HuffPost story: "When the military overthrew the Argentine government and installed a dictatorship in 1976, the Nixon administration responded by offering its wholehearted support and financial assistance. The dictatorship lasted until 1983." -- Nixon? In 1976?I don't think so..

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Following the chastisement A&E inflicted on Phil Robertson, the remainder cast of "Duck Dynasty" should include prayers for him in every episode, and if that's censored by A&E, sell their story to another network.

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If syndromes such as "traumatic syndrome of slavery" are passed on genetically between generations, then why isn't today's generation even greater than the 'greatest generation"?

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Online story: "An angry teen shot out at least 100 car windows, in and around Goodlettsville, Tenn., earlier this week * Cody Sartain, 18, started with his girlfriend's car after a fight Monday night. For the next 24 hours Sartain, continued to blow off steam by shooting out car window after car window, about 100 total, police say, all for the fun of it. * Fortunately no one was hurt. The outcome could have been much worse. One woman, Erica Harrison, was sitting in her SUV when Sartain shot out her window. * Police told News Channel 5 Sartain faces a number of charges for vandalism across three cities and a charge of reckless endangerment for shooting Harrison's car while she was inside." -- "vandalism"? "reckless endangerment"? "for the fun of it"? Pitiful! How about improper use of a firearm? How about destruction of private property? Has anyone checked to see if this (_*_)'s father is a judge or in law enforcement?

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Online story: "DENVER — Colorado's strengthening economy has left state government with a billion-dollar surplus and an economic outlook that seems to brighten every fiscal quarter. * The state finished with a general fund surplus of $1.1 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30. * Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday that he hopes some of the surplus can be used on education." -- Whoa! If a state produces a Billion dollar surplus in one year, it means the state was heavy-handed in its taxes. That billion dollars, most of it anyway, ought to be returned to the taxpayers, either by check or tax reductions for the next year.

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McClatchy story: "The number of gay athletes in the official delegation representing the United States at the opening and closing ceremonies of February's Winter Olympics in Russia grew to three Thursday after figure skater Brian Boitano announced that he is gay" -- Huh? Is there anyone who hadn't "known" this since his 1988 Olympic year?

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L-E story: "Columbus police are investigating a report of shots fired near the Circle K on Manchester Expressway. * No one was injured after a resident said at least four shots were fired at a vehicle. * An identification unit was in the area late Thursday checking damage to the vehicle. The shooting remains under investigation." -- Hmmm, well, we know it wasn't Circle K employees shooting since employees get fired for wanting to have guns at work.

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Latest from www.barackobama/organizingforaction.com :
Hal -- We all have that one relative -- we won't name names -- who just loves to argue about politics. * It's like clockwork -- every year, the same conversations. And you just know that health care is going to come up this year -- this time, make sure you're ready. There's a lot of good news on our side. * So here's an extra large serving of truth, in the form of must-read Obamacare success stories from news outlets across the country." -- "an extra large serving of truth"? "ObamaCare success stories"? No wonder Obamarat voters have no clue. They actually think Judas 00-bama's lies are a right wing conspiracy... His spinmeisters are out citing stories from the NY Times, the LA Times, HuffPost, and the Raleigh News&Observer as "truths".

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Online headline/story: "President Obama commutes drug sentence of Deval Patrick’s first cousin * President Obama on Thursday granted a rare commutation to the first cousin of Governor Deval Patrick, allowing the release of a man who in 1994 was given a life sentence on charges of dealing crack cocaine. * Patrick said that he does not recall ever meeting his first cousin Reynolds Allen Wintersmith Jr., 39 of Rockford, Ill., and had no involvement in his application for clemency" -- What is it with Obamarat politicians.. First Judas 00-bama, now Governor Patrick.. neither knows who or what their relatives are or are doing, but thay have a proclivity for Boston connections...

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Online story: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official called India's foreign secretary on Thursday in another attempt by Washington to tamp down the furor in India over the arrest and treatment of one of its diplomats in New York. * India urged the United States to drop the charges against Devyani Khobragade of underpaying her housekeeper and visa fraud, suggesting that Secretary of State John Kerry's expression of regret on Wednesday over her treatment was not enough." -- Even India has no respect for 00-bama's America or leadership... Not only should Khobragade be sent back to India "personna non grata", but the Indian Embassy should be given a warning that the whole contingency "is next". Recently is was the Russian contingency fraudulent applying/accepting US welfare, now this disregard for our laws....

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The 1st time unemployment application expectations were extremely high for this time if year, and the actual number was even 10,000 more than expected. So much for a recovering economy, or OObamaCRAP applicants.

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McClatchy story: "The Obama administration deported fewer people this year than at any other time during President Barack Obama’s time in office." -- Hmmm, only two factors could make this happen..1 - fewer border crossing because jobs aren't available, or 2 - Obamarats need illegal alien votes in 2014.

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I'm going to have to find me another mid-morning/mid-afternoon news source. Fox is airing too many liberal agenda-ists who have been pushing their employer's personal agenda/mantra rather than just discussing their side of an issue on the table.

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Online headline: "Jay Leno Met With CNN Chief" -- Hmmm, wouldn't think that would be a very good fit... CNN is already a bad joke.

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L-E headline/story: "Atlanta transit ranked one of world's worst" * In the international consulting firm Arthur D. Little's "Future of Urban Mobility," the city ranks 82nd on an index of 0-100 points "highlighting the mobility challenges cities face on a worldwide basis." Unfortunately, the index only includes 84 major cities, which means Atlanta (about 32 points) only ranked higher than Baghdad (which, you'll remember, is a major city in a country that has been ravaged by conflict for a decade) and Hanoi." -- And Columbus' Mayor Obamalinson has given lawyers $300+K to study how Columbus can connect to Atlanta with high speed rails... hmmm, as we start rating mayors, I can guess which end of the spectrum Arthur D. Little would rank ours...

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The theme Republicans should promote for all Congressional races in 2014 is.. a video clip of incumbent Democrats speaking from the House/Senate floor or local townhouse meetings telling everyone they can keep their old insurance/doctors if they want to .... then fade to ... "You can keep your old Senator/Congressperson.. if you want to.."

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Online headline: "Barbara Walters on Obama: 'We Thought He Was Going To Be The Next Messiah'' -- That's the problem... Baba Wawa obviously doesn't know the only Messiah to be able to differentiate

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Online story: "Republican Study Committee Chairman (RSC) Chairman Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) is calling for the resignation of White House counselor John Podesta for comparing the House Republicans to the Jonestown cult. Podesta was named to the post just one week earlier." -- Have you noticed... all the "sacrificial lambs"... Carney, Gibbs, Lerner, Podesta, Pelosi, Reid, Warren, Schumer, Biden. the Clintons..et al, have one very obvious similarity in common...

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Excuse me, but if TSYS processes Target Cards, what was Target doing with all the info ay another site?

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Knowledgeable voter's L-E "soundoff": "At the last council meeting I heard the mayor wish the school children a good holiday break. I thought it was a Christmas break." -- If you see Mayor Obamalinson between now and the 25th, ask her specifically what 'holiday break" she's talikng about... the only one being celebrated between Hanukah and Christmas is CHRISTMAS!

