Hard-right heros West, Bachmann and King face a test

How fortunate we are to have the all-seeing eye of the Internet, whereby we can recall and disseminate the fevered rantings of these three conservative lunatics.

Sucks to be you, con ranters.

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ooooooooo … Friday firsties.

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The fact that the 3 are barely hanging on as incumbents already suggests their problems, especially given the voting tendencies of their districts.

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ahhhhh … here it is

Hey Ms. Bachmann, you’re not at a Tea Potty meeting where nobody laughs at crazy $%!^.

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And now off topic–am I the only one noticing that it’s looking somewhat more likely that Obama will win Virginia, than Romney will win Florida?

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I hope that the voters in Steve King’s new “complicated” district kick that bigot out of congress. It’s disgusting to see these pathetic, spineless wimps pander to a crowd.

The most disturbing part of the Bachmann debate was how she made such an absurd statement with total conviction. She didn’t even change her expression when the audience was laughing loudly at her.

http://gnli.christianpost.com/video/audience-roars-in-laughter-when-bachmann-claims-she-doesnt-do-political-speeches-7181

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I really liked Allen West traveling to Tel Aviv and pledging American lives ………………not.
But anyhow,
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Historically, peace candidates always win.
Unfortunantly…..any true Democrat peace candidate is tainted with the War criminal Obama.
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Live it, love it,OWN it.

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I rarely do this, but I gotta quote a commenter over at Nate’s for the afternoon shift:

Rasmussen has the national race a dead heat today. Getting in line before the election just like everybody said they would.

Wingnut nation has a sad.

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Illegal immigrant seeks to scrap Georgia driver license law…
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/illegal-immigrant-seeks-to-scrap-georgia-driver-li/nSt8D/

More INSANITY from JAY BOOKMAN’s HARD-Leftwing Swamp!

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The country has grown weary of the Tea Bag line. As I figured when they came into office they have had nothing but a negative effect on the policies of our country as evidenced by the inability of the Congress to get anything done. The 7% approval rating can be largely attributed to the Teabagger’s agenda of stalemating any legislative progress.

Now it’s election time and it’s funny how many of them have turned heels to get re-elected realizing their polarizing views have gotten them nowhere. This is the reality that those on the right fail to understand.

The hard line espoused by the right is the cause for the countries continued slowdown. In spite of the roadblocks President Obama has still managed to make progress.Get on board Teapeople or your going to get left behind.

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Righty — “I have just been watching Obama bragging on his accomplishmnet of noy yet returning the economy to what it was when he was elected. How anyone whoes policies have created more unemployed than he inherited, more poverty than he inherited, more food stamps than he inherited, lower wages than he inherited, in spite of spending six trillion dollars borrowed from our childrens future with no, zip, zero permanent solutions is amazingly dishonest. In addition he continues to ignore his death watch on Benghazi, his death squads in Obamacare, his destruction of our healthcare system, while continuing his flat our lying character assassinations. The man is absent any morality at all.”

Okay, and what kind of sauce did you want for your McNuggets?

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Mighty Righty – 1:36 “The man is absent any morality at all”

And your 1:36 post is absent any truth at all.

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“You’d hope she had become used to it some time ago.”

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Jack — ““….pathetic, spineless wimp pander to a crowd”. Perfect description of Obama.”

You must be watching the election coverage in Opposite Land. On my TV, Obama’s telling the Republicans to stop being Richard and work with him, while Romney changes his tune every time someone at one of his rallies cuts a loud f**t.

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Jack, Your a typical CON all hat and no cattle…..JACK WAGON…LOL

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Ahh…the latest edition of Republicans BAD Democrates GOOD

Nope…… the latest edition of Hard Right Republicans CRAZY and worse, Democrats– 99% wingnut free.

Now if you prefer, I am sure your whine can get some traction over at Kyle’s.

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@ Mighty Righty……..ooooooooooooo.kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.(as I back out the door slowly without any sudden moves)

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UMC at 1:36

See this from the AJC article.
“Gwinnett Solicitor General Rosanna Szabo denied Castillo-Solis’ arguments in court papers, calling them unfounded and misleading.”

If this is correct, why on earth did the Georgia Supreme Court agree to hear the case?

I do not know. But the Court did agree to hear the case. So there is a question of law.

Anyone?

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So, we are to believe that all three of these candidates are going to suffer a loss with a one to nine percent advantage in the polls. West is a true American and should carry his district easily. First black man to have ever won a seat in this district of mostly white people. Liberals just can’t stand it when a black person is a conservative. Must be an Uncle Tom or perhaps an Oreo. His message must resonate with someone…..his constituents seem to like him even though Bookman doesn’t and they seem to be the ones that will send him back to Congress. Close election? Yeah, right.

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All three may, and I say may, make it through this election. I can’t believe Bachmann might, and she’s not convincing anybody she’s a moderate. She is one scary individual!

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“I do not know. But the Court did agree to hear the case. So there is a question of law.

Anyone?”

Courts will hear anything ………… keeps them in business.

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Instead of mindlessly burying the middle class, lets bury the gop instead.

The wealthy will be just fine without them bowing down.

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Seems also that powerline crews that drove all the way from Alabama to lend a hand are being turned away in NY because they don’t belong to a union. Now that’s liberal Bull Sh*t at its best/worst.

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0311 — “Hummmm ……….. well, I’d just let them stay cold a little longer then !”

Remember, New Englanders got hosed last Halloween by that early snowstorm. Some folks didn’t get power back for close to a MONTH.

If they’re getting screwed again, it’s a wonder they’re not taking farming implements down to the power company’s billing office!

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Headline (CBS): “Outrage grows over decision to run NYC marathon”

“(NYC) Marathon runners among those who say going ahead with race would be insensitive at a time when many are suffering.”

But it’s o.k. to go ahead with everything else (NFL, World Series, etc.) when our troops are dying overseas.

Hummmmm …………………….

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west is the right’s Grayson.

One and done.

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“Seems also that powerline crews that drove all the way from Alabama to lend a hand are being turned away in NY because they don’t belong to a union. Now that’s liberal Bull Sh*t at its best/worst.”

Proof please, other than Fox, brietbart.com or wnd.com

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I do not know. But the Court did agree to hear the case. So there is a question of law

Unlike the nonsensical childish response from Senior Digits, the fact is that the generally everyone is entitled to their day in court and consititutional questions, which is how the AJC is reporting the case as being framed, are some of the most serious questions to be addressed. That does not suggest for a minute that the party appealing has a winning case or that the substantial weight of the law is not against them.

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” I’m proud that he has fulfilled his civic duty regardless of who he voted for.”

Awesome

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“Romney by a landslide. We hold the House and take the Senate.”

You poor thing, JohnnyReb. Be sure to check in with us on Wednesday so we know you’re ok.

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K71 — “West is a true American and should carry his district easily. First black man to have ever won a seat in this district of mostly white people. Liberals just can’t stand it when a black person is a conservative. Must be an Uncle Tom or perhaps an Oreo.”

I’ve never criticized West on the basis of his race. He’s quite simply a violent f**khead who disobeyed orders and got a career-ending Article 15 for it.

I think you’d agree, Kayaker, that if you got Article 15d, your career as a military officer would have come to a screeching halt as well.

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And I was hoping Paul Ryan would be on this list but it sounds like he has a pretty good hold.

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kimmer

November 2nd, 2012
1:43 pm

Weren’t you fired, canceled and run out of town once already?

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Those pampered liberal New Yorkers are really steamed that they can’t get their latte two days after the flood. Stand in line for gas? I’ll be damned if I will. No electric power? How dare they deny me my right to all of the conveniences that I have a “right” to. Hell, they ought to live on the Gulf Coast and they can join all of the Southerners who brave these storms every hurricane season. Meanwhile Bloomberg kicks New Yorkers out of hotels to make room for NY marathon runners. That ought to go over pretty well.

