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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:35 PM Original message |
Obama: Default Would Be ‘Reckless And Irresponsible’ |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. In related news, water is wet. |
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russspeakeasy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. A nutless position... |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. "Psst. Boehner, hey Boehner, you're on the wrong side of me" - History |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Your post is full of win. |
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sasquuatch55 (701 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #22 |
89. Default would be reckless and thus it will NEVER happen! nt |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
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IthinkThereforeIAM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:04 PM Response to Reply #27 |
41. Obama quoted Reagan and stuck it in their faces... |
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renegade2011 (49 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #41 |
57. Unfortunately, the Teabaggers were basically inevitable |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 03:34 AM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Welcome to DU! |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:30 AM Response to Reply #57 |
74. excellent first post |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:57 AM Response to Reply #57 |
78. Well, now... |
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BobbyBoring (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #57 |
92. Welcome to DU |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:43 AM Response to Reply #41 |
76. How ironic... |
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demwing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 01:25 AM Response to Reply #27 |
58. WTF is wrong with you? |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 03:25 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. Precisely |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:26 AM Response to Reply #60 |
86. hmm... |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #86 |
95. No, |
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Cetacea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:13 AM Response to Reply #27 |
72. It's good that you are posting. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:13 AM Response to Reply #27 |
84. We need our president to GET FORCEFUL. Words are VITAL to get people moving! nt |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. am wondering |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. Great question! Someone tweet Obama about that. And ask why the Congress doesn't levy taxes so we |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #37 |
70. Deleted message |
chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:03 AM Response to Reply #70 |
80. hmm... |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #80 |
88. experience is a wonderful thing |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
52. $909 billion is still due. |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 05:08 AM Response to Reply #52 |
66. thanks |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 06:32 AM Response to Reply #52 |
71. I tend to believe this |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. So are Bush tax cuts.... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. You mean like asking people to call the repub reps? The lines are jammed. |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. The lines are jammed. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. You demanded he do something, he did. And people responded. Now if only those asshole reps would |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #38 |
48. You demanded he do something, he did. |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:19 AM Response to Reply #48 |
73. Welcome to a democracy. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
96. +++ eom |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
4. Obama was pathetic |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. certainly if even half of the people who saw it did what he suggested |
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denem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:17 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Insist on a 'balanced approach' that does not exist |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:31 AM Response to Reply #12 |
75. I still believe in power of the people |
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Rozlee (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. What he should have said is: |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #14 |
69. or if he had said this... |
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pauldg0 (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. The ball is in Congress court now... |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #4 |
54. When he said "this country was founded on compromise" |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:12 AM Response to Reply #54 |
82. No duh! |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:08 AM Response to Reply #4 |
81. What planet? |
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JJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. So how is that extension of Bush tax cuts |
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soryang (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 07:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
77. Right on! He created this situation. |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. for fuck's sake-- he seems to think he can reason with conservatives |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
47. on the google news page, the AP video cuts down his speech to a concise couple of minutes (ty God!) |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
64. His gross stupidity has become incompetence .... compromise is NOT possible |
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chervilant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:14 AM Response to Reply #6 |
85. Especially, |
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DemzRock (824 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. Actually it may have been more effective than you think... |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. wow, good to know |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. AtaWay, Ms. Demz |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
8. it would be.... |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
10. ‘Reckless And Irresponsible’ = Repukes..nt |
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on point (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. Giving in to repuke delusional nonsense would be ‘Reckless And Irresponsible’ |
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GreenTea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
17. Not getting rid of corporate subsidies, tax cuts, loop-holes, militarily spending,would be |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
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Rozlee (821 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. Welcome to DU. |
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apostman (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. I can relate to the same frustration |
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Guilded Lilly (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
20. if you read between the cerebral words , his message was to the American people |
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IthinkThereforeIAM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
43. Yep... |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
21. Republicans embrace the Apocalypse |
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apostman (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. It is to force Obama to except the 6 month extension of the limit. |
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PatrynXX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
23. Love how he put that, we spent money on tax cuts. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
24. Deleted message |
lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
25. Except he has no balls to stand up and stop it.... |
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Imari (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. Welcome to the Tea Party |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:24 AM Response to Reply #29 |
65. -1 |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
31. I'd just like to say for the record, I find Dem leaders' recurrent references to the middle class-- |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
32. Deleted message |
joshguitar (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
33. good speech |
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IamK (514 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:46 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. there will be compromise but it wont be popular on DU....n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
34. FUCK COMPROMISE! |
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99th_Monkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. +100,000,000 n/t |
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joshguitar (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:21 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. but.... |
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larwdem (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
39. I think |
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buckrogers1965 (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
45. I paid taxes upto a couple of years ago. |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Nope, you didn't hear that from Obama. Republicans, might try to screw you, though. |
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buckrogers1965 (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:38 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Ummmmm, that's why I said |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
46. ... but destroying Social Security/Medicare wouldn't be "reckless and irresponsible".. ?????!!! |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
49. Good Job, Mr President. Now, keep tough and don't let Boehner get you to capitulate to allow the |
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AEEHINRRTTUW (36 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
50. Default would be Disaster! |
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Firebrand Gary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
56. Congressman McClintock will lose his GOP seat... |
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JJW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
59. I want the balanced plan |
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divvy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:12 AM Response to Original message |
62. Much too little and Much too late ...... |
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millych3 (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 04:14 AM Response to Original message |
63. Unfortunately the Ideologically Driven Tea Party will not listen |
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dogmoma56 (329 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 05:09 AM Response to Original message |
67. so it would be total insanity to give in to those FOOLS and let them destroy SSI and Medicare.!!!! |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 05:27 AM Response to Original message |
68. PO is not at fault for anyof this, it's Boehner and his Teabagger |
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soryang (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
79. "Modest cuts in medicare" |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
83. Actually, 'reckless and irresponsible' makes it sound mild and gentle. |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
87. If this Obama doesn't start focusing on jobs President Bachman will. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
90. Doctor_J: Giving in to terrorists is Reckless And Irresponsible |
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seabeckind (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 09:40 AM Response to Original message |
91. SSDD |
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seabeckind (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #91 |
93. Related addendum |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-26-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
94. Get a new speech writer, President Obama |
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