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Before you judge the actions of the new Democratic majority, just remember the example the Republicans set back in 1994.

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    Remember folks:

    Newt moved against Clinton in ’95 and LOST, and LOST EVERYTHING in ’98. He was an amazingly corrupt individual who burned out fast for a number of reasons. All the more reason for Democrats to be both bold and mindful of the overreach.

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    Exactly. But with the gleeful abandon with which the unprincipled Republicans have been gerrymandering for the past decade they offer up moralistic platitudes and such when I suggest we get even.

    And that’s exactly what I mean. Set things straight and even them up. You righties don’t have a prayer now.

    You’ll reap the whirlwind.

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    No mandate… bait and switch… put up CONSERVATIVE democraps then hand the reins over to the most liberal assholes this side of Chairmen Mao and Lenin… and that bastion of conservatism, Newsweek, agrees…

    A number of post-election polls have suggested that, as Newsweek put it, “Republicans lost the 2006 midterm [election] more than the Democrats won it.”

    According to the Newsweek poll, 85% of respondents cited disapproval of the administration’s handling of the war in Iraq as a “major reason” Democrats won. Seventy-one percent cited disapproval of George Bush’s job performance; 67% cited Republican spending habits; 63% said it was disapproval of the Republican congressional performance generally. Only 27% of those asked cited the quality of Democrat candidates as a reason Democrats won the election.

    In other words, the American people were not voting “for” the Democrats as much as they were expressing their disapproval of the Republican performance of late.

    That said, voters are worried about what the Democrats might do with their majority status. Fifty-one percent of those polled by Newsweek said they were “very concerned” that the new Congress will push too hastily for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, while 43% said they were “very concerned” that the Democrat majority would hamper the administration’s efforts to combat terrorism.

    Those fears were validated with several headlines in the papers this morning. First, key Senate Democrats announced over the weekend that withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq will be the top priority of the Democrat-controlled Senate, with legislation being introduced in January. Then, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco announced that she was throwing her weight behind Rep. Jack Murtha in his race for House Majority Leader. Murtha is one of the most vocal anti-war critics of the
    administration and a hero of the radical Left.

    Not surprisingly, America’s enemies overseas are also declaring victory. Two hundred socialist members of the European Union issued a statement saying that last Tuesday’s elections represented “the beginning of the end of a six-year nightmare for the world,” as though America – not Islamofascism – were responsible for the global war that is raging against
    Western Civilization.

    This is how Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, interpreted the results of our elections:

    “This issue (the elections) is not a purely domestic issue for America, but it is the defeat of Bush’s hawkish policies in the world. Since Washington’s hostile and hawkish policies have always been against the Iranian nation, this defeat is actually an obvious victory for the Iranian nation. With the scandalous defeat of America’s policies in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon and Afghanistan, America’s threats are empty threats on an international scale.”

    Abu al-Masri, leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, evidently aware of Democrat plans to retreat, taunted us, saying, “We haven’t had enough of your blood yet. We call on the lame duck (President Bush) not to hurry his escape the way the defense secretary did [referring to Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation]. Remain steadfast on the battlefield, you coward. We will not rest from our Jihad until we have blown up the filthiest house – which is called the White House.” In other words, leaving Iraq won’t end the war – the jihadists will come to America.

    If our enemies overseas are emboldened by the results of the elections, if they believe America is an “empty threat” on the world stage, then we must steel ourselves for dark days ahead, my friends. What I don’t understand is why leading Democrats have not taken to the airwaves to denounce these statements and dispel any misguided notions that America is a nation in decline, lacking the will to defend our values.

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    Poor Newt. The most heavily fined, ethically challenged congressperson ever. What a title.

    Newt is Republicanism. Pure scum.

    Remember the investigations they embarked on with Clinton. The sleazebags spent $60,000,000 in taxpayers money on Whitewater, had their right wing media friends print every lie, and distortion, and when it was all over Clinton was found to be completely innocent.