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So New Mexico has legalized same sex marriages...why does the Ledger-Enquirer think it justifies publishing pictures of same sex couples kissing?

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L-E headline/story: "FDA to alter food safety rules over farmer complaints * The rules proposed in January would require farmers to take new precautions against contamination, making sure workers’ hands are washed, irrigation water is clean and that animals stay out of fields, among other precautions." -- Good grief! Guess the FDA wants farm laborers to have clean fingernails like all the executives in the FDA and bottled water be used for irrigation. 

Online story: "Wilmington, Del., has a big problem: Large groups of black people are going crazy. * And this collective “mental illness” is causing record levels of crime and gun violence in this mostly black town of 70,000. * That is the official diagnosis of the city council, which, by unanimous agreement earlier this month, asked the Centers for Disease Control to investigate a wave of psychological mayhem that has turned this historic and once-charming city into an unrecognizable husk of its former self. * Chief diagnostician of this crisis in public health is city council member Hanifa G.N. Shabazz: * “There is a well known fact that the African-American community here in the United States of America is still suffering from the traumatic syndrome of slavery,” Shabazz said. “That is compounded with the many effects that are happening in today’s society with our young people and the things they are seeing, and there is definitely a shift of mental capacity of their ability to make good decisions. That results in gun violence.” -- "collective mental illness"? "traumatic syndrome of slavery"? Oh, so every black is a victim, and OObamaCRAP should consider this a 'pre-existing condition"? Once again... the problem is not racism... it's culturism.

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Online story: "A&E has suspended "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson following anti-gay comments he made in a recent GQ profile, according to a report by Entertainment Weekly. * On Wednesday evening, A&E released this statement to Entertainment Weekly: "“We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty. His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely. * Phil Roberston in response to the controversy:“I myself am a product of the 60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs and rock and roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other.”" -- This isn't about Phil Robertson's "lack of tolerance", it's about the A&E AND the overall entertainment and media industries intolerance for individual thought.

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Antithesis example online story of above: "Lostprophets singer Ian W(_*_)tkins has been sentenced to 35 years in jail for multiple child sex offenses, including the attempted rape of a baby. * W(_*_)tkins, 36, was sentenced to 35 years on Wednesday, Dec. 18, after pleading guilty to 13 child sex offenses in November, according to the BBC. He will serve 29 years in jail and will remain under police supervision for six years. He will be up for parole after serving two-thirds of the sentence. * Two days after he admitted to the attempted rape in court, Watkins spoke to a female fan from prison: "I do not know what everybody is getting so freaked out about," he said, according to a transcript of the conversation. "It was like either I go up there and say: 'Come on it was not that bad. Nobody got hurt,' [or] try to win them over with my charm. * Watkins' lawyer attempted to argue that the defendant "unravelled" because of drug use and the pressures of fame" -- Confirmation that the entertainment and media industries feel perversion is OK, but you can't call it that if you're not part of it. Guess it's "OK" for "insiders" to refer to someone as a "pervA" but not a "perver"....

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I think it's time for a class action suit against Congress... A suit to limit Congress from vudgeting any programs that aren't specifically provided for in the U.S. Constitution.

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Hmmm, have you ever thought about the view from the Oglethorpe Bridge as a newcomer drives in from the west? Ah! Baseball stadium... maybe I'll catch a game while I'm here.... NOT! Great first impression....NOT!

It's sorta like being invited to test drive a new luxury car, but finding out it doesn't have an engine.

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Online story: "The U.S. Army War College, which molds future field generals, has begun discussing whether it should remove its portraits of Confederate generals — including those of Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. * During the inventory, an unidentified official — not the commandant, Maj. Gen. Anthony A. Cucolo III — asked the administration why the college honors two generals who fought against the United States * “I do know at least one person has questioned why we would honor individuals who were enemies of the United States Army," -- My first question is why the US Army War College has any employee so ignorant of military history working there, but the answer to the question "why" is that Lee and Jackson, who were both American citizens, were two of the finest military minds in the history of world, and any new officer needs to understand how those two thought.

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Hmmm, teen use of marijuana is up and climbing..but guess what, they aren't buying it from the street dealers. With the advent of medical marijuana outlets, teens can now get adults to buy it for them... sorta like the way it used to be with liquor stores before really good computer fake IDs became so available.

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Judas 00-bama and Obamarat leadership in Congress (is that an oxymoron?) are going after Congressman Issa as overzealous in his bringing light on Issues. Hey, as Chairman of the Oversight Committee, that's his job!

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Online story: "Senate Republicans were unable to stop military pension cuts when Senate Democrats blocked a vote on an amendment to prevent the cuts by closing a welfare loophole for illegal immigrants Tuesday evening. * Removing this unbalanced treatment of our military retirees ought to be one of the key actions we should take before this legislation moves forward. In fact, greater savings than this can be achieved by passing a legislative fix recommended by the Inspector General of the U.S. Treasury that would stop the IRS from improperly providing tax credits to illegal aliens,” Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions said Monday, announcing his co-sponsorship of Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker’s amendment to restore the military retirement benefits Monday. * Additionally, the Alabama Republican offered his own amendment to restore the cuts by targeting a child tax credit loophole that illegal immigrants have used to unlawfully obtain welfare benefits." -- What screwed mentality has overcome the Democratic Party, that illegal aliens get preferential treatment versus our military veterans? Think about it....Our borders should be secured by our military, and if the borders were, illegal aliens would not be the problem that it has become.

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Online quote source: "“For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.” ― Bo Bennett" -- Wanna bet this has never hung on the wall of a Judas 00-bama or Clinton office? Don't even go to where Jay Carney is...

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Low info voter's L-E "soundoff": " Massachusetts’ RomneyCare registered only 123 people the first month, but now their coverage is cheaper and better. Both Republican and Democratic policyholders love it. The only haters are the insurance companies." -- Democrats would seem a lot smarter if they just didn't open their mouths and claim knowledge. NOTHING in Massachusetts is cheaper than it is here (well, politics, maybe, but it's close).

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The must be the same low info voter's L-E "soundoff": " People buying health insurance in the 25 states without exchanges pay 15 percent more than states with exchanges. Thanks, Governors Deal and Bentley." -- No one knows the cost of OObamaCRAP yet, and will not until you try to use it with your previous doctors/hospitals and have to meet the deductibles.

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Knowledgeable voter's L-E "soundoff": " If we could buy the mayor for what’s she worth and sell her for what she thinks she’s worth, we’d no longer have a deficit." -- Hard to say this any better or more succinctly.

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Hmmm, have you ever thought about how the mainstream media promotes Congress? When the House passes a bill mainstream media likes, it's a "bi-partisan" bill; if mainstream media doesn't like it, it's a "Republican" bill.

