UPDATED: Media Plays Up Racism Charges; Carter Claims Wilson’s Comments Based on Racism
ABC and NBC are both playing up the racism angle, with NBC trumpeting Jimmy Carter’s charges.
ABC and NBC on Tuesday night joined the effort to undermine the anti-Obama tea party participants by smearing them as racists as ABC framed a story around the proposition “some prominent Obama supporters are now saying” the opposition to Obama is “driven, in part, by a refusal to accept a black President,” while NBC anchor Brian Williams touted how “former President Carter spoke up and spoke out about” the supposed racism. Williams alleged “a certain number of signs and images at last weekend’s big tea party march in Washington and at other recent events have featured racial and other violent themes and President Carter today said he is extremely worried by it.” (MP3 audio of Williams, Video below)
With “OUT OF LINE?” on screen beneath what appeared to be pictures from the August town halls, ABC anchor Charles Gibson set up the piece from Dan Harris who recited a litany of liberal presumptions:
They’ve waved signs likening President Obama to Hitler and the devil, raised questions about whether he was really born in this country, falsely accused him of planning to set up death panels, decried his speech to students as indoctrination and called him everything from a fascist to a socialist to a communist. And all that was before Mr. Obama’s speech was interrupted by a Representative who once fought to keep the Confederate flag waving over the South Carolina state house. Add it all up, and some prominent Obama supporters are now saying that it paints a picture of an opposition driven, in part, by a refusal to accept a black President. (MP3 audio, Video below)
I guess the media forgot or simply all the crude images left wing protesters had of George Bush, including those comparing him to Adolph Hitler.
From: Newsbusters.org
This jackass was one of the worst Presidents in our nation’s history. Does the term “misery index” ring a bell to any of you? He spent more time worrying about who was playing on the White House tennis courts or giant rabbits than the nation’s economy or what was happening in Iran. Yet, he won’t shut up.
ATLANTA (AP) – Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst to President Barack Obama during a speech to Congress last week was an act “based on racism” and rooted in fears of a black president.
“I think it’s based on racism,” Carter said in response to an audience question at a town hall held at his presidential center in Atlanta. “There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an African-American should not be president.”
The Georgia Democrat said the outburst was a part of a disturbing trend directed at the president that has included demonstrators equating Obama to Nazi leaders.
“Those kind of things are not just casual outcomes of a sincere debate on whether we should have a national program on health care,” he said. “It’s deeper than that.”
Here’s the full article.
Hat tip: My Way News
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“There is an inherent feeling among many in this country that an
African-Americanidiot should not be president.”That’s why I voted against you twice Jimmy.
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http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/05/jimmy_carter_can_only_blame_hi.html
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Is this senile POS still alive?
I doubt it.
BTW, check out today’s RAS HCR poll.
Bad news for the WH!
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Dem on Dem:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/09/dem-senator-warns-of-big-big-tax-on-middle-class-in-baucus-bill.html
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Obama Admin: Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year
CBS
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Good piece Sharp.
It is truly amazing how Jimmy Carter has been “sanitized” by the establishment (media, intellectual class, etc.) through revisionist history. I actually think POS catategory overrates this man.
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If anyone called me a racist to my face I would laugh and say that is so lame. Can’t you come up with a better reason why people disagree with his dreadful policies.
As an Alinsky tactic, EPIC FAIL.
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bc3b, i got the link from gateway pundit which has become one of my favorite sites. it has become a daily read for me. just like beck, the guy is on FIRE.
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here is another…
http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200408310659
H/T gateway pundit
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Does Carter know that he is the worst Prez in histroy, or is he trying to fuel the flames so that he becomes the second worse?
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Jim Hoft, the Gateway Pundit, has about the best one person blog I’ve seen.
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This racist thing is getting real old… the libs see racism EVERYWHERE…
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I wish there was a way to bring down the MSM like Beck did to Van Jones and Acorn. Their hypocrisy is stunning, blatant, pervasive, and perverse, and it pis#es me off !!!
Sorry, I guess I got all wee weed up.
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From Ed Morrissey–he says sauce for the gander!
A brief thought about Jimmy Carter
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Even Ed, who is usually very amiable, is throwing this stuff back in their face.
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OBAMACARE – RAS: 42/55
drip drip drip !!!!
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. I love plant free fresh threads!!! How about you sharp?
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RAS 49/51…follow the drip !!!!
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Thanks for the heads up, Eph:
More details from Rass:
Health Care Reform
Opposition to Health Care Reform Reaches New High at 55%
Congress better pay attention to this!
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And you people thoguht I was crazy when I said two weeks ago that Obamacare had NO chance of passing. Never question Eph Rove!
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Yessir!
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17- actually Eph, I have made my peace with ? for the time being. But i do appreciate a thread without the bickering, baiting, taunting, name calling, and general silliness.
