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klook

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41. Wow, never seen this speech. Thanks.
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 08:47 PM
Oct 2012

I guess we will all be fighting this battle for the rest of our lives.

It's amazing how many Americans have been suckered into believing the Republican crock of "rugged individualist / pioneer stock / self-reliant / bootstraps" Mumbai-jumbo.

Not must. Will. Panasonic Oct 2012 #1
must and will :) Hamlette Oct 2012 #3
It's also on the Front Page of ... 66 dmhlt Nov 2012 #62
AWESOME! rivegauche Nov 2012 #66
I posted it on my Facebook page. GentryDixon Oct 2012 #2
You've got that exactly right. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #4
My FB post comment.. tridim Oct 2012 #48
Nice. GentryDixon Nov 2012 #70
Maybe mitt could send her a can of peas. progressoid Oct 2012 #5
LOLOL. snagglepuss Oct 2012 #7
Visualize Whirled Peas Bandit Oct 2012 #15
Bad, bad, bad!!! VWolf Nov 2012 #63
No dahling, you must mean canapes. schmice Oct 2012 #31
Only if they were generics, no brand name food stuffs here.(gotta lower the tax liability, you know) sickwidit Nov 2012 #64
It's worth a thousand words..maybe more. Thanks Faygo Cha Oct 2012 #6
+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #21
RMoney would be standing on tiptoes leaning over and waving at her. AllyCat Oct 2012 #8
picture speaks volumes JanT Oct 2012 #9
What must Queen Ann be thinking? Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #10
A picture of humanity. JNelson6563 Oct 2012 #11
Mitt HATES being touched. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #12
True Dat. Stellar Oct 2012 #27
What would Ann Romney say ? left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 #13
"It's our turn." Not. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #20
Stop it! This is HARD. Just collecting all those cans japple Oct 2012 #24
*shaking off the jeebies* Care Acutely Oct 2012 #35
Not Will: Shall! mckara Oct 2012 #14
I love this Man of the People. BlueNoteSpecial Oct 2012 #16
FORWARD (with a whole lotta caring). nolabear Oct 2012 #17
What a president n/t outsideworld Oct 2012 #18
I just put that on my facebook pics. Posted with this: ashling Oct 2012 #19
this one's even sweeter because you can see his whole arms and how genuine his embrace is renate Oct 2012 #22
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #23
Ah, I was thinking the same thing. KatyaR Oct 2012 #32
I don't know what I'll do either, but making plans just in case mountain grammy Oct 2012 #50
Me too! rivegauche Nov 2012 #67
Oh my. Oh thank goodness for him. Care Acutely Oct 2012 #36
Damn. That brought tears to my eyes. forestpath Oct 2012 #37
It doesn't look even a tiny bit forced. So_Blue Oct 2012 #44
Down in the pits with the common folk~ Calypso0956 Nov 2012 #53
I was wondering who it was he was rocking. Stellar Oct 2012 #25
Makes me tear up JB126 Oct 2012 #26
K&R Liberalynn Oct 2012 #28
Now that's the man Ann Romney really wishes she could wake up to in the morning, louslobbs Oct 2012 #29
Okay, here comes the tears. classof56 Oct 2012 #30
I'm with you. We have got to fight back. This man did. Faygo Kid Oct 2012 #33
Wow, never seen this speech. Thanks. klook Oct 2012 #41
Thanks for this, Faygo Kid...I never saw this speech. It's wonderful. whathehell Nov 2012 #61
a great speech! Sunlei Nov 2012 #65
I am so proud of our President! Words fail, but this picture says it all. Bake Oct 2012 #34
Brigantine is a republican town Actionman Oct 2012 #38
Faygo Kid Diclotican Oct 2012 #39
X1000 catbyte Oct 2012 #46
He will win. nt Chorophyll Oct 2012 #40
Powerful pictue. I couldn't even imagine Romney getting that close to anyone. n/t wisteria Oct 2012 #42
This is how to close demwing Oct 2012 #43
Gives me goosebumps..... llmart Oct 2012 #45
The President at Work elbloggoZY27 Oct 2012 #47
Our President. Exactly the right man at exactly the right time. Marie Marie Oct 2012 #49
Leadership & empathy....its what being human is about. Historic NY Oct 2012 #51
Caption: "Don't cry -- Mitt is sending you a can of tuna." OldRedneck Oct 2012 #52
If this were a video, you'd see that immediately following this moment Romney cui bono Nov 2012 #54
Damn redStateBlueHeart Nov 2012 #55
He is MY president, and I don't want to share. N/T Throckmorton Nov 2012 #56
I am so glad he is our President. And he mentioned my state today. Jennicut Nov 2012 #57
Because the president hugs people? I'm pretty sure there are real reasons to vote for him. harmonicon Nov 2012 #58
Because of the whole package, of course Coyotl Nov 2012 #60
I guess I'm just not that much of an optimist. harmonicon Nov 2012 #69
Our president is a truly kind and compassionate man. To be clear, I do NOT want a CEO for spicegal Nov 2012 #59
Feel Good peacebo Nov 2012 #68
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