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Thu Feb-21-08 05:01 PM
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| 43. I guess he's not a rockstar |
| -Secret Service Halts Obama security in Dallas |
whereismyparty |
Feb-21-08 04:05 PM |
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For Gods sake; they screen for weapons at rock concerts. Is he not |
babylonsister |
Feb-21-08 04:07 PM |
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I guess he's not a rockstar |
Omega3 |
Feb-21-08 05:01 PM |
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Secret Service protection was increased not decreased |
ThatBozGuy |
Feb-22-08 08:55 AM |
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You sound like you know your stuff! |
colorado_ufo |
Feb-22-08 10:12 AM |
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Dallas rally, not the Austin debate |
BlueSky221 |
Feb-22-08 03:31 PM |
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It is MORE THAN WORRISOME !! |
discerning christian |
Feb-21-08 04:09 PM |
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what worries me is the signal this story sends to all the nutters out there |
lynnertic |
Feb-22-08 05:26 AM |
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Maybe he should have his own bodyguards. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 09:27 AM |
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he did when I met him during the 2006 campaign in IL |
LSK |
Feb-22-08 12:01 PM |
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Why does this shit always happen in MY state? |
End Of The Road |
Feb-21-08 04:09 PM |
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They don't need to!! |
discerning christian |
Feb-21-08 04:12 PM |
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Sorry, I was referring to the total lack of security |
End Of The Road |
Feb-21-08 04:16 PM |
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LOL. There is an apparent pattern here with Texas, isn't there? |
whereismyparty |
Feb-21-08 05:00 PM |
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Texas was a democratic state till Rove came here. |
rainman99 |
Feb-21-08 05:41 PM |
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We had a Kennedy assasinated in my state too... |
Taverner |
Feb-22-08 01:30 PM |
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Same here. How embarrassing. |
rainman99 |
Feb-21-08 05:41 PM |
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i am in texas too.... hey.... where are ALL the newbies coming from. tons.... |
seabeyond |
Feb-21-08 11:07 PM |
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I have been concerned about the SS being under the control of Bush** Co. when |
AlinPA |
Feb-21-08 04:10 PM |
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I wouldn't worry so much about the SS being under their control |
Laurab |
Feb-21-08 04:57 PM |
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Hasn't the SS been purged of anyone not a Bush loyalist? |
herbster |
Feb-21-08 10:41 PM |
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You might be right - since 2001 it may have changed. |
Laurab |
Feb-22-08 10:00 AM |
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I've got a flow chart for Homeland Security, and |
Joolz |
Feb-22-08 10:55 AM |
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I guess it's not surprising. |
Laurab |
Feb-22-08 12:12 PM |
#118 |
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Your concern is very valid |
panader0 |
Feb-21-08 04:11 PM |
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I have been thinking the same thing. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 09:31 AM |
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"It seemed a friendly crowd"?? WTF! Idiots!! |
wienerdoggie |
Feb-21-08 04:14 PM |
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You can't say that Dallas doesn't love you |
jimshoes |
Feb-21-08 04:39 PM |
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Do they let Bush wander around "apparently friendly" crowds without SS protection and |
tblue37 |
Feb-21-08 04:44 PM |
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It boggles the mind, this reasoning. I've never heard anything so criminally stupid. |
wienerdoggie |
Feb-21-08 04:45 PM |
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I'm starting to get the feeling it isn't criminally stupid. Just criminal. |
grace0418 |
Feb-21-08 05:12 PM |
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just like how there were friendly crowds in Dallas in 1963????? |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 09:37 AM |
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WTF? |
GloriaSmith |
Feb-21-08 04:16 PM |
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Why does this surprise? |
vmaus |
Feb-21-08 04:16 PM |
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Yep. |
John Q. Citizen |
Feb-21-08 04:23 PM |
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any person that is for the people they manage to eliminate. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 09:35 AM |
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yet they manage to screen T-SHIRTS when Bush speaks in public.... |
mike_c |
Feb-21-08 04:16 PM |
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DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER! |
elehhhhna |
Feb-21-08 04:19 PM |
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!!! |
tblue37 |
Feb-21-08 04:45 PM |
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yeah, but not as many people show up to hear him speak. |
gkhouston |
Feb-21-08 04:58 PM |
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,...and bumper stickers and lapel buttons. I'm with you: LAME! |
sicksicksick_N_tired |
Feb-21-08 05:12 PM |
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I think the right questions..... |
UncleTomsEvilBrother |
Feb-22-08 02:05 AM |
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" It seemed a friendly crowd.." |
DJ13 |
Feb-21-08 04:17 PM |
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Grrrecommended. |
dicksteele |
Feb-21-08 04:17 PM |