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Delta is right... I do not want to hear the drone of cellphone callers sitting around me while flying. I am even more opposed for cellphones being allowed to be "on" during flights for any purpose, as they can be tracked by GPS, and, whole a little more extreme, I can foresee a cellphone case being made out of plastique explosives and triggered by a cellphone call. It wouldn't take a big charge to blow a major aircraft out of the air at 35,000 feet,

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L-E story: " DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. warned of tough price competition and harder-to-reach profit targets Wednesday, a sign that the company and the auto industry face a tougher road after four years of robust recovery from the Great Recession. * Ford said its pretax profit next year would drop as much as $1.5 billion below a near-record level of $8.5 billion in 2013" -- Hmmm, sounds like GM flooding the market with its excess inventory will put the "brake" on the auto industry. Hmmm,maybe Judas OO-bama's selling taxpayer stock for "only" a $10 BILLION dollar loss will make hiom "look good" as a market prognosticator, but, on the other hand, the FEC may have to charge him with "insider trading".

The foodbabe.com blogger takes on fast food companies to get them to alter their methods of getting a product to the consumer. One this she harps about is the way chickens are raised and fed. Wonder if pampered chickens feel better about themselves as they enter the slaughter processing phase?

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Online story: " Last month in Garden City, N.Y. A neighbor called the police because two men were about to wash a recently purchased Volkswagen Golf in their driveway. * the officer who arrives at the house tells the men it is against a village ordinance to wash cars and furniture in public places. The men tell the officer the obvious: they are at a private residence, not in a public place. * The officer responds, "It's still in public view." -- No wonder New Yorkers retire to the South.

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The latest Gallop Poll asking the public about how it feels about professions being honest/ethical reveals some stressful information about 16 of 22 job categories... less that 50% of those polled felt those 16 categories of professionals were honest/ethical. Teachers, medical, military, and police officers were looked on positively, but other's did not fare so well.. We expected lawyers, politicians, bankers, and used car salesmen would be in the lower rankings but now judges, and get this TV/Print media have surged to the lower echelons of the polls. Guess a lot of the poll answers are from Columbus.

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Online headline: "World Bank Fund Gets Record $52 Billion In Pledges To Aid World's Poorest Countries" -- Have spent 15 minutes "Googling" this morning to get an idea of how much the US contributes and a list of other contributors... not much luck.. can't find a figure "we" have donated, and the only countries listed the, Japan, and Great Britain are just grouped as the proverbial top 3 donators. I'm about to believe these 3 countries are the ONLY contributors. My next question is how much do the executives at the World Bank make...first inquiry indicates that their perks/benefits alone are a handsome salary.

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Have you noticed that Judas 00-bama never goes to his home in Chicago for working vacations? On the other hand, I do wonder how many tax dollars have been spent on security there to keep it viable until January 2017?

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There's only about one way Judas 00-bama will get enough people to sign up for OObamaCRAP is to include a LifeLock identity-theft subscription free.

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Online story: "A hearing was held today for a Marine Corps reservist who could be dishonorably discharged for trying to warn his fellow Marines about an Afghan police chief’s links to the Taliban. * Maj. Jason Brezler had tried to warn about Afghan Police Chief Sarwar Jan, a known child predator with ties to the Taliban. Jan was routinely allowed on military bases, but Brezler believed he should not be. * Brezler said he was trying to do the right thing by sending the warning, but it was issued through a personal email account, which is an unclassified channel. The warning was ultimately ignored, and days later, three Marines lost their lives when one of Jan’s alleged child victims opened fire." -- Personal or military e-mail ? This is where Hillary should be speaking up, "What difference does it make?" 3 more American soldiers are dead, and Judas 00-bama is persecuting the messenger.

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You know, Judas 00-bama is going to eventually use one of the strategies he used to defend the bailout for GM, and financial brokerages in order to avoid prosecution. Probably a fast talking venture based on"Too Big to Jail".

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McClatchy headline: "White House brings in Microsoft exec to help with healthcare.gov" -- As President Reagan was apt to say, "Well, at least he's an expert on computer crashing software.

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McClatchy headline: "Obama gets an offer for a cameo in House of Cards" -- Guess they wanted him to sit in on a few hands of "Taxes Fold'em"

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We didn't win the Megaball Lottery, but we were in there with just as good a chance not to win as anybody else.

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Help needed. I didn't catch all of a story on Fox yesterday that concerned a parking facility in Maryland that started out in 1997 as a $20 Mil project, and it's still not finished and either $50 or $150 million has gone into it. How about a BC assist link?

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www.barackobama/organizingforaction.com is the antithesis of what Judas 00-bama campaigned against in 2008.... it's nothing more than a lobby organization to push his own agenda by pressuring individual Congresspersons.

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Speaking of www.barackobama/organizingforaction.com, why didn't Judas 00-bama rename it "Organizing For America"... was he afraid of disillusioning his base?

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More latest from www.barackobama/organizingforaction.com : "Hal -- I'm putting together a list of our 2013 founding members -- the people who have been part of this from the start. * According to our records, you're not on it yet, so I wanted you to know just how important -- and easy -- it is to change that. * All you have to do to be a member is donate $5 or more right now." -- And I just thought Judas 00-bama loved me for who I am, but apparently not. Wonder if there's a government entitlement program that will pay my membership?

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Online headline: "Activist judge legalizes polygamy, just as we warned" -- Hmmm, can bestiality marriages be far behind?

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Actually, Judas 00-bama is not the biggest liar in Washington, but Jay Carney is paid to lie, so we can't include him.

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Tolerance.... We all need it as well as should practice it. On the other hand why should anyone be tolerant of intolerant people? Tell you what, I'll promise not to be rude or noncompassionate to people who don't believe as I do about religion or lifestyles, but I'll expect the same respect in return.

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If the pictures of Judas 00-bama's flirtation with the Danish blonde are an indicator, we know why 00-bama only wants approved photos from his personal (taxpayer paid) photographer to get in the mainstream media.

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Congressman Issa has brought up valid points about OObamaCRAP navigators that are not bonded or vetted so applicants need to have great concern about giving personal information that would create great opportunity for identity theft. Judas 00-bama is defending the navigators. Problem is...when do you ever believe someone who is a proven pathological liar?

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Online quote source: "“We are builders of our own characters. We have different positions, spheres, capacities, privileges, different work to do in the world, different temporal fabrics to raise; but we are all alike in this, -- all are architects of fate.” ― John Fothergill Waterhouse Ware " -- Hmmm, I guess we can assume why Judas 00-bama was trying to tell us that "you didn't build your businesses" is because he didn't want us to blame him for building his OObamaCRAP.

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L-E headline: "CHAMBER VP COLIN MARTIN ENTERS 2014 RACE FOR MAYOR’S OFFICE * Martin: ‘I would listen more and talk less’" -- If he refines that to " ‘I WILL listen more and talk less’, he's a shoo-in. He's got my vote...

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Low info voter's L-E "soundoff": " How can the city be facing layoffs when the numbers out of Washington just before election time show the economy is getting better and better? There must be a mistake." -- Heh heh heh.. Yes, Virginia, there is a mistake... all those figures Judas 00-bama has been feeding you.