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kayaker: from FOX BUSINESS (I cringed and went there and lived through it):

Decatur said that as it waited for clarification, “we became aware that Seaside Heights had received the assistance they needed from other sources. To be clear, at no time were our crews ‘turned away’ from the utility in Seaside Heights.”

Decatur said it tried to contact other areas that needed help, but “based on the uncertainty of union requirements that we could not agree to and the uncertainty of whether a resolution could be reached, we ultimately” decided to return the crew to Alabama.

“There have been reports that a nonunion crew was turned away from work in New Jersey,” Hill said. “At this stage, it is not clear who is alleged to have turned the crew away and the company that employs the affected workers has denied the claim.”

Earlier reports indicated two other Alabama utilities — Huntsville Utilities and Joe Wheeler Cooperative — were turned away from New Jersey due to union discrimination. However, those utilities have since denied those reports.

“It is unfortunate that at a time when skilled line workers are working around the clock to help devastated communities, sketchy reports should cast a pall over these efforts,” Hill said. “The real story is that our members and others are working side by side to help people in New Jersey and all affected states get their power back and recover from the effects of the storm.”

Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/government/2012/11/02/union-red-tape-in-nj-causes-alabama-recovery-crew-to-head-home/#ixzz2B5c9TQLV

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“she could have said Guam was going to tip over. . .”

Michelle is not really the Guam tipping over type.

Michelle is more of a “3 Commandments” conservative Christian Republican type.

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“Fears that Barack Obama would use a lame duck second term to eviscerate gun rights are fueling record firearms sales ”

You CAN fool some of the peole all of the time

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This week Mitt Romney’s son Matt traveled to Moscow for business and, reports say, allayed any concerns the Russian government had about his father’s harsh stance on Russia. When it comes to Russia, Mitt Romney has been brash, at one point labeling Russia “without question our number one geopolitical foe” and “a geopolitical adversary.” He’s also repeatedly lashed out at President Obama for allegedly being weak on Russia. But according to a New York Times report, Matt Romney is trying to convince Russia that the tough talk is just talk:

“But while in Moscow, Mr. Romney told a Russian known to be able to deliver messages to Mr. Putin that despite the campaign rhetoric, his father wants good relations if he becomes president, according to a person informed about the conversation.”

Better not let the wingnuts on the right know about this….. what will remain of their pouts.

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the guam tippers and the bachmanns of the political world are as bad as each other in my opinion.

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“More INSANITY from JAY BOOKMAN’s HARD-Leftwing Swamp! ”

darling, it’s a news story. it’s neither right nor left. it is what it is.

sheesh.

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Worth repeating:

Washington Post Editorial – “THE CHOICE” By Charles Krauthammer – 11/1/12 :

“An Obama second term means that the movement toward European-style social democracy continues, in part by legislation, in part by executive decree. The American experiment — the more individualistic, energetic, innovative, risk-taking model of democratic governance — continues to recede, yielding to the supervised life of the entitlement state.

If Obama loses, however, his presidency becomes a historical parenthesis, a passing interlude of overreaching hyper-liberalism, rejected by a center-right country that is 80 percent nonliberal.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-krauthammer-the-choice/2012/11/01/59b5bed0-2445-11e2-9313-3c7f59038d93_print.html

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“Those pampered liberal New Yorkers are really steamed that they can’t get their latte two days after the flood. Stand in line for gas? I’ll be damned if I will. No electric power? How dare they deny me my right to …”

Yeah, Kayaker loves him some disasters, discomfort, and death! How dare the victims of a disaster be anything other than happy, happy, happy!

The wierdness is strong today…

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Sandy is probably our new normal so Mother Nature creates jobs.

Better keep investing in renewables.

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1) Bookman: “Hard-right heros West, Bachmann and King face a test”

“Three of the most virulently conservative voices in the House are facing tough re-election campaigns.”

2) 0311/8541/5811/1811/1801: “Hard-left hero Obama faces test”

“The most virulently liberal voice in the history of the presidency faces tough re-election campaign.”

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It will be great and yes, very patriotic, to get rid of all these incalcitrants who possess less than high school level of professionalism from the US Congress.
They scream and incite unnecessary anti-government sentiments on mere speculations, rumor, and cooked up theories. They have no leadership skills, and won’t hesitate to get into the gutter in a heartbeat with the birthers, conspiracy theorists, right-wing nutcases, and frankly, plain idiots to create the impression that that they are “fighting” for the people.

The likes of Bachmann, King, and West are a big reason why the US Congress is so polarized and can’t get things done. I think Cantor is another “culprit” and needs to be voted out.

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“Wasn’t that the same line they used in 2008? What has President Obama done on gun rights since coming into office?”

Not the right question…the question is what the hell do they think he CAN do without the cooperation of Congress?

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We have learned in since 9/11/12 that protecting a liberal ideology and agenda is more important than saving and protecting American lives. The main stream media ought to be charged with treason.

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Too bad the electorate isn’t in the mood to force Pelosi to “tack back towards the center”.

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flagboy?

November 2nd, 2012
2:00 pm
she could have said Guam was going to tip over. . .

But, in honesty, Bachmann scares the bejesus out of me.

and extra chromosome . . .hahahahaaa! classic! Down Syndrome jokes are the best!

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Let me apologize…

I was trying to come up with some test that would prove whether or not they were actually HUMAN, with no thought of Downs.

I am very sorry if anyone was offended.

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wow.

Krauthammer doesn’t like Obama.

color me shocked.

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“You are the CO of your one-man keyboard brigade…that’s about it…”

Sock-puppets don’t count as troops?

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Granny – fair enough.

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@usinuk

Nobody with half a brain likes Obama….

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At 18 years of age I became fascinated with politics. That was 1960 and Kennedy v Nixon. In that year the conversation from conservatives, of which I was one, was that the nation was becoming more “conservative.” But looking back over the last 52 years I cannot say that was more than a hope. But that conversation continued for the next 5 decades. And you still hear it today, “The nation is becoming more conservative”.

Republicans, none of whom in my opinion were conservative, did occupy the White House 28 of the 52 years. And if Obama wins next week, the 56 year score between Democrats and Republicans will be 28 – 28. The score for conservatives in that 56 year period will be Zero.

So we come to the 2012 election between a “liberal” Democrat and a “very moderate” Republican.
And what does the “very moderate” Republican do the first week in October? He moves substantially to the left on all issues! Obviously, Romney and his handlers (family?) believed that as moderate as they were, they we not “liberal” enough to win the election. So the move to the left.

The question on the table: are we conservatives, like the dinosaurs, headed for extinction?

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Allen West and Michele Bachmann and Steve King are not nearly as extreme as President Obama. And none of them denies his/her identity so much as does President Obama.

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Danny X, apology tour on Mitt’s behalf….. why I would say so. Wonder if he is bowing or kissing these leaders for Mitt?

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‘Sock-puppets don’t count as troops?’

I guess we could count his little green plastic army men he sets up to defend his perimeter…

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K71 — “Those pampered liberal New Yorkers are really steamed that they can’t get their latte two days after the flood.”

Dude. You ever been to NYC? It’s not all Upper East Side and dee-luxe apartments in the sky-i-i.

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“I think the best thing would be for Obama to get voted out and President
Romney to offer him the Ambassadorship to Libya since we have a vacancy there!”

Author Unknown

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Comrade Obama races to the front (NYC) to have his picture taken… LEAN FORWARD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRXKHTTzayU

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“What has President Obama done on gun rights since coming into office?”

He’s given narco-terrorists plenty of gun rights, then tried to cover it up. Then he issued an executive order declaring that American citizens who exercise their rights more than once during a 30-day period be put on a government list. Oh, and let’s not forget two SC justices who “respected 2nd Amendment rights”, then voted against them once on the bench.

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“That statement says it all… Harry Reid is a HACK and an embarrassment… ”

Beacuse he promise to act like a Republican? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

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Scout is right. I’d rather be led by an Allen West than most any infantry soldier that I know. He had the abiding trust of his men, a clear vision of what his job was to be and the leadership to carry it through. The job of any commander in the field is to accomplish his objective but about as important is getting his men home alive and well. He will win his district with ease, just as Romney will win next Tuesday.