    Just remember. The word Republican means corruption. Every deal done throught K-Street, or Cheney’s back door.

    Let the investigations begin. Go slow, and fry these animals. Soon 99% of America will be screaming for impeachment. We don’t have to start there. We just need to finish there.

    Remember, there are people in America that still don’t understand Bush is a liar. They still believe him. Fools. Retarded traitors. Wait till it is them deemed an enemy combatant, and dragged off to Gitmo to have their kneecaps drilled…… What, you want a lawyer. Laugh……

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    Future President Newt thinks you suck, too…

    Raising a Banner of Bold Colors: Republicanism Lost, but Conservatism Did Not
    by Newt Gingrich
    Posted Nov 13, 2006

    “Many of the Democrats who won this year ran as non-liberals — in some cases, as outright conservatives. A number of them, including some incumbents, explicitly disavowed liberal Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and San Francisco values. Many repudiated Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry’s smear of American troops in Iraq. Remember, he was effectively driven off the campaign trail for the last 10 days by his own party.”

    “This was not a realigning election as 1994 was. Voters did not vote “for” the Democrats but “against” Republicans. Now, it will be up to us to see that the results of the 2006 election serve as a temporary but necessary corrective interruption in our goal of getting to a conservative governing majority. Take heart, while there is much to be done, I believe if we are focused, disciplined and we work together, we will Win the Future for America.”

    Your friend,

    Newt Gingrich

    “P.S. – Just yesterday it was reported that incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is supporting Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) for majority leader. This is a sign that Pelosi, despite all her talk of moving to the center and reaching out to conservatives, will govern from the left. It is a direct assault on the moderate wing of the Democratic Party and a deliberate break with the second-ranking Democrat in the House, Rep. Steny Hoyer (Md.). The next test for whether Pelosi will govern from the left or the center will be if she appoints Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), the impeached former federal judge, to chair the Intelligence Committee. No national security supporter will be comfortable with Hastings’ having oversight of the nation’s secrets, but the pressure on Pelosi to appease the Black Caucus is immense. Stay tuned.”

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    re 4: Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. We are going to investigate your asses into political oblivion.

    In Republicans, “…the quality of mercy is not strained.”
    And you will find that you will get back the crap you meted out in spades and more.

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    Telling hypocracy. Dems have this opportunity unequal to any other to do it right. Do it right and beat down the garbage spewing neocons when they insert speculation. Going back means more wars, debt and bad foriegn policy.

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    And Jimmy Nancy Pelosi sure is starting out right, even George Soros is pissed!

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    8 4: Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. We are going to investigate your asses into political oblivion.

    In Republicans, “…the quality of mercy is not strained.”
    And you will find that you will get back the crap you meted out in spades and more.

    Comment by headless lucy— 11/13/06@ 8:58 pm

    Lucy,

    Do you always reply with nonsense when you can’t discuss the facts presented.

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    It is my DEEPEST hope that the rethugs run that coward Newt The Hoot as thier candidate for 08. PLLLLLLLEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSEEEE let Newt be the nominee for the GOP – PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEE!

    By the way, we got republican crook number 828,383,333 today.

    Is there enough room to hold all these GOP crooks in jail?
    http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001986.php

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    12

    Do you always reply with nonsense when you can’t discuss the facts presented. Commentby sillyguy— 11/13/06@ 9:08 pm

    If and when you wingfucks ever come up with an actual fact, we’ll discuss it.

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    I see they’re holding that Freeper without bail for mailing threats and “white powder” to prominent liberal individuals … he’s facing 10 years (on each count, to be served consecutively, I hope).

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    re 4: Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. We are going to investigate your asses into political oblivion.

    In Republicans, “…the quality of mercy is not strained.”
    And you will find that you will get back the crap you meted out in spades and more.

    Commentby headless lucy— 11/13/06@ 8:58 pm

    Nah, I think you will surrender as usual.

