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		<title>By: 3cf33b77d475</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 10:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: MoCoM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jay Rockefeller is a pampered priss who grew up in wealth and privilege. Wealth and privilege that came, in part, by his family raping the great state of West Virginia for most of the 20th century of its natural resources.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jay Rockefeller is a pampered priss who grew up in wealth and privilege. Wealth and privilege that came, in part, by his family raping the great state of West Virginia for most of the 20th century of its natural resources.</p>
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		<title>By: Christine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brilliant, Ed. I especially like the point that we should start using their own words against them. If only McCain had not started with the apologies for the truth-telling of Repubs and conservatives. This is one of the examples where I think the Stockholm syndrome is evident in McCain&#039;s behavior. I wish that there was treatment for that; alas.

Obamarama&#039;s ignorant and glib comment: “just air raiding villages and killing civilians”, is reminiscent of Mr. Teresa Heinz Kerry&#039;s testimony back in 70-something.  It&#039;s one group of soundbites that i wish wasn&#039;t stuck in my head so vividly. Anyway, such B.S. is embedded in the lefty script, but it&#039;s something I can&#039;t seem to get used to. That must be a good thing...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brilliant, Ed. I especially like the point that we should start using their own words against them. If only McCain had not started with the apologies for the truth-telling of Repubs and conservatives. This is one of the examples where I think the Stockholm syndrome is evident in McCain&#8217;s behavior. I wish that there was treatment for that; alas.</p>
<p>Obamarama&#8217;s ignorant and glib comment: “just air raiding villages and killing civilians”, is reminiscent of Mr. Teresa Heinz Kerry&#8217;s testimony back in 70-something.  It&#8217;s one group of soundbites that i wish wasn&#8217;t stuck in my head so vividly. Anyway, such B.S. is embedded in the lefty script, but it&#8217;s something I can&#8217;t seem to get used to. That must be a good thing&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Virus-X</title>
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		<dc:creator>Virus-X</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah, those sociopathic pilots.  Why can&#039;t they be more involved in the lives of the common man, like Jay Rockerfeller?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, those sociopathic pilots.  Why can&#8217;t they be more involved in the lives of the common man, like Jay Rockerfeller?</p>
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		<title>By: profitsbeard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tory Rockefeller, circa 1777:

&lt;em&gt;The damned flintlocks used by soldiers during the Revolutionary War kill Redcoats who are marching honestly across open fields, while the revolutionaries hide behind trees like cowards&lt;/em&gt;.

Asshat.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tory Rockefeller, circa 1777:</p>
<p><em>The damned flintlocks used by soldiers during the Revolutionary War kill Redcoats who are marching honestly across open fields, while the revolutionaries hide behind trees like cowards</em>.</p>
<p>Asshat.</p>
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		<title>By: sabbott</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Laser guided bombs in Vietnam?  Probably controlled by laptops also?  Idiot is too kind a word and Congressman is exactly the right job!</description>
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		<title>By: srhoades</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I have deep respect for John McCain’s honorable and noble service to our country.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

