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	<title>Comments on: McCain to Obama: I know you&#8217;re not going to break our deal by raising money for the general election, right?</title>
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		<title>By: profitsbeard</title>
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		<dc:creator>profitsbeard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>McCain expected a politician to keep his promise?

Is he that stupid?

Obama&#039;s supporters will just laugh at Mac&#039;s naivete and phony &quot;outrage&quot; and see it as the cheap posturing that it is.

You&#039;d have to catch Barack &lt;em&gt;in a crib with a crack whore &lt;/em&gt;before anybody in his Hallelujah Chorus noticed anything dubious about The &lt;strike&gt;Messiah&lt;/strike&gt; Mahdi.

And then they&#039;d &lt;em&gt;quickly&lt;/em&gt; accept his apology [&quot;&lt;em&gt;My wife and I were going through a rough patch after her &#039;I was never proud to be an American&#039; comment...sob!!&lt;/em&gt;&quot;] and get right back to winning the Oval Office, just as with Billy Jeff.

They want power more than perfect candidates.

McCain needs to stop throwing marshmallows and get to the grapeshot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>McCain expected a politician to keep his promise?</p>
<p>Is he that stupid?</p>
<p>Obama&#8217;s supporters will just laugh at Mac&#8217;s naivete and phony &#8220;outrage&#8221; and see it as the cheap posturing that it is.</p>
<p>You&#8217;d have to catch Barack <em>in a crib with a crack whore </em>before anybody in his Hallelujah Chorus noticed anything dubious about The <strike>Messiah</strike> Mahdi.</p>
<p>And then they&#8217;d <em>quickly</em> accept his apology ["<em>My wife and I were going through a rough patch after her 'I was never proud to be an American' comment...sob!!</em>"] and get right back to winning the Oval Office, just as with Billy Jeff.</p>
<p>They want power more than perfect candidates.</p>
<p>McCain needs to stop throwing marshmallows and get to the grapeshot.</p>
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		<title>By: Chakra Hammer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chakra Hammer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Will Obama keep his word?

Or just another promise, that will go unfulfilled?

Along with the promise of Sugar Coated Rainbows.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will Obama keep his word?</p>
<p>Or just another promise, that will go unfulfilled?</p>
<p>Along with the promise of Sugar Coated Rainbows.</p>
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		<title>By: Kralizec</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kralizec</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;I despise these posturing tyrants &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; the horse-race bvllsh1t surrounding their statements.  Every stricture they advocate or place on  spending on political speech violates men&#039;s rights of speech, press, and peaceable assembly.  Nor are they making money less influential by making it harder for candidates to obtain it.  If caps on donations and spending were lifted altogether, money would scarcely any longer be an object for candidates for American political offices.  In the American economy in which GDP is $14,000,000,000,000 ($14 trillion) annually, a Presidential candidate and his supporters, freed from the limits and complexities imposed by campaign-finance laws, could raise arbitrarily large sums.  One can raise $1,000,000,000 ($1 billion) from small donations averaging just $3.33 per American or, very roughly, $10 per employed adult.  Near the other extreme, one could raise $1 billion from 10,000 generous donors giving $100,000 per person, if donors could contribute freely.  If Congresses, Presidents, and Courts had not taken away the Americans&#039; liberty, money would be far easier to obtain and, being easier to obtain, would be &lt;em&gt;less&lt;/em&gt; precious and &lt;em&gt;less&lt;/em&gt; influential.

