The next "jobs report" will have a huge upward spike in it... last night, "Fact Checker" had to hire 1000's of new workers to keep up with Obama's tirade.

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Obama finally said something TRUE! He said Joe Biden was his first and best decision of the last 8 years..true...but pathetically so.

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When Obama turned his attention to Michelle, she wasn't real thrilled.. especially when he announced to the world that her middle name was Laverne.

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Obama is going to have a hard time adjusting to not having other people's money to spend..he showed that last night when he turned a 25 minute window into 52 minutes..he just had to go out spending/wasting other people's TIME!

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You know, when past presidents left office, they actually thanked Americans for giving them an opportunity to make a difference.

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Obama billed it as his "Farewell Speech"... we were hoping for an "Apology"

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Obama said democracy is only threatened when people take it for granted...I say it is threatened more when politicians believe Americans serve them. I also believe that Americans will eventually rise above such tyranny as long as the 1st and 2nd Amendments remain intact.

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For 50 plus minutes, I heard an angry man rant about what is going on in America that he had 8 years and the national platform to do something about.

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Farewell speech? What I heard was a desperate Obama looking for a reset button to carry him back to his 2008 campaign.

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Healthcare has risen at it's lowest rates? I swear Obama said that..good grief...10 years ago, healthcare was a massive 14%, 1 seventh of our GDP, now, as Obama leaves, healthcare eats up 20%...that's one-fifth of our economy! One out of every 5 dollars spent is on healthcare..that means Americans..well .. working Americans, have lost 30 percent of their real disposable income.. that's why our economy has stunk for the past 8 years, and why Trump brings real hope.

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Obama says in his 8 years, he rebooted the American car industry..hmmm then how come it's taken Trump to get American car manufacturers to return to America.

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Well, after 8 years, we finally find out that Obama finally READ our Constitution.

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It's cryptic that Obama chose Chicago to deliver his farewell speech..it's not only his home town, it's also one of the few places he could find enough liberals willing to fill an arena for the cameras.

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The costs of Obama speaking in Chicago must be huge.. The Secret Agents all had to be paid "combat and hazardous duty pay" just for going with him.

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It was only fitting Obama chose Illinois for his final speech.. not just because it's his current "home state".. but because Illinois' financial woes are worse than what Obama has left for Trump to solve. According to "24/7 Wall Street": "Due to ongoing political gridlock, Illinois lawmakers have not agreed on annual budget for its next fiscal year. With a growing tab of unpaid bills and debt, Illinois has the worst credit rating of all states. The state’s outstanding bills totaled nearly $9 billion in October, up from less than $6 billion in October of last year and the highest since February 2013. * In addition to fiscal management problems, the state’s housing market and economy are struggling. Approximately 1 in every 80 housing units are in some stage of foreclosure in Illinois, nearly the worst foreclosure rate of all states. The state’s labor force has also declined over the past five years, and the unemployment rate of 5.5% as of October was among the highest in the nation. -- Hmmm.. sorta like how Obama has run his administration.. he always finds worse conditions and people to surround himself so he can shine above the crowd..Illinois is ranked the 49th worst run state in the nation, with only New Mexico keeping it out of the cellar.

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From the "when are pollsters going to remember they have no idea of how to poll people about Trump" department - Online story: "President-elect Donald Trump is starting out his political career with a 37 percent approval rating, according to new polling data released on Tuesday. * The latest numbers come from a Quinnipiac poll which shows the majority -- 51 percent -- of Americans currently disapprove of the job the billionaire businessman is doing during his transition to the White House." -- "51 percent -- of Americans currently disapprove of the job the billionaire businessman is doing during his transition to the White House"?  You know, I could run a poll that would show that 95% of Americans have no clue as to what Trump is doing at all in preparation to become our next president...

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Obama ran on a campaign of hope & change..now he's leaving, and America is excited about the hope and change he's finally delivering

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From Obama's speech: ""I've lived long enough to know that race relations are better than they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago regardless of what some people say," said Obama." -- "regardless of what some people say"? I, too, believe race relations are better now than 30 years ago... but it's in spite of Obama.

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I'm almost 70, and in the past week or so I've discovered a new "medical" term..fodmaps...fodmap...what an incredibly stupid sounding word..it means something that contributes to "irritable bowel syndrome" but it also has destroyed one of the foundations of life. My generation was raised to revere..."an apple a day keeps the doctor away"..yes apples are fodmaps.

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How can Obama even think he improved race relations..one of his first acts was to tax white people for wanting year round tans.

