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	<title>Comments on: Saturday&#8217;s protest: Fed up with deficits or Democrats?</title>
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	<description>Political commentary from Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker of The AJC</description>
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		<title>By: Maeve</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maeve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hang in there, Ms. Tucker. You&#039;re right. 

Former president Clinton left this country in marvelous fiscal shape. The last sitting president trashed our country, our Constitution and our fiscal standing in the world. The various factions of the conservative party are furious because they lost their chance at all their goals by electing a corrupt idiot twice. 

Well, that and the majority of voters chose a Black man over an Old White Guy. (Horrors! They can remember how they treated Black men in their lives... now one is in power? *shakes in their boots and hates it*)

Republicans are the party of  &quot;Destroy and Debt.&quot; Personally, I like &quot;Steal the country into crippling debt for our supporter&#039; bank accounts,&quot; but that&#039;s too long for most of your opponents to remember.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hang in there, Ms. Tucker. You&#8217;re right. </p>
<p>Former president Clinton left this country in marvelous fiscal shape. The last sitting president trashed our country, our Constitution and our fiscal standing in the world. The various factions of the conservative party are furious because they lost their chance at all their goals by electing a corrupt idiot twice. </p>
<p>Well, that and the majority of voters chose a Black man over an Old White Guy. (Horrors! They can remember how they treated Black men in their lives&#8230; now one is in power? *shakes in their boots and hates it*)</p>
<p>Republicans are the party of  &#8220;Destroy and Debt.&#8221; Personally, I like &#8220;Steal the country into crippling debt for our supporter&#8217; bank accounts,&#8221; but that&#8217;s too long for most of your opponents to remember.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Lake: [links] Link salad legs it into hump day, reconsiders choice of headlines</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Lake: [links] Link salad legs it into hump day, reconsiders choice of headlines</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Fed up with deficits or Democrats? &#8212; But I doubt that the tens of thousands who marched on Washington on Saturday would have been there if John McCain had been elected and the deficit was the same. I can&#8217;t believe those conservatives/libertarians would have mounted the same demonstration against a Republican president. Are they aware that the largest two-year tax cut in U.S. history &#8212; 282 billion &#8212; was enacted as part of Obama&#8217;s stimulus package? [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Fed up with deficits or Democrats? &mdash; But I doubt that the tens of thousands who marched on Washington on Saturday would have been there if John McCain had been elected and the deficit was the same. I can&#8217;t believe those conservatives/libertarians would have mounted the same demonstration against a Republican president. Are they aware that the largest two-year tax cut in U.S. history &mdash; 282 billion &mdash; was enacted as part of Obama&#8217;s stimulus package? [...]</p>
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		<title>By: But the tax cuts were only for the bottom 95% : Galt Gone Wild</title>
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		<dc:creator>But the tax cuts were only for the bottom 95% : Galt Gone Wild</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] did Obama leave out the rich people? Via AMERICAblog: Cynthia Tucker raises a good point about the [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Joseph</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Reading tthe part of the Constitution of the United States as it was posted this section caught my eye.