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    REICHERT EXPANDS LEAD

    RubberStampReichert’s lead over Darcy Burner grew after King County posted new numbers Monday night. His lead is now 4,727 votes of 208,225 votes counted in the race, according to the Associated Press.

    The AP story says “the race (is) out of reach” but Burner’s campaign said she won’t concede until 20,000 remaining absentee ballots are counted.

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    The Honeymoon Is Over

    After five days of giddiness, Democrats express dismay that their new House leader has thrown herself into the fight to become her Number 2, creating a potentially lose-lose situation where she could either be defeated in her first public contest since the election, or brand herself as a dove.

    Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.), an early Hoyer backer, tells TIME that he doesn’t think the letter will change votes. “We all believed that Nancy would support Mr. Murtha because of their long personal relationship,” he said. “That was all factored in before over half the members committed to Mr. Hoyer. This doesn’t diminish Nancy’s value as our leader. Leadership races are much more personal than a legislative issue. These are very personal relationships that members build up over time.” Of the current leadership team, he added, “I don’t know why we would break up something that was so successful.”

    Another Democratic member said: “There’s no one in the caucus who didn’t know who Nancy Pelosi was going to vote for.”

    The Biggest Winners

    The biggest winners in last week’s election were the enemies of the United States, who see the results as confirmation of one of their doctrines: the United States is weak and does not have the commitment to fight a protracted war.

    There is no talk of a new strategy on their side. They don’t hold elections to replace their leadership with people who will negotiate and compromise with the United States, or the elected Iraqi government. Their media do not carry voices calling for a new approach to the war.

    America’s enemies are gloating more than Democrats. But unlike Democrats, their intentions are evil. If the terrorists are to be believed (and who can credibly doubt them?), the U.S. election will encourage them to fight on and kill more of our soldiers.

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    “President Gingrich?”

    * snicker *

    ha ha

    HO ho ho

    GUFFAW

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    (wheeze gasp)

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

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    There are now over 10,000 write-in votes in the prosecutor’s uncontested race, or about 2.86% of the total … an unprecedented vote of no-confidence in partisan hack Norm Maleng, who gave a “Get Out of Jail Free” card to fellow Republican and unconvicted felon Lori Sotelo.

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    She’s toast.

    Burned toast is disgusting… how apt!

    http://www.thestranger.com/blo....._its_o.php

    Burner-Reichert: It’s Over
    Posted by ELI SANDERS at 07:57 PM
    Today’s count didn’t go very well for Darcy Burner (move along, nothing to see here) and now the Seattle Times is reporting that Dave Reichert has declared victory. In addition, the AP is reporting that it has called the race for Reichert.

    I just spoke to Burner’s campaign manager, Zach Silk, and he tells me that Burner is going to be placing a call to Reichert tonight and will be holding a press conference at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning at her eastside headquarters.

    Is Burner’s phone call tonight going to be the traditional concession call from the loser to the victor? Silk wouldn’t say. He would only repeat that the call was going to be made and that Burner and Reichert were going to have “a private conversation.”

    “You can interpret that as you will,” Silk told me.

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    My, I will give the wingnuts for credit for being imaginative, though they are still inconsistent and without any regard for the truth.

    Last week’s Republican Spin: (1) Republicans will hold a majority in the House and Senate, “You have your math, and I have mine”. (2) Republicans may lose the House by a couple of seats, but will still hold the Senate. (3) All Democrats are liberal extremists and friends of Bin Laden. (4) The Democrats will exercise voter fraud, but they will still lose.

    This week’s Republican Spin: (1) Democrats cheated because they ran “conservative” Democrats (remember, these are the same candidates their ads claimed were libertal extremists and friends of Bin Laden). (2) Republicans lost because the Republican party wasn’t Republican enough. (3) The Democrates committed voter fraud.

    I’ve always wondered what a complete melt-down looks like. Now I know. The fact is the American people finally saw that the Republican party had no credibility, and were using the American people to enrich themselves and their buddies. They no longer allowed the Republicans to split their vote by pitting one group of middle-class wage earners against the other.

