Obama re-elected as president of the United States

MistaPhi05 says... November 6, 2012 at 11:10 p.m.

I LOVE IT.......I LOVE IT......I LOVE IT........Okay Yall Can Get Back To Hating Him NOW..... LOL LOL LOL

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tncbg says... November 6, 2012 at 11:14 p.m.

Perplexing result but life goes on. Here's hoping Obama proves me wrong. We all need him to bring his best for the next four years.

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cliffcarson says... November 6, 2012 at 11:57 p.m.

Not only did the President earn a second term because of his efforts to turn the Economy around, the Republican Party gets a second chance to do something good for America.

Help Obama get us back to where we should be. Work with Obama.

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LevitiCuss says... November 7, 2012 at 12:29 a.m.

Since the Republicans only idea to date was to "make Obama a one-term president", maybe they can let that go and get back to work doing their job: Working for the American people.

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gan says... November 7, 2012 at 12:46 a.m.

U guys keep gettin your Obama fones, foodstamps, housing,welfare,n if not on disability, do that too. We will keep working n paying for it. sSAD DAY FOR AMERICA

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aimee says... November 7, 2012 at 2:12 a.m.

If the Republican Party does not start trying to HELP America instead of just trying to win elections, they will go the way of the dinosaurs - and "good riddance"..!!!!
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74 more days to President's Obama second term..!!!

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Populist says... November 7, 2012 at 6:43 a.m.

Thank God. Now, we all should work together to come to some sort of reasonable compromise on the deficit.

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RonalFos says... November 7, 2012 at 7:42 a.m.

Obama has 4 more years because the Republicans couldn't beat something with nothing. Their only plan for the last 4 years was to beat Obama and if they had to keep the country in a recession to do it - so be it. Enough Americans saw through that plan to keep it from working. It's time for Republicans to put our country first, move on and apply the grease of compromise to the gears of democracy.

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Razorblack says... November 7, 2012 at 8:09 a.m.

There's a lot of salty crackers this morning!

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NoCrossNoCrown says... November 7, 2012 at 8:58 a.m.

Watched FAUX noise this morning and they were unbelieveable....#NotRealNews
God reigned down His favor once again on America. He blessed us again with a smart leader to govern over our country. The money changers, who tried to buy our country with their wealth, were turned away in their attempt to use their wealth to further their own political agenda. The people have spoken and have chosen who will lead us the next four years. To those who did not vote for the president, our country does not need nor want the type of obstruction that occurred in the last four years. Everybody deserves a seat at the table of democracy, but everyone must show table manners and a willingness to move our country forward. Some tough decisions are before us and neither party has all the answers to solve the challenges we face. We both will have to be willing to do what is best for the nation and not just what our party's political line is. Those who are unwilling to allow progress and/or change to become the new reality, will face the wrath of future voters.
God bless you Mr. President. Congratulation on your second term.....

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MistaPhi05 says... November 7, 2012 at 9:34 a.m.

See I actually Blame FOX NEWS for the GOP feeling bad this morning.....Karl Rove (Bagdad Bob) was still saying Romney was going to win even after Obama went past 270 LOL it was funny.....Still makes me laugh.......Dick Morris hasnt been right about anything since 1996 and he had them thinking Romney was going to WIN in a LANDSLIDE LOL.....EVen MORE funny......Finally FOX NEWS as a whole lives in an Alternate reality where People HATE OBAMA and are worst off now than 4 years ago.....Hope you Southern Folks see than you can win all the REDSTATES you want and still come up 130 Electorial College votes short.....Turn off FOX NEWS and see what the rest of US see.....Fox News are keeping yall IGNORANT....Because yall being IGNORANT is Good Business for them.......Fox News is Dangerous to the USA

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T6 says... November 7, 2012 at 9:49 a.m.

When all the taxes start coming with the next term won't people be soooo happy they elected this President again?

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djigoo says... November 7, 2012 at 10:12 a.m.

"Reign down?" Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

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ArkansasObserver says... November 7, 2012 at 10:17 a.m.

Cheer all you want Obamites.... but your country committed suicide last night and many of you are too ignorant to understand what that means.

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inquire says... November 7, 2012 at 10:38 a.m.

MistaPhi05, you paint with a broad brush; I'm a proud native Arkansan. My family goes back more generations here than anyone can remember.

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toddm76 says... November 7, 2012 at 11:28 a.m.

Us poor, simple minded people. Those are the remarks that we are talking about...calling us ignorant and simple minded isn't helping your cause. Your all just made because the $1,000.'s of dollars you donated to Ole Stinking MUTT ROMNEY didn't work...DEMOCRACY STILL STANDS...learn a lesson...keep blocking progress and you will NEVER get what you desire. Now is the time for republicans to reorganize, and work with the president to get something done for ALL AMERICANS...not just the wealthy.

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toddm76 says... November 7, 2012 at 11:35 a.m.

And let me just add, President Oboma won without having a brother who is governor in FL...just saying...

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Captialist12 says... November 7, 2012 at 11:52 a.m.

Despite the terrible economic failure of Obama, a slight majority voted for the socialist president who attempted with partial success the government takeover of our private healthcare (1/5 of our economy). Obama has brought us 8-10% unemployment (until it magically dropped below the magic 7.8% in time for the election), over $1 trillion in deficit spending per year (President Bush never spent even 1/2 that amt annually with 9/11 and 2 wars), $6 trillion out of the $16 trillion debt, loss of US S&P AAA credit rating due to overspending (Murphy will likely do the same so that the $16 trillion debt will cost us higher interest rates). Obama bailed out big business and now wants to raise taxes to pay for this. And the youth who voted for Obama will be most betrayed since they will be the ones paying higher and higher taxes and working even more years to pay the debt down.
Obama is head of the executive branch, yet he has stated he will not do his job and enforce illegal immigration. He refuses to fire AG Holder, despite his lying to Congress over the failed gun control scheme Fast and Furious that allowed guns into Mexicans Drug cartels and gangster's hands. Obama and his Head of State Clinton blamed a video no one had seen in the US even and had been out since June for an attack upon our embassy in Libya on 9/11. Instead of outrage and demands of justice for the 4 dead Americans by the Muslim terrorists, Obama spent millions apologizing to Muslims for the video.
Obama does not represent me. He has stated as much since I cling to my guns and religion, in bitterness according to him. I do not know how anyone who loves America could vote for him. Socialists, those who enjoy killing babies with abortion, those who vote according to one’s race, and environmentalists believing in the theory of man-made global warming all would vote for Obama, yet these are in the minority. Regardless, all Americans will continue to suffer even more in the next 4 years as in the past term.

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djigoo says... November 7, 2012 at 12:37 p.m.

Punctuate much, lazybar? ;-)

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TomN says... November 7, 2012 at 12:51 p.m.

Both parties are controlled by extremists, radical socialists (D) and religious fundamentalists (R). Neither party represents me. Certainly wish all our elected officials the best. Our future depends upon it.

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Jstavoice1 says... November 7, 2012 at 2 p.m.

Our job is to pray for our leaders so that we may live a peaceable life. All of the anti-black, anti-rich hype is nothing. We just need to pray that all of our neglected officials be led by the Spirit of God and that they decree righteous decisions. One post declared that Blacks voted for Obama because he is black, but I submit to you that many of you did not vote for him because he is Black. (mmmm)

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lazybar says... November 7, 2012 at 2:33 p.m.

he does have a good series,i think it is how a lot of politics go on.

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inquire says... November 7, 2012 at 2:53 p.m.

Some of you people suffer from terminal ignorance, especially the ones who cannot grasp, no matter how many times we tell you, that we Democrats on here are NOT, I repeat NOT on welfare and getting free stuff. Your heads are hard enough to use for bowling balls with no injury. Presenting facts to you is like throwing pearls to swine.
Now that I have been spared a vulture capitalist cult member, who doesn't believe God is divine, as president, I simply don't want conversation with you in my life. Time to get back to enjoying what is left of fall.

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djigoo says... November 7, 2012 at 3:54 p.m.

Amen, inquire! I just created jobs for 15 people TODAY. One of my projects just launched this morning.

I'm not usually one to gloat, but I love that the idjits are caterwaulin' to high heaven this morning. Did you hear Rush? OMG...he's lost it completely. Hilarious.

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T6 says... November 7, 2012 at 5:46 p.m.

I'm just wondering if Obama's Plan for the next 4 years is to blame Bush? Of course it will be because he has no plan other than talk, tax and spend. The Republicans should let the DemocRats do what they want for the next 4 years then they will have no one to blame. The DemocRats will own it then. Oh I forgot they would probably blame the R's for NOT obstructing them!!!!!!!!

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ELKHUNTER says... November 7, 2012 at 6:24 p.m.

T6 why so bitter? Obama definitely has your interests in mind, as a poor Arkansan, moreso than (R)money. Why middle class folks would ever vote for a tax increase on themselves so that billionaires can keep more is baffling. There will NEVER be another Republican president, my friend. Not the Republican party that showed its ugly face this time around.

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Packman says... November 7, 2012 at 7:56 p.m.

Hey Populist - You are wrong about 2012. D's picked up critical seats in the Senate as they rode BH's coattails of blacks, hispanics, entitlement addicts, and women who vote with their vaginas. Those four critical demograhics will not turn out to the same degree with BH not on the ticket in 2012. Vulnerable D's will get ousted in 2012, you can take that to the bank. America's last, best hope is absolute gridlock within the legislative branch in the next four years.

And are you serious about inquire running for public office? With the exception of djigoo, there hasn't been a more hateful and close-minded contributor on this site than inquire. Surely you jest....

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JakeTidmore says... November 7, 2012 at 8:50 p.m.

I think something Winston Churchill once said applies to the current conversation Americans have with each other about politics:

A fanatic is someone who won't change his mind or the subject.

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cliffcarson says... November 7, 2012 at 9:12 p.m.

Packman

Could it be that Romney, Ryan, and the Republican Party lost because of too many Republicans like you running around insulting people?

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BillSmith says... November 7, 2012 at 11:11 p.m.

“Take My Country Back” is the Tea Party and right wing slogan. Take it back to where, I ask.
They say take it back to what the founding fathers envisioned. We are losing our freedom and liberties; I say what liberties have you lost?
Let’s look a little closer at where they want to take this country back to:
The Constitution of the United States was drafted in 1787, and included several provisions regarding slavery. Section 9 of Article I allowed the continued "importation" of slaves. By prohibiting changes for two decades to regulation of the slave trade, Article V effectively protected the trade until 1808, giving the States then existing 20 years to resolve this issue. During that time, planters in states of the Lower South imported tens of thousands of slaves, more than during any previous two decades in colonial/US history.[28]
As further protection for slavery, the delegates approved Section 2 of Article IV, which prohibited citizens from providing assistance to escaping slaves and required the return of chattel property to owners.
In a section negotiated by James Madison of Virginia, Section 2 of Article I designated "other persons" (slaves) to be added to the total of the state's free population, at the rate of three-fifths of their total number, to establish the state's official population for the purposes of apportionment of Congressional representation and federal taxation.[29] This increased the power of southern states in Congress for decades, affecting national policies and legislation. They were represented primarily by men of their planter elite, who also dominated the presidency for nearly 50 years.
The Virginia Slave codes of 1705 further defined as slaves those people imported from nations that were not Christian, as well as Native Americans who were sold to colonists by other Native Americans. This established the basis for the legal enslavement of any non-Christian foreigner.
1790-When the Constitution was written, only white male property owners (about 10 to 16 percent of the nation's population) had the vote.

1855-Connecticut adopts the nation's first literacy test for voting. Massachusetts follows suit in 1857. The tests were implemented to discriminate against Irish-Catholic immigrants.