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Like nothing ever happened in Dallas |
Ichingcarpenter |
Feb-21-08 04:17 PM |
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This scars me to death |
keep_it_real |
Feb-21-08 04:18 PM |
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All it takes is one unfriendly scumbag from Freeper Nation |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Feb-21-08 04:18 PM |
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I can imagine the riots now. |
elehhhhna |
Feb-21-08 04:20 PM |
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"Seemed like a friendly crowd" . . . |
no_hypocrisy |
Feb-21-08 04:20 PM |
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Oh geez... |
grace0418 |
Feb-21-08 05:14 PM |
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I was there. |
blklthrjkt |
Feb-21-08 04:23 PM |
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Welcome to DU |
GloriaSmith |
Feb-21-08 04:25 PM |
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Welcome to DU! |
whereismyparty |
Feb-21-08 05:05 PM |
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this has happened before |
Enrique |
Feb-21-08 04:25 PM |
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This is an outrage. n/t |
trashcanistanista |
Feb-21-08 04:27 PM |
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wtf...obama should wake up and get protection for himself |
natrat |
Feb-21-08 04:31 PM |
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HOLD ON THERE! |
cbayer |
Feb-21-08 04:31 PM |
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Here's the correct link. |
whereismyparty |
Feb-21-08 04:46 PM |
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Thank you very much. |
cbayer |
Feb-21-08 04:50 PM |
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Wait a minute.The article does not say that HE called it off. |
whereismyparty |
Feb-21-08 04:56 PM |
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Which is what the officers would observe if the Obama campaign called it off |
jberryhill |
Feb-21-08 05:14 PM |
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I was referring to this line in your post: |
cbayer |
Feb-21-08 05:14 PM |
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Oh. Sorry. My bad. |
whereismyparty |
Feb-21-08 05:19 PM |
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Glad you approve |
catgirl |
Feb-21-08 05:37 PM |
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Are you talking to me? nt. |
cbayer |
Feb-21-08 05:54 PM |
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I'm not sure anymore |
catgirl |
Feb-22-08 02:11 PM |
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The notion that the Clintons wold have him killed |
MonkeyFunk |
Feb-22-08 05:55 AM |
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Please don't put words in my mouth |
catgirl |
Feb-22-08 03:55 PM |
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I walked into the arena in Dallas for the Obama rally |
Texas Explorer |
Feb-22-08 11:12 AM |
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Everybody knows... |
Indy Lurker |
Feb-21-08 04:32 PM |
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I saw the same thing with Kerry events in PA |
RamboLiberal |
Feb-21-08 04:46 PM |
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I saw the same thing happen in Philadelphia right before the DNC Convention |
bklyncowgirl |
Feb-22-08 05:33 AM |
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This is serious. |
JDPriestly |
Feb-21-08 04:47 PM |
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I am SO LIVID with ObamaCo right now. It's almost as if he WANTS to |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Feb-21-08 06:38 PM |
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not offensive |
beezlebum |
Feb-22-08 11:47 AM |
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Wilco. Tango. Foxtrot. |
grace0418 |
Feb-21-08 04:51 PM |
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It is worrisome - every time we get someone who would |
NoBushSpokenHere |
Feb-21-08 04:52 PM |
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Wow!! |
malaise |
Feb-21-08 04:53 PM |
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I wonder if he knows he's not being guarded |
shraby |
Feb-21-08 05:05 PM |
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Sorry... |
ngGale |
Feb-21-08 05:07 PM |
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This is too bizarre to be a mistake or bad judgment. |
grace0418 |
Feb-21-08 05:10 PM |
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could be alot of fishy things going on. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 09:46 AM |
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I think it was just a case of being unprepared for the no. of people trying to attend. |
moc |
Feb-21-08 05:14 PM |
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NO excuse. They toyed with the life of Obama as well as thousands of spectators. n/t |
whereismyparty |
Feb-21-08 05:18 PM |
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I didn't say it was an excuse. I just think any analogies to the |
moc |
Feb-21-08 05:25 PM |
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" It seemed a friendly crowd.." Just what Benazir thought. |
WinkyDink |
Feb-21-08 05:19 PM |
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Looks like I am not the only one who drew the up the Dallas connection. |
sarcasmo |
Feb-21-08 05:23 PM |
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Incompetence can be found anywhere. I don't think it's any more interesting than that. |
moc |
Feb-21-08 05:26 PM |
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k&r |
uppityperson |
Feb-21-08 05:29 PM |
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Ah jeez. |
Bornaginhooligan |
Feb-21-08 05:39 PM |
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Would like hear their side |
dbmk |
Feb-21-08 05:40 PM |
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That's my first impulse, but still... |
Hobarticus |
Feb-21-08 11:18 PM |
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I will never fucking forgive the SS if they let something happen. |