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“Nobody with half a brain likes Obama”

yeah it takes a whole brain

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kayaker

And you know that Powell didn’t have the trust of those who worked for him during his time in the military?

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Since Monday Romney odds of winning have gone from 2-1 underdog to 3-1 underdog.

The gamblers know.

http://www.oddschecker.com/specials/politics-and-election/us-presidential-election/winner

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What we have here is another con thumpin.

The gop ran on jobs in 10 so they deserve to lose.

Take it like an adult cons.

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Suck, 2:22,

Of course Powell had the respect of those who worked for him during his time in the military. I do not want to take anything away from General Powell. He was a good soldier, served his country well and I have a great deal of respect for him. Don’t agree with this politics but that’s nothing new. Ft. Benning is the home of the Infantry where they will, from time to time award the Doughboy Award to the most deserving infantry soldier. It is a chromed WW1 helmet, past recipients being General George C. Marshall and General Dwight Eisenhour. Powell was given this honor in the mid nineties for his contribution and leadership. Couldn’t have happened to a better man.

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Mary Elizabeth: You go, girl!

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He didn’t protect them. Besides, it later came out that he was WRONG.

You’re addressing a guy who posts every crazy fright-wing rumor without embarrassment at his own credulity. Being a gullible half-c@cked loon is not detrimental in kayaker’s eyes.

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Lets play find the sane republican.

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K71 — “He had the abiding trust of his men, a clear vision of what his job was to be and the leadership to carry it through.”

I’ve been out of uniform for about 20 years, but IIRC, it’s not Artillery’s job to interrogate prisoners.

Kinda thinking that’s Intel’s job.

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While we’re on the subject:

“General Failure”

“LOOKING BACK ON THE TROUBLED WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ, MANY OBSERVERS ARE CONTENT TO LAY BLAME ON THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. BUT INEPT LEADERSHIP BY AMERICAN GENERALS WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE OF THOSE WARS. A CULTURE OF MEDIOCRITY HAS TAKEN HOLD WITHIN THE ARMY’S LEADERSHIP RANK—IF IT IS NOT UPROOTED, THE COUNTRY’S NEXT WAR IS UNLIKELY TO UNFOLD ANY BETTER THAN THE LAST TWO.”

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/11/general-failure/309148/

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kayaker likes Seven Days in May, but with the alternate ending.

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Mama:

“Staff” ? ……………… you mean R.E.M.F.’s ! …………………..

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Hey Jay you ought to take a look at the TN 4th, boy oh boy is Scott Desjarlais having a fun time invoking the “liberal mainstream media” as the root source to his ongoing problems I’m working as hard as I can to expose this clown for what he truly is and hopefully add another Dem to the new Congress!

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Interesting… hard righties are now playing to the center?

How does that make you feel, self-described Tea Partiers?

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0311 — ““Staff” ? ……………… you mean R.E.M.F.’s ! ………………….. ”

Man, I learned early on that you NEVER pizz off the Finance, Supply or Motor Pool guys; they all have the power to ruin your day.

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“Or even someone who slaps an enlisted man?”

Give us more Pattons !!!

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K71 — “Like Slick Willy in the oval office while getting a BJ, eating a pizza and talking to some General about troop deployments….. all at the same time…”

Once again, I must remind you that I never voted for Clinton. I was still voting GOP at the time, so your argument isn’t getting any traction with me if you include Clinton in it.

” it’s called multi-tasking, something that even artillery officers are good at.”

Uh huh. Tell me all about the interrogation and HUMINT training that Arty officers receive, please.

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“Man, I learned early on that you NEVER pizz off the Finance, Supply or Motor Pool guys; they all have the power to ruin your day.”

They used to beg us to take them out on patrol so they could get one good “photo-op” to send home ……………..

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“Fears that Barack Obama would ____________________ (add any of the below):

a) Wake up.
b) Jump start the economy
c) Get re-elected
d) Walk across the street
e) Get Bin Laden (ooops!)
f) Help the downtrodden
g) All of the above.

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Infantry journalist Bookman has spoken.

At ease …………. I’ll be in the company area all day.

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jconservative, wrote:
The question on the table: are we conservatives, like the dinosaurs, headed for extinction?

Imo, you’d survive longer if you had your own party.

Rogue Republican
(snipped)
I have been a card-carrying Republican all my life. A signed picture of President Dwight Eisenhower hangs over my desk. I’m a veteran of the regular US army.
But today’s Republican party is no longer my Republican party. Back in the day, the GOP was run by East Coast elite of well-educated, sophisticated internationalists who exercised America’s great power with restraint.

Alas, they have been replaced by rural politicians from the deep south and west with no knowledge of the outside world and no sense of history or culture. America’s closet fascist neocons write the GOP’s foreign policies.

http://bit.ly/TopZQb

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0311 — “They used to beg us to take them out on patrol so they could get one good “photo-op” to send home ”

Good way to curry some favor with those guys, so long as you’re not breaking regs or disobeying orders to do it!

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@Mary Elizabeth

You are gifted with stringing nice words together that prove one thing… You let your ideological beliefs cloud you brain. Yes, we need to pray… We need to pray for a REAL leader. Obama has proven he is NOT a leader. Lets give Romney a chance…

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Powell’s endorsement is more
about restoring his rep than
helping the President. The people
are fickle in politics. Today’s
winnah is tomorrow’s loosah.

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Like Slick Willy in the oval office while getting a BJ, eating a pizza

You always bring that up. Are you perhaps just a weee bit jealous of old Slick Willie? What did they used to call you when you were young, Wee Willie?

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some of the bloggers here are as nutty as west & company…..the army was right to drum this guy out and as for mr king this from wiki:
During his time at Northwest Missouri State he received three draft deferments from the Selective Service Administration. In December of 1969 he received a draft number of 308, a high number, in the first draft lottery conducted under the auspices of the amended 1967 Military Service Act. Subsequently, he left Northwest Missouri State in early 1970 without earning a college degree, but confident he would not be drafted because of his high draft number

great guy

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“We need to pray for a REAL leader. ”

How do you know that your God doesn’t want Obama right where he is at for the next 4 yrs?

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Hmm, Steve King, Iowa . . .

Doesn’t his district include Sioux City? Their airport code is SUX.

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They BOTH suck:

“How do you know that your God doesn’t want Obama right where he is at for the next 4 yrs?”

You just don’t know how right you may be. Many times in the O.T. the nation of Israel turned its back on God. He used those periods to allow evil kings to come to power until they repented as a people.

This may be such a time in our history.

That’s why I prayer that Obama will be defeated but also that God’s will be done.

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Excuse me: “I pray”

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I feel bad for the people of New York and New Jersey that are suffering, but it’s not like they didn’t have any warning. The government did everything they could to prepare for it, including warning everyone for days that it was going to be really bad. They should count their blessings that they are still alive and say a prayer for the people that are devastated by tornadoes that come a lot more frequently and without any warning at all.

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They BOTH suck – “Hope your friends, family and yourself all made it through the storm with minimal impact.”

Thanks!! Luckily my family still lives out West, and a lot of my friend were out of the flood zone. My place is fine since it’s higher up, but the problem is that I can’t actually get to the building. Only select areas have power, so you go where you can. It was pretty quired the first day, but it’s definitely gotten crazier. I try to limit my motorized excursions and just walk every place I need to go. It’s all good.

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Doggone/GA:

“God always answers prayers…but the answer is not always yes”

And that would be correct.

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““Fears that Barack Obama would use a lame duck second term to eviscerate gun rights are fueling record firearms sales once again, with gun store owners labeling Obama, “the best gun salesmen we’ve had.””

Proof that when the lying NRA says BOO dumbasses run to Dicks for another gun.

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“““Fears that Barack Obama would use a lame duck second term to eviscerate gun rights are fueling record firearms sales once again, with gun store owners labeling Obama, “the best gun salesmen we’ve had.””
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They gotta have protection for the UN invasion that obama is gonna order!