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eph, the kos kids still think obamacare will pass and with a public option, after all dr dean said they had 51 votes in the senate.
i don’t have a crystal ball so i will wait and see.
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I wish there was a way to bring down the MSM like Beck did to Van Jones and Acorn.
We should all put our collective thinking caps on for this one. What O’Keefe and Giles did to Acorn is just provide a seemingly safe venue for Acorn to be Acorn and actually capture it on video. The MSM may be a bit more cunning, but they are also creatures of habit. Just got to think of a situation to where a MSM personality will let their guard down and brag about how they shape the news in favor of the Dems and against conservatives.
Obviously easier said than done, but conservative fame and accolades await the person/persons who can do it.
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Breitbart needs to do a sting on the Has-Been Media.
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From RedState:
Obama and Politics of Demonization
just like Nixon but without the class, competence, or self-restraint
I don’t like the word regime–that’s not who we are as Americans, but that’s who Obama is.
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A quote from the #4 link:
How could they NOT know this was coming???? They were told countless times before the election that coal would be heavily affected by an Obama presidency. Oh that’s right, the MSM said that was a nasty smear by the right in cahoots with Fox news. Despite Obama’s own words that costs would necessarily skyrocket, that coal would take a huge hit….but they plead ignorance now, and all of the sudden are all wee-weed up about it? Shows that all dems cared about was the win, not whether their guy was actually right for the country. Now they want to go dem on dem…….too late pal.
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Sharp –
I agree. Gateway Pundit has been great lately.
INC –
Good thinking. Andrew Breitbart might be just the person to expose MSM.
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Sharp – ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Plant free baby!!!!
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Obama’s approval rating is headed in the right direction. In today’s Ras he is at -6 with an overall 49 favorable/51 unfavorable.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
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There is supposedly another ACORN tape release today, but for the most part, I think this sting has run its course relative to the shock. Now, it is incumbent on our stand-up politicians, democrat and republican alike, to keep the pressure on the Justice Department to take this organization down. RICO should apply as the law-breaking is inherent in most offices, and the ACORN organization is constructed to hide their criminality and racketeering.
I hope Fox does not let the story die, and perhaps other media outlets will pick it up in the interest of self-preservation.
I am not hopeful on that last wish.
ACORN made a big difference in the control of the House the last two cycles. If they are wounded big time, we might have a chance to regain a seat of power.
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But mullet- who is to say that they just won’t call themselves something else, or shift the gotv functions to SEIU?
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All of us warned this was coming.
To all the liberals who think speaking against Obama is racist: You can kiss my lilly white Ass.
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Good point, Mary, but I will take small victories where I can get them.
As for SEIU, their influence will center on their membership, and the key there is to defeat card check. That bill will strengthen them immeasurably, and will be devastating in the long run both politically and economically.
Spector says it will pass this term. It is our next great battleground, and I fear our side is looking the other way.
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Re #34, we could use a thread sometime on card check to get us all up to speed.
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lmao Will this remain the same if we get a Republican president next election?
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As far as I can tell, Carter’s only function is to seemingly act as a worldwide repository of stupid.
Does he also believe that opposition to all previous Democratic presidents was racist, too?
If not, why not? What makes opposition to this socialist different to that against any other?
http://trackacrat.com/2009/09/16/and-for-my-next-trick/
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A good read… brief excerpt…
An Allergic Reaction To The Race Card
The increasingly hysterical use of the the race card by liberal columnists, bloggers and politicians reflects the last gasps of people who, being unable to win an argument on the merits, seek to end the argument.
http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2009/09/allergic-reaction-to-race-card.html
H/T Instapundit
one more excerpt :
Not surprisingly, the pace of racial accusations has picked up as opposition has grown. Just in the past few days the usual and not-so-usual suspects have been seeking to out-do each other in making accusations of racism including Eugene Robinson, Maureen Dowd, Jimmy Carter, Rep. Hank Johnson, Chris Matthews, a wide range of Democratic politicians, and of course, almost all of the mainstream media.
The effect of these accusations is poisonous.
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MLK would be ashamed. They want to distract us from content of character, and have us only focus on race. Anytime character reflecting policies, behaviors, etc, come out, they shift the focus back to race so that we have guilt if we don’t just let everything slide. Obama can do whatever he wants in their eyes, because to deny him anything is racist. I say that is the more racist position than the one that says- lets make him EQUAL regardless of race. Equal in the eyes of the law and man. By favoring him only because he is black, they are saying he is inferior, and needs special treatment.