1890-Mississippi adopts a literacy test to keep African Americans from voting. Numerous other states—not just in the south—also establish literacy tests. However, the tests also exclude many whites from voting.

I’ll bet you thought that voter suppression was something new, like cutting early voting days in Ohio and Florida. Give me one valid reason for cutting early voting days other than trying to suppress the vote of a certain electorate.

I ask, how many of you want to go back to the above?

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liberte09150851 says... November 8, 2012 at 7:35 a.m.

At least Arkansas can hold its head high and know we did the right thing.

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T6 says... November 8, 2012 at 8:31 a.m.

And so it begins America;

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REUTERS – Hours after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected, the United States backed a U.N. committee’s call on Wednesday to renew debate over a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade.

U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks collapsed in July largely because Obama feared attacks from Republican rival Mitt Romney if his administration was seen as supporting the pact, a charge Washington denies.

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GAITOR says... November 8, 2012 at 10:17 a.m.

OK, the people have spoken and BHO won the election. I was wrong in my preditions of who would win. It is obvious that the American electorate has made a major shift. Therefore, I was way off in my assessment of the inteligence of the American electorate. Anyone that voted for a president that failed at virtually everything he said he would do in his first term, increased the national debt by 5+ trillion, fell some 9 million jobs short of his own measure of success at creating new jobs, hates job creators, yet says he loves new jobs, lied repeatedly about the Benghazi attack (the fall-out of which is not completed), took money from Social Security and Medicare to pay for scocialized medicine, which he shoved down the throat of the unwilling, and repeatedly insulted our strongest international allies, is obviouly not terribly intelligent.
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30 years ago, if a president had a first term as disasterous as did BHO, re-election would have been nothing more than a pipe dream. Not only would the potus have been unable to win the general election, primary opposition would have been strong.
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I pray for BHO, I pray for all of our leaders and I pray for all Americans especially those that will come after us, because they will have to endure the burdens that BHO's two administrations will place on generations to come.

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ELKHUNTER says... November 8, 2012 at 2:29 p.m.

Every industrialized country on earth has national health care, except one.

One of my favorite TEA party moments was when they tried to disrupt a town hall meeting where the President's health insurance plan was being discussed. They started a melee with supporters and some were injured, one Tea party member seriously. Turns out the injured man HAD NO INSURANCE and appealed for handouts and donations. The hospital ended up writing off his bill and us taxpayers paid for it. Ironic isn't it?

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XAV8OR says... November 8, 2012 at 2:43 p.m.

I'm curious who will be blamed for the mess Obama is inheriting this term.

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lazybar says... November 8, 2012 at 4:26 p.m.

king putt will be to busy playing golf and watching michelles trashy booty get wider than to worry about someone getting raped.

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ELKHUNTER says... November 8, 2012 at 5:41 p.m.

Lazybar you are the quintessential Republican! If you want to know why the GOP failed, look in the mirror.

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Bushes says... November 8, 2012 at 7:07 p.m.

Sir Bama re- elected! Welfare recipients and deadbeats win! Hard workers lose. So what else is new? Sigh.......

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T6 says... November 8, 2012 at 7:23 p.m.

Djigoo....... I'm not a Republican....... I AM A CONSERVATIVE!!!!! BIG DIFFERENCE!

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BillSmith says... November 8, 2012 at 7:48 p.m.

T6....that is worst than being a Republican

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djigoo says... November 8, 2012 at 9:39 p.m.

Conservative...GOP...Teabagger...

Like there's a difference?

Sheesh.

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T6 says... November 9, 2012 at 8:37 a.m.

Obama won by 2 million+ votes. THAT is not a mandate! THAT was a lot of people worried about the direction Obama is taking our country.

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djigoo says... November 9, 2012 at 9:42 a.m.

Actually, lazybar, blue states subsidize red states. Been that way forever. Sorry if the truth is at odds with your warped world view.

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BillSmith says... November 9, 2012 at 10:59 a.m.

T6, lazybar......You two and the rest of the tea party will have to welcome two more Democrats to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in 2016, Hillary Clinton as President and Bill Clinton as VP.
Have a good 4 years thinking about that.

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lazybar says... November 9, 2012 at 11:40 a.m.

goo i guess you think the civil war was about slavery?who subsidizes california?are they not blue?red states blue states who cares to many subsidies in all states.48% voted against him,means we the people don`t have much faith in 4 years of failed policies.what was the percentage that voted for clinton his second term?
billsmith..........really.......we are and will be so more more f***ed in the next 4 years it will be just like what happened in 2008,even jfk couldn`t get elected on a dem ticket.hopefully in four years we will have a replacement that does not lean to far right or left.i can`t believe you didn`t add biden to your prediction,no faith in him?biden is the only person in this world who would be worse than obama at president.

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Bushes says... November 9, 2012 at 12:16 p.m.

Obama, Mitt, Hillary, Demos, Rep, don't matter. What matters are the Worker Bees. When there are not enough worker bees to pay the bills - that matters and then the supportees will finally get it! Time to wake up and smell the coffee, if there's any left. Hope everyone has a good day - time for the worker bees to head to the mines - got a lot of mouths to feed!

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ELKHUNTER says... November 9, 2012 at 2:33 p.m.

Lazybar, yes it is a form of welfare. So are farm subsidies and tax writeoffs for oil companies and a myriad of other seemingly everyday things. We all are funding things we don't agree with. It's called society. But when it comes to the 'welfare problem' the GOP has conditioned you to look down to find blame when you should be looking up.

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T6 says... November 9, 2012 at 4:56 p.m.

MistaPhi05....... Not considering Obama lost 10 million votes from 2008
BillSmith..... When Obama and his corrupt party are done in this 4 years the DemocRats won't be able to run as dog catchers!!!! That is IF it's still the USofA

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T6 says... November 10, 2012 at 1:32 p.m.

BillSmith says....the right wing won Arkansas and lost the Nation. Are you freaking kidding me?? Obama did not win the popular vote by a landslide. The Republicans lost IMO because Romney wasn't comfortable in espousing conservative principals, agreed with Obama on too many issues, played the nice guy, he should have hammered Obama on Benghazi, all the money he sank into failed green energy companies and his trillion dollar deficits. He listen to the Republican echelon and LOST. For peat sake he let the left beat him up for being rich as if that is a dirty thing. Now the Republican elitist are already picking the next R candidate. We got McCain, Romney, will the next one be a Bush again?

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NoCrossNoCrown says... November 10, 2012 at 3:02 p.m.

Mitt shook down billionaires for millions and millions and used very little of his own money....
He got people to tell them what they wanted to hear regardless of the facts and had FAUX noise to help spread those untruths. He played them like the suckers they are!!!!
....and now is laughing all the way to the bank, just like Dick Morris Grover and Newt....
Keep bilking them, they have plenty of money to cover the stupid moves they try....roflmao

Now that FL has weighed in (finally)...This is what a landslide/mandate looks like....
The people have spoken and chose the path the president has laid out....
John and Mitch, respect the people and get out of the way.....think about Nov 2014!!!
Would someone tell Grover to bend....lol He has screwed this country for the last time...
We want the wealthy to pay their FAIR share and we will close loopholes too...
Leave women's reproductive decisions to women and their doctors, not big brother.....
Health care is a right for ALL citizens, not one just for the most wealthy among us.....
Don't bet against American workers....EVER......let Detroit fail ??.....ha ha...!!
Everybody benefits from CLEAN air and a safe work place.....even the gop faithful...
Those children were brought to USA and know no other country as their HOME,
figure out how to reform the policies and stop making these CHILDREN into criminals....
It's not you messaging, IT'S YOUR POLICIES.......ALWAYS HAS BEEN!!!
Stop trying to kill our economy, so you can blame it on the president.....STOP IT!!!
Tell your millionaire donors that they only get one vote and so do we 47%ers....all of us...
Millions of dollars = one vote or Zero dollars = millions of VOTES...take your pick gop....

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ELKHUNTER says... November 10, 2012 at 5:27 p.m.

Packman, you are so right! We should immediately cancel womens right to vote (the 19th ammendment- I can see you don't appreciate history) before this country is destroyed by voting vaginas! (I wonder how a vagina votes on a touch screen?) ;-)

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ELKHUNTER says... November 10, 2012 at 6:35 p.m.

Packman you may have some luck next time if you only let republicans vote with their penises.

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djigoo says... November 10, 2012 at 10:39 p.m.

Something tells me that if Packman votes with his penis, his candidate will come up a little bit short.

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cliffcarson says... November 11, 2012 at 1 a.m.

NoCrossNOCrown

There are some witty people on here. I had some good laughs. Packman on the other hand is vastly superior in his own mind. I don't think he has a clue how ignorant he sounds. So we need to be kind to him, not only does he not know any better, he doesn't want to know any better.

He reminds me of a former acquaintance. I will call him Fred,on here. Seriously he was a Republican. Or so he said. Anyway he had bought a new furnace for his house and was complaining about the the flame - didn't think it was burning right. Since he lived in the country and used Butane, I told him he might have a furnace with orifices for Natural gas. He asked me how he could tell. I told him to be watching the burner when the flame came on and see if it had a heavy yellow flame. I'll do it when I get home he said.

Next day he came to work with singed hair and a real bad disposition. And he was some kind of mad at me. He said I tricked him into burning his hair. I asked him how that happened and he told me that he did what I said and got burned. I don't understand how you got burned - tell me how it happened I asked.

He said well you told me to be watching when the flame came on so I went up on the roof and took the cap off the exhaust pipe and was looking down it when the flame came on and that hot air singed my hair. So you set me up cause you knew I would burn my hair.

The moral of the story Packman is sometimes when you are calling people stupid you don't realize who the ignorant one is.

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cliffcarson says... November 11, 2012 at 7:37 a.m.

Wildwood

Surely you jest. Surely you realize that Obama won the popular vote by over 2 million votes don't you?

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T6 says... November 11, 2012 at 1:16 p.m.

RonalFos.......
We get it that the DemocRats won by hook and by crook. But YOU and all who voted for Obama won nothing but to help take your country into more decline. The ones who voted for and those who voted against Obama our tribulations are just beginning. Christians can only pray Obama will have a Saul come to Jesus moment.

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T6 says... November 11, 2012 at 3:17 p.m.

I need not consult with anyone, only to have faith in the Lord above. He is in control!!!!! You will know that when the time comes!

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MistaPhi05 says... November 11, 2012 at 3:40 p.m.

Pacman,

Republicans core voters. White Men in the Southern States. Still waiting on the South to rise again.

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djigoo says... November 11, 2012 at 7:59 p.m.

"Again, your ad hominem attacks admit defeat..."

Uh, was your cable out last Tuesday?

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lazybar says... November 12, 2012 at 1:23 p.m.

21 states as of noon today have filed for a petition to secede.just wondering for all you liberals that hate it in the south if this happens will you need help packing?

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djigoo says... November 12, 2012 at 2:04 p.m.

BTW...We're moving TO Arkansas as soon as possible, so get ready for Arkansas to get just a bit bluer and move just a bit closer to the 21st century pretty dang soon!

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SRBROTHERINLAW says... November 12, 2012 at 2:59 p.m.

Anyone who voted "for" this idiot deserves what you get in the next 4.

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djigoo says... November 12, 2012 at 3:43 p.m.

Some of you should head over to Altus, Arkansas with all those sour grapes! I'll bet the Wiederkehrs and the Posts could make some pretty decent Beaujolais WhoKnew?veau with this year's harvest from Cloud Cuckoo Land's ample vineyards. Peabrain Noir...Voter ID Cardonnay...Sauternecoats...so MANY whiny gripes. I mean, winey grapes!