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mitt will be gone soon and hopefully the kooks go with him.

Good riddance.

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……………. and here’s the video proof:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/biden-theres-never-been-day-last-four-years-ive-been-proud-be-his-vice-president_660130.html

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@they both suck

I don’t know if my God wants Obama in for 4 more years… I do know that my God is in control and allows things to happen, based on our free will or choice. It is up to us as a people to make wise decisions, and due diligence when it comes to electing the President of this country. This President has had 4 years and has been a complete failure in almost every thing he has done… As I have blogged in the past. I am held accountable in my job, why shouldn’t this President be held accountable for all the failures.. I would be fired at my job for this kind of production. The people in this country have, unfortunately one option. Mitt Romney. Let’s give him 4 years and then we will decide again…

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Hmmmmmmmm:

Thank you.

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Well, I wish my buddy Jim Earl was here. He’d know what “virulently conservative” means. Me, I expect it means the guy is a conservative thru and thru. Or maybe it means he strips libruls, bends them over a table, and . . .

Anyhow, I’m rushing to make my rounds and get back to the warehouse. I’ll be in touch with y’all when I get to Billy Bob’s.

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One thing for sure, all you right wingers drink all the kool-aide that the Fox Political channel offers (they call it news but I refuse to when you only report what you want your listeners to hear and slant it however you chose).

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“American civilians, representatives of our government, were under lethal attack for seven hours, but our Secretary of Defense says we must first seek guarantees of the safety of our armed forces before we act? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

You don’t need combat experience to know instinctively that combat intel is rarely good, usually murky and often faulty. Combat is chaos, very risky, often with boldness trumping caution, especially where civilian lives are threatened. Special ops units stand by for the really ugly missions – perhaps like Benghazi.”

http://www.thecitizennews.com/blogs/terry-garlock/10-30-2012/american-heroes-american-cowards

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“Or you could pray for the ability to recognize the real leadership thats been staring you in the face for the last four years.”

And it’s o.k. to always pray for a “better” leader each time.

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Proof positive that the country has seen the Tea Party in action and they reject it. Else why would the former Tea Party-hugging candidates moderate their positions?

Kinda like a teenager’s dallying with this and that, whatever catches their eye at the moment. All in all though, the move left is definitely progress.

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Fetch me an outrage 0311….good boy!

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M. B. T. Curtain — “Fetch me an outrage 0311….good boy!”

I LOLed.

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Unions suck, put their welfare before even the success of the companies they work for and in this instance, the folks in NE without power…food, shelter and the like..

Where is dipstick and photo monger BO now? Guess he supports the unions and once again puts his political interests above the interests of all of us..

Sure glad he got his picture in the paper with emotionally torn victims of the storm…I wonder how many of those photo-ops were with people being shut out of power due to these union idiots?

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I have a question? What is a moderate to a progressive liberal? This answer has to be good!!!

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@saywhat
That’s the prayer I use… I think he has answered that prayer. I have a good handle on who I am voting for, and why. Thanks

@Manbehindthecurtain
I guess it’s just easy to discount what I have been saying and call me a racist… Wow. Color has NO bearing on why I choose to vote for Romney. I truly hope its not your reason.

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USMC – yes, the unemployment rate is higher. Imagine you were in an airplane plunging towards the ground and an almost certain crash. The old pilot had no idea what to do, so a new pilot took over. This new pilot had to struggle to get control of the plane and, after plummeting several thousand more feet, managed to pull out of the dive and save everyone on board. Would you criticize the new pilot for not being able to stop the plunge from the moment he took the first pilot’s seat? Well, of course you would, but most people wouldn’t.

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It was the video that caused those murders, just ask the poor slob still in jail.

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Hmmmm I didn’t call you a racist for who you vote for. I called you a racist for stating this President has failed at everything. I stand by my statement.

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indigo — “The feminization and open acceptance of gays by our Military is a cause of this mediocrity. For those of you who don’t want to hear this, sorry, but getting on your politically correct high horse won’t make it go away.”

I’m sure that people thought the same way as you when the military was racially integrated after WWII. Those that couldn’t adjust were either discharged or else kept their mouths shut in order to reach retirement.

And so it will be now. If you don’t like it, too bad. Maybe you can go find and move to a nation with a less sissy and all-guy military so your tender feefees don’t have to be all hurted.

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0311 — “Please forward your comments to the families of the four murdered Americans.”

Why? Did they hire you to speak for them, Champ?

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Williebkind:

“It was the video that caused those murders, just ask the poor slob still in jail.”

And don’t forget it WASN’T terrorism. Bookman said so.

“The premise of the entire debate is false, because the attack on our consulate in Benghazi was not an act of terror.”

http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog/2012/10/17/on-benghazi-the-debate-and-acts-of-terror/

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Our drivers licensing laws discriminate agaist illegal aliens.

Wow.

I guess our DUI laws discriminate against drunks.

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Unions+Dems=BIGGER MESS

Only an idiot would kick out non-union electrical workers who drove thousands of miles to help the victims of the hurricane simply because they are non-union. So because of that, residents of NJ will have to live without power longer had they been allowed to work. Yet another example of the bassackwards thinking that is liberals, democrats and unions.

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Ben Shockley :

Good one. LOL !!!

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M. Fyed — “Hmmmm then the whole democrat party”

Please substantiate the existence of this alleged “democrat party.”

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@manbehindthecurtain

OK, LOL, as if that makes any difference… I guess I would be the same racist that said George Bush failed in some respects… Maybe I am missing something here… somebody help!

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I hope Adam takes a Xanax before ge goes to bed next Tuesday. He might wake up Wednesday and flip out.

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kayaker 71 reported Alabama power crews being turned away from Sandy repairs because of unions.

I can’t link to it, but I’ll tell you Southern Company’s internal website reports more than 2,300 employees on storm duty throughout the northeast as of this morning. Southern Company has sent line crews, tree crews, damage assessors and support staff. So if they’re being turned away in some areas, they’re apparently being welcomed with no trouble in other areas.

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I know I made this comment a day or two ago, but has anyone ever heard of a “virulently liberal” politician?”

Yes, I understand you are liberal, left wing, “Progressive”-great word there, hides the fact the two fascist regimes this country have had were Wilson and FDR, so use of adjectives to describe anyone right of you in pejorative terms is somewhat normal. It’s normally everyone to the “right” of liberals that are lunatics, right?

Keep up the good work, always fun to read.

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Excuse me: “do outrage”

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0311 — “Mama: Pretty sad ………….. even for you.”

I realize that you’re absolutely outraged about it, but please bear in mind that you don’t speak for anyone but yourself.

Also bear in mind that your aim was off. I didn’t say anything about the deaths. I commented about your constant handwaving, overwrought, breathless pronouncements of outrage, ya drama queen.

If you weren’t so much of a Marine Who Cried Wolf all the time, perhaps the topics of your outrage would gain more traction with others. As it is, though, you’re just making yourself into a caricature.

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Senior Digits, the limbo low champion, to Mama: Pretty sad ………….. even for you.

Yellow flag. Non-logical attempt to play the “shame card” by a player who has no shame in going as low as possible.

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Adam, the grown-ups are talking right now. Pre-K opens back up Monday morning at 7:30.

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Poutraging right wingnut posters don’t need no stinkin facts.

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Good Fight:

Red flag to you.

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“Only an idiot would kick out non-union electrical workers who drove thousands of miles to help the victims of the hurricane simply because they are non-union”

Their poutrage stops short of accepting government handouts funded by the tax dollars of non-union workers though.

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Adam, the grown-ups are talking right now.

AHAHAHAHAHHAHA!

Sure, right. You go on believing that. They have you sitting at the kid’s table and you don’t even realize it

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Joe Hussein Mama – 3:25

The racial integration of our Military was a good and necessary thing that should have happened years sooner.

The feminization and open acceptance of gays is another matter entirely.

No, I don’t like it but, I will stay here and work for change within the system. Unlike you, I do not have a “cut and run” personality.

