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| 80. If the people know so damn much they should run for office. n/t |
| -Obama : 'Professional Politicians' Understand Debt Crisis Better Than 'The Public' |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jul-16-11 02:12 PM |
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I read that as extremely patronizing and ignorant. |
grasswire |
Jul-16-11 02:15 PM |
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Eat your peas. |
PSPS |
Jul-16-11 02:20 PM |
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We (well, some) also understood that Saddam didn't have WMDs... |
WorseBeforeBetter |
Jul-16-11 02:25 PM |
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Arrogant! |
SugarShack |
Jul-16-11 02:41 PM |
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Yup! Very arrogant. Reminds of someone else who also very arrogant and condescending toward us |
SammyWinstonJack |
Jul-16-11 03:44 PM |
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Why? HE's RIGHT. Most people have no fucking clue about the debt ceiling. Do you dispute that? |
KittyWampus |
Jul-16-11 02:42 PM |
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He is correct - but most Lawmakers don't read the Legislation |
FreakinDJ |
Jul-16-11 02:48 PM |
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He's saying they're of a different class. |
Cherchez la Femme |
Jul-17-11 09:44 AM |
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Agreed. If the "professional politicians" were truly knowledgable and trustworthy |
Lorien |
Jul-17-11 12:59 PM |
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The Process Is Complete, He's Become One With The Elite... |
WillyT |
Jul-16-11 02:16 PM |
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Unfortunately, Ma'am, There Is Some Truth To This |
The Magistrate |
Jul-16-11 02:16 PM |
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I, for one, have no idea what all of this means, therefor, I HAVE |
Booster |
Jul-16-11 02:19 PM |
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But you can find out. Most politicians don't know much either |
sabrina 1 |
Jul-16-11 02:26 PM |
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But these In-The-Know politicians keep appointing |
Cherchez la Femme |
Jul-17-11 09:49 AM |
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Riigghhttt... because he's never disappointed before |
Cherchez la Femme |
Jul-17-11 09:45 AM |
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What professional politicians DO understand is that the general "ignorance about economic matters" |
scarletwoman |
Jul-16-11 02:22 PM |
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Absolutely, Ma'am: Democracy Depends On A Knowledgeable Electorate.... |
The Magistrate |
Jul-16-11 03:33 PM |
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But the poin the President is making is that the Professionals |
Bluenorthwest |
Jul-16-11 02:48 PM |
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Some Professionals Do, Ma'am |
The Magistrate |
Jul-16-11 03:42 PM |
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Experience does not equal comprehension. Hillary voted for the Iraq war, but failed to |
Exilednight |
Jul-17-11 06:47 AM |
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BHO, if he really wanted to, could eloquently articulate the origins and causes of the $14 trillion+ |
indepat |
Jul-16-11 03:36 PM |
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He Would Be Well-Advised To Do That, Sir, And Before the End Of This Month, Too.... |
The Magistrate |
Jul-16-11 03:43 PM |
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Surely BHO is listening to indepat's sage ramblings: ha-ha |
indepat |
Jul-16-11 04:30 PM |
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First time I've been tempted to write something |
enlightenment |
Jul-16-11 02:17 PM |
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I'm a huge critic of the President but I don't read that comment as critically as some might. |
Poll_Blind |
Jul-16-11 02:19 PM |
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And economists understand it better than both |
izquierdista |
Jul-16-11 02:19 PM |
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And you'd think |
chill_wind |
Jul-16-11 02:51 PM |
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Maybe not in the short run, but the long run is a different story. |
dkf |
Jul-16-11 02:53 PM |
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Why don't you find out who they are? |
izquierdista |
Jul-16-11 03:34 PM |
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Well I guess it's fine if a 80% payout is ok. |
dkf |
Jul-16-11 04:38 PM |
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I read it as "the American public shouldn't have to be worrying about things we're suppose to be." |
PoliticAverse |
Jul-16-11 02:21 PM |
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I read it as, "pay no attention to the politicians behind the curtain." n/t |
gkhouston |
Jul-16-11 07:28 PM |
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In Professional Politicians We Trust |
somone |
Jul-16-11 02:22 PM |
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I just wish they would do the things we pay them to do. |
Autumn |
Jul-16-11 02:23 PM |
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Most of 'em do do the things their paid to do - but it ain't the pay |
sad sally |
Jul-16-11 03:49 PM |
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How about the "professional politicians" listen to PROFESSIONAL ECONOMISTS? Like Reich. |
WinkyDink |
Jul-16-11 02:23 PM |
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Because damned few of them worry about the things we actually elect them to take care of. n/t |
gkhouston |
Jul-16-11 07:27 PM |
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let the grown ups take care of it |
justabob |
Jul-16-11 02:23 PM |
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I was offended also |
fredamae |
Jul-16-11 02:24 PM |
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also in the way we told to "get over it" regarding the Bush selection of 2000 |
grasswire |