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    27

    Shoot, I wish I’d have thought of that. I’d have written you in, Roger. As it was I left the oval blank. Had someone else been running against Ab Norm Mal, I’d have voted for them. Probably even if they were a Republican.

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    You can take comfort from that fact that over 150,000 King County voters refused to vote for Norm — they left their ballots blank in that race. Usually these are called “undervotes” but in this case they’re “fuck you, Norm” votes.

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    Hey wingfucks — aren’t you just a little embarrassed that one of your Freeper buddies is in custody without bail for terrorist activities?

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    And don’t forget that wingnuts posting on Sound Politics also promote terrorism …

    “Congratulations Speaker Pelosi, now let the bombs fall where they may. My prediction: terror attack on domestic soil passenger aircraft within the next six months. Casualties in the 2-300 range. And, unfortunately, maybe that’s just what we need. It’s obvious people don’t remember what happened 5 years ago.
    Posted by FullContactPolitics at November 8, 2006 10:52 AM”

    http://tinyurl.com/ydlfwu

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    Hey Roger, what do you want to bet this idiot is a Republican?

    “A rare stamp worth as much as $200,000 (£155,473) may be on an envelope sealed in a ballot box after the US mid-term elections, poll officials say.

    “Officials in Broward County, Florida, say they saw a famous ‘Inverted Jenny’ stamp while reviewing postal ballots. ”

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6143218.stm

    Gots to be a Republican, only a wingnut would throw that much money away on an election.

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    Commentby Roger Rabbit— 11/13/06@ 9:41 pm

    “You can take comfort from that fact that over 150,000 King County voters refused to vote for Norm – they left their ballots blank in that race.”

    The ususal baloney spewing from your “paws”. I never vote in one person races. This isn’t Cuba or North Korea. I think a lot of people don’t want to bother when they don’t have a choice. You can read it however you want, that doesn’t make it reality.

    Commentby Yer Killin Me— 11/13/06@ 9:49 pm

    “Gots to be a Republican, only a wingnut would throw that much money away on an election.”

    Actually since Broward county voter registrations run almost 2-1 Democrat to Republican, it’s more likely that person was Democrat.

    http://www.browardsoe.org/VRStats.aspx?Summaries=1

    Much like greed, stupidity doesn’t know the boundaries of party lines.

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    Roger and Gang you all have all the answers, what will it take to make these folks your equal?
    Black adults have narrowed the gap with white adults in earning high school diplomas, but the gap has widened for college degrees. Thirty percent of white adults had at least a bachelor’s degree in 2005, while 17 percent of black adults and 12 percent of Hispanic adults had degrees.
    Forty-nine percent of Asian Americans had at least a bachelor’s degree in 2005.
    The median income for white households was $50,622 last year. It was $30,939 for black households, $36,278 for Hispanic households and $60,367 for Asian households.
    Median income for black households has stayed about 60 percent of the income for white households since 1980. In dollar terms, the gap has grown from $18,123 to $19,683.
    Hispanic households made about 76 percent as much as white households in 1980. In 2005, it was 72 percent.
    The gap in poverty rates has narrowed since 1980, but it remains substantial. The poverty rate for white residents was 8.3 percent on 2005. It was 24.9 percent for black residents, 21.8 percent for Hispanic residents and 11.1 percent for Asian residents

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    “Gots to be a Republican, only a wingnut would throw that much money away on an election.”

    Libtardians, maybe you should start seeing how much that investment in Darcy Burnout paid off for you?

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    What the HELL does “Libtardian” mean? Sounds like something you’d hear on a middle school playground. Come to think of it, that doesn’t surprise me a lot.

    As for Darcy Burner, I got plenty of bang for my buck. You win some, you lose some. That’s politics. And she made the Republicans spend money to get Dapper Dave elected that could have gone to other races. Then the Democrats would maybe have only flipped 27 seats instead of 29.