It&#039;s on grounds such as these that I declare I despise this horse-race bvllsh1t.  Campaign finance &quot;reform&quot; is an artificial issue.  Treating it seriously is a disgusting form of obedience to fake superiors; it&#039;s slavish cooperation with your trashy masters.  The Americans would do better to spend freely, speak freely, write freely, and in doing so, make plain by words and deeds that they will use any prudent means to defeat men who oppose their fellow citizens in the free exercise of their natural liberty.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>I despise these posturing tyrants <em>and</em> the horse-race bvllsh1t surrounding their statements.  Every stricture they advocate or place on  spending on political speech violates men&#8217;s rights of speech, press, and peaceable assembly.  Nor are they making money less influential by making it harder for candidates to obtain it.  If caps on donations and spending were lifted altogether, money would scarcely any longer be an object for candidates for American political offices.  In the American economy in which GDP is $14,000,000,000,000 ($14 trillion) annually, a Presidential candidate and his supporters, freed from the limits and complexities imposed by campaign-finance laws, could raise arbitrarily large sums.  One can raise $1,000,000,000 ($1 billion) from small donations averaging just $3.33 per American or, very roughly, $10 per employed adult.  Near the other extreme, one could raise $1 billion from 10,000 generous donors giving $100,000 per person, if donors could contribute freely.  If Congresses, Presidents, and Courts had not taken away the Americans&#8217; liberty, money would be far easier to obtain and, being easier to obtain, would be <em>less</em> precious and <em>less</em> influential.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s on grounds such as these that I declare I despise this horse-race bvllsh1t.  Campaign finance &#8220;reform&#8221; is an artificial issue.  Treating it seriously is a disgusting form of obedience to fake superiors; it&#8217;s slavish cooperation with your trashy masters.  The Americans would do better to spend freely, speak freely, write freely, and in doing so, make plain by words and deeds that they will use any prudent means to defeat men who oppose their fellow citizens in the free exercise of their natural liberty.</strong></p>
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		<title>By: BKennedy</title>
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		<dc:creator>BKennedy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>One think we should always remember is that McCain isn&#039;t just a jerk to us, he&#039;s a jerk period.

He snarks and attacks everyone equally, especially if they&#039;re in his way.

Barack Obama is now in his way.

Seriously Barry O, you have maverick McCain and Hillry targeting you, you better fraking duck!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One think we should always remember is that McCain isn&#8217;t just a jerk to us, he&#8217;s a jerk period.</p>
<p>He snarks and attacks everyone equally, especially if they&#8217;re in his way.</p>
<p>Barack Obama is now in his way.</p>
<p>Seriously Barry O, you have maverick McCain and Hillry targeting you, you better fraking duck!</p>
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		<title>By: Rode Werk</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rode Werk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It sounds like McCain is afraid of Obama getting more money than him. If I were Obama I would take the matching funds and thumb my nose at McCain just to watch him squirm.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It sounds like McCain is afraid of Obama getting more money than him. If I were Obama I would take the matching funds and thumb my nose at McCain just to watch him squirm.</p>
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		<title>By: SouthernGent</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernGent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When Obama passes the collection plate...is that public money?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Obama passes the collection plate&#8230;is that public money?</p>
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		<title>By: CliffHanger</title>
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		<dc:creator>CliffHanger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>McCain/Feingold -&gt; Dog bites Owner.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>McCain/Feingold -&gt; Dog bites Owner.</p>
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		<title>By: Sugar Land</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sugar Land</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama shouldn&#039;t have much trouble making ends meet even with the handcuffs of public financing.  He&#039;ll be feeding the masses at his rallies with a few loaves and fish and turning water into Merlot at the fundraisers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama shouldn&#8217;t have much trouble making ends meet even with the handcuffs of public financing.  He&#8217;ll be feeding the masses at his rallies with a few loaves and fish and turning water into Merlot at the fundraisers.</p>
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		<title>By: HYTEAndy</title>
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		<dc:creator>HYTEAndy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>P.S. - RedLasso is a terrible video source.  It locks up and crashes my Firefox every time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>P.S. &#8211; RedLasso is a terrible video source.  It locks up and crashes my Firefox every time.</p>
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		<title>By: AZCoyote</title>
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		<dc:creator>AZCoyote</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama, the guy who packages himself as a new and improved kind of politician, is suspiciously like the old kind -- you know, the ones who lie and betray their promises the first moment their opportunistic noses sniff a chance for self-advancement.

When he was running for his Senate seat in Illinois, Obama repeatedly promised the voters that he would not run for President during his first term.  

