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Amerigo Vespucci

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:55 AM
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ABC News: Palin Has Earned an Estimated $12 Million Since July

Sarah Palin Has Earned an Estimated $12 Million Since July

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/sarah-palin-earned-estimated-12-million-july/story?id=10352437

By MATTHEW MOSK
Apr. 13, 2010

Pundits can debate the political costs and benefits of Sarah Palin's decision to step down as Alaska governor, but the monetary advantages of leaving her $125,000-a-year public service post are beyond dispute.

Since leaving office at the end of July 2009, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee has brought in at least 100 times her old salary � a haul now estimated at more than $12 million -- through television and book deals and a heavy schedule of speaking appearances worth five and six figures.

That conservative estimate is based on publicly available records and news accounts. The actual number is probably much higher, but is hard to quantify because Palin does not publicize her earnings, and has managed to keep a lid on reliable figures for her earnings from a multi-year contract with Fox News and a second book deal with HarperCollins.

A Palin aide responding to questions from ABC News said the governor "is now a private citizen. As a result, her fees and earnings are private."

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dionysus

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:57 AM
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1. supreme idiocy rewarded with vast wealth. sad.

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Fumesucker

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:57 AM
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2. When fascism comes to America ..

It will be wearing librarian glasses and hooker boots..

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nyc 4 Biden

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:28 AM
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41. DUZY^^

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tanyev

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:57 AM
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3. Mission Accomplished.

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:10 AM
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16. So sad

There are so many talented, gifted people in the world...who actually have something of value to offer...and yet we continue to reward shallow, crass, empty people who mesmerize us by waving bright, shiny objects in front of us as if we were simple children.

Mission accomplished indeed.

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SoCalDem

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:57 AM
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4. Here's hoping she pays those taxes..

of course Alaska has no state income tax, so she'll skate on them. She's probably not even there all that much these days..

Who's taking care of Trig these days?

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and-justice-for-all

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:57 AM
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5. I can make 12million if I become a brain dead quiter?!! nt

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onehandle

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:57 AM
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6. Just another multi-millionaire hockey mom.

With a loyal following of racist suckers.

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old mark

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:58 AM
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7. This is her REAL philosohpy - get rich quick - and it seems to be moving right along.

In time when she is no longer so in demand, she will have a few bucks put aside for her retirement...

mark

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onehandle

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:02 AM
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10. That's exactly right. She knew that McCain didn't have a chance.

The moment that idiot elevated her, she started marketing her ass.

She never intends to run for public office again. She'll fly into Iowa, get paid to speak, and sign a few books just to keep the MSM talking like she might.

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DaveinJapan

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:00 AM
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33. She'll blow it all eventually. nt

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HipChick

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Tue Apr-13-10 08:59 AM
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8. so this makes her an Elitist now...

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woodsprite

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:00 AM
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9. Now she can afford to pay back Alaska,

pay for her house and reimburse the RNC.

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LynneSin

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:05 AM
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13. I think she should first start with reimbursing Wasilla for the massive debt she left them in.

Ms Palin is just a trail of bad debts

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rurallib

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:37 AM
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24. 10 years from now she'll be unknown, broke and still stupid

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mitchum

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:03 AM
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11. The enduring lie of meritocracy

Why bother?

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closeupready

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:07 AM
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14. +1.

n/t

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TwilightGardener

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:04 AM
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12. Swimmin' pools, movie stars...

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tammywammy

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:09 AM
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15. See, she HAD to leave to afford all those legal bills

Edited on Tue Apr-13-10 09:11 AM by tammywammy

I still chuckle when I read someone saying that.

edited to add: Yes, as a private citizen her fees and earnings are private, until she trys to run for office again. Also, maybe now she can pay her back taxes on her little cabin.

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peekaloo

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:11 AM
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17. Drillin' empty heads is quite profitable.

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lpbk2713

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:11 AM
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18. Maybe she should be called Pail_Inc from now on?

She was always in it just for the money anyhow.

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MineralMan

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:17 AM
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19. Quitterella of The North has finally figured out that her

future is not in holding political office. She won't be running again, since it puts too many restrictions on her money-earning. If revenues drop off, she may become a third-party candidate for President, but she doesn't actually want the job.

If she handles this right, she'll get five years or so of raking in the bucks and will have a nice big nest egg she can turn into the jet-setting lifestyle she so richly deserves. Working on the periphery of politics, she can make tons of money. So, that's what she'll do.

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Brickbat

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:27 AM
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20. Which just goes to show what a regular person she really is!

Edited on Tue Apr-13-10 09:27 AM by Brickbat

Wait.

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guitar man

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:31 AM
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21. "Earned"?