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    re 12: “Facts”???? Why not shove your facts up the same hole you pulled WMD’s out of?

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    Your words are like a vampire sucking on my neck. Fortunately, I’m wearing a garlic necklace.

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    Newt Gingrich will never be president. The American people won’t vote for a man who told his wife on her deathbed to fuck-off because he found a younger model.

    The American people, as opposed to Republicans, really do have family values. And a RAT like Gingrich will get nowhere.

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    GEE ALL THE WINGERS ARE DUMPING ON DARCY AND I SEE BARELY A WORD ABOUT PETER GOLDMARK.

    GUESS THESE GELDINGS JUST CAN’T STAND TO SEE A GOOD WOMAN CHALLENGE A STEROID-PUMPED FRAUD LIKE GOOD-HAIR DAVE.

    IT’S JUST TOO THREATENING TO THEIR SMALL EGOS.

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    What the HELL does “Libtardian” mean? Sounds like something you’d hear on a middle school playground. Come to think of it, that doesn’t surprise me a lot.

    As for Darcy Burner, I got plenty of bang for my buck. You win some, you lose some. That’s politics. And she made the Republicans spend money to get Dapper Dave elected that could have gone to other races. Then the Democrats would maybe have only flipped 27 seats instead of 29.

    Commentby Yer Killin Me— 11/13/06@ 10:17 pm

    It means you are liberally retarded. I should have made that more clear to you but I thought you might have at least half a brain.

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    GEE ALL THE WINGERS ARE DUMPING ON DARCY AND I SEE BARELY A WORD ABOUT PETER GOLDMARK.

    Oh you mean the other loser you guys backed?

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    ONLY THING’S REICHERT’S HEAD IS GOOD FOR IS GROWING HAIR – IT JUST MAGICALLY FALLS IN PLACE. HE COULD SELL A TON OF HAIR PRODUCTS FOR MATURE PEOPLE.

    GUESS EVERY FELLA HAS TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING.

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    ONLY THING’S REICHERT’S HEAD IS GOOD FOR IS GROWING HAIR – IT JUST MAGICALLY FALLS IN PLACE. HE COULD SELL A TON OF HAIR PRODUCTS FOR MATURE PEOPLE.

    GUESS EVERY FELLA HAS TO BE GOOD AT SOMETHING

    That and kicking liberal ass!

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    OH HI ROB. HOW’D MIKE? MCGAVICK DO? DIDYA LOVE HIS CONCESSION SPEECH IN BELLEVUE?

    IF YOU BLINKED YOU MISSED IT.

    GEE 28 MILLION OF OTHER PEOPLES MONEY CAN’T SEEM TO BUY A SENATE SEAT THESE DAYS.

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    Very partisan TV newscast! They wanted to investigate because there WERE a lot of scandals going on in the Clinton adminstration. How sson they forget..

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    Hi yos libtard. Yes it can it has bought Cantwell 2 terms now. Sorry I could never get behind McGaverick. For one I loath insurance companies. You know the ones like Progressive and all the rest and two I just McGarverick just came accross like someone you just wouldn’t have a beer with. Of course so did Cantwell. I believe anyone that has insurace exec. tied to there name is and instant loser and McGarverick had an equel personality problem as burner had. I voted for him but I held my nose while doing it.

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    MY, MY ROB. YOU MEAN YOU HAD DOUBTS? YOU MIGHT BE ALL RIGHT AFTER ALL.

    I WAS BEGINNING TO MISTAKE YOU FOR THE KIND OF FELLAS I KNEW IN HIGH SCHOOL WHO PLAYED TOO MUCH FOOTBALL WITH THEIR HELMETS OFF.

    NAAAAAAAA…

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    It must make the GOP proud now that they’re in the position of hoping our country fails – just to try to claw and scratch their way back into power someday.