From &quot;Meet the Press&quot; Jan. 22, 2006:
 
&lt;strong&gt;Russert:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;When we talked back in November of &#039;04 after your election, I said, &#039;There&#039;s been enormous speculation about your political future. Will you serve your six-year term as United States senator from Illinois?&#039; Obama: &#039;Absolutely.&#039;&quot; 
&lt;strong&gt;Obama:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;I will serve out my full six-year term. You know, Tim, if you get asked enough, sooner or later you get weary and you start looking for new ways of saying things. But my thinking has not changed.&quot; 
&lt;strong&gt;Russert:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;So you will not run for president or vice president in 2008?&quot; 
&lt;strong&gt;Obama:&lt;/strong&gt; &quot;I will not.&quot; 
Obama, the candidate you can trust.
Not.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama, the guy who packages himself as a new and improved kind of politician, is suspiciously like the old kind &#8212; you know, the ones who lie and betray their promises the first moment their opportunistic noses sniff a chance for self-advancement.</p>
<p>When he was running for his Senate seat in Illinois, Obama repeatedly promised the voters that he would not run for President during his first term.  </p>
<p>From &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; Jan. 22, 2006:</p>
<p><strong>Russert:</strong> &#8220;When we talked back in November of &#8216;04 after your election, I said, &#8216;There&#8217;s been enormous speculation about your political future. Will you serve your six-year term as United States senator from Illinois?&#8217; Obama: &#8216;Absolutely.&#8217;&#8221;<br />
<strong>Obama:</strong> &#8220;I will serve out my full six-year term. You know, Tim, if you get asked enough, sooner or later you get weary and you start looking for new ways of saying things. But my thinking has not changed.&#8221;<br />
<strong>Russert:</strong> &#8220;So you will not run for president or vice president in 2008?&#8221;<br />
<strong>Obama:</strong> &#8220;I will not.&#8221;<br />
Obama, the candidate you can trust.<br />
Not.</p>
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		<title>By: AUINSC</title>
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		<dc:creator>AUINSC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BTW, I haven&#039;t heard John mention Hillary lately...looks like  at least he&#039;s decided she&#039;s the Democrat&#039;s Huck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTW, I haven&#8217;t heard John mention Hillary lately&#8230;looks like  at least he&#8217;s decided she&#8217;s the Democrat&#8217;s Huck.</p>
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		<title>By: pecan pie</title>
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		<dc:creator>pecan pie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Option 1:  Obama reneges on deal and McCain looks stupid for being a &quot;real conservative&quot; who thinks public funding for elections is the only true way

Option 2:  Obama keeps his promise giving him greater credibility as the &quot;change&quot; candidate and McCain looks stupid for setting him up with a stronger talking point.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Option 1:  Obama reneges on deal and McCain looks stupid for being a &#8220;real conservative&#8221; who thinks public funding for elections is the only true way</p>
<p>Option 2:  Obama keeps his promise giving him greater credibility as the &#8220;change&#8221; candidate and McCain looks stupid for setting him up with a stronger talking point.</p>
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		<title>By: MB4</title>
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		<dc:creator>MB4</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Enjoy making your choice.

EJDolbow on February 20, 2008 at 6:31 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Choice between being shot and hung.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Enjoy making your choice.</p>
<p>EJDolbow on February 20, 2008 at 6:31 PM</p></blockquote>
<p>Choice between being shot and hung.</p>
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		<title>By: EJDolbow</title>
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		<dc:creator>EJDolbow</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There will be no nominee from the Republican Party in this election.  

Just Democrat Right and Democrat Left.  

Enjoy making your choice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There will be no nominee from the Republican Party in this election.  </p>
<p>Just Democrat Right and Democrat Left.  </p>
<p>Enjoy making your choice.</p>
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		<title>By: MB4</title>
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		<dc:creator>MB4</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;MexicCain brought this on himself. His own campaign finance laws are now going to screw him over. Schadenfreude at its finest!