Jul-16-11 02:28 PM |
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After reading a dif POV--maybe it wasn't our |
fredamae |
Jul-16-11 02:50 PM |
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Well if you would like to learn here is the citizens guide to the budget |
dkf |
Jul-16-11 02:33 PM |
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Thx for the link! :) n/t |
fredamae |
Jul-16-11 02:42 PM |
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Phew! I thought we were going to have to start paying attention... |
Earth_First |
Jul-16-11 02:24 PM |
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He's hoping most people aren't paying attention. He is mistaken. I have seen |
NC_Nurse |
Jul-16-11 02:26 PM |
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he's 100 percent correct, more people are watching the |
okieinpain |
Jul-16-11 02:27 PM |
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Two things on this |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jul-16-11 02:27 PM |
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I didn't look at it from that POV.. |
fredamae |
Jul-16-11 02:33 PM |
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Of course, when the economy tanked one day the trained |
Bluenorthwest |
Jul-16-11 02:38 PM |
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It's also two competing technocratic visions. |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jul-16-11 02:46 PM |
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The Bernak said the other day what default means: screw the seniors, pay the banks. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jul-16-11 03:53 PM |
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And having lived through a default |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jul-16-11 04:02 PM |
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I would love it if you would put up a post about living thru a default, nadin. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jul-17-11 10:50 AM |
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I did the other day |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jul-17-11 10:54 AM |
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Sorry I missed it. Got a link so i can find it? |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jul-17-11 01:25 PM |
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Nope, but essentilally this is what you can look forwards to |
nadinbrzezinski |
Jul-17-11 01:33 PM |
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prof politicians caused the problem not the public and we don't |
2Design |
Jul-16-11 02:28 PM |
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Most of the public... |
orwell |
Jul-16-11 02:29 PM |
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Most of the people confuse and conflate 'money' with 'currency' (as in, |
coalition_unwilling |
Jul-16-11 04:32 PM |
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He's right |
Renew Deal |
Jul-16-11 02:29 PM |
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He said |
BeFree |
Jul-16-11 02:30 PM |
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You honestly don't think that is true? |
dkf |
Jul-16-11 02:31 PM |
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I think it is true what you said, but what he said about |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jul-16-11 04:13 PM |
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Well I do laugh at that one. |
dkf |
Jul-16-11 04:54 PM |
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"Professional" politicians helped us get into this mess. |
hobbit709 |
Jul-16-11 02:32 PM |
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There are things that may be true which need not to be said. This is one of them. |
elocs |
Jul-16-11 02:35 PM |
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I'm hearing more candor than politicians often venture |
OnTheOtherHand |
Jul-16-11 02:36 PM |
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Here is the 2010 citizens guide to the financial report of the Federal Govt. |
dkf |
Jul-16-11 02:38 PM |
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How about plain old literacy? There are two points to be dealt |
Bluenorthwest |
Jul-16-11 02:42 PM |
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Oh believe me they knew exactly what they were doing. |
dkf |
Jul-16-11 02:50 PM |
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"Professional"???? Are you freaking kidding me? They fight like a bad set of siblings on a good day. |
MichiganVote |
Jul-16-11 02:41 PM |
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Master of the Obvious. LOL! |
JustFiveMoreMinutes |
Jul-16-11 02:43 PM |
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On the whole, I would say that professional politicians are far, far more ignorant |
QC |
Jul-16-11 02:44 PM |
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That explains the secrecy of the negotiations in his "transparent government". |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jul-16-11 02:48 PM |
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LOL! |
SammyWinstonJack |
Jul-16-11 03:52 PM |
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Exactly! |
Lorien |
Jul-17-11 01:01 PM |
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He must think that we're the dumbest motherfuckers in the world!!1! |
Scurrilous |
Jul-16-11 02:48 PM |
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We are not 'the public" |
Davis_X_Machina |
Jul-16-11 02:48 PM |
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+1000. |
TwilightGardener |
Jul-16-11 02:53 PM |
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According to many of the President's own statements, he would fail your test. |
girl gone mad |
Jul-16-11 04:06 PM |
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And yet much of the public recognized the deceitful maneuvering of these |
Marr |
Jul-16-11 02:49 PM |
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My issue with the statement is pretending our fuckwit politicians know much of anything. |
TheKentuckian |
Jul-16-11 02:54 PM |