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You know, by the time OObamaCRAP takes full effect, only the marginal doctors will be the ones your insurance will be accepted at...

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L-E story: " Georgia Power is getting a rate increase, but it will be $573 million less than the utility’s original request of nearly $1.5 billion over three years." -- Whew... sounds like we "dodged a half-a-billion-dollar bullet".. yeah.... right. No one asks fro what they want, they ask the PSC for more, so it looks like the PSC is "tuff". GA Power is into our pockets for an extra BILLION over the 3 years, them it will be back for more, no matter what technology is available to reduce power costs. How about charging the whitewater users a direct fee for opening up the dams to increase water flow?

As noted last week, Bleep Veep Biden and Judas 00-bama do not swap Christmas presents.. That's a really pathetic thing to admit publicly. Here we are in the throws of this nation's largest, most important religious season, and our president & vice-president openly announce they do not participate in our Christian traditions.

Online story: "Retiring General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson says the government bailout of his company was a net gain for taxpayers — even though they lost $10.5 billion. * He says GM won't repay the $10.5 billion because the government agreed to make loans and take company stock in exchange for the bailout. * GM repaid its loans and the government sold the last of its stock last week The government spent $49.5 billion to save GM in 2008 and 2009. * Akerson made the comments to reporters ahead of a speech to the National Press Club on Monday. * If GM repaid the $10.5 billion to the government, it would be unfair to stockholders who invested based on the current capital structure, he said. "I can tell you there would be shareholder suits that would be difficult to defend." * Akerson said all the work that GM has done since bankruptcy will be for naught if the company returns to business as usual." --" unfair to stockholders who invested based on the current capital structure"? & "will be for naught if the company returns to business as usual"? You bethcha, and listening to all the ads more interested in 'leasing' rather than selling, GM is back on the old track.

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Online headline: "Unconfirmed Bomb Threat At Harvard Prompts Building Evacuations" -- Hmmm no wonder the Harvard campus was overly cautious.. its last "unconfirmed bomb" has ended up in the White House.

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L-E story: " It has been standing for thousands of years, so Britain's ancient Stonehenge monument was due a makeover. * New visitor facilities and landscaping are designed to "restore the dignity" of the mysterious stone circle, and transform the way more than 1 million visitors a year see it. * The 27 million pound ($44 million) renovation which was previewed Tuesday includes a new building 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from the stones where visitors can watch an exhibition about Neolithic life. * They can then walk to Stonehenge down an ancient processional walkway, or take a shuttle bus." -- Hmmm "restore the dignity"? Yeah, riding shuttle buses will really do that.. I'm trying to imagine the Druids making money with tourism tours, but can't.

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From the "sign of the times" department - L-E story: "PASCAGOULA, MISS. — Jackson County has awarded a $27.6 million contract to Montgomery, Ala.-based Caddell Construction to build a new jail in Pascagoula. * The 752-bed jail will be expandable, as the design includes shell space for another 60 beds." -- This is a "sign" of a failed court system. When "we" plan our jails as a 'growth industry' it's because the current punishment actions are neither curtailing nor deterring new or recidivist criminals.

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This is ridiculous... Adam Levine, teeny bopper idol, is shilling for Pro-Active pimple stuff.. The guy is 34+ years old. How many 34 year old men do you know who have active pimples?

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Stewart & his son, Conner, shot a backside 27 in the final round of the Father-Son tournament this weekend. It's outstanding, no matter how you shoot a 9-under nine-hole score, but their's has special connotations.. they had nine straight "3s". The pair scored eagle 3s on both par 5s to offset lackluster pars on the par 3 holes.

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Online story: "Another powerful Democrat lined up behind the still-unofficial Hillary 2016 effort Tuesday. Senator Dianne Feinstein penned a glowing endorsement of Clinton in Politico this morning, calling Clinton “transformative” and “one of the most impressive women I’ve ever known.” Feinstein focused on her former colleague’s Senate career, and said that the country needs her “now more than ever.” -- Hmmm.. a bit of clarification is needed here... first we must determine whether "we need" Diane Feinstein.... then whether "we need Feinstein more than ever", too. Secondly, what's this "transformative" crap about? We are even finished with Judas 00-bama's "transformation", and Hillary is surely not campaigning of 'transforming' us back to where we were.

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Online headline: " Ohio judge hands down 28-year sentence in $100M, cross-country Navy veterans charity fraud" -- Once again, our court system is failing us! This (_*_) should be keel-hauled on a rusty barnacle-encrusted battleship until he can remember where every cent was diverted.

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McClatchy story: "ORLANDO, Fla. _ Orlando attorney Mark O'Mara, who took on George Zimmerman as a client in one of the nation's most racially charged and high-profile murder trials and won his acquittal, is now the subject of an ethics complaint for how he handled the case. * O'Mara volunteered to represent Zimmerman at no charge a few weeks later. * A few months later, O'Mara and co-counsel Don West gave Zimmerman a bill for $2.5 million, the amount of money they said he owed for the 3,000 hours of work each had put into his case." -- First, the media made this a "racially charged and high-profile" case. George Zimmerman has white and Latino parents but the media insisted he be classified as white. On the other hand, Judas 00-bama had white and black parents but the media insists he be classified as black. Now, what part of ethical is it for a lawyer to jump pro-bono into the foray for all the limelight of seeming to be a knight in shining armor, then billing the client as soon as the cameras stopped rolling?

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McClatchy story: "The firearms dealer caught up in the Justice Department's Fast and Furious scandal has won an early release from prison after a federal judge ruled that prosecutors overcharged him in alleging he sold high-powered weapons to smugglers working for a violent drug cartel in Mexico. * Ian Garland, who ran a gun shop near El Paso, Texas, was released Friday after a court hearing in Las Cruces, N.M., showed that he was given a longer sentence because the court was misinformed that some of the weapons he sold were fully automatic machine guns, rather than rifles and pistols. He had served half of his five-year sentence." -- Is this not the pattern of injustice that haunts our Department of Justice? This Garland fellow was set-up as the fall guy by the DOJ. Reminds me of how the guy that made some insignificant video was blamed and jailed by the same DOJ for causing the Benghazi terrorist attack. This is the same DOJ that won't prosecute marijuana cases, and won't allow states to protect the rights of all voters. Pric Holder is on the wrong side of the bars.

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The latest from www.barackobama/organizingforaction.com : "Hal -- More than 1.2 million Americans have already signed up for new health care plans since October 1st, and yet some people still wake up every morning determined to try to take it all away." -- To me, it looks like the only people who are trying to take away our healthcare are Judas 00-bama and the Obamarats. I was happy with my plan (self pay), yet now I can be fined or jailed for wanting to keep it.

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You know, within weeks if the November 2012 election, the www,barackobama.com campaign organization was renamed and re-qualified as a 501 (c) 4 corporation under the auspices of ""Organizing For Action". I guess even Judas 00-bama didn't have the cajones to reorganize as "Organizing For America".

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Since Judas 00-bama's lie about keeping our insurance policies has been the top rated quote AND lie, shouldn't his reflection win have an "*" inserted beside it?