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

Seems to me that wars were intended to last only two years, or at least the financing of wars. Given that the Afghanistan and Iraqui war have been going on for 8 years, doesn&#039;t that mean that the money spent on those wars after 2003 was illegal. This also clearly states that the Constitution was opposed to having a standing army. Which goes back to the first clause of the second amaendment. The one that states, &quot; A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, &quot; would imply that only militias were considered Constitutional and not standing armies. I guess the foundrs must have felt that any war lasting more then two years was lost.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reading tthe part of the Constitution of the United States as it was posted this section caught my eye.</p>
<p>To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;</p>
<p>Seems to me that wars were intended to last only two years, or at least the financing of wars. Given that the Afghanistan and Iraqui war have been going on for 8 years, doesn&#8217;t that mean that the money spent on those wars after 2003 was illegal. This also clearly states that the Constitution was opposed to having a standing army. Which goes back to the first clause of the second amaendment. The one that states, &#8221; A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, &#8221; would imply that only militias were considered Constitutional and not standing armies. I guess the foundrs must have felt that any war lasting more then two years was lost.</p>
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		<title>By: RealityKing</title>
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		<dc:creator>RealityKing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Of course, the financial reality that Cynthina whats us all to over look is the percent of debt to GDP. Which has skyrocketed since the democrats won control of congress in 2006. Proofs in the pudding..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Of course, the financial reality that Cynthina whats us all to over look is the percent of debt to GDP. Which has skyrocketed since the democrats won control of congress in 2006. Proofs in the pudding..</p>
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		<title>By: Joseph</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joseph</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everytime the Repugs are out of office, they behave poorly. See Clinton era.  Many people who have historically voted for the repugs are trying to justify themselves but the facts speak louder than words. Under Bush, they didnt protest and even questioned the honor and loyalty of the patriots who called the Iraq war senseless, not to mention illegal under international law. Now, they act hysterical because a black man is in office and they are felling &quot;helpless.&quot;  They say that Obama is not listening to them but what do we have elections for if we are going to have to &quot;listen&quot; to the whiny right over every single issue!?? Obama is following an agenda that he was elected to do. Get over it and get ready for the next elections without all of the AK47s and Obama Nazi (or witch doctor) posters.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everytime the Repugs are out of office, they behave poorly. See Clinton era.  Many people who have historically voted for the repugs are trying to justify themselves but the facts speak louder than words. Under Bush, they didnt protest and even questioned the honor and loyalty of the patriots who called the Iraq war senseless, not to mention illegal under international law. Now, they act hysterical because a black man is in office and they are felling &#8220;helpless.&#8221;  They say that Obama is not listening to them but what do we have elections for if we are going to have to &#8220;listen&#8221; to the whiny right over every single issue!?? Obama is following an agenda that he was elected to do. Get over it and get ready for the next elections without all of the AK47s and Obama Nazi (or witch doctor) posters.</p>
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		<title>By: HDB</title>
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		<dc:creator>HDB</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@fitzgerald (9:12am) - What you fail to see is that the preponderance of African-Americans are conservaative thinkers....but progressive voters - due to the GOP&#039;s DENIAL that we exist as Americans. If African-Americans don&#039;t kowtow to the conservative mantra - less taxes on the wealthy, no enforcement of Affirmative Action, denial that racism exists, no social safety net..et.al, they are minimalized by the GOP! Have you noticed that Clarence Thomas has YET to dissent from Antonin Scalia? Have you noticed that Ward Connerly&#039;s policies have INCREASED national racism? Have you noticed that Thomas Sowell&#039;s economic policies marginalize the black middle class? Have you also noticed that each of these African-Americans are WEALTHY??

What Caucasians in this country are doing is fomenting FEAR and RACISM....in that the demographics of this nation are changing...and within the next 20 years, Caucasians will be the ethnic MINORITY....and their arrogence and hostility to other ideas, cultures....and their hypocracy in PREACHING Christian tenents....but FAILING TO FOLLOW them is quite evident.

Just my humble opinion......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@fitzgerald (9:12am) &#8211; What you fail to see is that the preponderance of African-Americans are conservaative thinkers&#8230;.but progressive voters &#8211; due to the GOP&#8217;s DENIAL that we exist as Americans. If African-Americans don&#8217;t kowtow to the conservative mantra &#8211; less taxes on the wealthy, no enforcement of Affirmative Action, denial that racism exists, no social safety net..et.al, they are minimalized by the GOP! Have you noticed that Clarence Thomas has YET to dissent from Antonin Scalia? Have you noticed that Ward Connerly&#8217;s policies have INCREASED national racism? Have you noticed that Thomas Sowell&#8217;s economic policies marginalize the black middle class? Have you also noticed that each of these African-Americans are WEALTHY??</p>
<p>What Caucasians in this country are doing is fomenting FEAR and RACISM&#8230;.in that the demographics of this nation are changing&#8230;and within the next 20 years, Caucasians will be the ethnic MINORITY&#8230;.and their arrogence and hostility to other ideas, cultures&#8230;.and their hypocracy in PREACHING Christian tenents&#8230;.but FAILING TO FOLLOW them is quite evident.</p>
<p>Just my humble opinion&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: JackLeg</title>
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		<dc:creator>JackLeg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>“Are they aware that the largest two-year tax cut in U.S. history — $282 billion — was enacted as part of Obama’s stimulus package?” 