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“In the end, all three GOP candidates may win their races, but the narrowness of their apparent margins and — in the case of Bachmann and King — the necessity to tack back toward the center to stay viable says a lot about the mood of the American voter.”

Yes, and hopefully the ‘toward the center’ also sucks left wing radicals (two can play that game) such as Senator Reid, Representative (thank God no longer Madame Speaker) Pelosi, and, oh yes, President Obama.

Vote Libertarian, it’s just your and future generations who’s financial future are at stake. With Repubs you get a choice of ‘big’ government or with Dems you get ‘bigger’ government. Both are very wrong and have led us to the brink of financial disaster. No one shrinks it like they should

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Ben claims to want to debate socialism on its merits; produces only insults when challenged on that.

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Scout: White House dinners? Why are you distracting from Benghazi?

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Adam, are you in favor of socialism?

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“Over the last several days, with polls showing Mr. Obama’s edge in the state (Pennsylvania)narrowing, Republicans have sprung into action and forced the Democrats to spend resources here that could have gone toward more competitive battleground states.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/us/politics/in-shift-romney-campaign-makes-push-in-pennsylvania.html?ref=politics

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Tall –

There’s a utility company agreement in place nearly across the country that unaffected companies will send line crews to help in times of disaster. I don’t know how that fits in with union rules, but I’ll tell you 1) some Southern Company employees belong to union rules, and 2) ConEd was one of the utilities Southern Company crews have been sent to help.

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indigo — “The racial integration of our Military was a good and necessary thing that should have happened years sooner.”

Uh huh.

“The feminization and open acceptance of gays is another matter entirely.”

No, it’s not. Too bad for you.

“No, I don’t like it but, I will stay here and work for change within the system.”

Actually, no you won’t. If you’re still in uniform, you’ll follow orders.

“Unlike you, I do not have a “cut and run” personality.”

I’m a disabled veteran and eff you very much.

And as far as cut-and-run personality goes, you can talk to the family of a friend of mine. He died in Beirut, whereupon President Reagan decided we needed to cut and run.

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Stevie Ray

It’s all there in the link I posted.

Yes.

Two teams, yes and no.

BTW, I watched Fox the night the reporter stated to Bret Baier that the on-scene CIA personnel were, several times, ordered to stand down. She stated high confidence in her source. This has become the basis for the position many here, and in the country, hold as to what ‘really’ happened. Now that more information is being released, that initial report is shown to be inaccurate. So now we’ll see if the reporter is held to account, if the network provides the update and whether or not bloggers hold to the discredited position.

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ADAM,

You gotta admit this is ridiculous..people are out of work and our tax dollars are going to this sh*t?
What’s that BO always says,,,we all need to be on level playing field while they are wasting tax dollars sucking up to Mexico…to what end?

Mexican President Felipe Calderón cost nearly $1 million, or $4,700 per attendee. Three other Obama state dinners since 2009 cost half a million or more, according to official documents cited by the newspaper.

Benghazi will continue to be an issued despite LIBS hurry to make it go away..may as well get used to it..

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Helping yourself to other people’s money…

As Ben Dover votes yes for the charter amendment next Tuesday.

Hypocritical pigs at the trough…

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Headline Baltimore Sun: “MSNBC really is more partisan than Fox, according to Pew study”

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bal-pew-study-suggests-msnbc-really-is-more-partisan-than-fox-20121102,0,7266571.story

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clem

November 2nd, 2012
2:46 pm

some of the bloggers here are as nutty as west & company…..the army was right to drum this guy out and as for mr king this from wiki:
During his time at Northwest Missouri State he received three draft deferments from the Selective Service Administration. In December of 1969 he received a draft number of 308, a high number, in the first draft lottery conducted under the auspices of the amended 1967 Military Service Act. Subsequently, he left Northwest Missouri State in early 1970 without earning a college degree, but confident he would not be drafted because of his high draft number

great guy

What’s Obama’s number? He does have a number, right?

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Liberals, however, would prefer that the poor and the downtrodden remain in their cold dark storm-ravaged houses and suffer before non-union workers be allowed to assist.

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B. Shockley — “Joe Hussein only has about three tricks in his magic bag, and one of them is “you don’t speak for (fill in the blank)”

Hey, the last time we talked, you got banned. How about we dance again, Benny?

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oops, there’s the 3:46. Three diverts, Recon!

USMC had the good sense to just remain quiet if he couldn’t bring himself to admit he’d been taken in by erroneous reporting.

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Ben Shockley:

“Liberals are so compassionate…always willing to lend a helping hand to the poor and the downtrodden, as long as they can do it with money confiscated from the top 10%……”

Thank you !

Let’s compare Obama’s and Romney’s actual and percentage contributions to charity again shall we ?

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On topic…

Well, ain’t that sumpin…

ZamVet

When you check in, here’s a surprise

“Americans in Israel Vote GOP
A poll shows that 85 percent of American-Israelis went for Romney”

tabletmagwww..com/jewish-news-and-politics/115491/americans-in-israel-vote-gop?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tabletmag+%28Tablet+Magazine%29

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Keep Up

Yeah, I know. But as JamVet pointed out so long ago, it’s more about the people who peruse these pages who never post -

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Anybody seen Adam since I asked him if he favors socialism?

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josef:

I posted that same article yesterday and it was not well received but since you’re a liberal you should do fine ……………….

In any case:

“NEVER AGAIN !”

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reach not right

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They BOTH suck:

“Your God may not see Obama as an evil King. That would be your interpretation.”

True ………. and yet again He might.

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ZamVet

Ooops… here it is…

http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/115491/americans-in-israel-vote-gop

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“to admit he’d been taken in by erroneous reporting.”

As I heard on TV Fox news reported what they received from people in the area or associated with the event. The liberal media was showing a video and collaborating with the administration to deceive the American public it was not terrorism but a vile video. Now which media do you prefer?

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DowninAlbany –

If you’re talking about Obama’s draft number, the draft had ended before he was old enough to be eligible. I was born in 1954, and the last men drafted were about my age. Numbers were drawn for a couple of years after that, but almost certainly not into the ’60s when Obama was born.

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down in albany, my guess is that obama has your number.

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josef

That number you cite could very well be true. However it took me all of 30 seconds yesterday to show that the organization which did the polling and bills itself as a “non partisan” org is ran by a Republican Billionaire out of of NYC.

Of course when contacted about their polling, his office refused to comment.

But again, the numbers could be true, but it is interesting to follow the money and it didn’t take long to reveal that the polling organization not what it advertises itself to be.

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SCOUT

I did find that interesting…American Israelis do tend to be more conservative, but not nearly so in such numbers…

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Williebekind

Do I have this correct? Some were reporting updates as they developed, as vetted by the CIA, others were reporting an anonymous source and stating they had the highest confidence the source was correct. Those who reported developments continued to do so while the anonymous source was shown to be incorrect.

And you go with the network that sticks by the discredited source? Is that it?

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You people don’t do sarcasm very well, do you?

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor, that’s fitting for you. However, given the level of stupidity of many of the far right wing fanatical posts, it’s impossible to tell who is being sarcastic and who is actually that stupid.

I mean let’s take you for instance. Aren’t you one of those who seem to think thta Obama was supposed to teleport himself magically to Libya armed with an M60 and go all Rambo on the folks attacking the embassy? Give that thought pattern how is one to know how much more ignorant you could be?

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BOTH

That’s why I used the Tablet citation…generally reputable and not so partisan as the other places the poll was cited…

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Benny. I’ve go treal bad news for you. McCarthyism and the witch hunts died a shameful and horrific death sixty years ago.

Quit trying to breathe life into that Republican corpse. You neocons look like slimy and blithering idiots for doing so.

Speaking of replacing some of the more awful human beings in the US Congress…

Arizona Tea Party Candidate Jeff Flake’s hostile position on Veterans issues has him in the fight of his life. Vietnam Veteran and VoteVets PAC endorsed candidate Richard Carmona, who is tied in the latest polling, and up 45-41 in their internal polling that was released.