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Online story: "JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The bogus sign language interpreter at last week's Nelson Mandela memorial service was among a group of people who accosted two men found with a stolen television and burned them to death by setting fire to tires placed around their necks, one of the interpreter's cousins and three of his friends told The Associated Press Monday." -- The guy probably used to run around with Winnie Mandela, and learned "necklacing" from her. The scariest thing is that this guy was just a few feet away from Judas 00-bama... Where was the NSA report on this guy? Where was the Secret Service check out on people on the dais?

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Online headline/story: "Engineer In Fatal NYC Train Crash, Likely Won't Be Charged With A Crime * In the immediate aftermath of the crash, investigators determined that he was not on his cellphone — in fact it was turned off — and he was not under the influence of alcohol when the train derailed entering a sharp curve outside Spuyten Duyvil. * Eliminating sleep deprivation as a factor in the disaster virtually rules out any potential contributing influence that could have caused Rockefeller to fall asleep. * “Falling asleep, by itself, is fundamentally not a crime, not even for a motorman driving a train,” a law enforcement source explained. “There was nothing mitigating here. He was not drunk, on the phone, or out partying the night before, and he went to sleep at a reasonable hour." -- You know, what we're really dealing with here is why the computerized safety devices have yet to be installed. There is a time frame, until 2015 I believe, to get them installed. There's no rule, and no real good reason they haven't been installed from day one of that decision. The question is, was it the train management or union officials dragging their feet...

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What is all the flap about Santa being 'white"? To whites, Santa is white; to blacks, Santa is black, to Americans, Santa is American, to the French, Santa is French. Same with Christ. We're talking about our religious faith, and we see things as we are. It's a non-issue to Christians, and Christmas itself is a non-issue to those who are not Christians. Everybody just relax and enwrap yourselves within the Holy Spirit and the celebration of Christ's birth.

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The average costs for gasoline in Georgia reveal, again, that the highest prices are in Athens. I'm sure there are more than one station owner in Athens, so this must be "collusion" based on then owners knowing all those UGA coeds with cars have parental credit cards.

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You know, there's a whole lotta talking about Kim Jong Un doing away with #2. I find that hard to believe. If you really think about who's #2 in Korea, Kim Jong Un would have had to commit suicide.

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With the results of a Harvard education sitting in the White House, why is the MEEC send 5 employees to Harvard next summer?

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L-E story: "What began as a routine traffic stop for speeding turned into a high-speed police chase, and then into a foot pursuit, and finally into an arrest for a dozen charges, including aggravated assault of a police officer, according to court testimony. * R------ M-----, 24, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault of a police officer; one count of possession of a schedule II drug; one count of possession of marijuana (less than an ounce); one count of driving with a suspended license; one count of fleeing or attempting to evade an officer; two counts of speeding; one count of DUI; one count of reckless driving; one count of open container; and one count of obstructing an officer. Malone pleaded not guilty to all charges in Columbus Recorder’s Court on Monday. He did not make a statement in court." -- You know, I'm willing to bet this was not the first time the (_*_) has been arrested... why aren't mentions of his priors stated and published as well?

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McClatchy/L-E story: " WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Monday concluded that a National Security Agency program that collects massive amounts of telephone data “likely” violates the Constitution, propelling a high-stakes fight right toward the Supreme Court." -- "Likely violates"? There it is... why our court system is in such doldrums.. we're paying a judge who's role is to interpret the Constitution's effect on a federal invasion of our privacy, but he waffles as he passes it on. The Supreme Court judges should be able to disbar such judges.

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No BCS Championship game will never top the Jan 1, 1979 Sugar Bowl. Bama vs Penn State.. "Bear" vs "Papa". #1 vs #2. By shear providence, I was there, and in the end zone seats as Bama stopped Penn State on 3rd & 4th and goal from the 1/2 yard line. The hits could be heard over the roar of the crowd.

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L-E's saddest story of the season: "A 29-year-old mother convicted last week of breaking her 8-monthold son’s leg in two places has been sentenced to five years in prison. Authorities say the infant’s dual fractures to his right leg led to the discovery his left leg previously had been broken, and had begun healing without medical care. * Yet another shocking discovery followed that: The mother had told her then-boyfriend, an Army combat veteran, that he was the boy’s father. After the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services took the boy from the mother and left him in the soldier’s care, a DNA test revealed it was not his son, so DFCS had to take the boy back." -- There's still hope and time for this have a happy ending in the future. Pray this child will find a permanent home and family that loves him. It is God's plan.

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L-E headline/story: "FDA: Anti-bacterial soaps may not curb bacteria * Under a proposed rule released Monday, the agency will require manufacturers to prove that anti-bacterial soaps are safe and more effective than plain soap and water. Products that are not shown to be safe and effective by late 2016 would have to be reformulated, relabeled or removed from the market" -- "prove"? That's OK with me, but what I want to know is why NSA hasn't been made to prove its claims, and why the IRS isn't required to prove its claims, and why Judas 00-bama wasn't required to prove OObamaCRAP claims BEFORE it became a law...

Online headline: "Survey exposes young workers' biggest fear" -- Oooops, my bad, thought it was actually graduating from college and getting a job.

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Judas OO-bama named a new Legislative Affairs Director to amend relationships with Congress. Hmmm, what's his point... Congress has lower popularity ratings than he does.

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If Judas 00-bama wants to earn 'brownie points' with the American people, he should be publicly eliminating the "heads" of IRS, NSA, DOE, DOJ, and HHS, and 'fessing up' to the families of those Americans killed in Benghazi, and throwing Hillary under that bus as well.

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Hawaiian Health department chief Loretta Fuddy died in a plane crash this week. She was the official who waived Hawaiian prohibitions and provided to the White House a copy of a document that Obama presented to the public as his birth certificate. Does it bring about the plane death of Sec of Commerce Ron Brown during the Clinton era?

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WTVM9 headline: "Iran sends second monkey into space" -- Oooops, my bad, thought maybe Iran found a scientific way to get rid of Mahmoud Ahmadinejihad

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L-E headline/story: "Shannon Fields * The death of Fields came exactly one month before Ramsey was killed. Fields was the victim of multi ple shots from an AK-47 rifle assault on March 27 at the Foxy Lady Lounge, 3023 Victory Drive. His death sparked a protest from neighborhood groups, calling attention to gun violence." -- "AK-47 rifle assault" ? How "clever" of L-E reporter "Hasn't Ever Ben Wright" ... NOT! He knows he can't get away with calling such a gun an "AK-47 ASSAULT rifle, so he rearranged it to "rifle assault". Heaven knows it wasn't actually an AK-47 anyway, just a knockoff type rifle.

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L-E headline/story: " Birmingham man, 22, shot in leg at Club Sky * The investigation revealed the victim was shot with a pistol." -- "shot with a pistol"? Guess we have to figure out whether the victim was "with a pistol" or the victim was shot by someone else with a pistol? Or maybe both the victim AND shooter were "with a pistol"... give you one guess who reported this... That's right... (or more appropriately, that's Hasn't Ever Ben Wright)

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Super low info L-E "soundoff": " Now maybe Phenix City will see why we need an elected school board." -- How can anyone believe this after watching the MCSD board for the last 20 years?