We are a married middle class family with one child. Where is that $282 billion tax cut; I have not seen it, has anybody? And what does that matter when the dimacrats are trying to find every way possible to tax people i.e. Cap and Tax Bill, the “Sin” tax on what ever the dimacrats think the sin of the day is. What about a tax on people that don’t want ObozoCare, lets tax people for NOT buying something, boy that is a good one. So where do these people learn their math? There is no tax break here only increases on every day items. 

“But I doubt that the tens of thousands who marched on Washington on Saturday would have been there if John McCain had been elected and the deficit was the same. I can’t believe those conservatives/libertarians would have mounted the same demonstration against a Republican president.”

First McCain would not have quadrupled the deficit, and I know math is a hard thing for liberals to comprehend, but there was over 1.5 MILLION at the demonstration. But let’s not let the facts get in the way of your ideology.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Are they aware that the largest two-year tax cut in U.S. history — $282 billion — was enacted as part of Obama’s stimulus package?” </p>
<p>We are a married middle class family with one child. Where is that $282 billion tax cut; I have not seen it, has anybody? And what does that matter when the dimacrats are trying to find every way possible to tax people i.e. Cap and Tax Bill, the “Sin” tax on what ever the dimacrats think the sin of the day is. What about a tax on people that don’t want ObozoCare, lets tax people for NOT buying something, boy that is a good one. So where do these people learn their math? There is no tax break here only increases on every day items. </p>
<p>“But I doubt that the tens of thousands who marched on Washington on Saturday would have been there if John McCain had been elected and the deficit was the same. I can’t believe those conservatives/libertarians would have mounted the same demonstration against a Republican president.”</p>
<p>First McCain would not have quadrupled the deficit, and I know math is a hard thing for liberals to comprehend, but there was over 1.5 MILLION at the demonstration. But let’s not let the facts get in the way of your ideology.</p>
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		<title>By: lovelyliz</title>
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		<dc:creator>lovelyliz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The teabaggers of 2009 who were silent from 2000-2008 have about asmuch credibility complaining about government spending as does Newt Gingrich bemoaning the state of traditional marriage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The teabaggers of 2009 who were silent from 2000-2008 have about asmuch credibility complaining about government spending as does Newt Gingrich bemoaning the state of traditional marriage.</p>
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		<title>By: Harry</title>
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		<dc:creator>Harry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Man, are all you folks a bunch of dimwits.  Bush that, Obama this.

Nothing is changing and nothing has changed.  The banking cartels and the the military-industrial complex pull the strings.  The Demopublicans are two sides of the same coin.  Corrupt, power-mad, self-interested, Machiavellian, career politicians for the most part.  For every Ted Stevens &quot;bridge to nowhere&quot; there&#039;s a John Murtha needless tax-payer funded airport with only three flights a day.

You ignoramuses are responsible because you play right along with your superficial partisan bickering while the country recedes into a he11-hole of debt and empirical decline.

Have fun losers and hopefully your kids won&#039;t despise you too much for you witless participation in killing any hope of a quality life for them barring technological progress ventured by the private sector in a sustainable, profitable manner - not with subsidized government boon doggles.

Some advice for curing yourself - go to this site - mises dot org. - for starters.  At least some are beginning to get a clue.

Ya know,  fool me once....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Man, are all you folks a bunch of dimwits.  Bush that, Obama this.</p>
<p>Nothing is changing and nothing has changed.  The banking cartels and the the military-industrial complex pull the strings.  The Demopublicans are two sides of the same coin.  Corrupt, power-mad, self-interested, Machiavellian, career politicians for the most part.  For every Ted Stevens &#8220;bridge to nowhere&#8221; there&#8217;s a John Murtha needless tax-payer funded airport with only three flights a day.</p>
<p>You ignoramuses are responsible because you play right along with your superficial partisan bickering while the country recedes into a he11-hole of debt and empirical decline.</p>
<p>Have fun losers and hopefully your kids won&#8217;t despise you too much for you witless participation in killing any hope of a quality life for them barring technological progress ventured by the private sector in a sustainable, profitable manner &#8211; not with subsidized government boon doggles.</p>
<p>Some advice for curing yourself &#8211; go to this site &#8211; mises dot org. &#8211; for starters.  At least some are beginning to get a clue.</p>
<p>Ya know,  fool me once&#8230;.</p>
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