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Did you listen to the multiple "protest" outbreaks during the Senate confirmation of Jeff Sessions? It must be embarrassing to be a Democrat politician and have to appeal to nutcases for their votes.

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8... that's the number of "Code Pink" (_*_)s that received tickets to be in the Senate Chamber during Sessions' confirmation hearing.. I want to know which Senator gave 8 tickets to "Code Pink". He/she should be excoriated for behavior unbecoming to a Senator.

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 How can the same Democrats who approved Pric Holder and Loretta Lynch for US Attorney General have any consternation about a man with Jeff Sessions' record.

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Passed along by a fellow BCer.. a Marine.. you cannot call a Marine and ex-Marine, they are ready to serve when the nation needs them. You will love this:
http://jwvsw.org/carriers.pdf

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Online headline: "Jury condemns Dylann Roof to death for South Carolina church massacre" -- Well.. take him out to the nearest tree and string him up! Let's not mess up a chance to influence would be copycats!

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Online story: "On Tuesday, Ira Madison III tweeted a photo taken at Sessions' confirmation hearing that shows the nominee seated, holding his Asian-American granddaughter on his lap, reports The Hill. * Business Insider notes that Madison, who works for MTV News as a culture writer, said of the image, "Sessions, sir, kindly return this Asian baby to the Toys 'R' Us you stole her from. * He also wrote, "There is no reason for that child to be in his lap in a hearing other than to send an 'I'm not racist message,'" and, "Why is she a prop? Sessions argued for policy that in the 1880s was used to discriminate against Asian Americans." * MTV has since clarified that Madison's tweets are in no way connected to the company." --  "MTV has since clarified that Madison's tweets are in no way connected to the company"?  As in the "the (_*_) has been FIRED? If not.. already.. then Ira M(_*_)dison  the "turd" is officially the "poster bigot" for MTV.

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Online headline/story: "Trump's Homeland Security pick opposes some of his controversial plans * General John Kelly, a retired four-star general, spent years in Iraq and said the military should never come close to doing anything that would violate the Geneva Conventions." -- And this is why our military morale will flourish,, Trump has picked folks who will stand up for and against him on issue; Obama, on the other hand, just fired military advisers until he found one who agreed with him.

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From the "figures don't lie, but liars figure a lot" department - Online headline: "Kerry Washington insists 'less than a quarter of the country voted for our next President' -- Hmmm.. The real.. and only.. figure that matters is that Hellary won less than 20 states...

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L-E headline: "CONFIRMATION HEARINGS * Sessions: I could stand up to Trump" -- And he will,..unlike Obama's picks for Attorney General, Trump has picked a person who will follow/uphold the Constitution as it is written rather than the whims of the president.

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L-E headline/story: "Judge refuses lower bond in brutal Upatoi triple homicide * A Superior Court judge on Tuesday refused to lower the $1 million bond for one of three suspects charged in the brutal Jan. 4, 2016, homicides of a grandmother, son and granddaughter in Columbus’ Upatoi area." -- Whatta (_*_) attorney! Wanting to make it easier for this animal to roam the streets again.. I think if I were the judge, I would have ordered said attorney to move into the cell with his client for the duration of of the discovery, trial, and any appeals.. Let's see how "safe: the attorney feels about that.. Well, if I were the judge, i'd have thought this even if I restrained myself from doing so. What's even more spit inthe taxpayers' eyes is that this (_*_) attorney knew the judge would not entertain such a request, but the (_*_) attorney knew it was a way to get more billing hours for taxpayers to pay.

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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "Poor Josh McKoon. You reap what you sow. You’ve let many Georgians down during your tenure as senator. Now get going." -- You know.. what does this say about the governor and Republican "fish house gang" when they connive to strip the most ethical of it's membership from the Ethics Committee. Stand proud Josh McKoon.. you may be the sequel to Jimmy Stewart's "Mr Smith Goes to Washington"..Oh, and what does it tell you when the L-E and Democrats agree with the governor and Republican "fish house gang"?

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L-E headline/story: "New sheriff, Superior Court clerk seek personnel changes * Tompkins said she also plans to hire someone to deal specifically with the budget process. * “I think it’s something council has asked for many times and funds are available,” she said. * And she wants to bring in a part-time, temporary accountant to help with contract compliance and other issues." -- I do not disagree with Tompkins on her requests, but.. and a very big BUT, since Tom-LYING-son/Council have ordered an audit, should all other requests in accounting be held back until the audit is complete?

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L-E headline: "Auburn fans roll Toomer’s Corner to celebrate Alabama’s loss" -- Well, I guess any Tiger beating Bama would warrant such...