
Wall Street bankers, Halliburton, the oil companies, big pharma, big ag, the military industrial complex....they don't want stuff apparently.
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I'm a disgruntled Obama voter who gets to work before noon, but as a minor member of the global climate hoax, I don't think I count.
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I have a job, voted for Obama, and couldn't sleep 'til noon if I tried -- like a lot of people. But to be fair to Cal, I did skip out of work a little bit early last Friday...
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I'm an Obama voter, business owner, and I don't get out of bed until after noon because most days, I work until 4am anyway.
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I'm sick of people who get enough sleep or sleep late being portrayed as lazy. You know what? I sleep till 11am, work till 11pm most days. I get my best creative work done in the evening, and I like to hang out late at night. I love sleeping and I love working. Fuck you.
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If I'm sleeping 'till noon, it's because I was working past midnight.
And Republicans wonder why we think they're all twats?
And Republicans wonder why we think they're all twats?
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I'm at work at least by 8AM, often earlier, and work until 5 or 6 PM. When required, I'm often called in at any hour of the day.
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Union gub'mint layabout here. Celebrating Veteran's Day holiday by staying home in my PJ's and listening to music. First beer coming up soon.
But normally on Monday I'd be up by 4:45 to cycle to work. I work ten hours a day helping your gub'mint fix your roads, street lights, and other infrastructure. Last night I was up til bedtime cooking a weeks' worth of lunches & dinners.
I can't tell if I'm a moocher or not.
But normally on Monday I'd be up by 4:45 to cycle to work. I work ten hours a day helping your gub'mint fix your roads, street lights, and other infrastructure. Last night I was up til bedtime cooking a weeks' worth of lunches & dinners.
I can't tell if I'm a moocher or not.
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It's not enough.
Obama wants you to double your efforts!
Sandra Fluke needs another Free Government Abortion.....
It's not enough.
Obama wants you to double your efforts!
Sandra Fluke needs another Free Government Abortion.....
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All this reminds me of the morning after I graduated from high school. I was sleeping in, because duh, and a Jehovah's witness came to the door at around 9 a.m. I came to the door in my pj's and robe, and he asked me, very concerned, if I was sick. The idea of a teen sleeping in on the first day of summer break escaped him apparently.
And, if I had my druthers, I'd stay up until 3 a.m. and sleep in 'til 11 a.m. or noon. That's the natural cycle I fall into whenever I have an extended vacation or when I'm unemployed for more than a few weeks.
And, if I had my druthers, I'd stay up until 3 a.m. and sleep in 'til 11 a.m. or noon. That's the natural cycle I fall into whenever I have an extended vacation or when I'm unemployed for more than a few weeks.
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I'm at work at least by 8AM, often earlier, and work until 5 or 6 PM. When required, I'm often called in at any hour of the day.
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I didn't start my own business, I took one over after managing it for 7 years, and here I am almost 10 years later, working 8 hours on a holiday. Screw you, Republicans.
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@23,
I haven't had Veterans Day off since high school. No one other than banks, government institutions, and maybe some unionized, private workplaces take the day off.
I haven't had Veterans Day off since high school. No one other than banks, government institutions, and maybe some unionized, private workplaces take the day off.
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I wanted to post, but I slept in. :)
Nah, actually I spent the morning at the dentist and am now at work because I am a partner in a business and we don't really get days off. I was up until midnight last night debugging cloud server problems.
Nah, actually I spent the morning at the dentist and am now at work because I am a partner in a business and we don't really get days off. I was up until midnight last night debugging cloud server problems.
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Dr. DJ Riz FTW
Dr. Awesome -- thanks for doing what you do. Please have another beer on behalf of us other layabout working stiffs.
Dr. Awesome -- thanks for doing what you do. Please have another beer on behalf of us other layabout working stiffs.
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Make a tumblr with them all! This should get meme-ified and unleashed from the confines of individual slog posts, like It Gets Better was.
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How is this even a meme? It's not like you can judge a person's productivity based on how early they wake up. Not everyone is on a 9-5 work schedule.
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I am not on welfare or foodstamps. I think that you know our family is far from lazy. I drive 45 miles each way to a University, 5 days a week, to better my education and my eventual career. I still volunteer in various capacities at my children's middle school. And, well, my IQ is pretty darn high. Our family gave up my salary in favor of student loan debt so that I could pursue my dreams. Once upon a time, people on welfare were not required to work. In fact, it was to their benefit to not work. Nixon introduced the Earned Income Tax Credit which acknowledged that there were people who were WORKING, but not making enough to feed their families. They voted for a refundable federal income tax credit for low to moderate income working individuals and families. Congress originally approved the tax credit legislation in 1975 in part to offset the burden of social security taxes and to provide an incentive to work. When EITC exceeds the amount of taxes owed, it results in a tax refund to those who claim and qualify for the credit. Two thirds of the "47%" you are referring to in your comment actually pay payroll taxes, but don't make enough to pay income tax, per the Earned Income Tax Credit cited previously. I'd love a tax break, but I'd like even more, for Mitt Romney, et. al. to pay their fair share. If my family pays 50%, Romney should pay 50%. We've set aside money for college for the kids, because, well, that's the way it works. I'm not looking for free ANYTHING! I don't think my government owes me a darn thing, other than to try to compromise and stop the name calling. I think that I owe my country to do the best I can to raise children who are caring and compassionate beings and I think I've done that. WWJD? He would give his bread to someone who had none. Think about your family and think about how you would want others to view them/you. (Written at 5:30 AM...up since 4:45 AM)
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