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aimee says... November 12, 2012 at 3:46 p.m.

69 DAYS to the beginning of our president's second term...!!!
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I'm looking forward to the next 4 years of prosperity, the growth of social justice, and proving that those who claim to be "conservative" ("A person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in politics.") have been holding our great nation back..!!!
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FORWARD..!!!!

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lazybar says... November 12, 2012 at 4:57 p.m.

misty .........when did oregon and new york become southern states?i know you hate the white man that holds you down but geez maybe if you got a job you could pick yourself up?
aimmee.......do you really believe your welfare checks are going to get bigger now that there are more applying everyday?

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djigoo says... November 12, 2012 at 5:48 p.m.

If we dumped Texas and granted statehood to Puerto Rico, we'd not only have a better country, but we wouldn't have to incur the hassle and expense of changing the flag!

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MistaPhi05 says... November 12, 2012 at 10:24 p.m.

Pacman, Thats what makes the GOP so out of touch......Yall think just by sticking someone with a Latin name, will cause Latinos to vote for them...It will not work, just like a Herman Cain, Condie Rice, or Clarence Thomas wouldnt get Blacks to vote for the GOP.....Most Hispanics Depise Rubio....

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aimee says... November 12, 2012 at 11:32 p.m.

lazy:
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Prosperity will flow to all and will no longer be bottle-necked at the top..!!!

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lazybar says... November 13, 2012 at 9:12 a.m.

misty so what your saying is that you get overpaid for doing a crappy job.
aimmee you want the rich to pay more because a large majority of americans never learned to budget thier money.by taxing them more they will just make concessions in other areas to makeup for the loss.i`m not rich by any means but i have done far better than most.sales are down a little but operating cost are out of the roof.to maintain our lifestyle when a lady that worked for me retired i didn`t replace her.instead i went back to doing more work myself.in the past 2 years we no longer use the lady that cleaned our house or the kid i paid to do yard work because these were things i could do for ourselves.i do not like arkids,medicaid,medicare,obamacare,bad schools,rough roads,or united nations.since our government can`t use its funds wisely my betterhalf and myself have decided since we have a nice nest egg,owe very little and have great credit we should change the way we support our government.things we have never done before are use every tax break,loop hole,and farm subsidy we could get.i will spend every dime my cpa says i can on farm stuff,it will be our intention for the next four years not to pay a dime in federal taxes.i did not work hard all my life so people like you could have a free ride.

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lazybar says... November 13, 2012 at 10:34 a.m.

inquire i don`t really care to what you find difficult.if you had of ever made anything in your life you would have known math is more important than spelling.if i remembered correctly from a post you are one of the ones who didn`t prepare for your golden years and now have a sick husband with no insurance.because of your lack of preperation you now expect the rest of us to take care of you.
oh and i`m quite certain i have paid in more taxes than you ever have so i have no problem driving on rough roads while i watch people like you starve.

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inquire says... November 13, 2012 at 11:12 a.m.

Lazybar, your writing continues to support my point. I remember my honors English teacher junior year said that anything you commit to writing must be impeccable because people will not take you seriously if it isn't. When I was being trained to manage an office, I was taught to trash resumes with mistakes on them. (If that was the quality of their work when they were trying to impress, they couldn't be trusted to send our work that wouldn't embarrass the doctor.)
We have made preparations. Are you too dense to understand that incurable disease can strike before full retirement age? My husband had the foresight to stick with an employer who had a pension plan and a 401k match. We own our home and cars free and clear, have no debt, and have been able to pay for what we need. I believe for the income we had we did pretty well. Many have done worse.
What arrogant people like yourself can't get through your wingnut heads is that no matter how perfect you think you are, life can throw you a whale sized curve that wasn't in your plan. Just like the tea party bitch who let her name be used on the petition to overthrow the Affordable Care Act, because she said she shouldn't have to buy insurance. She became very ill, lost her precious business, went bankrupt, etc., etc. NOW she knows she wasn't perfect or infallible.

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Packman says... November 13, 2012 at 12:53 p.m.

Hey Populist - "Women are not going to vote for some guy just because he is good looking..." Yes they will, and in significant numbers. That's how Bill Clinton was elected first time around. I cannot tell you how many women I heard say the voted for Clinton because of his good looks. "hispanics are not going to vote for somebody just because they have a latin name." Yes, they will and again in good numbers. Look how close the election was this year and how easily it could have shifted with just a change of a few core voters. My advice about blacks might be bucking conventional wisdom, but it is nevertheless true. Blacks have marginaized themselves to the point they are taken for granted by demorats and to be ignored by Republicans. Republicans can win without the black vote (see GW Bush).

Hey Mista - Are you going to tell me what I ripped off from Limbaugh or not?

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inquire says... November 13, 2012 at 1:08 p.m.

Packman, if you've heard a lot of women say they voted for Clinton because of his looks, you keep company with a very unintelligent class of women. None of the women we know vote for anyone, men or women, based on looks.

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lazybar says... November 13, 2012 at 1:42 p.m.

obamacare is another tax.did you not ever think that obamacare might say your husband is no longer worth saving?if its goning to bring rates down to where they are more affordable why are rates going up?as far as pre existing conditions you really think insurance companies are going to bet on a losing horse?most of those that can afford healthcare have it,don`t tax them fix the economy where people have the money to freely buy insurance.

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djigoo says... November 13, 2012 at 3:31 p.m.

The resident idjit Teabaggers continue their meltdown.

Lovely. Just lovely.

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inquire says... November 13, 2012 at 5:17 p.m.

Lazybar, if anyone's insurance is going up, it is due to the insurance companies trying to get one last stab in the backs of the people before they are brought to heel. The same way that my most expensive medication went generic this fall, but the original maker upped the price by another $50 each of the last three quarters just because they could get away with it. Just a play to stick it to people a few more times before they lost their patent.
I don't appreciate being compared to a losing horse. For years, I've normally seen my doctor once a year for a check up and prescription update, and my dentist twice a year. I have not been hospitalized since I was a child! As an uninsured, I cut the dentist back to once a year. It is safe for me because my hygiene is excellent. My cholesterol, blood sugar and all other aspects of my annual blood work up are excellent. My blood pressure is now perfect on medication. I'll bet most of the tea baggers on here troop in and out of the doctor's office more often than I do.
With Parkinson's, my husband might be a losing horse in the long run. Nobody knows. His father had it for roughly thirty years before dying. I suppose the tea baggers think anyone who has a disease through no fault of their own should just be left to fend for themselves permanently. Better be careful. Any one of you may have something lurking inside of you, currently undetected. If something should present, it will give you reason to reevaluate all your hateful attitudes and ignorant, uninformed opinions about others.
Your head is so hard that nothing can get through. Some people cannot currently buy insurance because insurance companies will not sell it to them. What part of that do you not understand? I think it is likely a case of do not care, rather than understand, because you have yours, think you are invincible, and everybody else be dammed.
Djigoo, you are correct. That's why most days, I no longer have the inclination to interact with tea party crazies. They are living in their own alternate reality and are hopeless, to say nothing of rude, crude, and filled with hate. One of the men on here, whom I will not name, actually writes in a style and cadence that always strikes me as a really bitchy old woman. I have to keep reminding myself it is a man, because the writing "reads" as a bitchy old crone.

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djigoo says... November 13, 2012 at 6:29 p.m.

"Djigoo, you are correct. That's why most days, I no longer have the inclination to interact with tea party crazies. They are living in their own alternate reality and are hopeless, to say nothing of rude, crude, and filled with hate."

Thank you. What REALLY makes me sad is that I WANT a healthy, sane opposition party. I WAS a Republican for many years, and I left when it became clear that the party had been taken over by zealots and conspiracy theorists.

This country will be much better served when the GOP jettisons the KKKrazies and re-embraces rational thought and behavior.

Until that happens, I'm gonna be pointin' and laughin' a WHOLE lot!

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djigoo says... November 13, 2012 at 6:52 p.m.

"With Parkinson's, my husband might be a losing horse in the long run. Nobody knows. His father had it for roughly thirty years before dying."

Parkinson's killed my father in 2010.

Rush Limbaugh made fun of Parkinson's Disease by implying that Michael J. Fox was "faking" his Parkinson's symptoms when appearing before Congress.

I can't imagine what sort of empty souls would embrace the fetid miasma that is Rush Limbaugh.

Oh, wait. Yes I can. Some of them post here. Some people take delight in denigrating others, assuming things about others with no rational basis in fact, and then go to church on Sunday and think they're okay with the Lord. Some people are so quick to judge the mote in a neighbor's eye that the beam in their own goes unseen. Some people are the reason the GOP will continue to circle the drain.

Some people are lazybar, T6 and Packman.

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Packman says... November 13, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.

Hey Populist - You do realize, don't you, that your new best friend djigoo unapologetically and all to frequently uses the hateful slur "retard" to disparage his/her enemies? But wait, he/she would NEVER denigrate anybody....... Such a compassionate lot, you liberals. And I say you are lying if you lived in Arkansas and NEVER heard a female say she voted for Bill because of his physical appearance. Not all women, but those most likely to vote with their female reproductive organs. As to inquire, it is no surprise she acknowledges nothing. She's infected with a type of willful ignorance that may have no cure.

Hey djigoo - Speaking of going down the drain, is it true you're a tranny? Does that 44" before or after cup size measurements?

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inquire says... November 13, 2012 at 9:16 p.m.

Populist, dijigoo, Cliff, and like souls.....A friend emailed me a link to republicansforobama(dot)org. I think you all would enjoy it. Lots of good posts by people who, like yourselves, abandoned the Republican party when it turned crazy.

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djigoo says... November 13, 2012 at 9:53 p.m.

"Does that 44" before or after cup size measurements?"

My favorite undiagrammable sentence of the day!

(And I drift off tonight knowing that Packman has no idea what this post is all about...Ahhh....Take Sominex tonight, and sleeeeep...)

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T6 says... November 14, 2012 at 9:58 a.m.

Populist... What???? Romney and Paul Ryan were good looking men. Don't you ever comment to your husband how attractive some women are? Does that make you a wanna be lesbian? I recall women saying Barack Obama was a good looking black man.

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djigoo says... November 14, 2012 at 10:23 a.m.

Get a grip, T6. Everyone is laughing at you.

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Populist says... November 14, 2012 at 12:21 p.m.

T6 and Packman,

Please stop using the V word, or people will think that you are low class.

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djigoo says... November 14, 2012 at 1:57 p.m.

See? Still funny.

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GAITOR says... November 14, 2012 at 4:25 p.m.

Benghazi could be the end of several political careers. There are waay more questions about Benghazi right now than answers that have been offered by the BHO administration. Let's just see where the investigation goes.
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Inquire: Your smugness may come back to haunt you, unless you know more than anyone else about the real facts.....and I seriously doubt you do.

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inquire says... November 14, 2012 at 5:04 p.m.

Gaitor, I believe it was on Nov. 6 that we found out who had been unduly smug.
These secessionist petitions are just the plaything of whiny RWNJ's. NO STATE has filed a petition. Only unauthorized persons from the states have taken it upon themselves to do so. No state has done the legal work necessary to get the permission of a majority of their people.

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T6 says... November 14, 2012 at 5:26 p.m.

I see... The ole " IF MY side is doing it is it OK" argument!!!!!