Indiana’s Joe Donnelly is starting to pull away from Tea Party candidate, Richard Mourdock, who you recall said pregnancy caused by rape was God’s will.

Another enemy of veterans, Virginia’s George Allen is falling farther and farther behind, in his race against Tim Kaine.

North Dakotans have noted how supportive Heidi Heitkamp has been of Veterans, while her Senate opponent, Rick Berg, has consistently voted against Veterans – even against giving them the right to take Veterans Day off from work!

Missouri’s Claire McCaskill, has always been there for Veterans. Right now, polling is showing her as the favorite in her race against Todd Akin, ranging from a lead of 2 points to 6 points.

Illinois and Hawaii – In some of the most satisfying news, I’m happy to report that both Tammy Duckworth and Tulsi Gabbard, Iraq War Veterans, are running strong races, and if they win, will become the first female combat Veterans ever elected to Congress. Neither race is over, and no one is declaring victory, by any means, but polling does look good. Your support has been crucial to both of them, so I felt it was important to let you know how things were going in their races. Additionally, in Illinois, VoteVets-endorsed Veteran, Bill Enyart is in a neck-and-neck race for Congress, but even a recent Republican-leaning poll showed him up by 5, which is great news!

Go veterans! Throw the cowards out and put more of our own in there!

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Fred ™

November 2nd, 2012
4:00 pm

You people don’t do sarcasm very well, do you?

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor, that’s fitting for you. However, given the level of stupidity of many of the far right wing fanatical posts, it’s impossible to tell who is being sarcastic and who is actually that stupid.

I mean let’s take you for instance. Aren’t you one of those who seem to think thta Obama was supposed to teleport himself magically to Libya armed with an M60 and go all Rambo on the folks attacking the embassy? Give that thought pattern how is one to know how much more ignorant you could be?

Nope, I didn’t expect Obama to do anything in Libya, but, it would have helped if he had gotten the hell out of the way and let real men do their jobs! Of course, this coming from sports like you that give Obama credit for killing Bin Laden!

And, just for the record, I don’t believe in teletransportation or that Superman can actually fly.

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Shockley: Maybe stands needs to do some research and stop parroting what he reads at Moveon or DailyKos

That has got to be the funniest post of the day from the guy who posts first without evidence….. hows that evidence of the MARTA bus driver with the $100k salary coming Bennie? YOU doing the research?

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We know WHEN he was born, but, my question is…WHERE was he born?

And you are just *joking* again here, right?

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“Yup, we have a second bite!”

So…

The game is to say something stupid, and see how many times you get called on it? Doesn’t sound like much fun, but it’s amazing how many cons keep playing it. Kids today, Iguess…

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Matthew 6:1

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down in albennny, talk about stupid, that’s why i gave you a sarcastic response…..did the flood of ‘94 wet your wick?

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“The game is to say something stupid, and see how many times you get called on it?”

You mean like “Romney hasn’t released his tax records?”

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ALBANY

“it would have helped if he had gotten the hell out of the way and let real men do their jobs!”

And what. pray tell, qualifies one for being a “real man?” I mean, I’ve got an idea what a “real Jew” is, but a “real man?” I’m serious…not being snarky, even though I do understand they can’t eat quiche just like real Jews can’t eat bacon…

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Not a big Peggy Noonan fan but she does a good job of describing the rise and fall of Obama.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204846304578093230088154020.html

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josef

Doesn’t beg the question that any given media outlet ran the story, but who did the polling as well as how they advertise themselves.

Apologize if there was any confusion in my earlier post.

I never heard of IVOTEISRAEL and they could be exactly what they say they are, regardless of who is the finance man, but it didn’t take long to reveal some, let’s say……. discrepancies in terms of the organization.

Either way, going to be a tight race. Romney will probably garner more Jewish votes than McCain, however conventional wisdom is not showing a wholesale shift.

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clem

November 2nd, 2012
4:08 pm

down in albennny, talk about stupid, that’s why i gave you a sarcastic response…..did the flood of ‘94 wet your wick?

Nope, but, it did destroy my home and just about everything we owned! No sheet!

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Adam and stands must be in conference

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“I was so looking forward to that debate of the merits of socialism.”

College football it is great. It takes in a ton of money and allows the government to fund other sports that otherwise wouldn’t survive.

Most people in Georgia love socialism.

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polling is showing her as the favorite in her race against Todd Akin

Akin polls better with rapists.

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bs is back.

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Keep, if you really want to add value to the blog, draw stands a map about Romney’s tax records, k sweetie?

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josef:

“I did find that interesting…American Israelis do tend to be more conservative, but not nearly so in such numbers…”

Seriously, I thought they tended to be more liberal.

P.S. Did you see this ? :

“A Conversation with Bernie Marcus”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TKCwSVH7Bw

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BOTH

I just found it interesting…you know what I think of polls anyway, no matter who’s conducting them…

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Looks like Regnad is another socialist who doesn’t have the moxie to own it or debate it.

To no one’s surprise.

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Getalife-

No, now IS THE time to change. Why the hell should we have to suffer 4 more years? Has he done anything positive? Look what he is doing now. New York and New Jersey are suffering, and he is hiding in Nevada campaigning to keep his job. This guy is worthless, and not deserving of his title.

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ALBANY

I just found it interesting you’d throw that in…and as for Benghazi and real time, that one’s already been hacked to extinction and is no longer even a blip on the public consciousness screen since the “real time” aspect is a totally different bowl of grits from what went into the event and what came out of it…it’s the politicization of a tragic event and is tacky, imeoiauo.

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Regnad Kcin

“Why do you ask?”

Attention, not knowledge, IMHO -

Good luck!

Just don’t try diagramming the questions and responses…..

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Is Ben going to have a temper tantrum when Obama wins next week?

Ben? No.

His new sock puppet name? Of course.

Trust me the “new” bloggers here next week will be a real hoot…

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“Looks like Regnad is another socialist who doesn’t have the moxie to own it or debate it.”

You’d think I’d learn not to feed a troll… For a minute I thought Ben might actually want to discuss something – my bad.

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Bennie, playing tough internet testosterone poster today are we girlfriend?

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SCOUT

I should have said that American Israelis tend to have a greater number of conservatives…I wasn’t very clear since, to my understanding, the mainstream of American Israelis is more liberal…that was why i found this interesting…

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0311

My apologies. All my earlier posts to Recon were to you. The ones about the apparently discredited Fox report about the CIA at Benghazi being ordered to stand down and the fact teams were dispatched.

But I’m sure you could discern they were directed at you, anyhow.

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imeoiauo? What the hell does that stand for?

In My Excellent Own Immaculate Awesome Unsullied Opinion?

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Fred ™

November 2nd, 2012
4:17 pm

But, seriously, why attack my words? Why not face the fact that the administration watched, in REAL time as OUR fellow Americans died unnecessarily! But, you insist on deflecting from the meaning of the post. Incredible dishonesty!

Link the video.

You apparently have internet access. Look it up for yourself! Dang, do I have to do everything?

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“Another liberal misconception”

Is this what Ben’s parents said when he was born?

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“What do you want him to do? Direct traffic? Fill sandbags?”

I guess you have forgotten the criticism Bush received for not going directly to New Orleans on the first day post-Katrina.

Liberals are some jacked-up funny dudes…..

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No, actually that’s from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Not exactly known for its conservative slant!

So you say. Link it so I can see. I don’t trust you.

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You apparently have internet access. Look it up for yourself! Dang, do I have to do everything?

no. But you DO have to prove your lies.

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And if all three of those seats go Dem (in reakluity rahter than bookman fantasy land the Dems will be lucky to get one of the three) the Reps will onkly control the House by 20-25 seats!!! America loves Reps, a fact Bookman always ignores. If you count the real jobs, Pres VP, Senate, House, and Governor we’ll wind up with somewhere around 272 Dems and 317 Reps. A clear mandate by the American people for the Republican/conservative way!!! Four years of a failed presidency has no coattails. Reps rule, Dems drool.