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Another super low info voter's L-E "soundoff": " American taxpayers already pay emergency room costs for the uninsured. Obamacare just decreases the staggering profits given to the health insurance middle man." -- No wonder Judas 00-bama fights photo-ID for voters!

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Seeing the estimated amount that just the 24+ acres of land purchased from "Jay" in the Bradley Park area of town went for, it makes you wonder hwy the MCSD continues to run its School Bus storage & maintenance operation on 44 +/- acres in even a more valuable location.

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Mayor Obamalinson presented a new budget that may cause the 'fund balance" to dip below the number of days required to keep top credit levels for City debt. The fund balance has dwindled down to about 70 days which could make bond/debt service people get a little antsy about the fund balance sinking below the 'required; 60 day amount, Perhaps the trend could be reversed if she'd stop building/maintaining negative revenue public facilities like the dog park, bike trail, natatorium, employee health clinic, and recycling center, and shutting down donations to ineffective crime prevention programs.

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In his L-E column today, Congressional staffer for Congressman Bishop, Karl Douglass takes on the mayor's budget and use of the City's "fund balance" (operations savings account). Douglass states one of his "business partners often tells me, “Hope is not a strategy." He furthe adds, " In spite of the city’s tough budget picture, I remain optimistic. I still believe that our city’s tomorrow will be better than its today. Especially if we all agree that some sacrifice by all is better than complete sacrifice by some.".-- Guess he's learned about "HOPE" from the Judas 00-bama campaign playbook, and about "complete sacrifice" from Marx. What Douglass is not saying is that Marxists lie too.. Despite the claim that " if we all agree that some sacrifice by all is better than complete sacrifice by some", Marx also believed that while everyone was "equal", some, especially himself and friends, were MORE equal than others.

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The L-E editorialist finally agree with me on something... that horrible sentencing the teen in Texas got who killed 4 others while driving with a .24 BAC. Yeah, the affluent should not get away with killings or murder or other white collar crimes either. Hmmm, too bad the L-E didn't feel that way about Clinton's White House "antics".

Another school shooting... with as many times as we think we hear about one, it's really not a daily event. Wish the media stopped pedestalizing the shooters.. it seems to incubate copycat wackos who think of it as being 'famous' for a while.

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What is the FBI trying to prove? The FBI announced it stopped another bogus bombimg attempt (Wichita) like it did in NYC's Time's Square a while back. Neither incident involved true explosives, and as far as we know, the perps may not of even carried out the 'events' if the FBI wasn't aiding their plots (obviously the perps did not know the difference between C-4 and "play-dough") towards completion. I'd rather read about how the FBI stopped Timothy McV(_*_) or the Boston Bomber Brothers BEFORE they were 'successful' in causing the havoc they did.

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Online story: "The Obama administration will continue the National Security Agency's surveillance programs and cyber command operations under the direction of a single military commander, the first move in advance of what published reports described Friday as limited changes proposed by a task force that deliberated for months in secrecy." -- "deliberated for months in secrecy"? Hmmm, well, if the NSA was of value, it "knew this" months ago, and destroyed any personally incriminating data. What I want to know is if the NSA can send me copies of the 'selfies' of Judas OO-bama, and what's on OO-bama's cellphone concerning Miriam Carey.

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Online story: "A charity run by Democratic congressional candidate Marjorie Margolies has spent an unusually large proportion of its revenue on her own salary and benefits, much of it paid for with taxpayer dollars, according to documents on file with the Internal Revenue Service. * But beyond Margolies' own pay, her charity differs in another significant way from others of its size, said Sandra Miniutti, vice president of the charity-evaluation groupCharity Navigator. "[It's] unusual to have both a president and an executive director for a charity as small as this," said Miniutti, noting that typically, both positions are filled by the same person.
* Margolies' pay and benefits fluctuated between 2009 and 2011, hitting a low of roughly $116,000 in 2010 and a high of $164,000 in 2011 -- on top of what the charity paid a full-time executive director. Former Executive Director Kerri Kennedy made between about $78,000 and $100,000 from 2009 to 2011, according the charity's filings to the IRS. * The charity's board, which approves compensation, includes Margolies and a number of people related to each other. According to the group's tax returns, board Chair Hetherington Smith is related to board member Sarah Smith; Treasurer Jon Stiklorius is related to board member Ty Stiklorius and board members Amy Gavin and Ted Gavin are related to each other." -- Hmm, wonder if the IRS did due diligence in giving her a 501 (c) 3 (or 4) designation or let the organization set up such a salary structure? This "charity" which obvious begins "at home" and doesn't get out very much, is named the "Women's Campaign International". Put it on your "denied" list.

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So Judas OO-bama will be giving his State of the Union address on January 28th. Let's petition that Justice Alito and Congressman Joe Wilson (South Carolina" be give seat BEHIND OO-bama and have cattle prods to zap him when ever either detects a lie.

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Online story: "CHICAGO (AP) — Federal judges considering an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have pressed lawyers to differentiate between run-of-the-mill politics and political corruption." -- Huh? "federal judges... have pressed lawyers to differentiate between run-of-the-mill politics and political corruption"? Isn't that what the judges are suppose to do? Looks like corrupt Chicago style politics has reached the courts as well.

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Online headline: "Over 200 sickened in Colorado by synthetic marijuana" -- Great, now every state will campaign on using organic marijuana to get the synthetic stuff off the market.

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The American Atheists director of communications was on Fox last night claiming nobody needs Christ for Christmas. He said it doesn't bother him to offend any one. His name is David Muscado. If he was on Fox to pad his resume as a communicator, but failed miserably. I'll be surprised if American Atheist keeps him on salary much longer.

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If Judas 00-bama really wanted to convince the world that Robert Levinson wasn't working for the CIA, he should just have apologized. No one would believe 00-bama's claim that he knew what was going on.

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Mainstream media is on Rush Limbaugh's back (among other places) for comments he jokingly made concerning normal heterosexual men emjoying looking at attractive women. Where was the mainstream media during Bill Clinton's peccadilloes?

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Got two e-mails from BCers yesterday asking if I'd heard Saban was going to Texas. One said "for $20 Million"; then other said "for $10 Million". Guess the second was heard AFTER the Iron Bowl.

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L-E story: "Dive-In Movie Night: The Columbus Aquatic Center will screen 2009’s “A Christmas Carol,” starring Jim Carrey, starting at 6 p.m. today. Attendees may float in the pool or sit in the stadium seating. Admission is free; concessions will be available. Lifeguards will be on duty. " -- Hmmm, how appropriate... Jim Carrey's "bah humbug" will actually have relevance. With the projected operating losses of operating the natatorium, why is this even free? Obviously swimmers will be using the facility as lifeguards will be employed for the event.