backscatter712 |
Feb-21-08 05:42 PM |
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Here in SF with a crowd of 5-6K people, they ended up doing the the same thing. |
AtomicKitten |
Feb-21-08 05:44 PM |
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I seem to remember another political figure |
leftofthedial |
Feb-21-08 05:57 PM |
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Holy shit. |
BlueIris |
Feb-21-08 06:11 PM |
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we know who is commander in chief of the SS |
spanone |
Feb-21-08 06:25 PM |
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I do find that very disturbing, as I just was wondering about his safety |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Feb-21-08 06:28 PM |
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this is something that must be pushed into the forefront. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 02:30 PM |
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There was no screening in LA's Ambassador Hotel in 1968, either |
Canuckistanian |
Feb-21-08 06:45 PM |
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You all realize |
WilyWondr |
Feb-21-08 06:50 PM |
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They did that for Kerry here in '04. |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Feb-21-08 06:53 PM |
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Your concern is most definitely not misplaced |
rosetta627 |
Feb-21-08 07:05 PM |
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ultimately it's his own responsibility to watch out for himself and take care with who he trusts |
natrat |
Feb-21-08 08:09 PM |
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How outrages. What is their reason for stopping this screening |
midnight |
Feb-21-08 08:23 PM |
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There was a *friendly* crowd in a ballroom in Los Angles in June of 1968, too. nt |
puebloknot |
Feb-21-08 08:25 PM |
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this is absolutely terrifying . . . someone's ass needs to be hauled before Congress . . . |
OneBlueSky |
Feb-21-08 10:24 PM |
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are they CRAZY? why would they do such a stupid thing like that? |
orleans |
Feb-21-08 10:48 PM |
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Sons of bitches! Just like Kennedy's CIA bumper rider, waived off. |
lonestarnot |
Feb-21-08 10:51 PM |
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You mean his Secret Service bumper rider |
Frank Cannon |
Feb-22-08 05:59 AM |
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Ooops yes. That is what I meant. Secret Service. |
lonestarnot |
Feb-22-08 08:28 PM |
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It indicates that his choice of veep is paramount. |
greyhound1966 |
Feb-21-08 11:09 PM |
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Calls to mind |
rambler_american |
Feb-22-08 04:42 AM |
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Stunning nt |
CJCRANE |
Feb-22-08 07:15 AM |
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There is no excuse what so ever for this!!! If anything happens this |
michaz |
Feb-22-08 05:48 AM |
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Maybe it's time for Obama to hire security that ISN'T the Secret Service |
TexasObserver |
Feb-22-08 06:00 AM |
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Sounds like Bush wants Obama ASSASSINATED! |
Kablooie |
Feb-22-08 06:47 AM |
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I have been getting really nervous |
spiritual_gunfighter |
Feb-22-08 07:04 AM |
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Need to hear from Obama's campaign |
OzarkDem |
Feb-22-08 06:56 AM |
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K&R big time. |
rosetta627 |
Feb-22-08 09:08 AM |
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this happened at every Kerry rally in Fla where i am.. in 2004.. |
flyarm |
Feb-22-08 09:20 AM |
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it troubles me too, |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 09:24 AM |
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WTF is THAT all about????? |
npincus |
Feb-22-08 09:45 AM |
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I find this very troubling. |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 09:57 AM |
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i spoke with the ss |
kentj44 |
Feb-22-08 11:19 AM |
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welcome to DU kentj44!! |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 01:11 PM |
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it is very disturbing |
kentj44 |
Feb-22-08 01:40 PM |
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I would of said because I am an American citizen!!! |
alyce douglas |
Feb-22-08 02:32 PM |
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This puts Obama on par with Hillary Clinton. |
Wizard777 |
Feb-22-08 02:48 PM |
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Obama has gotten secret service way before most other candidates ever has! |
flyarm |
Feb-22-08 03:22 PM |
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"OBAMA WILL DIE, KKK FOREVER"; "Nigger President"; "Look out nigger, the Klan is getting bigger"... |
NorthernSpy |
Feb-22-08 04:32 PM |
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why are you so ugly and nasty? Do you hate facts so much? |
flyarm |
Feb-22-08 05:35 PM |
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I think you are the one who is ignoring the facts! |
B Calm |
Feb-22-08 06:20 PM |
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those were real quotes advocating the assassination of Barack Obama... |
NorthernSpy |
Feb-23-08 11:30 AM |
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actually, |
beezlebum |
Feb-23-08 07:56 AM |
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The Secret Service had better protect Obama like their own lives depend on his survival. |
backscatter712 |
Feb-23-08 11:40 AM |
#135 |