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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts) Tue Jul 17, 2012, 04:36 PM Jul 2012

A DU FIRST!!! The FIRST Scratch-n-Sniff post. Click this and I GUARANTEE you'll smell FLOP SWEAT.

Mitt Romney, seizing on President Obama's gaffe in which he told America's businesses 'you didn't build that,' slams his opponent, accusing him of wanting 'Americans to be ashamed of success.'

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/17/romney-obama-wants-americans-to-be-ashamed-success/

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A DU FIRST!!! The FIRST Scratch-n-Sniff post. Click this and I GUARANTEE you'll smell FLOP SWEAT. (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 OP

Phewww. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #1

Do we have to teach them English too Politicalboi Jul 2012 #2

Oh come on Xyzse Jul 2012 #4

Do NOT... Wait Wut Jul 2012 #3

sinkingfeeling

(51,448 posts)

1. Phewww.

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 04:37 PM

Jul 2012

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)

2. Do we have to teach them English too

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 04:42 PM

Jul 2012

Obama didn't knock American Businesses. He was only pointing out the obvious that we need roads and bridges and phones and internet to make those businesses work.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

4. Oh come on

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 05:06 PM

Jul 2012

That is why they privatize the traffic cameras and some tolls on roads.
So that half of that revenue goes to the private industry.
Rather than the police force and state government that don't know how to manage their money.

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)

3. Do NOT...

Reply to Amerigo Vespucci (Original post)

Tue Jul 17, 2012, 04:52 PM

Jul 2012

...tell the Lounge we can now have 'scratch and sniff' threads.

That damned faux quote is all over the freakin' internet. My fingers hurt from correcting idiots all day. Assholes.

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