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inquire says... November 14, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

Get your facts straight, T6, starting with the fact that I am not and never have been on medicaid, and don't expect to ever qualify.
All you RWNJ's are pathetic. You just can't accept the will of the majority. You start in the day after an election trying to stir your cauldron to get scandal where there is none, since your party's only goal, preventing a second term for the president, failed big time. Your party wasted four years, insulted everyone except angry, hateful, old white men, and in the process made yourselves totally irrelevant. You lost every other demographic. You are acting far worse than Democrats after the 2000 election was literally stolen in a Republican coup.
We can tell you get all your ideas from the RWNJ sites, rather than the news, because you use whatever terminology and hook phrases are currently on those sites.
If you didn't have an incident in Benghazi to yap about and stir in your cauldron, you'd find something else, because your real and only goal is to refuse to accept the president. You lost, your kind lost, quit obstructing and do some studying and find out why you lost.

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BillSmith says... November 15, 2012 at 12:01 a.m.

T6.........
In 1982, terrorist attacked military barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 299 people, including 240 Marines. Ronald Reagan chose to cut and run. A few days later, perhaps to cover up his cowardly retreat, he chose to show how brave the United States was by bravely defeating Granada (population 100,000 at the time) in a war. Why did Ronald Reagan, hero of conservatives, cut and run?

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BillSmith says... November 15, 2012 at 12:05 a.m.

T6, Gaitor.....Where was the independent counsel hearings on Ronny RayGun's diabacle?

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GAITOR says... November 15, 2012 at 9:30 a.m.

It's really sad that BS and Inquire are putting words in my mouth. As I said in my earlier post, we should all wait and see what the facts are as determined by the ongoing investgations into the Benghazi attacks and the time before, during and after 9/11/2012. Politcal careers are at stake and therefore, the truth will not be easy to get to. All Americans should be calling for a select committee of Senators and Reps, which will do nothing but expedite the process and get us to the truth faster, whatever it is.
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My poinion, for what it is worth, is that things are not looking very good for BHO, Clinton, Patreus, Rice and Holder.
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With all of the history you cite, BS, the BHO administration has the benefit of history upon which to lean and learn from. Tt is very sad that, assuming the BHO administration has any smarts at all (and IMHO the jury is still out on that one), that they can not review history and learn from the mistakes made by past administratiions, from Nixon, Carter, Regan, Clinton to Bushes', in order to avoid those vritually identical pitfalls. However, it appears that they have gotten all wrapped up in a power trip, as recent history has shown alot of administration do and have.
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Again, eventually the truth will prevail and axes may fall. Let the axes fall where they may, but the American people deserve to know the truth about what was done or not done in their name.

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djigoo says... November 15, 2012 at 10:45 a.m.

Well put as always, inquire.

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Packman says... November 15, 2012 at 1:01 p.m.

Hey djigoo - What, can't being yourself to use your favorite slur "retard" in any of your caustic replies? Wasn't that long ago you proudly and without shame used the term. What's holding you back? Just curious but as a tranny, when using a public restroom do you use the girls or boys?

Hey Populist - So, you think its funny whey djigoo calls people "retards"? Also, ever heard of a Broadway play called "The Vagina Chronicles"? Lots to insinuations about women thinking with their vaginas and has many, many funny LOL lines. It's all about similies and metaphors, much like my comments about the women who vote with "it". As a self-proclaimed educated person, I'm surprised you didn't get the joke. And I'm right, aren't I. You do know women who voted for Clinton and probably Obama solely based on their uncommon good looks. The truth will set you free.

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outinthesticks says... November 15, 2012 at 4:28 p.m.

The victors in their arrogance think they have the right to do it THEIR way.
The losers in their bitterness say they will never surrender an inch.

Meanwhile, Rome burns while Nero plays on.....a very good point, TomN.

We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.

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T6 says... November 16, 2012 at 8:53 a.m.

Hey Populist... You'll get a kick out of this..... Everything a Progressive touches turns to crapola.
iowntheworld. com/blog/?p=157360

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BillSmith says... November 16, 2012 at 1:14 p.m.

Seven U.S. Embassies And Consulates Were Attacked Under George W. Bush
2002: U.S. Consulate In Karachi, Pakistan, Attacked; 10 Killed, 51 Injured. From a June 15, 2002, Chicago Tribune
2004: U.S. Embassy Bombed In Uzbekistan. From a July 31, 2004, Los Angeles Times
2004: Gunmen Stormed U.S. Consulate In Saudi Arabia. From a December 6, 2004, New York Times
2006: Armed Men Attacked U.S. Embassy In Syria. From a September 13, 2006, Washington Post
2007: Grenade Launched Into U.S. Embassy In Athens. From The New York Times:
2008: Rioters Set Fire To U.S. Embassy In Serbia. From The New York Times:
2008: Ten People Killed In Bombings At U.S. Embassy In Yemen. From The New York Times

This action has happened under past presidents and will continue to happen under future Presidents. You would have to maintain a private security force aka Blackwater to follow our ambassadors around where ever they go in the middle east, from what I understand Ambassador Steven's did not want Blackwater types following him around in Libya.

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Packman says... November 16, 2012 at 2:40 p.m.

Hey djigoo - Speaking of fascinations, you're the one who spoke of my P E N I S. I assumed it was not due to a fascination but possibly because you've had yours removed and wish it back in place. And if it makes you feel better about yourself to call me or anyone else "sad" and "stupid", that says a lot more about you than it does anyone else. Gooing back to the matter at hand, can you logically and rationally refute my point that BH Obama's core constituency is made up of blacks, Hispanics, welfare addicts, and women who vote with their vaginas?

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inquire says... November 16, 2012 at 2:53 p.m.

Bill Smith, thanks for the research. See, T6, when Bush was president, to quote your style of writing, "PEOPLE DIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", at the embassies then, too. This is an unfortunate thing that has always happened from time to time and always will.

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lazybar says... November 16, 2012 at 3:24 p.m.

inquire the differance is that while others played golf they still got thier jobs done.in the last couple weeks we have lost several key members of the military,several businesses have closed,stocks are down,and the sandy victims are not getting help fast enough.if this is progress i`d hate to see it if we were not making progress.you blamed bush for his fema but obozo`s fema is letting people freeze and thats ok with you because he is the great one.

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lazybar says... November 16, 2012 at 4:11 p.m.

inquire don`t jump for joy to high.only 50% of americans said they preferred obozo over romney`s 48%.that does not mean they like obozo they just prefered him to the other.it was the lesser of 2 evils but the black and pro union vote carried obozo to a win.no victory just a win.news flash did you not see where hostess in closing?we are still losing jobs faster than we are growing.inflation rate is flying and now we have all the new taxes that are going to come.who pays and who benefits from these taxes?get it through your thick head,you will not get any of the wealthy`s money.you will get what they choose to give.more and more will need assistance and the middle class will foot the bill.

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lazybar says... November 16, 2012 at 4:55 p.m.

inquire to bad you have no math skills to go with your great spelling skills.and your still not getting any of the wealthy`s money they don`t want you to have.romney didn`t have to pay the 14% it was his choice to pay it.

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Packman says... November 16, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.

Hey inquire - When living in a glass house, only idiots throw stones.... "Lazybar, in my high school, we had to learn spacing, capitalization, and punctuation by the MLA Style Sheet. What did your school use?" The MLA Style Sheet would frown on using a comma after " high school". The MLA also requires you spell a title or name prior to using it in abbreviated form. Your second sentence is incomplete as there is no subject for the "What". Looks like you broke several windows in your glass house of Grammatical Correctness.

Hey djigoo - Did you see what I said about "The Vagina Chronicles"? It is a prima facie answer to all your questions about the physiological workings of a woman's reproductive parts. And again, I ask you to logically and rationally refute my contention that BH Obama's core constituency is blacks, Hispanics, welfare addicts, and women who vote with their vaginas. You do yourself a disservice by continuing to simulate a chickenspit heckler sitting in the safe confines of the cheap seats.

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XAV8OR says... November 16, 2012 at 9:20 p.m.

There have been many killed around the world under other presidents. The big difference is, they didn't lie about it and try to cover it up.

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T6 says... November 16, 2012 at 10:32 p.m.

Inquire... Bush had faulty info too but you libs didn't and still don't cut him any slack.
Condi changed her tune when she found out to the extent Obama, Rice, Hillary had been lying and covering up. She criticized the lack security at the consulate. Because you Libs are so dense.. BUSH or no other President had REAL TIME TECHNOLOGY. Obama watched and did nothing while Americans were killed.

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T6 says... November 17, 2012 at 4:26 p.m.

BillSmith..... If Barack Hussein Obama had ousted Saddam Hussein and brought him to justice somehow I don't think this would be an issue for you. Are you advocating the US abandon Israel?

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djigoo says... November 17, 2012 at 6:02 p.m.

OMG! They both have HUSSEIN in their names!!! DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!

I love watching the Teabaggers imploding these days.

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BillSmith says... November 17, 2012 at 7:22 p.m.

T6......
When the truth is printed elsewhere and is evident they print it. It is what their pundits say that is not reliable. Would you like to fact check topics that have been discused for the last month on MSNBC and Fox, and see who has the most lies?

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djigoo says... November 18, 2012 at 8:36 p.m.

"(W)omen who vote with their vaginas." - Packman

You never DID explain to me how this actually happens. Is it some sort of telekinesis? Does the clitoris come into play when women vote with their vaginas? I'd really like to know how this happens.

Unless "women who vote with their vaginas" is just another of Rush Limbaugh's Teabagger Catchphrase Of The Week.

I remember when one of you lunatics kept inserting the word "statist" into every maniacal screed. Was that YOU, Packman, or T6? It's awfully hard to tell the difference.

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djigoo says... November 18, 2012 at 10:12 p.m.

inquire, I prefer to believe that Packman is the result of abiogenesis.

I mean, really now...

It's our only hope.

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Populist says... November 19, 2012 at 12:36 p.m.

Djigoo,

I am ashamed to admit that I thought the same thing. While it may be possible with some kinds of voting equipment for man to vote with his penis, I don't think it would be an easy matter to vote with one's vagina.

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Packman says... November 19, 2012 at 2:59 p.m.

Hey inquire - Your kindred spirit djigoo proudly uses the hateful slur "retard" and you call me 'crude"......You have ZERO credibility. As to my parents, they were salt of the Earth. They taught me the value of hard work, self-reliance, personal accountability, and the benefit of a servant's heart. I wish could have known them.

Hey djigoo - I'll explain how a woman can vote with her vagina as soon as you answer if you're a tranny. Regardless, can't refute my point, can you. Yep, I win again.

Hey Populist - Did you do any research on The Vagina Chronicles? Lots of vagina speech in the play, much of it LOL funny. And OMG, don't tell me like djigoo, you too are fantasizing about men's penises?????

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BillSmith says... November 19, 2012 at 5:44 p.m.

T6 says "Are you advocating the US abandon Israel? " T6 27% of Jews in Israel and about 17 % in the US are of the orthodox variety, just "Google" Talmud and read what they think of you and the rest of us gentiles and Jesus for that matter.

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djigoo says... November 19, 2012 at 10:21 p.m.

"Hey djigoo - I'll explain how a woman can vote with her vagina as soon as you answer if you're a tranny. Regardless, can't refute my point, can you. Yep, I win again."

No.

You LOSE again.

Because at the end of the day, one of us is an angry, emasculated nimrod with a narrow world view and a complete misunderstanding of Christ's message of love, tolerance, and forgiveness.

And the other one of us is me.

One of us wins.

And the winner does not reside in the Land Of Opportunity.

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djigoo says... November 19, 2012 at 10:39 p.m.

And to answer your asinine question, no. I am neither a transvestite nor a transgendered person. I count many of both (and other) categories among my closest of friends. I happen to be a fairly-traditionally-masculine looking middle-aged man, whose agent has (fortunately!) been getting him quite a few on-camera shoots of late. LevitiCuss knows what I'm talking about.

Did you intend for "tranny" to be some sort of insult? Because in my world, "tranny" is about as insulting as "brunette" or "olive-complexioned."

