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AverageOldGuy

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5. "Shocked?"

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 10:06 AM

Nov 10

Reminds me of that famous line from the movie "Casablanca:"

The full quote from "Casablanca" is,

“I'm shocked—shocked—to find that gambling is going on in here!”

It is spoken by Captain Renault (Claude Rains), who has just accepted his weekly bribe from Humphrey Bogart to allow Bogart's bar-casino-restaurant to remain open.

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Adam Schiff says he is shocked by 'cruelty' motivating SNAP policy [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 9 OP

Yeah, and knowledge of "the cruelty is the point" ought to be a guiding principle RockRaven Nov 9 #1

I am not shocked. MLWR Nov 9 #2

no you are not shocked azureblue Nov 9 #3

Everyone needs to remember that tRUMP grew up as a slumlord, under his daddy and mommy's guidance. That's where he SWBTATTReg Nov 10 #4

"Shocked?" AverageOldGuy Nov 10 #5

I'm shocked he's shocked! N/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 10 #6