HYTEAndy on February 20, 2008 at 6:16 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Juan&#039;s pollos coming a casa to roost.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>MexicCain brought this on himself. His own campaign finance laws are now going to screw him over. Schadenfreude at its finest!</p>
<p>HYTEAndy on February 20, 2008 at 6:16 PM</p></blockquote>
<p>Juan&#8217;s pollos coming a casa to roost.</p>
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		<title>By: Dorvillian</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dorvillian</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If this is how he intends to get started...

&lt;em&gt;Second Look At Staying Home.&lt;/em&gt;

Was I actually going to vote for this idiot?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If this is how he intends to get started&#8230;</p>
<p><em>Second Look At Staying Home.</em></p>
<p>Was I actually going to vote for this idiot?</p>
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		<title>By: HYTEAndy</title>
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		<dc:creator>HYTEAndy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So what if Obama uses his superior fundraising in the election?  As much as I disagree with his policies, I defend people&#039;s free speech rights to donate as they please.

MexicCain brought this on himself.  His own campaign finance laws are now going to screw him over.  &lt;em&gt;Schadenfreude&lt;/em&gt; at its finest!

John McCain:  Still an idiot.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what if Obama uses his superior fundraising in the election?  As much as I disagree with his policies, I defend people&#8217;s free speech rights to donate as they please.</p>
<p>MexicCain brought this on himself.  His own campaign finance laws are now going to screw him over.  <em>Schadenfreude</em> at its finest!</p>
<p>John McCain:  Still an idiot.</p>
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		<title>By: CK MacLeod</title>
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		<dc:creator>CK MacLeod</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;kinda sorta promised&lt;/blockquote&gt;
Obama signed a pledge.  It&#039;s just the sort of idealistic &quot;new politics&quot; thing he would do - when he thought it was in his interest.  It&#039;s getting BO some terrible press on CNN and in other outlets.  It&#039;s also no accident that the Hillaryites have tried to pick up on it - unfortunately, on this one as on so many other issues, she&#039;s in no good position to exploit it.

If Barry O does give in, it&#039;s a triple play for John McCain - erasure of $ disadvantage, tacit admission that his hedging to this point was wrong, and further proof that he can be pushed around.  If BO doesn&#039;t give in, then it&#039;ll come up every time he tries to start talking up his good government bs.  It underlines an attack on BO&#039;s political character that&#039;s completely fair game - because BO has made it so.  

This argument and issue aren&#039;t decisive by any means, but they&#039;ve inflicted a small wound that won&#039;t heal and that can lead to a low level infection of the type susceptible to flare-up at any time.

If the argument ever goes to a second level, say in and around a debate, McCain will be able to bring up how Obama - back when he was trolling for &quot;bi-partisan&quot; initiatives to join - promised to co-sponsor an anti-lobbying bill, then backed out.  It was an event that McCain commemorated in a truly scathing open letter sent to BO at the time.  You can probably find if you search around a little.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>kinda sorta promised</p></blockquote>
<p>Obama signed a pledge.  It&#8217;s just the sort of idealistic &#8220;new politics&#8221; thing he would do &#8211; when he thought it was in his interest.  It&#8217;s getting BO some terrible press on CNN and in other outlets.  It&#8217;s also no accident that the Hillaryites have tried to pick up on it &#8211; unfortunately, on this one as on so many other issues, she&#8217;s in no good position to exploit it.</p>
<p>If Barry O does give in, it&#8217;s a triple play for John McCain &#8211; erasure of $ disadvantage, tacit admission that his hedging to this point was wrong, and further proof that he can be pushed around.  If BO doesn&#8217;t give in, then it&#8217;ll come up every time he tries to start talking up his good government bs.  It underlines an attack on BO&#8217;s political character that&#8217;s completely fair game &#8211; because BO has made it so.  </p>
<p>This argument and issue aren&#8217;t decisive by any means, but they&#8217;ve inflicted a small wound that won&#8217;t heal and that can lead to a low level infection of the type susceptible to flare-up at any time.</p>
<p>If the argument ever goes to a second level, say in and around a debate, McCain will be able to bring up how Obama &#8211; back when he was trolling for &#8220;bi-partisan&#8221; initiatives to join &#8211; promised to co-sponsor an anti-lobbying bill, then backed out.  It was an event that McCain commemorated in a truly scathing open letter sent to BO at the time.  You can probably find if you search around a little.</p>
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		<title>By: Buy Danish</title>
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		<dc:creator>Buy Danish</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strike&gt;stenwin77 on February 20, 2008 at 5:47 PM&lt;/strike&gt;