I'd MUCH rather live in my world than yours, Packman.

Sounds like all YOU'VE got is a hollow heart, a fat wife, and a nearby Sonic.

I win.

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Populist says... November 20, 2012 at 7:09 a.m.

Dijgoo,

Packman doesn't have a wife.

Packman,

I hope that you do not consider yourself to be a Christian. Your comments are very unchristlike. You are very angry about something. You need to deal with it or you will never be happy.

Some of the best people in the world are gay. My gay friends have enriched my life considerably. I am very proud that Maryland voters just approved gay marriage. Gays have as much right to be happy as anybody else.

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Populist says... November 20, 2012 at 4:37 p.m.

Packman,

I said negative things about Romney, but they were not made for the purpose of being mean to him. I sincerely believe that he did not meet the character test for president. While Romney appears to be a good father and husband, I don't believe that he loved the American people.

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djigoo says... November 20, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

"As with the hit Broadway play, The Vagina Chronicles."

Okay...who'll be the first to tell me why I just spit good Canadian Whisky through my nose upon reading this?

Come on, LevitiCuss...this one's EASY!

Cheese and rice, Packman...you're HILARIOUS!

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djigoo says... November 20, 2012 at 6:35 p.m.

" FYI - I have never spoken ill of the alphabet crowd (LGBT's)."

The most utterly ironic post in the history of the series of tubes known as the Interwebs.

While Packman figures out not only what "ironic" means, but also how it applies to his post, I'll be over here in the corner...translating "War And Peace" into Sanskrit.

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ELKHUNTER says... November 20, 2012 at 7:34 p.m.

packman is a retard! Romney is a retard! Retards!

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djigoo says... November 21, 2012 at 10:04 a.m.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!

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djigoo says... November 21, 2012 at 11:49 a.m.

"Now, about the play, can a vagina do a monologue (women speaking with their vaginas)? Point, set, match. Again, I win."

Uh...no, you don't.

You know what? You just topped yourself. "Can a vagina do a monologue?"

Seriously...do you write this stuff ahead of time, or are you this stupid on the spur of the moment?

I'll give you a while to figure out why THIS post is even funnier than that OTHER priceless gem!

Seriously...I may delete TheOnion.c0m from my bookmarks. Packman is MUCH funnier than anything they've posted.

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Packman says... November 21, 2012 at 3:47 p.m.

Hey djigoo - Yep. Ad hominem attacks are all you got. Verbally whipping your arse is like taking candy from Barney Frank. Still, you refuse to apologize for using the word "retard". Your silence speaks volumes about your personal character. And your lack of any evidence WHATSOEVER that I have ever said anything derogatory about GBLT's gives me point, set, match.

Hey inquire - My personal assistant just brought me a homemade pecan pie. Does that mean she hates my guts?????

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BillSmith says... November 21, 2012 at 5:11 p.m.

Populist.... I was not sterotyping people, the figures I stated are correct, I was not saying that all Jewish people believed in the writings in the Talmud, just the group I mentioned and in the percentage.

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djigoo says... November 21, 2012 at 6:20 p.m.

Populist, Packman thinks that the Beatles are in "The Help." Don't tell him otherwise!

Enjoy that pie, Pack buddy!

Rich and chocolaty....

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djigoo says... November 25, 2012 at 12:16 p.m.

He'll never get the reference.

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Packman says... November 25, 2012 at 8:17 p.m.

Hey Populist - Sorry, but the pie my sweet little assistant brought me didn't have that special ingredient in it from The Help. She's a great young lady with the sick child whose hand I held for many tense hours that night in the ER. And yes, I saw the move but didn't read the book. I took my airline pilot girlfriend to see it on a surprise date. The pie scene was LOL funny.

Hey djigoo - "Extra points for "forthwith" in that earlier post, however. You must be catching up on your "Word-Of-The-Day" calendar you received for your 16th birthday. Let's see..."forthwith"...Must be, what...January 7th?" Thanks for validating my comments. Again, you heckle from the cheap seats without any hint for substance. At least Populist does it sparaingly and is generally most clever. There is nothing dismissive about referring to GBLTS's as the alphabet crowd an it sure isn't derogatory. And like calling Jerry Sandusky a child molestor, if it's the truth it's not derogatory. Once again you fail to back up your words with anything other than sophmoric remarks made from the safety of an internet chat room. Gosh, djigoo, you can be so gay....... Now, back to the issue at hand. You have totally failed to refute in any way my contention that BH Obama's core constituency was made up of welfare addicts, blacks, Hispanics, and women who vote with their vaginas. I win, you lose. Now, think of something very childish to say in response. But whatever you do PLEASE keep responding.

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djigoo says... November 25, 2012 at 11:15 p.m.

"I win, you lose."

That's the funniest post in the history of the interwebs!

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djigoo says... November 25, 2012 at 11:30 p.m.

"At least Populist does it sparaingly..."

Well, then.

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djigoo says... November 26, 2012 at 8:36 p.m.

"childish is as childish does."

Very true, Packman. You are indeed childish, as evidenced by your need to "win," even though I have yet to see you prove any of your ridiculous points.

And if reposting your own words verbatim makes you question MY lucidity, perhaps you should re-evaluate your own.

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T6 says... November 28, 2012 at 8:48 p.m.

ADODIBRO.... I hope that's sarcasm because it wouldn't matter if he was Dictator for like he DOESN'T want to fix anything. IF he did HE and his minions would QUIT SPENDING!!!!

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Osage says... November 29, 2012 at 8:31 a.m.

djipoo, what do you do, and how old are you? Your level of stupidity is so massive, that it's hard to believe you could be over 20. Same old board of idiots and socialists.

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Osage says... November 29, 2012 at 9:08 a.m.

djipoo, sorry I missed earlier post of your physical prowess, and hint at age. We stack up pretty evenly, how bout coming up to the mountain and us just having a good throw down. I am not conservative, I am anti liberal, and it always amazes me and entertains me how we can develope such differant world views. But most liberals are fun to party with, as long as politics is not brought up.

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Osage says... November 29, 2012 at 10:05 a.m.

So sorry dig, just bad at typing. I don't discuss politics publicly, I'm a singer songwriter, bussiness owner, conservationist landowner who would never ever log any of the 140 acres I own. My friends include many musicians, artists, and also many successful business folks. Only losers talk politics at parties, although the recent marijane prop gets a lot of support and research at ours. My guess, is that we would get along famously. As far as your insults, where I live I am known to several thousand people for 2 things; First, being one of the nicest guys anyone knows who gives more time and respect to unfortunate folks than bankers. Second, our store gives thousands each year to local organizations and charities, and matches toy for toy with the toys for tot's org. None of the donations can be deducted from our taxes because of the nature of our business, we just do it because it's the right thing to do.

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Osage says... November 29, 2012 at 11:04 a.m.

Of course I would only say these things on the internet, we are very low key. My point dingy, is that all of your stereo types about people who oppose big government are wrong. I simply believe in self reliance, charity, and liberty. There is nothing worse than a liberal who doesn't understand liberty. Peace out brother.

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Osage says... November 29, 2012 at 12:22 p.m.

I wish that gays and lesbians could have every right and benefit that hetero couples have, and not redefine the actual word. This does not look to be possible, so it is a comprimise I would make. Of course good schools are one of the most important benefits of good government, I don't believe good schools come from federal dictates. The more one looks to gov. for solutions, the more gov. looks to replace our gods and our families. Good and limited gov. is best. Of course, there are some things only gov. can do, but our current form has no accountability, is not efficient, and has become so wasteful that it is no longer serving the American people, we are serving it.

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Osage says... November 29, 2012 at 2:01 p.m.

Inquire, in reading your posts it becomes apparent that you are a kind hearted and well intentioned person. There is way more that would unite us than divide us, but divided we are. Good intentions and bad government are a destructive couple, and zero accountability leads to bad government. Like it or not, it's the struggle that each of us face that defines us, take away the struggle and the government defines you.

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Osage says... November 29, 2012 at 3:39 p.m.

Hey Dingy, how did you create the jobs? Congrats on the modeling gigs, pretty impresive for an old man.

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Osage says... November 30, 2012 at 7:46 a.m.

Hey dingy, did you remove your post to me, or did someone else? What did it take me to reduce you to a quivering mass of liberal goo, 6 posts? Come on now, tell us how you 'created' these jobs.

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Packman says... November 30, 2012 at 12:27 p.m.

Hey Osage - Watch this:

Hey djigoo - Do you support marriage equality (state sanctioned contracts of marriage) for bi-sexuals who desire multiple spouses? Do you support marriage equality for biological brothers and sisters? Do you support marriage equality for members of the Man/Boy Love Association? Do you support marriage equality for same-sex heterosexuals?

Responses will show the pro-gay marriage crowd aren't about true equality but a silly political agenda. And FYI - djigoo can be so gay at times.

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Packman says... November 30, 2012 at 3:42 p.m.

Hey Populist - Sorry, but I don't buy into the dogma that any opinion not in support of state-sanctioned gay marriage means someone is anti-gay. By that logic, you are anti-Morman, anti-white, anti-heterosexual, and anti-common sense in your non-support of Mitt Romney. Nothing in what I said is even remotely anti-gay. Please explain to me that "big difference" in loving relationships, yet please know I will not hesitate to show your bigotry and bias against certain groups of people. Sincere loving relationships can exist in many contexts within the human race. And why is it an insult to compare gays to bi-sexuals? Doesn't the community refer to itself as GBLT's?

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Osage says... December 1, 2012 at 9:06 a.m.

What are you talking about diggypoo? Christ like? In baiting and insulting you, just how is that like Christ? I dont believe you have ever created one job by yourself. As for hard work, who needs that when you can work smart. I generally do not work much for our company other than TV and radio spots, or opening new stores. I am more free than anyone you would ever know. I do exactly what I want , whenever I want, and our income will be over 300,000 this year. BUT, all the risk is ours, we worked on less profitable business in the past, but always pulled through. Ask anyone who knows me, and they will tell you that vacationing is what I do best and most.

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Packman says... December 1, 2012 at 2:23 p.m.

Hey Populist - Your lack of critical thinking skills and pre-conceived notions are drastically affecting your ablity to process information. I NEVER compared homosexuality to pedophilia. I simply illustrated the possibilities that exist when state-sanctioned marriage is based on criteria consisting merely of "loving relationships" or the whims of any variety of consenting adults. Nothing I have said is in any way degrading to gays. Your verbal accusations, however, are a form of bullying intended to shut down free speech and an honest and open exchange of ideas and opinions. I've never liked bullies and relish the chance to put one in their place at any and every opportunity. As to Christian behavior, don't you think Jesus Christ would agree that people of good conscience should oppose and defeat bullies?

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HM2 says... December 1, 2012 at 7:02 p.m.

Who gives a @#$%

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Packman says... December 2, 2012 at 11:30 a.m.

Hey Populist - I did not COMPARE gays to pedophiles. I did point out problems with basing state-sanctioned marriage on things like "loving relationships" and the whims of consenting adults. Your bias will not allow you to see the difference between comparisons and illustrations. Your claims of a fallacious argument is one of the last resorts of someone losing a debate. If you cannot logically debate a point, you simply call it fallacious and go about your not so merry way. Such a loser! By using terms like "persecute" regading honest opposition to gay marriage you are again engaged in a form of verbal bullying. Am I persecuting gays if I say I oppose gay murder? Again, your bullying tactics that accuse the opposition of persecution, hate, bigotry, sadism, or whatever won't work on honest and sincere people.

Hey BillSmith - Obviously, you've never had a loved one victimized by a school yard bully. If praying to change the bullies' heart doesn't work, I"m all for a good old fashioned arse-whipping and have administered one or two in my time. One day, I hope to find out if JC agrees.