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Jimmy Carter (March 2004) on President Bush and Tony Blair calling them liars—–”There was no reason for us to become involved in Iraq recently. That was a war based on lies and misinterpretations from London and from Washington, claiming falsely that Saddam Hussein was responsible for [the] 9/11 attacks, claiming falsely that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. And I think that President Bush and Prime Minister Blair probably knew that many of the allegations were based on uncertain intelligence … a decision was made to go to war [then people said] ‘Let’s find a reason to do so’.”
Now here is Carter on Joe Wilson yesterday–”The president is not only the head of government, he is the head of state. And no matter who he is or how much we disagree with his policies, the president should be treated with respect.”
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When Obama was elected POTUS, I thought the one good by-product of a man of color attaining this highest of office would be a smoothing of the race wrinkles. I hoped that this might be the role model that would break blacks out of their victimhood mode, and make them realize anything was possible with the right preparation and attitude.
But, instead, Obama’s election, incredibly, seems to have set race relations back. He and others are using race to buffer constructive criticism, creating even greater gaps of understanding between black/white relationships.
And the roles of Carter, MSM and the like, of aiding and abetting this gross mischaracterization of the events happening today, is unforgiviable.
Never has my distain for these perpetrators of unkind distortion been higher!
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MI! Good to see you!
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Not sure if my comment went through or not, so please excuse this one…
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The MSM is damaging their own president. They are too blind to realize it.
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Hey everyone! I just stumbled acroess two Senate polls from RAS:
1. Colorado:
Jane Norton (R) 45%
Michael Bennett(D) 36%
2. New Hampshire:
Kelly Ayotte (R) 46%
Paul Hodes (D) 38%
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And you people thoguht I was crazy when I said two weeks ago that Obamacare had NO chance of passing. Never question Eph Rove!
That’s a poll of nonCongressCritters. Those in the fever swamp ain’t listening. Don’t count your chickens yet.
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I don’t know what to make of the race card now being played so prominently. Obviously, it has the strong potential to marginalize opposition which is why it is being pulled out. However, it could also backfire big time, particularly among the wing of the Democrat party not too enamored with Obama’s far-leftist policies.
I guess the good sign in all of this is the pulling out of the race card means the lefties don’t have much left in their bags of tricks. When it wears thin what else will they have — calling us Poo-Poo Heads?
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JANE NORTON FOR SENATE:
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/content/news/stories/2009/09/15/091609_2a_Norton_announces.html
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Via Hot Air. I think this one is authentic. The sky is right and you can clearly see the Gadsden flags in the crowd.
From IOTW:
PHOTOGRAPH
This shows the huge spillover on the sides under the trees that I haven’t seen in previous photographs.
I thought I had seen someone high on the Capitol dome in some photos I’d see taken from the crowd facing the dome. I guess Mr. Beck was up there taking this one.
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Nice “find” INC! I hadn’t noticed the spill-over either. However, the crowd doesn’t seem to go as far down that main avenue as others have shown.
I still think that with continued research, uncovering other undiscovered photographs a more accurate count could be made.
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That is a great shot. Would make a cool poster.
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From HA
The woman was as we in Texas say ‘All Hat, No Cattle.’
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INC,
I had to save that Pic. What an awesome post.
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JM, I read a comment that said they’re going to sell it.
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Terrific photo. You know Axelrod and Rahm know about it, whether they say anything or not!
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OT – Anyone catch Hannity’s Great Amercian Panel last night? Usually I think its pretty dumb but last night was a classic.
Mickey Rourke, John Rich, and a DEM shill (big bald black guy, I forgot his name). It was halarious – Hannity had to remind Mickey not to curse. Even the DEM guy was laughing at the two of them.
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Maybe some Republicans have seen the photo as well.
Via Jill Stanek:
Baucus Offers Health Plan With No Republican Backing (Update2)
Baucus is also sneaking abortion in the back door with his proposal.
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Is Obama the next Herbert Hoover?
Uh, yeah, in more ways than just tariffs.
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Jill Stanek has some info emailed to her by a D.C. source highlighting the abortion aspects. She gets inside scoop from prolife people in D.C. who email her about what’s going on.
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45% of doctors would consider quitting if Congress passes health care overhaul Investors Business Daily
BTW: I’m relieved to hear that the ACORN woman was fabricating the stories of killing her husband. If it were true, I felt the kids doing the story might have to watch their backs more!
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jan,
Addnote to your post.
Watching Hannity (yeah that slow) he had on Morris again. Morris related that there are some 15k GI specialists in the US. Some 8k said they would simply retire as many were in the 55-65 age bracket. The various med schools only graduate 400-500 GI specialists a year.
Defacto rationing would occur almost the instant HR3200 would pass.
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They wonder why people homeschool.
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The neo marxists in congress will pass a “something” on health care, it is genetic with them.
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58. jan,
That poll is an Obamacare killer. More so than RAS.
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More on the MIA media….