What a laugh.  If he had respect for McCain&#039;s honorable and noble service he&#039;d never have made the comment in the first place.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I have deep respect for John McCain’s honorable and noble service to our country.</p></blockquote>
<p>What a laugh.  If he had respect for McCain&#8217;s honorable and noble service he&#8217;d never have made the comment in the first place.</p>
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		<title>By: Larraby</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jay Rockefeller&#039;s military duty was nonexistent. He used his family money to secure a nice cushy position in the Peace Corps where he lounged by the pool and occasionally told the natives about his family&#039;s money. Rockefeller can not point to one day of his life where he actually did real work. For Rockefeller it has been a life of ease, buying a Senate seat in a poor state, going off to elite private boarding schools and summering on the family estates. When you listen to Jay Rockefeller talk, it is like listening to some rich kid in the 1930s. Maybe that why Jay Rockefeller is so frail and pale. He never had to do anything for himself. It&#039;s all servants and butlers and nannies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jay Rockefeller&#8217;s military duty was nonexistent. He used his family money to secure a nice cushy position in the Peace Corps where he lounged by the pool and occasionally told the natives about his family&#8217;s money. Rockefeller can not point to one day of his life where he actually did real work. For Rockefeller it has been a life of ease, buying a Senate seat in a poor state, going off to elite private boarding schools and summering on the family estates. When you listen to Jay Rockefeller talk, it is like listening to some rich kid in the 1930s. Maybe that why Jay Rockefeller is so frail and pale. He never had to do anything for himself. It&#8217;s all servants and butlers and nannies.</p>
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		<title>By: davod</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The Obamites are baiting McCain so that he can show his &quot;temper&#039;.</description>
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		<title>By: abcurtis</title>
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		<dc:creator>abcurtis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I dont understand why he felt the need to issue a useless apology.  His seat is assured for life, he most likely will not run for any other office, and if he did the people who think like him will vote for him.
Just another empty string of words from a useless politician.  But McCain being a better man than I am will most likely accept the apology.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont understand why he felt the need to issue a useless apology.  His seat is assured for life, he most likely will not run for any other office, and if he did the people who think like him will vote for him.<br />
Just another empty string of words from a useless politician.  But McCain being a better man than I am will most likely accept the apology.</p>
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		<title>By: abcurtis</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;I have deep respect for John McCain’s honorable and noble service to our country.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
He&#039;s lying right through his snaggle teeth.  I&#039;ve seen this anti-military crap from the democrat weasels for the last 40+ years.  When Vietnam was LBJ&#039;s war the democrats were all for it.  When Nixon took over they turned against the war and between them and their running dogs in the media - specifically, Ol&#039; Pinko Cronkite - assured defeat for this country in Vietnam.  The same cards are in play now.  If Hillary or Obama wins in November watch how fast the dems become pro-war.
This is one more reason why I have never voted for a democrat and why I never will.  I&#039;ll stay home if the only choice I have is a commie-democrat.

Btw - McCain was a bomber pilot not a fighter pilot.  The A4 is a purely offensive weapons system - it doesnt even carry guns.  It&#039;s  much like the WWII RAF Mosquito.  It depended on its speed to get it to the target and back.  Sometimes speed didnt work - ask McCain.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I have deep respect for John McCain’s honorable and noble service to our country.</p></blockquote>
<p>He&#8217;s lying right through his snaggle teeth.  I&#8217;ve seen this anti-military crap from the democrat weasels for the last 40+ years.  When Vietnam was LBJ&#8217;s war the democrats were all for it.  When Nixon took over they turned against the war and between them and their running dogs in the media &#8211; specifically, Ol&#8217; Pinko Cronkite &#8211; assured defeat for this country in Vietnam.  The same cards are in play now.  If Hillary or Obama wins in November watch how fast the dems become pro-war.<br />
This is one more reason why I have never voted for a democrat and why I never will.  I&#8217;ll stay home if the only choice I have is a commie-democrat.</p>
<p>Btw &#8211; McCain was a bomber pilot not a fighter pilot.  The A4 is a purely offensive weapons system &#8211; it doesnt even carry guns.  It&#8217;s  much like the WWII RAF Mosquito.  It depended on its speed to get it to the target and back.  Sometimes speed didnt work &#8211; ask McCain.</p>
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		<title>By: Crush Liberalism</title>
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		<dc:creator>Crush Liberalism</dc:creator>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Rockefeller: Fighter pilots are like war&#160;criminals...&lt;/strong&gt;

But hey&#8230;they &#8220;support the troops&#8221;, right?  From Hot Air:
Wow. Just wow:
In the Charleston Gazette Sunday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, who has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said that Sen. John McCain “has a temper” and, acco...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rockefeller: Fighter pilots are like war&nbsp;criminals&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>But hey&#8230;they &#8220;support the troops&#8221;, right?  From Hot Air:<br />
Wow. Just wow:<br />
In the Charleston Gazette Sunday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, who has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said that Sen. John McCain “has a temper” and, acco&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: orlandocajun</title>
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		<dc:creator>orlandocajun</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yet another America hating liberal politician Brought to you by the fools in WV who re-elect Rockefeller time-after-time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yet another America hating liberal politician Brought to you by the fools in WV who re-elect Rockefeller time-after-time.</p>
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		<title>By: Rhymes With Right</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rhymes With Right</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Campaign Gaffe By WV Senator...&lt;/strong&gt;

Senator John D. Rockefeller IV really betrayed the contempt with which he views our men and women in uniform. I don&#039;t think this apology really cuts it. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV personally apologized to Senator John McCain of Arizona......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Campaign Gaffe By WV Senator&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Senator John D. Rockefeller IV really betrayed the contempt with which he views our men and women in uniform. I don&#8217;t think this apology really cuts it. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV personally apologized to Senator John McCain of Arizona&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: davod</title>
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		<dc:creator>davod</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To tell you the truth, I am getting sick of Obamites making incendiary statements just so his reverence can be seen to condemn them.