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harley1305121514 says... December 2, 2012 at 2:03 p.m.

Populist...On 11/29 @ 2:59pm you posted that you believe it is in the public interest to have quality schools. You all too often "try" to show that you know everything about everything so my question to you is: How does America go about becoming a country of "quality schools"? What makes a school a "quality school"? What, exactly, defines a non-quality school and how do you go about turning around the non-quality school into a quality school?
If you believe schools should be "quality schools", do you believe it is possible to have "all" quality schools? If not all then what percentage of non- quality schools is acceptable?

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Populist says... December 2, 2012 at 4:21 p.m.

Harley,

There are some school rating organizations out there for people who are relocating and wanting to know what neighborhood to buy a house based upon school quality. One is greatschoolsdotorg. I am not sure about the reliability of the ratings, but there appears to be some correlation between the ratings and the truth.

If I were in charge of the Little Rock school district, I would hire some outsiders, acquire the Montgomery County Maryland curriculum or a similar one, give principals the power to fire bad teachers subject to a fairness review, fire the current legal counsel for the school system and hire a couple of in-house attorneys. I would ask the county and state for more money and encourage parents to do the same. With the money saved from firing the high priced lawyers, I would spend it on the poorest schools.

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DontDrinkDatKoolAid says... December 2, 2012 at 9:32 p.m.

" quivering mass of liberal goo"

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BillSmith says... December 3, 2012 at 12:26 a.m.

harley......to answer your questions about making a bad school into a good school.
Rent the movies "The Ron Clark Story" & "Freedom Writers" and you will see how it is done.
Both movies are based on actual events.

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T6 says... December 3, 2012 at 9:42 a.m.

One of you LWNJ stated on here that a right wing website was saying Obama was going to run for a third term. Maybe!!! It seems his campaign is STILL asking for contributions.
politicker. com/2012/12/obama-campaign-still-asking-for-contributions/
All you Obots better send in your money!!!! He needs it since he's good at spending OTHER people's money!

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harley1305121514 says... December 3, 2012 at 1:48 p.m.

Populist....you first......I had "no doubt" that you would say you were active in the school system that was by all standards, excellant!! Now tell me why our school systems overall, excluding the ones you are involved with, are rated so low? As a country we are behind a lot of others (at least that is how it is reported). If it were as simple as you describe it to be in Montgomery County, Maryland system, which must not have many crack houses or poor model homes, my question is HOW do you think that the other school systems can possibly become as Montgomery County? Can you see the removal of ALL poor home lives or even harder, remove ALL crack houses? Can you see enough money, in this world, to fund ALL school systems that will have the BEST..... leaders at the top of the school administration, classroom teachers, necessary learning materials, facilities, and a program that can entice parents to take an active role not only at school but at home with all the follow up children need?
I am every bit the optimist in life as you claim to be. One big difference is that I am more of a realist than you and a lot of others posting here. Dreaming is a great way to make the world a better place but dreams only come true with massive effort to turn them into reality. Reality is that there isn't enough love, caring, willingness to dedicate oneself to the job of educating, by enough people to ever accomplish what you continue to post about education! I WISH THERE WAS!!!!! But wishing is a lot like dreaming and neither is REALITY.
You also mention "if I were in charge of the Little Rock school system". The things you mention you would do such as bring in outsiders and allow power to fire poor teachers, local attorney's etc. would change the quality of current students how?? You must have forgot about what you said concerning poor home life and crack houses!
How do you, with all of your intellect on problem solving and changing the world, propose to change the behavior of current students? You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink! What if...a student or several students don't want to learn anything being taught? Remember two things before you answer this one! First, keep your answer within REALITY! Second, remember the LAWS that liberals have in place at this time!

BillSmith....I haven't seen or heard of the movies you mentioned but I will try to find them and watch! I know you said they are based on real happenings but.....if it IS the way to make a bad school into a good school...then why isn't that happening at a noticable rate? Maybe I find my own answer after watching the movies.

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Pobucker says... December 3, 2012 at 3:53 p.m.

Ahhh...It's good to be back!
I see gridlock is preserved, yay!
After all the whining over the "47%", let's see how much respect the 48% gets - heh, dang little I imagine.
Here's hoping for the fiscal cliff - it's a good thing, really. Nothing like a bucket of cold water in the face to wake you up.

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Packman says... December 3, 2012 at 6:08 p.m.

Hey Populist - "A quality school is one that helps each child fulfill his or her best potential." You could have stopped with this and given a sum total answer to what makes a quality school. Past the "help" part, it's up to parental support and individual student effort. Sadly, schools in LR and much of the South will likely never recover from the social engineering that took place in the 70's and 80's where kids from grades K - 12 endured forced busing to achieve some liberal notion of racial integration. Concerned parents abandoned the LRSD in droves and did not return (check out the population growth in bedroom communities like Benton, Bryant, Cabot, and Conway and the explosion of private schools in Pulaski County as proof). Now, the district is dominated by homes that are part of a cluture where an education is secondary to the attaiment of a government check or the allure of quick cash from a life of crime. You are absolutely right that good schools are a community effort. Sadly, liberal social policies and teacher''s unions have destroyed the community concept throuhout the land. And your vote for BH Obama supported such liberal policies. Are you ashamed yet?

Hey BillSmith - I'm willing to take my chances with JC. Are you?

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Packman says... December 3, 2012 at 9:20 p.m.

Hey Populist - "Explain why so many white Arkies are ignorant." For the same reason many blacks are "ignorant" (your word, not mine) - they live in a culture where a quality education is a low priority. Sadly, this mentality is rampant in the inner city which is mostly inhabited by blacks. And I have NEVER said the problem was black or white. The problem is an entitlement culture created and sustained by shameless politicians who had rather buy votes with taxpayer money than win an election based on ideas and substance and the good of the country.

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BillSmith says... December 4, 2012 at 11:28 a.m.

harley.....You say "Reality is that there isn't enough love, caring, willingness to dedicate oneself to the job of educating, by enough people to ever accomplish what you continue to post about education!"
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Watch the movies and you will see what it takes, and yes you may be right , there may not be enough people like the two in the movies. The schooll system just needs to replicate their ideas and find more teachers like them. I am sure they are out there.

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Packman says... December 4, 2012 at 2:54 p.m.

Hey Populist - "Your idea that schools should remain awful...." Here you have told yet another lie. My idea is to improve schools by encouraging and incentivizing parental involement and placing more emphasis on life skills education instead of the liberal arts at the K-12 level. Like most liberals you equate quality education with the symbolic gesture of spending more money. Like most conservatives I equate quality education with substantive student outcomes. Liberals prefer symbolism, conservatives prefer substance. My houskeeper's kids are doing very well in school too. But not because the schools are newer, the teacher's more caring, or the existence of a computer at ever desk. Her kids are doing well because she will not tolerate them doing otherwise. Her kids are taking advantage of opportuntities offered.

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Populist says... December 4, 2012 at 8:31 p.m.

Packman,

What is it that you are doing to encourage parents to be more active in their kids' academic lives?

Pobucker,

Can you explain the meaning of your name. I am afraid that I might have guessed it, but I would like to give you the benefit of the doubt.

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harley1305121514 says... December 5, 2012 at 1:43 a.m.

Populist....your post of Dec 1....could you give me YOUR interpretation of the teachings of Christ on homosexuality? Be specific and keep your answer about Christ and homosexuality only! Don't spit words out and don't skirt around the subject! I assume you mean the teachings of Christ as written in the Bible.

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BillSmith says... December 6, 2012 at 12:02 a.m.

Harley you say The system is one thing but the student behavior change is hard as h_ _ _!

Have you watched the movies yet? Let us know when you have and then comment.

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Populist says... December 6, 2012 at 8:02 a.m.

On educating disadvantaged kids...There are many different kinds of disadvantages which must be addressed differently. Children can be intellectually, physically, emotionally, or economically challenged. It becomes much easier to help disadvantaged children when they are fewer in number because government then has enough resources to devote to their particular problem. Ideally, every child would be healthy and live in a good environment. You can decrease the number of kids who live in poor environments by encouraging young people to delay childbearing until they have enough education or assets to support a child. Teenagers tend to not be the best parents. (I know that there are exceptions, but the numbers bear that out. Of course, if you delay childbirth too long there are increased numbers of birth defects. Ideally, every child would be born to 26 to 32 year old parents, but that is not always the way it happens.) You can decrease the number of unhealthy, intellectually and emotionally challenged kids, by encouraging prenatal visits and vitamins and genetic counseling. Increased therapeutic resources can decrease the number of emotionally challenged people who then tend to have emotionally challenged kids because they don't take good care of them. Anti-drug programs and crackdowns on drug trafficking also decreases the number of disadvantaged kids. As a society, we also have to figure out what is causing autism which is getting to be a bigger and bigger problem which we do not yet know how to prevent. I agree with the conservatives that passing out welfare checks actually has a detrimental effect and creates a culture of dependency, and therefore, I favor workfare and education etc. over welfare although I am a big supporter of school lunch, afterschool programs, and summer school etc.

No matter how many preventative efforts you undergo to try to prevent the number of disadvantaged children, a number of children will be disadvantaged. There is an array of programs for different kinds of children too numerous to mention here. I think that Packman and Harley mostly want me to address how to help the culturally deprived children of Little Rock who grow up in crack houses or just in houses which do not value education. When the preventative measures mentioned above do not work, in the worst cases, I agree with Newt Gingrich that children often are better off in orphanages. While there are some great foster homes, there are not enough of them. If you offer good schools with interesting programs, afterschool activities, and summer programs, some of the children from the homes which do not value education will bite. If you want to see how a program can turn children around, go to the Phillips County Arkansas Boys and Girls Club website. This club offers athletic activities and educational activities. The girls who attend there are not getting pregnant, and those kids are staying in school and off drugs.

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Populist says... December 6, 2012 at 4:20 p.m.

Harley,

There are many neighborhoods in this country with good schools and low crime rates. Yes, it takes much hard work. PTA, coaches, volunteers, dedicated teachers, policemen, and taxpayers all contribute to the good of the community. While not everything will be perfect and not every child can be saved, every child and life is worth our effort. A good holiday movie is "It's a Wonderful Life". It's a little corny, but it is about the positive impact of one ordinary person. The world is full of many such people. I've known teachers, foster parents, coaches and other such people who are virtual saints. Most of us are not that good, but if we all can be nice, the world is a much better place. Communities with good schools do well as they attract many good businesses, and they also create entrepreneurial types who stimulate the economy.

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harley1305121514 says... December 6, 2012 at 4:50 p.m.

Populist.....The word of God as written by others would not approve of hate towards anyone. A person shouldn't hate a child rapist, a child murderer etc. according to Christ. I find that hard to obey and that may well be a problem for me later.
I don't hate homosexuals!! I don't believe homosexuality is right or normal! If I thought it was right and normal, I guess I would be one. It makes no sense to me at all. I can only feel that God created man and woman and wanted them to go out and be fruitful, not fruity. God could not have meant for man and man and woman and woman to be paired together because if He had He would have created two men and two women in the first place and expected that to be the end of humans and the end of the story! Matched as such, there could be no children. I hope homosexuals are aware of that fact.
Populist, are you or your husband homosexuals? If not why not? Would your husband perform sex acts with another man? If not why not? Would you think nothing wrong about your husband if he did commit sex acts with another man? If not why not?
I don't expect you will answer these questions as to them being so personal and putting you on the spot.
My point is.....you don't have to hate homosexuals in order to feel that homosexuality is disgusting and sickening and very wrong!!!!
Don't place a large bet on Christ approving homosexuality. I will give you 10 to 1 odds against it and you can pay me if we meet up yonder. I'll be there and I hope to see you with my winnings!