Fixed it.</description>
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<p>Fixed it.</p>
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		<title>By: MB4</title>
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		<dc:creator>MB4</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;kinda sorta promised&lt;/blockquote&gt;

lol.

That and &quot;50 cents&quot; will get you a cup of coffee.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>kinda sorta promised</p></blockquote>
<p>lol.</p>
<p>That and &#8220;50 cents&#8221; will get you a cup of coffee.</p>
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		<title>By: stenwin77</title>
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		<dc:creator>stenwin77</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Roger Waters on February 20, 2008 at 5:36 PM
How stupid does it look for a republican whining about the other candidate NOT USING TAX DOLLARS for their campaign.
Agree.

And Mrs. McCain looked ridiculous yesterday with her little “I am ALWAYS proud of my country” bit….looked extremely pathetic.

&lt;strike&gt;Disagree.&lt;/strike&gt; &lt;strong&gt;AGREE&lt;/strong&gt;

Buy Danish on February 20, 2008 at 5:40 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Fixed it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Roger Waters on February 20, 2008 at 5:36 PM<br />
How stupid does it look for a republican whining about the other candidate NOT USING TAX DOLLARS for their campaign.<br />
Agree.</p>
<p>And Mrs. McCain looked ridiculous yesterday with her little “I am ALWAYS proud of my country” bit….looked extremely pathetic.</p>
<p><strike>Disagree.</strike> <strong>AGREE</strong></p>
<p>Buy Danish on February 20, 2008 at 5:40 PM</p></blockquote>
<p>Fixed it.</p>
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		<title>By: amerpundit</title>
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		<dc:creator>amerpundit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Yeah, Bush and Kerry did, I believe.

Allahpundit on February 20, 2008 at 5:42 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Oh, ok.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Yeah, Bush and Kerry did, I believe.</p>
<p>Allahpundit on February 20, 2008 at 5:42 PM</p></blockquote>
<p>Oh, ok.</p>
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		<title>By: Valiant</title>
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		<dc:creator>Valiant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can almost smell McCain&#039;s bad breath in the clip.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can almost smell McCain&#8217;s bad breath in the clip.</p>
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		<title>By: paul006</title>
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		<dc:creator>paul006</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A &lt;em&gt;process&lt;/em&gt; issue -- and with us on the wrong side, no less: That&#039;s what we got? Thrilling.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A <em>process</em> issue &#8212; and with us on the wrong side, no less: That&#8217;s what we got? Thrilling.</p>
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		<title>By: stenwin77</title>
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		<dc:creator>stenwin77</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;And Mrs. McCain looked ridiculous yesterday with her little “I am ALWAYS proud of my country” bit….looked extremely pathetic. This is the next first couple? Dont thinks so.

I Roger Waters on February 20, 2008 at 5:36 PM&lt;/blockquote&gt;

It just gets worse and worse for the Repubs.  The McCainiacs won the battle but I believe will lose the war.  Come on, a 72 Year Old Grampa against young, good-looking man with 2 adorable little girls.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>And Mrs. McCain looked ridiculous yesterday with her little “I am ALWAYS proud of my country” bit….looked extremely pathetic. This is the next first couple? Dont thinks so.</p>
<p>I Roger Waters on February 20, 2008 at 5:36 PM</p></blockquote>
<p>It just gets worse and worse for the Repubs.  The McCainiacs won the battle but I believe will lose the war.  Come on, a 72 Year Old Grampa against young, good-looking man with 2 adorable little girls.</p>
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