This smacks of the Huckabee trick of &quot;some people say&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To tell you the truth, I am getting sick of Obamites making incendiary statements just so his reverence can be seen to condemn them.</p>
<p>This smacks of the Huckabee trick of &#8220;some people say&#8221;.</p>
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		<title>By: Right Pundits</title>
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		<dc:creator>Right Pundits</dc:creator>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Jay Rockefeller is Obama Hitman...&lt;/strong&gt;



John McCain (Photo)

Jay Rockefeller took a swing at John McCain on behalf of the Obama campaign over the weekend. It turned out badly for Rockefeller, but they got it out there. You know how it works. They get propaganda out there for public consump...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Jay Rockefeller is Obama Hitman&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>John McCain (Photo)</p>
<p>Jay Rockefeller took a swing at John McCain on behalf of the Obama campaign over the weekend. It turned out badly for Rockefeller, but they got it out there. You know how it works. They get propaganda out there for public consump&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: gary fouse</title>
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		<dc:creator>gary fouse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No matter how much the Democrats state that they love our troops, periodically, one of them comes out with some statement that demonstrates that many of them (not all) actually have disdain for the institution of the American military. In recent times, we have seen Democratic members of Congress compare our military to Nazis, Soviets, and Genghis Khan in their conduct of the war in Iraq. Names? Ted Kennedy, John Murtha, Dick Durbin, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. (Murtha and Kerry are combat veterans themselves, which must be pointed out.)

The latest is West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller. This is what he stated this week about John McCain:

&quot;McCain was a fighter pilot who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit. What happened when they (the missiles) get to the ground? He doesn&#039;t know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues&quot;.

Here is the response from the McCain side:

&quot;Senator Rockefeller&#039;s statement is an insult to all the men and women who are serving or have served in America&#039;s military. Had Senator Rockefeller served himself, he would appreciate and understand that most who have been to war emerge with a much deeper concern for humanity than they otherwise might. If he knew what he was talking about, he would know that John McCain wasn&#039;t dropping laser-guided missiles at 35,000 feet in 1967.&quot;

Today, Rockefeller issued a statement saying, &quot;I have deep respect for John McCain&#039;s honorable and noble service to our country. I made an inaccurate and wrong analogy and I have extended my sincere apology to him.

While we differ a great deal on policy issues, I profoundly respect and appreciate his dedication to our country, and I regret my very poor choice of words.&quot; 

So, Senator Rockefeller, what was your innacurate and wrong analogy, plus your very poor choice of words? Was it the fact that laser-guided bombs were not used until after McCain was a POW? Was it the fact that he was shot down at 4,500 feet, an altitude used in order to decrease collateral damage? Was it the fact that on the last occasion, McCain was not &quot;long gone&quot;, rather was shot down and taken prisoner? Or was it, perhaps that you condemned McCain for merely carrying out his duty as a pilot?

As has been pointed out, Rockefeller, who is almost the same age as McCain, did not serve in the military during that era-nor any other era. (He was in the Peace Corps.) Yet, he joins oher prominent hypocrites like Michael Moore, Bill Maher and Howard Dean, none of whom ever served in the military, yet had the gumption to call President Bush words, like &quot;draftdodger&quot;, &quot;deserter&quot; and &quot;AWOL&quot; because of his National Guard service.

It is fine that Rockefeller apologized, but is this what he really feels about military pilots? Why did he say this to begin with? I hope the voters of West Virginia remember this statement the next time Rockefeller runs for re-election.