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Succinct, and oh so accurate L-E "soundoff": " We’re lending money we don’t have to kids who can’t pay it back, to educate them for jobs that don’t exist." -- Ah! The "beauty?" of the government student loan program in under the 35 words "soundoff" restrictions.

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Obviously low info voter's L-E "soundoff": " The only “war on Christmas” I see is the economic war on the 400 million unemployed, foreclosed families who won’t have Christmas because Republicans will not pass a jobs bill." -- So now it's 400 million... The last census showed we had about 300 million. Guess thye census only counted 50 of the 57 states Judas 00-bama bought votes in.

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L-E story: " JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s government was confronted Friday with a new and chilling allegation about the bogus sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial: He was reportedly accused of murder 10 years ago * Officials....were unable, or unwilling, to explain why a man who says he is schizophrenic with violent tendencies was allowed to get within arm’s length of President Barack Obama and other world leaders." -- Hmmm, guess South Africa has the same HIPPA laws that exclude medical info from gun background checks here in America.

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Something to think about.. why does mainstream media get away with referring to certain states in the South as "the DEEP South"? Isn't "South" an appropriate enough description? Can't you see mainstream media imploding if a conservative journalist referred to major northern cities' urban inner city areas as the "Deep inner city"?

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L-E story: " PHILADELPHIA — Administrators at a Roman Catholic high school suffered a sharp and swift backlash this week after firing a well-liked teacher who sought to marry his same-sex partner." -- Our US Constitution's First Amendment starts out: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;". Excuse me, but what part of this says a religious based school cannot honor it's religious beliefs?

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There is a story about the raping of a woman who was passed out at the time. What purpose would a defense attorney serve in asking why she did not scream out for help during the attack? What part of "she was passed out at the time" can't the attorney comprehend?

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L-E story: " DETROIT — General Motors Co. got about $343 million for its 7 percent stake in French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen. * The Detroit company on Friday said that it completed the private placement sale of 24.8 million PSA shares for 250 million euros. * GM bought the PSA stake in March 2012 for $402 million when the companies announced a car-building and purchasing alliance. That means the company will lose about $59 million on the deal." -- Finally, in the last sentence, the article 'happens to mention' that the sale lost another $59 Million for Government Motors. Guess that is sorta petty compared to the addition $!) BILLION the taxpayers lost when Judas 00-bama sold the last remaining shares "we" hjeld following 'the bailout".

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Another L-E "Detroit" story: " DETROIT — If the spirit of giving — or of treating yourself — has inspired you to buy a car this holiday season, you’re in luck. Many local auto dealerships are overflowing with sedans, trucks and SUVs, so there are deals to be had." -- The 00-bama spinmeisters are hard at work.. GM has shipped in overloads (i.e. the ones not selling) of cars to dealers, and the 'inventory' is a near record 76 days, so the dealers are forced to sell them to get more new and more desirable models.

Online headline: "Kim Jong Un's uncle executed" -- Hmmm, guess Judas 00-bama's Aunti *-& Uncle got off easy.

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An autographed pair of Michael Jordan worn AirJordan shoes just sold for $104.000.00. Bet the new owner will never safely walk around the streets of Chicago wearing them.... well, not for long.

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HuffPost headline: "Obama Gets PolitiFact's 'Lie Of The Year' Prize" -- Hmmm bet Judas 00-bama won 2nd, and 3rd as well plus a few "honorable? mentions".

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Has Paul Ryan been kidnapped and replaced by an Obamarat-based clone? How do you borrow more money to reduce the debt?

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From online story on budget bill: "Democrats also had to accept some $12 billion in cuts to military and federal pensions to help pay for the sequester relief, but they have argued the sequester was bad, too." -- Yeah, and as they voted, they pleaded for Republican's to please don't throw them into the briar patch.

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Online headline: "Whoa! Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Mark McFarlin Demands Congress Investigate Obama ID Fraud" -- And Michigan, no less.... Love it when Dems turn on their own.

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From out of the shadows.... WTVM9 headline: "Nick Saban's wife: 'Bama fans spoiled, not appreciative" -- Hmmm, sounds like a bit of unrest in Tuscaloosa.

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Online story: "A massive cross that serves as part of a war memorial on a San Diego hilltop must be dismantled because it has been found to violate a constitutional ban on government endorsement of religion, a federal judge grudgingly ruled on Thursday. * The decision by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns marks the latest development in a long-running legal battle over the 43-foot-tall cross, a local landmark that has stood on top of Mount Soledad since 1954 and is visible for miles. * Burns stayed his order to give the Obama administration and the association that erected the cross, which have fought its removal all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, a chance to file another appeal. Otherwise, he said, the monument must be taken down within 90 days. * "This is a victory for religious liberty," said Daniel Mach, director of the American Civil Liberties Union" -- "This is a victory for religious liberty"? You gotta be kidding me... It's not a victory for ANY religion when ANY religion gets persecuted... especially the largest. Who are smaller religions going to have stand up for them when the persecution starts on them?

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Online story: "Since he founded the Center for American Progress a decade ago, John Podesta has built the liberal think tank into a fundraising juggernaut that rakes in between $30 million and $40 million a year from donors. * But as Podesta enters the West Wing in the role of counselor to President Barack Obama, the White House and CAP are being forced to examine the awkward relationship between the donors he’s courted and the public policy decisions they want from the president." -- You know, it's time that new regulations concerning 501 (c) 4 & 5 organizations become more restricted. A good start would prevent such organizations from paying salaries from donations received.

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NY Times story: " Chemical weapons were used repeatedly in the Syria conflict this year, not only in a well-documented Aug. 21 attack near Damascus but also in four other instances, including two subsequent attacks that targeted soldiers, the United Nations said in a report released Thursday." -- Does anyone actually believe ASSwad has come clean with disclosing all his sites for storing chemical weapons? Does anyone truly believe he want use them again? No & No.... For an easier question to answer, does anyone believe Judas 00-bama will cross the line drawn in the sand?

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Latest from www.barackobama/organizingforaction.com : "When their constituents voted last year, the districts that Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-6) and Rep. Illeana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27) represent voted to endorse the agenda supported by President Obama. * And Reps. John Culberson (TX-7), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Ed Royce (CA-39), and Buck McKeon (CA-25) all represent districts with a large and growing Latino population -- a population that's disproportionately affected by our broken immigration system. * These members of Congress are in a position to affect change on this issue -- all they have to do is pressure leaders in the House to simply hold a vote." -- :When their constituents voted last year.... (they) voted to endorse the agenda supported by President Obama"? Huh? I think the voters voted for those Congresspersons for their insight AGAINST Judas 00-bama's agenda... at least that's what the poll results showed.

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McClatchy story: "A routine daily press briefing at the White House turned raucous Thursday as reporters complained to Press Secretary Jay Carney about the lack of access to President Barack Obama. * The issue took on renewed urgency this week when the White House released official photographs of Obama and former President George W. Bush aboard Air Force One on the trip to Nelson Mandela's memorial service. News photographers were also aboard the plane, but were not allowed access." -- Guess the White House stopped serving the kool-aid along with the usual pap.

