Tweets for October 24th

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“Run away from the slavery of government oppression and toward the blessings of individual liberty.” ~Rev. C.L. Bryant http://t.co/nQz90fQF
Fond du Lac Schools: Focused on the Future http://t.co/rSntG6fR Walker’s reforms having a big impact on schools in WI. #reform #success
Here’s the key: Cut “non-classroom positions.” Maintain the core classroom curriculum and cut out all the crap http://t.co/gTFs2AC5
“@EDinCali: Since when do the “rights” of occupiers count more than the businesses (cont) http://t.co/kfkypepZ
Reports 41% Say Their Views Closer to Tea Party’s Than to Wall Street Protesters’…http://tinyurl.com/3feonfh

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Tweets for October 6th

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 ”@Papatul: Occupy Wall Street – When You Need A Break From Sitting In Your Parent’s Basement, Playing Video Games & Smoking Dope!”
Steve Jobs was not comfortable with his fame http://t.co/EUYcYktU
It’s not just Republicans who don’t like #Obama ‘s jobs bill. Democrats don’t like it either! Zero cosponsors http://t.co/F7wpWLEg #FAIL
50 Best Ann Coulter Quotes Of All-Time http://t.co/iMwFWtfi

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How Poor are “The Poor” in America?

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They’re not as poor as you would think. The latest census bureau figures tell us some interesting facts about “the Poor.”

  • 80 percent of poor households have air conditioning
  • Nearly three-fourths have a car or truck, and 31 percent have two or more cars or trucks
  • Nearly two-thirds have cable or satellite television
  • Two-thirds have at least one DVD player and 70 percent have a VCR
  • Half have a personal computer, and one in seven have two or more computers
  • More than half of poor families with children have a video game system, such as an Xbox or PlayStation
  • 43 percent have Internet access
  • One-third have a wide-screen plasma or LCD television
  • One-fourth have a digital video recorder system, such as a TiVo

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