    Dream on you gay, pig fucking, meth-snorthing, viagra dropping, chickenhawk assholes!

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    Poor Furball, in hiding from his “den” because his hero George Soros called him out! I like it when donk eat their own!

    Culture of Corruption Murtha. That rolls off the tongue!

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    It must make the GOP proud now that they’re in the position of hoping our country fails – just to try to claw and scratch their way back into power someday. Dream on you gay, pig fucking, meth-snorthing, viagra dropping, chickenhawk assholes! Commentby RightEqualsStupid— 11/14/06@ 4:54 am

    What country did you just wake up in? We are not the party of CUT & RUN! We want to DESTROY islamofascists. You are the party of Rachel Corrie.

    Lets see what the donk said this election cycle:

    – Economy is bad – Refuted by the Facts – 4.6% unemployment, millions of jobs served
    – We pull out they will stop – Refuted by the Facts – Nancy Pelosi dissed by leading Islamofascists as delusional. Not covered by libtard MSM.
    – Iraq is Vietnam – Refuted by the Facts – Islamofascists said they like the comparison. Not covered by libtard MSM. It feeds their fighters
    – Not checking the ports – Refuted by the Facts – Homeland Security Bill wanted to check out the port workers too and the Moonbats! and their union hacks tried to stop it.
    – Homeland Security Department Bill recently passed- Refuted by the Facts – Donk in Congress wanted Union protections, don’t do background checks of stevedores and longshoremen. Republicans said no, not going to happen, background checks or nothing. Never covered by the MSM.

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    Look at this: http://today.reuters.com/misc/.....DATE-2.XML

    Well what do you expect with libtard Moonbats! doing the PC thing is schools today, dumbing down curriculum to the lowest common Furball denominator? Critical thinking is rejected. Teachers like headless lucy polluting the “young minds full of mush”. And… it will only get worse. Why does Goldie have his daughter in a “special” school? Why does Goldie hate vouchers?

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    Bush always prefaces a policy statement with the words: “I believe….” I would hope that a man in his position would say: “Based on this evidence, I believe….”

    But all of Bush’s decisions are based on: “I believe….”

    Is that the kind of critical thinking you want Lucy to teach?

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    re 64: Fascism is a political phenomenon that takes place in countries with democratic political institutions in place that have been subverted by a claque of politicians and industrialists who use “superpatriotism” to coopt the populace in their aggressive wars of profit and subjugation.

    I would submit to you that jihadism is more about religion than nationalism. It is authoritarian, but not “fascist”. The Bush regime is a failed attempt to turn our democracy into a fascist state.

    In the words of Gerard Manley Hopkins,MWS, “It is Margaret you mourn for.”

    Since you’re such an educated whizkid, I’ll leave you to figure out the metaphor. Shoud Lucy teach this kind of critical thinking?

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    Agh, bleh, yuck … Newt Gingrich … my eyes are bleeding.

    So far, Newt has left 2 wives for younger women after years of having affairs with them, refused to pay child support, come up with the idea “if it’s just a blowjob, then it’s not really sex”, tried to abrogate his ethics violation agreement, and ‘unintentionally’ gave incorrect information to the house ethics committee. He stated that his first wife wasn’t ‘good-looking enough to be a first lady’.

    It is well known he can’t keep it in his pants. My prediction: if America totally loses it’s collective mind and elects this immoral, hedonistic slimeball to the Presidency then all the “but…but…but… CLINTON!” people will look back fondly to the blue dress and the cigar as a time of innocence.

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    I am a Republican – I lie, steal and cheat when I’m not being a family man and crying hypocrit. Hail Hitler.

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    I think every one that answers this site should answer the following:

    1. Are You Gay?

    2. Do you have children?

    3. Have you ever been through a divorce?

    If you answer yes to question 1 and no to two and three, then you should shut the fuck up! You have no business telling the rest of us what to do. You have nothing to lose. Go suck anything you want to, but we have to protect our children and preserve the future for them.

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