My gawd, we had quite a different definition of "earn" when I was coming up :eyes:

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Amaya

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:33 AM
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22. she is a total fraud

her followers believe she's the second coming- they made her rich- stupid fools :eyes:

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KansDem

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:35 AM
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23. Bet that makes Todd happy

Caribaya Rums wants to make an ad with "bare chested Todd Palin, in boxer shorts, surrounded by rum

Now he won't have to work for it...

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ehrnst

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:38 AM
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25. And she earns it criticizing elected officials that didn't quit their jobs....

What a piece of work.

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rurallib

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:39 AM
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26. Makes me think of that quote, from PT Barnum, I think

"A person will never go broke underestimating the intelligence of the American citizen."

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Minnesota Raindog

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:39 AM
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27. So who gives a fuck anyway?

Ignore her like you'd ignore a troll on a blog. She's about as relevant.

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Uncle Joe

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:39 AM
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28. That's nothing Glenn Beck earns 23 million a year spewing his poison.

Thanks for the thread, Amerigo.

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dem mba

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:17 AM
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36. he's up to 32 million now

http://www.mediaite.com/online/glenn-beck-forbes-cover-boy-made-32-million-last-year/

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LetsgoWings13

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:44 AM
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29. its not any of my money.

i could care less how much they are getting.

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Blue Owl

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:48 AM
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30. She'll gobble up all the cash she can get her grubby little ink-smeared hands on

n/t

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moondust

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:58 AM
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31. Lots of opportunism going around.

I expect some lousy politicians will get elected this fall for no other reason than they are not the incumbent.

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DaveinJapan

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Tue Apr-13-10 09:58 AM
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32. She'll blow it all eventually.

Mark my words.

Mike Tyson and Dennis Rodman were once categorized as "extremely wealthy" as well, and I'll put dollars to donuts she'll end up the same way sooner rather than later. Between her own greed, plus her surrounding "supporters", she'll blow it all.

In seven to ten years, expect to see her on "Celebrity Apprentice" or something equally demeaning, desperately trying to regain some tiny fraction of her long lost fame and fortune.

She is tailor made for the part.

BUT, in the meantime you have to give her props...quitting was a BRILLIANT move financially. Olbermann and the rest can label her "quitter" all they want, but in the meantime she can laugh all the way to the bank.

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hunter

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:05 AM
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34. Sarah Palin is the Paris Hilton of politics.

Like we needed someone like that... :eyes:

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RaleighNCDUer

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:35 AM
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43. Only Paris Hilton has far more talent. nt

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kestrel91316

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:08 AM
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35. Some people might just refer to her as a golddigger.

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WCGreen

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:20 AM
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37. Doncha kno, 12 million doesn't go to far what with all the trouble

she has to go through, mesmerizing a few lines, hirin' a ghost writer, avoiding

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GreenStormCloud

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:21 AM
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38. She obviously made the right decision to quit being a Governor. N/T

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madamesilverspurs

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:24 AM
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39. More bling for her, a new flag pole for the front yard...

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Canuckistanian

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:33 AM
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42. What is that? A Wasilla condo?

That's...... unique.

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NoSheep

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Tue Apr-13-10 11:17 AM
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46. Please tell us about that picture!!!

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bullwinkle428

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:26 AM
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40. This is why this "Quest for the Presidency" is a complete joke -

how could she possibly afford to take the pay cut?

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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Apr-13-10 11:20 AM
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47. ding, ding, ding, ding

but her followers a-love her and she is ONE OP THEM!

What is it about suckers? Problem is that she is getting them to fume and that could pose certain dangers.

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Change Happens

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:42 AM
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44. Enough said!!!

Really...

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Supersedeas

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Tue Apr-13-10 10:52 AM
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45. Are the people of Alaska please with their 1/2 term Governor? Cost/Benefits of State Loyalty

And she is benefitting by leaving Alaska behind.

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eppur_se_muova

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Tue Apr-13-10 06:53 PM
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48. Define "earned". I do not think that word means what you think it means. nt

:evilgrin:

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greencharlie

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Tue Apr-13-10 06:56 PM
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49. and to think that some RETARDS

thought she was "quitting" the guv-ship because of scandal or some crap... When people were claiming scandal I lol'd... it was ALL about the $$. And for those that think she'll run for POTUS, I LOL at you again. She is going to be a paid mouth for the next 3 years, bank 40-50 million $$ and go back to Alaska to be filthy rich white trash...

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SalmonChantedEvening

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Tue Apr-13-10 06:59 PM
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50. Scam Baby, Scam.

The fleecing is easy.

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Uzybone

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Tue Apr-13-10 06:59 PM
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51. SCAM is working...making Madoff look like an amateur

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