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inquire says... December 6, 2012 at 6:29 p.m.

In the mid seventies, Marva Collins started a school in a rough neighborhood of Chicago for disadvantaged and poorly performing students. It was funded by donations for over thirty years. Some of the students had been labeled learning disabled by other schools.
She was a fiercely tough teacher, but proved that any student with the right teaching method can absorb a classical education and excel.
She was featured on "60 Minutes, wrote a book, and now has a website. I've always found her teaching accomplishments very inspiring.
There are also things to be learned from the Montessori method. When I ran the childrens' room in a public library, the Montessori students who came in were a delight. You have to allow for the fact that being a Montessori student means it is likely they come from well-to-do homes where there are books to read, parents who pay attention to them, and interesting discussion and activities are part of their home life. But that can't be all of it. They were incredibly polite, intelligent, well spoken, and eager to read and learn.

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harley1305121514 says... December 7, 2012 at 12:36 a.m.

Populist...we differ in our thinking about homosexuals. I don't think God created homosexuals! God created man and woman with an obvious purpose. Certain men and women create their own desire to be homosexuals. Next you will be telling me God created, designed, and approved abortion for the same reason as He created homosexuals.....to control people multiplying! God help you if you do. Thou shall not kill!
What has older people stopping or having sex have to do with this conversation?
Oral sex between two men is sickening and you would not mind your husband performing oral sex on another man I guess! You are aware that it is not only oral sex between those men...right? As I said, I don't hate homosexuals but I can't accept it as anything God had in mind. Not at all.
The school systems and education problems are the better discussion. It's a shame it has come to this big of a problem with no end to the problem in sight! America isn't what it used to be!

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BillSmith says... December 7, 2012 at 9:08 a.m.

harley........... What about the little 5 year old boy that wants to be a girl. Now tell me what a 5 year old knows and understands about GOD and SEX and his choices? RSVP ASAP.

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Populist says... December 7, 2012 at 12:14 p.m.

I am a Christian, and I try to follow what Christ says (to the best of my fallible, selfish ability). Nowhere in the Bible is Christ quoted as saying that homosexuality is a sin. It is all something that St. Paul made up--along with women submitting to men. As women tend to be morally superior to men, I suspect that Christ was very against women submitting to men.

Just because people can't procreate does not necessarily make sex a sin. Should we ban people from having sex if they are infertile? No. Should we dictate the kinds of sex people can have with other consenting adults? No. As Christians, we should not worry ourselves with what other people are doing in their private bedrooms. We should be going around bringing Christ's joy to the world through good deeds--especially during this season.

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Packman says... December 7, 2012 at 9:57 p.m.

Hey Populist - As Christians, we should not worry ourselves with the amount of money other people make, but liberals do. We should be going around bringing Christ's joy to the world through good deeds--especially during this season and stop promoting disharmony with class warfare.

God created man in his image, including GBLT's. JC teaches to hate the sin but love the sinner. Is homosexuality a biblical sin? Honest and sincere people can legitimately debate the question based on scripture. What is beyond debate, however, is that homosexuality is purely unnatural. With gay men and lesbians, no body parts fit by natural design for procreation and artificial instruments are just that, artificial.

Hey BillSmith - What do you say to that 5 year old who turn 6 and decides he wants to be a boy again? What do you say to the 57 year old man who enjoys having sex with little boys?

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harley1305121514 says... December 8, 2012 at 1:41 a.m.

Populist.....you are a strange person! Are you implying that because I am a Harley biker (don't forget my Corp. executive position I served for 23 yrs. @ $130,000.00 a yr. and before retiring @ $300,000.00 a yr.) I should be an immoral person? You bet I have high morals but I am not a puritian. A puritan would find luxury and pleasure as sinful. I don't find either to be sinful for me because I don't indulge in either to the extreme. I just enjoy what God has blessed me with and give Him thanks.
Your comments on banning sex due to being infertile, not procreating being sinful and dictating the type of sex for consenting adults are just plain stupid! Stupid because no one at anytime ever insinuated such things. I, me, myself have never even thought that. You are so eager to condem others about something, hell anything, that you put false words in others mouths or you make up lies!
I only state MY OPINIONS, MY BELIEFS and MY FEELINGS. Let me say it again so you don't get confused! My opinions, my beliefs and my feelings. If I want to believe, and I do, that homosexuality is wrong, sickening, filthy, and sinful, I am free to state so to anyone at anytime! You and others are free to believe and feel otherwise. A mans behind is an exit orfice. Women were created with the entrance orfice and that doesn't include her behind!
I don't give a rats a_ _ what homosexuals do in their sex acts but I don't have to agree with it being morally right or healthy!
lazybar.....I have never tried to force christanity on anyone. I will, and do, state MY own beliefs and confess MY belief and love for MY Lord Jesus Christ to anyone at anytime.

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Populist says... December 8, 2012 at 8:36 a.m.

Harley,

I actually studied the transgender issue at Vanderbilt Law School in the Law, Medicine and Ethics class. Yes, there are those people around. I also have known many gay men in my life. I do not think that they chose to be that way; it is very hard given all the prejudice and discrimination that they face. I try not to think about what people do in their bedrooms. Just as I don't care to think about how hot dogs are made. I don't think there is anything "natural" about 300 lb people having sex, but I am not about to prohibit them from doing it. With all the robberies and problems with schools in Little Rock, you should be more concerned with those instead of the homosexuals. I just love gay men. They have any appreciation for art, architecture, literature etc., and they often are extremely kind and giving people with great senses of humor.

Aren't you single? You and Packmen go around telling others how they should live, but you aren't the straightlaced, married men the far right thinks that you should be. In fact, neither is Rush Limbaugh nor Newt Gingrich.

Packman,

How are things going with the lady pilot?

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BillSmith says... December 8, 2012 at 10:48 a.m.

Packman, T6 and Harley........ here is eposode 2 for you to watch at 7 years old.
youtube. com/watch?v=S5P9kUz0yO0

Again you are all requested to reply ASAP.

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Packman says... December 8, 2012 at 3:22 p.m.

Hey BillSmith - Answer my questions and I'll watch that fictional video.

Hey Populist - Thanks for asking about my pilot. We're duck hunting this weekend on a layover between stops in Dallas and Orlando. That's not all true. I'm hunting and she's sleeping in and enjoying fine red wine in the afternoons/evening and my home cooking (ribeyes and deer chili). This is one weird relationship. This weekend is one of those times I feel she's only with me for the sex, and I'm being serious.

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Populist says... December 8, 2012 at 7:31 p.m.

Packman,

I'm glad you are good for something! Ha! Ha! Get her something nice and sparkly for XMas! Assuming that you are not ready for the ring, a nice necklace or bracelet is in order. Something simple and elegant. (Have her sister or friend advise you if you don't know what she likes!

Harley,

It wasn't me this time! I did not see what you said, but do not drink in the afternoon. Give a nice gift to the Heifer project or the local boys and girls club and you will feel better about yourself.

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BillSmith says... December 8, 2012 at 8:11 p.m.

T6, Harley, Packman.......We are still waiting your replies. Are you all scared to watch the video. If we get no replies, we all will know the answer is yes.

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T6 says... December 9, 2012 at 12:09 a.m.

BTW BillSmith..... NEVER underestimate the POWER OF PRAYER!!!!

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BillSmith says... December 9, 2012 at 10:46 a.m.

T6.........Are you trying to tell me that the father, who is a Sunday school teacher has not prayed for his child? You talk about the power of prayer, and you don't even have the guts to watch the video. Also, his other older child is a normal boy, I guess Satan could not get to him for some reason, right. Give us your explanation! We are wating.

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T6 says... December 9, 2012 at 3:13 p.m.

Inquire.....Your examples all were "born with" but not "conceieved with"
BillSmith... My statement about the prayer was to your stuoid statement about T6, you and Harley might want to go along to share you wisdom on the subject as well. You two may be able to pray the behavior/abomination away.
Of course I didn't mean the father didn't pray hard enough but Satan urges things to happen to test our faith.

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BillSmith says... December 9, 2012 at 6:46 p.m.

Harley......Have you not watched the movie "The Ron Clark Story" or "Freedom Writers" regarding teachers making classrooms better? It appears that you,T6 and Packman just love to jack your jaws about your ideology, religion and philosophy, but will not take a few minutes to view a 5 min video or a movie that pertains to the subjects you have just mouthed off about. You have got to back off of that "Fair and Balanced" Fix News approach and openly discuss issues from both sides.

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harley1305121514 says... December 9, 2012 at 8:58 p.m.

billSmith....No I haven't watched the two other videos and I haven't found them yet but intend to.

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BillSmith says... December 10, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.

Harley......... I meant in no way to stereotype Christains like it sounded in my comment, I meant to say "so many Christains", my best friend is a devout Christain who voted for Obama, but is very open minded when it comes to equal right for all people under our constitution. And, you are right a face to face discussion would be best, and it will be OK if you don't want to be video taped, maybe just an audio recording.

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djigoo says... December 10, 2012 at 10:26 a.m.

As soon as someone calls sexual identity a "lifestyle choice," I know I needn't pay any further attention, as it then becomes obvious that ignorance has trumped intelligence.

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Populist says... December 10, 2012 at 1:40 p.m.

Many homosexual and transgender children are born to disapproving parents. These people do not encourage or condone these behaviors. Unfortunately, these kinds of things are not choices. These poor children often commit suicide due to the disapproval of the good "Christians" and their own self-hatred. People all should just be a little nicer and more accepting of people who are different. It is the way of true Christianity.

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Packman says... December 10, 2012 at 4:27 p.m.

Hey djigoo - "Packman obviously has very limited life experience, as evidenced by his hateful tirades against anything outside of the narrow little cubby hole in which his brain resides." LMAO.....Classic hypocrisy from the looney left. You accuse me of "hateful tirades" in the midst of a hateful tirade (cubby hole in which his brain resides). Please, please, please, djigoo, keep sharing your thoughts. You continually illustrate the abject ignorance and arrogance of the looney left. Thanks.

Hey BillSmith - My bad. I thought you had high enough character to admit it when you propel a falsehood, but I was wrong. Again, I have NEVER called homosexuals an abomination. As to my question about transexual's use of public restrooms, it is a most legitimate question to the debate. Which do they choose and why? And djigoo says he's gay, not me. I'm just not sure he means gay as in straight gay, gay as in gay gay, gay as in transexual gay, gay as in bi-sexual gay, or gay as in not funny gay (from a scene in the movie Sling Blade).

Hey Populist - Of course its a choice. How else to explain the countless individuals who have gone from straight to gay to bi-sexual back to straight, or countless variations thereof? Until it shows up as an indicator on a DNA sample, sexual orientation is a lifestyle choice. As to that more accepting you espouse regarding folks who are different, do you mean more accepting the way you accepted Mitt Romney and his Mormon beliefs? Gawd, you can be such the sanctimonous little liberal.....

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Pobucker says... December 10, 2012 at 6:05 p.m.

Pobucker is po'bucker and african pidgen for poor bucker, meaning poor devil or poor white trash. The meaning is elevated in conversational english and not race specific. Who exactly IS a po'bucker becomes somewhat of an issue. The easiest way to determine is this: If when given a "kill all po'buckers" button, you hesitate to press it, you're probably a po'bucker. The funniest thing I ever heard was one po'bucker calling an other po'bucker, "po'bucker". As an example, even today it is that way with the "N" word amongst african americans and black comedians.

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Pobucker says... December 10, 2012 at 6:25 p.m.