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Paul @ 4:27….

Pee Wee’s Playhouse is on another channel, sport.

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Ben Shockley:

Obama dispatched “utility vehicles” (LOL !) from his command post in the White House Situation Room the other night. He even has a “photo-op” to prove it.

Too bad he wasn’t in the Situation Room when those in Benghazi needed him.

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josef

November 2nd, 2012
4:20 pm

ALBANY

I just found it interesting you’d throw that in…and as for Benghazi and real time, that one’s already been hacked to extinction and is no longer even a blip on the public consciousness screen since the “real time” aspect is a totally different bowl of grits from what went into the event and what came out of it…it’s the politicization of a tragic event and is tacky, imeoiau

To refuse to hold the administration accountableis more than tacky…it’s unAmerican!

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Keep Up the Good Fight!

November 2nd, 2012
4:28 pm

Funny how those who complaint about Obama campaigning don’t ask why Mitt and Ryan have not gone to volunteer their time and services.

Actually, Romney has collected resources for those in need. What does he get? Criticism from that liberal stalwart, Andrea Mitchell! (plus, Mitt is not in the President…yet)

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“The law specifically says that anyone with a disability is allowed to have assistance from anyone that they choose,” said Terri Robertson, director of the Cumberland County Board of Elections. “As long as they can communicate to us in some way that they need assistance and who they wish to have assistance from, the law allows it.”

“In the absence of evidence of systematic fraud,” Bartlett wrote, “the presumption should work in favor of the opportunity of the voter to vote.”

But not when Mighty Jim Crow has spoken!

And what if this person had voted for Romney, would our uber-patriot have his panties in such a wad then?

Maybe he needs to go to prison for trying to keep citizens from lawfully voting?

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Ben

Your question to Regnad – read Acts 2&4, then get back to us.

It’s in the New Testament.

Part of the Bible.

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Republicanism is so much better than socialism. You can start a Medicare drug program and not have anyone pay for it! You can start a needless trillion dollar war and just not add it to the budget and the cost just disappears! You can spend, spend, spend, then hand out massive tax cuts and the Republican money fairy will pay for it all.

Socialism is so outdated. Republicanism is where its at, way better.

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OK, Book, I admit I shot my mouth off about the slant part. I was guessing…it being Vegas and all. But, regardless of who said it / wrote it, surely this piece causes just a little bit of “head-scratching”, right? Just a little bit? Come on, admit it.

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I skipped all the comments from the usual crazies to tell you how much I appreciate hearing this. I have not seen this info from any other source. It gives me some hope for the American electorate. Keep up the great columns, Mr. Bookman.

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“Obama dispatched “utility vehicles” (LOL !) from his command post in the White House Situation Room the other night.”

He’s playing to his base, i.e. those stupid enough to believe that actually made a difference. Meanwhile he vetoes pipelines and refineries and domestic drilling while people wait in mile-long lines for fuel.

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-We Are Better Off Than Four Years Ago-
At this time four years ago the Dow Jones Average was about where it is now. But by December 31st of 2008, before president Obama took office the Dow was at 8800 and sinking fast and it quickly sank to half today’s level before we began to turn this crisis around. George W Bush had to send out $700 checks to everybody in America to keep us from bottoming out. How Socialist is that?
So to those in business who say ‘am I better off now than I was four years ago?’ I say, if you like being pulled out of the frying pan and put in the window to cool, then yes, you are better off now.

To bailout haters. This American economy might have crashed and burned without those bailouts and they were bi-partisan. Period. Where would we be if we had let our auto industry disappear as Governor Romney suggested?

Unemployment has stabilized and is coming down and our nation is safer without Bin Laden.
We’re not doing great, yet. But we’re coming back from the deepest hole this country has seen since the Great Depression!

We are better off now and President Obama truly deserves four more years.

http://TheDixieDove.com/

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Paul @ 4:35…

I think you’re under the mistaken impression that I answer to you, sport.

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Actually, Romney has collected resources for those in need.

Nope, he took $5k which could have helped and spent it on goods at Walmart to give to people to fake their donation.

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B-, jonix?

Why the “upgrade”?

Truthfully, after he got OBL (watch the neocon heads now explode!), I wanted to give him a solid C, but I’m a hardass!

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Did the great humanitarian of our age, Donnie Trump cough up the five mil yet?

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Seems like the 2010 midterms just didn’t exist in the liberal mind. They just didn’t happen in liberal nirvana. Nothing has changed much since 2010 except we are further in debt, our unemployment is still about 8% massaged and we have 4 fewer American citizens in service to this country. BTW, those latte drinking New Yorkers are not happy campers and as this cluster goes forward, the weekend comes with colder weather and more gas lines, no power, no food, etc., crowded hotels and lots of out of town marathoners adding to the mix. Bozo flies into NY, makes a few photos with the big wigs and leaves for Vegas again. Hell, give this another week and NY might be “leaning” toward Romney.

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DannyX

November 2nd, 2012
4:37 pm

“Moderate Democrats like pollsters Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell also the more liberal columnist Kirsten Powers have come out strongly criticizing Obama over the Benghazi tragedy.”

And then there are Fox News employees like Geraldo Rivera that criticized his own network for the hysterical Bengahzi Fox News coverage.

Geraldo calling someone, “hysterical!” Now, THAT’S hysterical!

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So Romney has donated millions in charity throughout his life but some of the kooks question his charitable giving. Give me the man who donates millions over the guy who has historically donated little- Obama, and the embarrassing millionaire VP who donates something like a grand or two per year to charity. Actions speak louder than words kooks. Except in liberal fantastyland where pretty speeches, rhetoric, and BS takes precedence over actual deeds of giving. The kooks are hilarious today- as usual.

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And so it goes..people like these 3 are not leaders or problem-solvers, they will point out all the problems we have and then offer no solutions to any of them. Sooner or later their schtict gets old and on they go to fox news oblivion. Good riddance. Conservatism is fine but these folks ain’t conservative they’re nuts.

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B. Shockley — “I guess Regnad joined Adam and stands on the sidelines when I punted the socialism ball back to him.”

I think you’re under the mistaken impression that they answer to you, sport.

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Paul, try Thessalonians 3:6-12 and Timothy 5:8.

Those are Bible verses, by the way, sport…..

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Recon: (on Noonan, WSJ)
“And that really was the problem: He had the confidence without the full capability. And he gathered around him friends and associates who adored him, who were themselves talented but maybe not quite big enough for the game they were in.

Scout:
Thanks for posting that ……. it’s fits Carter and Obama equally.

Ditto
(sad, very sad)

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Ben

Adam had it correct at 3:38

[[Ben claims to want to debate socialism on its merits; produces only insults when challenged on that]]

Or says “I can’t answer the question, so I’ll just say “I don’t answer to you” and avoid it.”

You’re pretty transparent, Ben.

So we are led to conclude that as you’re opposed to all forms of wealth redistribution (your 4:26: “’I’ve already stated my opposition to socialism and re-distribution of wealth and/or income”) you are also opposed to the practice of Christianity.

That’s fine. Many here would expect nothing less of you.

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‘Geraldo calling someone, “hysterical!” Now, THAT’S hysterical!”

Fits right in with the Fox News crowd.

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BEN

I don’t think if I were you I’d be taking gratuitous swipes at Paul vis a vis the Bible..he probably is better versed there than you…

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Okay, it’s FNM time…

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indigo — ““I’m a disabled veteran” – I’m sorry to hear that. Thank you for your service.”

You and the conclusion you jumped to can both take a flying leap.

“Actually, no you won’t” – Actually, yes I will.”

Actually, no you won’t.

“I’m not in uniform now. However, those who are have learned to keep mouth shut if they have my views since the powers that be won’t tolerate any other viewpoints. Political correctness rules in the Military and civilian world.”