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Similar thoughts.... |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jul-16-11 03:03 PM |
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First class thinking. Thank you! |
TheKentuckian |
Jul-16-11 03:52 PM |
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+1 |
woo me with science |
Jul-17-11 07:08 AM |
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Leave the fixin' up to the ones who created the mess. Everybody back to sleep. |
Karmadillo |
Jul-16-11 03:00 PM |
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Just shut up and get back to your crappy jobs and mindless entertainment.. |
girl gone mad |
Jul-16-11 03:40 PM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Jul-16-11 03:45 PM |
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Cool ... an expert ... ok .... YOU explain the debt ceiling to us ... |
JoePhilly |
Jul-16-11 03:50 PM |
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Well! I never! |
A-Schwarzenegger |
Jul-16-11 03:52 PM |
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WTH, Professional politicians got us in this mess!!!!! n/t |
Mimosa |
Jul-16-11 04:07 PM |
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At least Marie Antoinette wanted us to eat cake. |
bvar22 |
Jul-16-11 05:06 PM |
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quote continues: "I think ,depending on how you phrase the question, if you say, ... |
muriel_volestrangler |
Jul-16-11 06:24 PM |
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If the people know so damn much they should run for office. n/t |
Fire1 |
Jul-16-11 06:32 PM |
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I've held elected office |
Missy Vixen |
Jul-16-11 10:26 PM |
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To hell with "your town." Go to D.C. n/t |
Fire1 |
Jul-16-11 11:28 PM |
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Oh, sure |
Missy Vixen |
Jul-17-11 02:48 AM |
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most pols know zip about the economy; they only know to protect the elite |
amborin |
Jul-16-11 06:37 PM |
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I don't necessarily disagree with the president... |
PragmaticLiberal |
Jul-16-11 06:37 PM |
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Calling the populace stupid is a great way to alienate them. Pragmatic or not! |
Bluebear |
Jul-16-11 06:53 PM |
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The truth of an assertion.. |
Davis_X_Machina |
Jul-16-11 07:31 PM |
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But not politically smart. |
Bluebear |
Jul-16-11 08:54 PM |
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He did not call them stupid |
treestar |
Jul-17-11 09:58 AM |
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Not sure "debt crisis" and "treasury auction" are the same thing. n/t |
lumberjack_jeff |
Jul-16-11 06:46 PM |
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Yes, the public LOVES the concept of "professional politicians". Brilliant P.R. |
Bluebear |
Jul-16-11 06:53 PM |
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He's right. They (politicians) ARE paid to worry about it |
Number23 |
Jul-16-11 07:08 PM |
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+1 n/t |
tammywammy |
Jul-16-11 07:15 PM |
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+2. Doesn't take much. n/t |
Kind of Blue |
Jul-16-11 07:50 PM |
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The professional politicians put us in this mess |
Angry Dragon |
Jul-16-11 08:02 PM |
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That's exactly true. |
krispos42 |
Jul-16-11 08:57 PM |
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This statement was in response to a question that cited a poll |
Telly Savalas |
Jul-16-11 09:03 PM |
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Nobody's voting for anybody posting here. President vs anonymous web poster, are you kidding? |
Bluebear |
Jul-16-11 09:04 PM |
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Expect nothing less. Change you can believe in you can find in your couch. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Jul-16-11 09:06 PM |
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A while back the |
Mendocino |
Jul-16-11 09:21 PM |
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That DOES NOT mean the "Professional Politician" has our best interest at heart |
donheld |
Jul-16-11 09:55 PM |
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"..they are worrying about their family, jobs, they have a lot of things on their plate" |
dflprincess |
Jul-16-11 10:18 PM |
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Indeed. |
dixiegrrrrl |
Jul-17-11 01:20 PM |
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'Professional Politicians' is an oxymoron |
pintobean |
Jul-16-11 10:22 PM |
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The DFH need to sit down and shut up |
Missy Vixen |
Jul-16-11 10:24 PM |
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"his debt-and-deficit policy actually reflected a shrewd, progressive, long-term strategic view" |
pampango |
Jul-17-11 06:17 AM |
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I don't have a problem with it |
treestar |
Jul-17-11 09:54 AM |
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President Obama. Certified Professional Politician. The CPP of America. "We do your thinking". |
Safetykitten |
Jul-17-11 09:56 AM |
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Clearly, Obama is evil .... |
JoePhilly |
Jul-17-11 10:05 AM |
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Honestly, I think we should just trust our president |
mochajava666 |
Jul-17-11 10:42 AM |
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Yes, the uninformed masses should be out in the fields working, where |
Obamanaut |
Jul-17-11 10:54 AM |
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Offensive but completely correct. n/t |
taught_me_patience |
Jul-17-11 11:20 AM |
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If most Americans knew what their professional politicians were doing. |
Larry Ogg |
Jul-17-11 02:29 PM |
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