Back to work:
Republican congressmen should all go home for christmas right now. Let the Bush tax cuts expire for everyone. Let sequestration take place.
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Come back to a new congress and pass a middle class income tax break. A republican tax break to replace the expired republican tax break. Make the new middle class tax break permanent and demand spending cuts to match. All in one bill, because the democrats are like LUCY. They will move the football if you let them. Make the democrats responsible for holding the middle class hostage over their favorite spending programs. (I think the most favorite are those that directly drive folks to the polls to vote democrat, read bread and circus here).
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When sequestration finally hits something sensitive, pass a bill cutting spending in some place less delicate. All this led by Republicans. Hit loopholes for the rich at that time, in the same bill, just to show how much good faith the republicans can generate.
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We do not have a "revenue" problem.
We have a spending problem.
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heh, I think I'll send this to my congressmen.

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BillSmith says... December 10, 2012 at 8:32 p.m.

Harley.....You don't get it and I can't through to you! I don't care what, how or why you think like you do, you have your right to you expression on issues just as I do. What gets me is when people that think like you do are in a position, put there by people like you, that want their and your views to be the LAW of THE LAND! When, it goes against equal right for all US citizens. If two gays marry and then have the same rights under the law as any other married couple has, how does that marriage specifically or adversely effect your lifestyle? If I smoke "Pot" how does that specifically or adversely effect your lifestyle? When I drink my Wild Turkey 101 how does that specifically or adversely effect you lifestyle? If a woman uses a contraceptive how does that specifically or adversely effect your lifestyle? If I am a Christain, Muslim, Hindu or atheist how does that specifically or adversely effect your lifestyle? If a woman and her doctor think she needs to have an abortion how does that specifically or adversely effect your lifestyle? It is the people you elect that want to force me to adhear to their beliefs on social issues such as these, that I have a problem with. And, the result of the election places the majority with my views.

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Populist says... December 11, 2012 at 6:49 a.m.

Harley,

For a man who has 4 children, you seem to not know very much about them. Some gay guys have very masculine fathers, and some lesbian girls have very feminine mothers. Indeed, a great number of young people who commit suicide are homosexual children whose parents do not accept who they are.

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BillSmith says... December 11, 2012 at 10:04 a.m.

Packman........That does not effect my lifestyle one iota, and if thats what turns em own let them go for it.

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Populist says... December 11, 2012 at 11:16 a.m.

There are nudists camps for people who want to do that thing. I don't think that I would ever recover from the sight of Rush Limbaugh doing it in public.

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Pobucker says... December 11, 2012 at 3 p.m.

Oh, I'm over it, Aimee. No more fears of a bloody rebellion should he have lost. Takes my doomsday scenerio off the table. Whew - no burning cars, no looting, no raping. YAY! 12/21 should pass without incident.
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However, I don't believe you have quite grasped the fact that the republicans were reelected to oppose the Obamazation of America. It is quite a delicious sauce for the gander, my dear.

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Pobucker says... December 11, 2012 at 3:24 p.m.

It should be obvious to everyone that the geographically tiny, but demographically powerful urban hives of activity are blue. All that massive red area is populated by the few folks that feed these throbbing urban centers. While the blue dances its gangnam style, crowing and swaggering, the red is hardening under the assault on its tender sensibilities. Each election cycle further refines and defines this separation of ideals. Arkansas has only one national democrat left and the state leg just went republican in both houses. It is the same all over - just look at Michigan today and Wisconsin a little while back. The city, grasshopper like, vote for bread and circus. The country, ant-like, look up from their work and ask, who's paying?
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It is not going to get any better. We will have to look back to see the pinnacle of American success.

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Pobucker says... December 11, 2012 at 4:07 p.m.

Gerrymander. I'll show you gerrymander. The poor mexican population in south LR should by all rights have a seat on the city council. But the poor mexicans were gerrymandered out of their rightful access by the black wards on either side.
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Gerrymander - phtt. What piffle, what a weak explanation, what grasping at straws to explain how whole swaths of countryside are painted red. The dems tried to gerrymander out republican strength in Arkansas, but even moving the lines didn't work.
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If democrats are so powerful, how does gerrymander benefit republicans? It is those in charge that can gerrymander. Besides, gerrymander has to take place under the watchful eye of the courts.
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Inquire, gerrymander explains a little. You gotta explain a whole lot more.

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Pobucker says... December 11, 2012 at 5:31 p.m.

Gee, BillSmith, I am right there with you. You sound suspeciously libertarian.
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The core question the country faces is whether to be suffocated in the withered bosom of the left or trampled under the jackboot of the right.
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Neither appeals to me.

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harley1305121514 says... December 11, 2012 at 9:45 p.m.

BillSmith....Dear God in heaven! When did I say I wanted to ban gay anything? Show me where I said it in any post! I absolutely don't believe you can come up with any post where I said ban anything pertaining to homosexuality. I would appreciate it if you could!
I have mentioned before about one of my customer service workers who is gay. I found out when he came to me with a complaint about my branch manager's treatment. When I asked him why he felt my manager was leaving him out of a lot of the functions his reply was, "Because I'm a queer"! Talk about off gaurd! I had to explain to him that he couldn't describe himself in that manner and he must use gay in his discription. I had to send my branch manager to our Dallas training facility to re-educate him on language allowed in the work place to prevent discrimination. I don't discriminate against anyone! That gay man is my friend today. He knows how I feel about it and respects my belief. His partner and he just laugh and say they wouldn't have it any other way! I tell them to excuse me while I go throw up! We have a few drinks and go our seperate ways!
NOW for the umptenth time.....I HAVE MY PERSONAL OPINIONS AND BELIEFS AND I DON'T BELIEVE IN HOMOSEXUALITY AND I WILL STATE TO ANYONE THAT FACT BUT I ACCEPT THE FACT THAT I CAN'T STOP IT AND IT IS NOT MY PROBLEM! I HAVE SAID MANY TIMES AND IN MANY POST THAT "I DON'T HATE GAYS/HOMOSEXUALS.....I DON'T APPROVE OF IT....I DON'T TRY TO CHANGE ANYONES MIND ABOUT IT....IT IS MY BELIEF AND MY OPINION!!! GOD HELP YOU IF YOU DON'T GET THIS! SHOW ME WHERE I EVER SAID I WANTED GAYS BANNED!
Bill...where did you come up with my having a problem with smoking pot? AGAIN...show me where I have EVER said I was against smoking pot! Show me! What the hell is wrong with you? I am a biker so ask Populist what bikers do. I smoke pot even at 65 yrs. old! I have probably smoked a pick-up truck bed full of pot since the 70's! Where do you come up with your comments? Show me proof of your comments! Show me proof!
NOW....show me where I said ANYTHING other than I DON'T BELIEVE IN ABORTION AND I WILL NEVER BELIEVE IN ABORTION!! SHOW ME BILL!! You are a true hypocrite! You don't think I should vote the way I want to vote or believe what I want to believe because feel it is troublesome for you! You got a real problem....I believe YOU ARE WRONG about most everything! I CAN BELIEVE THAT AND YOU CAN'T DO ONE DAMN THING ABOUT IT AND YOU POST FALSE COMMENTS!! SHOW ME BILL...SHOW ME COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID I SAID! IT'S BULLCRAP!!

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Populist says... December 12, 2012 at 8:40 a.m.

Pobucker,

Yes, the inner cities are blue, but so are the more highly educated suburbs. We are the ones paying the high taxes--not the low income people of small town America. While I don't really like high taxes, I believe in good schools so the current leadership of the Republican Party is unacceptable to me.

As for the thought that the Republicans care about the middle class, they don't. The Republicans care only about keeping taxes low on the multi-millionaires. About 25% of my household income is going to pay federal taxes. I''m afraid everybody who makes between $250,000 and $750,000 a year is about to get screwed by the Republicans AND the Democrats. The Democrats will ensure that there are great benefits for the poor, and the Republicans will make sure that the capital gains taxes remain low and the deductions and benefits for the rich stay in place. Most of the compromise talk is about sticking it to the high income professionals--raising their taxes and cutting into their deductions. Of course, I would rather there be sensible moderations to entitlement benefits and slightly higher capital gains taxes and reduction of tax loopholes and largesse which benefits certain industries, but the upper middle class in this country is simply without the political power over the Republicans or the Democrats.

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inquire says... December 12, 2012 at 11:39 a.m.

According to Think Progress, total Democratic votes for US House candidates were 53,952,240. Total Republican votes for US House candidates were 53,402,643. Obviously, more US voters voted for Democrats for their representative than voted for Republicans.
Redistricting helped create a scenario whereby some states that carried Obama decisively wound up with Republican representatives.

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harley1305121514 says... December 12, 2012 at 2:45 p.m.

Inquire....how long is "long enough" to live as the born gender before having the operation?
You posted it.....can you answer it?

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Populist says... December 12, 2012 at 3:26 p.m.

Inquire,

Many people voted for Obama because Romney was a sorry choice. While many of the Republican congressmen also are sorry, many people do not vote a straight ticket. While the fact that the Democrats garnered more votes indicates that the Republicans in Congress are not exactly popular, many of us find fault with many of the Democrats in Congress as well. While I am sure that Republicans gerrymander when possible, the Democrats are no saints on that issue either.

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harley1305121514 says... December 12, 2012 at 4:37 p.m.

Populist....Thanks for posting a real intelligent comment! I mean it! You have said what should have been said by everyone else. It is not a "cut & dry issue"! I agree with you on the both parts situation and I can only suppose there has to be a decision made at that time. In cases where someone, child or adult, just feels as though they need to be the opposite sex than they were born as.....then it is complicated.
Are you having a drink at this time or is it because you are sober that you commented so well?

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Pobucker says... December 12, 2012 at 4:52 p.m.

Inquire says, "According to Think Progress, total Democratic votes for US House candidates were 53,952,240. Total Republican votes for US House candidates were 53,402,643. Obviously, more US voters voted for Democrats for their representative than voted for Republicans."
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yes, they did, by a 1 percent margin. Scarcely a significant difference, eh? Or better said, "The loyal republican opposition represents 49.5% of the folks who voted for House seats. Those people deserve the same respect as the 50.5% that voted for democrat representatives."

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Pobucker says... December 12, 2012 at 5:14 p.m.

heh, you might ask, "If the country split down the middle in raw votes for the house, why did the republicans come out in the majority". It is because the people's house does not respect the blue urban center's population advantage like the senate and president do. The people's house was designed from the very beginning to give small states equal footing with big states.

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RonalFos says... December 13, 2012 at 7:49 a.m.

Republicans kept control of the US House because of Gerrymandering of state House districts. Republicans actually lost the popular vote count for House seats.

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RonalFos says... December 13, 2012 at 2:10 p.m.

Yes, it was a small majority of votes but only 4 times in the last century did the party that won the vote majority not control the House. In each case gerrymandering was the cause and each time the majority of Americans were denied control of the House.

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Pobucker says... December 13, 2012 at 2:41 p.m.

That's from the Brennen Center of Justice of the New York School of Law, hardly a conservative group. The article is:
Redistricting and Congressional Control Following the 2012 Election
Analysis
By Sundeep Iyer
– 11/28/12

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Populist says... December 15, 2012 at 7:08 a.m.

RonalFos,

Again. Gerrymandering is not just a Republican problem. Go look at the districts in Maryland; they are a mess and are structured to kick Republicans out of office. The very moderate Republican Connie Morrello was redistricted a few years back so that she would lose her seat. This time, they redistricted Roscoe Bartlett so that he would lose his seat. I still support the Democrats, but I admit when they have been bad girls and boys. There are very few saints currently involved in American politics.

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Populist says... December 16, 2012 at 7:30 a.m.

JJack,

I really don't flip flop on much of anything. My views of which party is the lesser of the evils has.

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