It’s not a matter of tolerating viewpoints. It’s a matter of basic fairness. There were people who talked like you in the 40s and who resisted racial integration of the military — and I’m sure they felt that what was happening to the military then was just as wrong as what you apparently feel is happening to the military *now.* But those feelings are irrelevant. Integrating gays into the military is — just as integrating racially was — a matter of fairness and of eliminating discrimination. If your viewpoint is that discrimination should be *institutionalized,* then I’m afraid you’re not going to get anywhere.

“As far as the cut and run personality goes” – If you don’t have this personality why did you assume I do?”

More to the point, why did *you* assume that *I* do?

““No, it’s not. Too bad for you” – Yes, it is. Ignorance, either deliberate or unintenional, about basic human physical and mental nature, won’t go away just because you get on a politically correct soapbox.”

You can call it political correctness all you want, but that doesn’t make it so. Integrating the military is a matter of reducing institutionalized discrimination, and you’re not going to make a very cogent case simply by claiming it’s ‘politically correct.’ It works in too many countries for you to be able to explain it away so easily.

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We shall see Jay but I have yet to see any inkling that they may lose. Especially with the great ads like West put out that his opponent was drunk in jail while he was deploying to Iraq….

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Wow, I am shocked. A group of union thugs (who support the democratic party) ran off a group of non-union electricians who had drove all night from Alabama to help the people in New Jersey. That is your party you freakin’ libs. You must be so proud.

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josef

November 2nd, 2012
4:46 pm

ALBANY

“Geraldo calling someone, “hysterical!” Now, THAT’S hysterical!”

Gotta vote with you on that one!

Well, heck, I guess we can call it a week…we found common ground!
It’s about beer-thirty down in my neck of the woods!

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DannyX

November 2nd, 2012
4:35 pm

Just want to point out to the air heads that might believe the nonsense below that the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and Medicare were approved by a Democrat Controlled House and Senate with such Democrat stalwarts as Hillary Clinton, Chuck Shumer and others approving. Unlike the present administration who has never had a budget approved. Using your definition of “anyone pay for it” means that none of the trillions of dollars Obama has spent since his budgetless reign began no one has to pay for it. An amazing concept. Stupid but amazing.

Republicanism is so much better than socialism. You can start a Medicare drug program and not have anyone pay for it! You can start a needless trillion dollar war and just not add it to the budget and the cost just disappears! You can spend, spend, spend, then hand out massive tax cuts and the Republican money fairy will pay for it all.

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DannyX

November 2nd, 2012
4:48 pm

‘Geraldo calling someone, “hysterical!” Now, THAT’S hysterical!”

Fits right in with the Fox News crowd.

You underestimate mylevel of connectivity. Heck, I even read the Huffington Post on a daily basis. It’s good to see how the other half lives!

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Wow, Romney pummeled by the Washington Post, again.

You know, considering the paper’s editorial board views on a whole host of issues it wouldn’t have been too terribly hard for Romney to have secured their endorsement. But given his staggering cynicism, it just wasn’t to be. Now they’re twisting the knife in him.

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THROUGH ALL THE flip-flops, there has been one consistency in the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney: a contempt for the electorate.

How else to explain his refusal to disclose essential information? Defying recent bipartisan tradition, he failed to release the names of his bundlers — the high rollers who collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations. He never provided sufficient tax returns to show voters how he became rich.
How, other than an assumption that voters are too dim to remember what Mr. Romney has said across the years and months, to account for his breathtaking ideological shifts? He was a friend of immigrants, then a scourge of immigrants, then again a friend. He was a Kissingerian foreign policy realist, then a McCain-like hawk, then a purveyor of peace. He pioneered Obamacare, he detested Obamacare, then he found elements in it to cherish. Assault weapons were bad, then good. Abortion was okay, then bad. Climate change was an urgent problem; then, not so much. Hurricane cleanup was a job for the states, until it was once again a job for the feds.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romneys-election-campaign-insults-voters/2012/11/02/69fcc1fc-2428-11e2-9313-3c7f59038d93_story.html

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Keep Up the Good Fight!

November 2nd, 2012
4:49 pm

Actions speak louder than words

Yep and slimey fake donations at a fake non-campaign event speaks LOUDER than any claims of charitable donations for tax purposes or to give to your church so you can be a big shot. Predictable garbage defense

And, being in Vegas campaigning while the entire NE suffers speaks pretty loudly, as well. As does, Bloombergs decision to move forward with the NY Marathon in spite of the devastation all around them! Actually, doesn’t speak LOUDLY, it’s SCREAMS!

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E. Garcia — “Our ambassador was murdered by AL Qaeda terrorists and that’s perfectly ok for liberals….”

Have you stopped beating your wife yet?

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Elliot Garcia: “Our ambassador was murdered by AL Qaeda terrorists and that’s perfectly ok for liberals….”

Calm down, friend, and step back for a moment.

Ask yourself this: which of these major parties — BOTH of whom are deeply implicated with American militarism abroad — wants it to come out that Al Qaeda affiliates have been close associates of ours in Libya?

The answer: none.

So believe me, once the election passes and the chance to embarrass Obama is no longer an issue, you’re not going to have any more success getting a hearing from your GOP pals than you are right now from the Obama/Clinton people.

Neither wing of the American ruling elite wants its schemes with Al Qaeda affiliates coming out into the open too much lest the whole lid be blown off of the entire War on Terror rationale and our entire efforts in countries like Afghanistan. Trust me.

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Ah, Musica!

Let’s see what we have for election eve week -

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Gotta go…the libray closes at 5:30!

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“You underestimate mylevel of connectivity. Heck, I even read the Huffington Post on a daily basis.”

Albany, funny, I stay away from that place. Speaking of hysterical I call it Huffsterical Post.

Although it is the top ranked political website in the country, gets more traffic than FoxNews.com.

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Josef

Tell that lazy azz UnMentionable to do his no-rain-dance.

He musta got em mixed up (was he drunk again LOL) because it is raining for the 6th straight day

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Welcome to the Occupation

Your imagination is quite incredible. There is no evidence of any Republican conspiracy to support your contention that Republicans have stooped to the dishonesty of Democrats. If you gave proof, lets see it.

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If Romney wins, I go back to my job.

Where is it?

Bangalore?

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M. Righty — “There is no evidence of any Republican conspiracy to support your contention that Republicans have stooped to the dishonesty of Democrats. If you gave proof, lets see it.”

Quite remarkable that those who never offer proof themselves will shrilly demand it from others.

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Wilbur — “Hard Right” is a favorite pejorative”

Really? I thought Rush said to never be ashamed of being conservative.

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pete — “I don’t work, I collect a check from the government every month. I get up every day around 9:00AM, and I usually watch the morning news shows on Fox.”

0311?

0311, is that you?

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I am far to the right of Rush Limbaugh and proud of it.

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Keep Up the Good Fight!

November 2nd, 2012
5:07 pm

Down in Albany, not that you care to be honest at all but we have many layers of government that are independent. Bloomberg is not controlled by the President.

Well, I’ll be danged! I guess I need to brush up on my guvment knowledge! (Fred, that was sarcasm) Only a self-bloviated fool would think they needed to explain that to anyone.

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I would much rather live in an America that supported these Republicans than in the one you would like, Mr. Bookman.

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pete — “If you must know, my doc has not cleared me yet to return. My boss also wants me to wait.”

Really?

What you’re describing sounds like short- or long-term disability, which wouldn’t necessarily come with the ‘government check’ you’re crowing about.

How, exactly, do you merit a *government* check as opposed to a check from a disability insurer or your employer?

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Mighty Righty: “Grasping for straws, Joe. the charge was Republicans have been co-operating with Al Qaeda I hate to call some one a liar so I nicely ask for proof.”

It appears you’ve missed my point.

I was pointing out the fact that cooperation with Al Qaeda, and in the early days proto-Al Qaeda jihadists, runs so deeply in our nation’s foreign policy – mostly covert – that it’s not only next to impossible to differentiate white party is more invested in it, it’s just pointless to try to do so. The whole point is that it’s a BI-PARTISAN thing and illustrates a core of corruption at the heart of our entire foreign policy.

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