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McClatchy headline: "Benghazi, Libya, has become training hub for Islamist fighters" -- "Has become"? What was it before the deaths of an Ambassador, and more recently, a teacher?

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Online story: "When Washington state begins selling legal marijuana next year, Democratic Rep. Denny Heck figures it will result in an infusion of $1 billion a year to the economy --- all in cash. * At a House hearing on Thursday, the Washington state Democrat told Treasury Secretary Jack Lew that the federal government needs to allow the state's new pot businesses to use banking services. That's currently illegal, since marijuana is still banned under federal law. * Heck says the businesses are sure to become targets for thieves." -- Hmmm, guess Washington drug dealers will be between "a stash and a high place". You have to wonder how credit card dispensers will go for this... do they want card holders who have to choose between paying a minimum payment or buying another joint? Do the businesses want tougher gun controls or armed guards in their stores? Getting what you want ain't always what you thought you were getting,

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L-E story: "With help from state and federal authorities, Columbus police have expanded an investigation that uncovered what they say is a series of violations at a licensed group care home and an unlicensed facility that took in disabled patients. * Police Sgt. Mark Richards said the collaborative investigation sends a resounding message that elderly and disabled adult exploitation will not be tolerated in Muscogee County." -- " the collaborative investigation sends a resounding message "? -- The only message really sent is how corrupt and poorly managed/monitored these government programs are.

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Online headline: "The General Who Opened Gitmo Says It Should Be Shut Down" -- Oooops, my bad.. thought he was upset at Gitmo getting cable TV and a soccer complex.

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Online headline/story: "Never get between a Girl Scout and her cookies. * A Texas teen learned this lesson the hard way on Saturday, when, after allegedly stealing a cash box containing money from cookie sales, he was punched in the face by Girl Scout Iravia Cotton, 15. * Cops say that a dark-colored Toyota Camry pulled up next to the Scouts, and the rider in the passenger seat got out to ask about their prices. * Then the dastardly dunce snatched the girls' cash box and hopped back in the car. * That's when Cotton "started hitting the boy in the passenger seat," * "It was an adrenaline thing," Cotton said. "Somebody take your money, you are going to go for it." -- Hmmm, I hope the Girls Scouts have an appropriate Merit Badge for Iravia Cotton.

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Online headline: "Julie Chen Attacks 'The View': It's 'Lost Its Way' With Jenny McCarthy" -- Just love it when libs eat their own.

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Online headline: "Joe Biden -- Obama and I Don't Exchange Xmas Gifts" -- Unlike OObamaCRAP, Christmas is no "BFD".

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What a selective memory Bleep Veep Biden has. He says he remembers the feeling he had going to South Africa when he was a Senator, but didn't say it bothered him rubbing elbows with Sen. Robert Byrd during all those backroom political sessions

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Toilet paper... you know, most of the makers tell us their "double roll" has "60%" more tissue... If it's a "double roll, shouldn't it have 100% more tissue?

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McClatchy headline: "Post Castro controversy, White House won't say who Obama wouldn't shake hands with" -- You know... with exception of the Devil, I don't mind who our President shakes hands with versus causing an uproar with an intentional snub. On the other hand, it really bathers me to have a President bow and kowtow to Muslim leaders.

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McClatchy headline: "WASHINGTON — The National Endowment for the Arts announced a series of grants Wednesday worth $25.8 million that will help arts projects and programs in nearly all the states." -- You know, with the budget in chaos, and with cuts to our military families on the table, it's repulsive to me that liberals in Washington use tax dollars to keep the liberals in the arts world happy. You know, if liberals stopped sending donations to politicians to vote for such programs, and liberals gave that money DIRECTLY to those programs, those programs would have more money and fewer strings attached on how the money is used, and we'd have fewer libs in Comgrss. That's a WIN-WIN-WIN!

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McClatchy headline/story: "Sen. Cruz Walked Out on Raul Castro at Mandela Memorial * WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, whose father is from Cuba, made a point of walking out on Cuban President Raul Castro when the leader spoke during the memorial ceremony for former South African President Nelson Mandela. * "Sen. Cruz very much hopes that Castro learns the lessons of Nelson Mandela.," said Catherine Frazier, Cruz's spokesperson, in an email to McClatchy. "For decades, Castro has wrongly imprisoned and tortured countless innocents. Just as Mandela was released after 27 years in prison, Castro should finally release his political prisoners, he should hold free elections, and once and for all set the Cuban people free." -- Hmmm, did you catch the condescending headline that's basically contrary to a good message Senator Cruz made? Libs will applaud at the end of the headline and condemn Senator Cruz while conservatives will read the meat of the story, and applaud Senator Cruz, and McClatchy will think it has done its job fairly.

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What's "affordable" about preventative healthcare insurance with $5,000.00 worth of premiums and a $13,000 additional deductible before any assistance kicks in? In fact, no, in truth, unless you don't go to a hospital or doctor at all, your premium is really $18,000.00 annually.

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L-E story: " WASHINGTON — An American who vanished nearly seven years ago in Iran was working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission that, when it came to light inside the government, produced one of the most serious scandals in the recent history of the CIA — but all in secret, an Associated Press investigation found. * The CIA paid Robert Levinson’s family $2.5 million to head off a revealing lawsuit. Three veteran analysts were forced out of the agency and seven others were disciplined." -- Hey, that "hush money" is OUR money! The CIA people who authorized/dispersed it should have their salaries and pension funds garnisheed until we get it back.

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A L-E/AP story states: "The )Colorado) state’s 160 hopeful pot shops are so mired in red tape and confusion that no one knows yet when or if they’ll be allowed to open. Not a single shop will clear state and local licensing requirements until about Dec. 27." -- Heh heh heh... government regulations may put the Colorado rollout of marijuna sales in the same success category as OObamaCRAP.

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The L-E "almost" addressed the City's financial problems, but stopped short in asking for up-to-date reports on just how much LOST and SPLOST revenues are coming into both the City's and MCSD's coffers. The MCSD'sshortfall is the most dangerous for the taxpayers as the MCSD board has so many unfunded/underfunded projects in motion or in the air.

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L-E story: " DeKalb County police say a woman lied to them about a home invasion in which her 6-year-old daughter was supposedly assaulted. * Police Capt. Steven Fore told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution evidence at the woman’s home didn’t match what she told investigators Wednesday night. * Authorities have said the woman told police that a group of armed, masked men stormed her south DeKalb County home, assaulted her disabled daughter and stole Christmas presents and the girl’s medication. * Fore says authorities are unsure of why the woman made the story up" -- "unsure of why the woman made the story up"? Do theses people get paid? It's rather obvious that the story was made up to evoke public sympathy and a hopeful boon of donations because of media attention.

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L-E headline: " County employees say rats roam their building" -- Ooops, my bad... thought they were talking about two-legged ones.

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From the "huh?" department - L-E headline/story: " AJ McCarron wins Maxwell Award * Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron has won the Maxwell Award, given to college football’s player of the year. * Florida State star Jameis Winston has won the Davey O’Brien Award, given to the nation’s top quarterback." -- Huh?