News outlets largely ignoring ACORN scandal, critics say Link
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If only Sarah was involved with ACORN, they may have covered it ad nauseam.
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Eph –
It even jolted me! I still think doctors aren’t “speaking out” as much as they should. Some say this group is just too busy to become proactive in this fight. Instead, they will just wait and see where the dust settles, and then quietly pack up their doctor bags and leave if the HC process goes against them.
This will leave the average person in shock when the medical shortages start to adversely affect their own health —> “How did this happen???”
Duh!
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Justmary…I’m hattipping HotAir and Iowntheworld…please check that that is sufficient for the photo I’m gonna link to. It is AMAZING!
and here’s the link to the site with more details about the photo…please go there
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=6500
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#64 So true, and so pathetic!
How can the MSM get up in the morning and even look in the mirror without getting nausated with themselves!
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question from the other thread:
“What, for example, would be a good urban strategy for the Rs? The cities are nothing but crime, vote-buying and pork.”
The strategy for the inner cities is Education. the ones that don’t get, just don’t get it. the ones that do get it know that the end of poverty and being “trapped” is education. They may not vote on the original platform, because EVERYONE campaigns on education but nothing gets done. The answer to help the poor is TRUE education reform.
There was a conversation about race going on with LiberterianGirl at HHR. I stuck my nose in at the end and asked her what was the solution. She came back with education. The ones that want out get it. And I’m talking about fixing bad education in urban schools, not free college. But whenever I bring this up, everyone just says, hey my kids are in a good school or homeschooled or whatever. If you want to win people over, then you have to effect the problems they face. The poor are held down by lack of education.
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Totally unrelated, but this quote grabbed my attention:
“Even such pits of statism as Britain and Canada remain free societies, generally speaking, despite having gone skipping blithely down the universal-health-care road to serfdom decades ago.”
full article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203917304574415232884495424.html?mod=rss_opinion_main
linked via hotair
I have no desire to live in a ‘generally free’ society.
also:
“That our ancestors could ever have understood freedom as something greater than the absence of the state would probably strike protesters as inconceivable. But they did. You can see it in that famous Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving painting from 1943: “Freedom from Want,” an illustration of one of Franklin Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms.”
“Freedom from Want” is not a real freedom. In a free society, one’s freedom cannot stem from the oppression of another’s. That is the real divide here
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Another good Jake Tapper article on Obama’s over-exposure.
President Obama’s Health Care campaign: too much publicity? ABC News
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Hey Eph, you gotta love the deluge of bad polling news for the Dems. The big one I think is Obama is at 39/50 out in New Jersey…after his speech….with the polling firm being PPP(D). Hey MiCon, good to see ya! It’s been awhile!
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Jan, “Seldom step foot into a man’s house. Too much of you and he will hate you.” Proverbs
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#68 A short response to your question on education:
Vouchers = choice = competition = better, participatory education in urban areas.
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This will leave the average person in shock when the medical shortages start to adversely affect their own health —> “How did this happen???”~~~ JAN
Duh!
When and hopefully IF the medical personell John galt these lemmings, they still won’t understand what hit them or why. The dumbing down of america is a one way street.
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Phoenix — nice quote and relates well to 24/7 Obama!
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I will always remember the sense of relief in my household at the age of nine when Reagan defeated that weak and inept clown. It was like a huge weight was lifted off everyones’ shoulders. I can see that Mr. Peanut remains as useless today as he was while President.
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#73 The question wasn’t mine, just the answer
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An interesting perspective!
Black tea party express tour team member experienced racism American Thinker link
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An appropriate response to Carter from Steele.
Steele denounces ‘race card’ Politico
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66. just,
Where can i buy that in poster size?
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71. Phoenix,
Is that NJ number support for Obama or Obamcare??
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#79 FINALLY!!
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Controlling the sheeple.
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My fault Eph. That’s in regards to Obamacare, not Obama.
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84. Yeah thought so, if it was Obama then he would be 30% nationally.
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83 – interesting. does anyone remember the weapon that used sound waves in Atlas Shrugged and how it was developed strictly for domestic use? Reality gets closer to fiction everyday.
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A well placed round through the transmitter will adjust their attitude.
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Open your friggin ears BITCH~~~ 😈
By all means interview us.
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hmmm….HatTip HotAir
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/16/acorn-suspends-plans-audit-wake-videos/
ACORN says workers conduct ‘indefensible’
Would that make the ACORN organization racist towards themselves??? I’m sooooooooo confused!
p.s. Jon Stewart raked the MSM over the coals about this last night!!!
Blue-on-Blue
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“. Jon Stewart raked the MSM over the coals about this last night!!!
Blue-on-Blue”
Clip?
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Eph,
http://bejohngalt.com/2009/09/our-future-3/#comment-43422
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Jimmah jumps the shark. Hilarious.