gary fouse
fousesquawk</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No matter how much the Democrats state that they love our troops, periodically, one of them comes out with some statement that demonstrates that many of them (not all) actually have disdain for the institution of the American military. In recent times, we have seen Democratic members of Congress compare our military to Nazis, Soviets, and Genghis Khan in their conduct of the war in Iraq. Names? Ted Kennedy, John Murtha, Dick Durbin, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy. (Murtha and Kerry are combat veterans themselves, which must be pointed out.)</p>
<p>The latest is West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller. This is what he stated this week about John McCain:</p>
<p>&#8220;McCain was a fighter pilot who dropped laser-guided missiles from 35,000 feet. He was long gone when they hit. What happened when they (the missiles) get to the ground? He doesn&#8217;t know. You have to care about the lives of people. McCain never gets into those issues&#8221;.</p>
<p>Here is the response from the McCain side:</p>
<p>&#8220;Senator Rockefeller&#8217;s statement is an insult to all the men and women who are serving or have served in America&#8217;s military. Had Senator Rockefeller served himself, he would appreciate and understand that most who have been to war emerge with a much deeper concern for humanity than they otherwise might. If he knew what he was talking about, he would know that John McCain wasn&#8217;t dropping laser-guided missiles at 35,000 feet in 1967.&#8221;</p>
<p>Today, Rockefeller issued a statement saying, &#8220;I have deep respect for John McCain&#8217;s honorable and noble service to our country. I made an inaccurate and wrong analogy and I have extended my sincere apology to him.</p>
<p>While we differ a great deal on policy issues, I profoundly respect and appreciate his dedication to our country, and I regret my very poor choice of words.&#8221; </p>
<p>So, Senator Rockefeller, what was your innacurate and wrong analogy, plus your very poor choice of words? Was it the fact that laser-guided bombs were not used until after McCain was a POW? Was it the fact that he was shot down at 4,500 feet, an altitude used in order to decrease collateral damage? Was it the fact that on the last occasion, McCain was not &#8220;long gone&#8221;, rather was shot down and taken prisoner? Or was it, perhaps that you condemned McCain for merely carrying out his duty as a pilot?</p>
<p>As has been pointed out, Rockefeller, who is almost the same age as McCain, did not serve in the military during that era-nor any other era. (He was in the Peace Corps.) Yet, he joins oher prominent hypocrites like Michael Moore, Bill Maher and Howard Dean, none of whom ever served in the military, yet had the gumption to call President Bush words, like &#8220;draftdodger&#8221;, &#8220;deserter&#8221; and &#8220;AWOL&#8221; because of his National Guard service.</p>
<p>It is fine that Rockefeller apologized, but is this what he really feels about military pilots? Why did he say this to begin with? I hope the voters of West Virginia remember this statement the next time Rockefeller runs for re-election.</p>
<p>gary fouse<br />
fousesquawk</p>
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		<title>By: jgapinoy</title>
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		<dc:creator>jgapinoy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;...what leading Democrats think of the military.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&quot;I loathe the military.&quot;
--A twentysomething Bill Clinton.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>&#8230;what leading Democrats think of the military.</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;I loathe the military.&#8221;<br />
&#8211;A twentysomething Bill Clinton.</p>
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		<title>By: Flar</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/08/rockefeller-air-force-doesnt-care-about-humanity/comment-page-2/#comment-1057552</link>
		<dc:creator>Flar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And don&#039;t forget Maine.</description>
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		<title>By: Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Jay Rockefeller, idiot or ass?...&lt;/strong&gt;

You make the call. Let&#039;s see, calling a genuine war-hero an uncaring killer? Check. Slagging Navy and Air Force fighter pilots past and present? Check. Showing utter ignorance of military operations? Check. Lame apology issued after the comment comes ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Jay Rockefeller, idiot or ass?&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>You make the call. Let&#8217;s see, calling a genuine war-hero an uncaring killer? Check. Slagging Navy and Air Force fighter pilots past and present? Check. Showing utter ignorance of military operations? Check. Lame apology issued after the comment comes &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Johan Klaus</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/08/rockefeller-air-force-doesnt-care-about-humanity/comment-page-2/#comment-1057517</link>
		<dc:creator>Johan Klaus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We have got some real bright senators.</description>
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		<title>By: TeeDee</title>
		<link>http://hotair.com/archives/2008/04/08/rockefeller-air-force-doesnt-care-about-humanity/comment-page-2/#comment-1057475</link>
		<dc:creator>TeeDee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My apologies if someone&#039;s posted this link already, as I haven&#039;t read through all of the replies, but it&#039;s a good one. 

http://lucianne.com/routine/images/04-09-08.jpg</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My apologies if someone&#8217;s posted this link already, as I haven&#8217;t read through all of the replies, but it&#8217;s a good one. </p>
<p><a href="http://lucianne.com/routine/images/04-09-08.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://lucianne.com/routine/images/04-09-08.jpg</a></p>
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		<title>By: Hilts</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hilts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oops I need to ad West Virginia to the above list</description>
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		<title>By: Hilts</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hilts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The goofball son-in-law of former RINO Senator Charles Percy of Illinois. 
Which states have the worst set of Senators?
1. California
2. Vermont
3. Massachusetts
4. New York
5. Pennsylvania
6. Illinois</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The goofball son-in-law of former RINO Senator Charles Percy of Illinois.<br />
Which states have the worst set of Senators?<br />
1. California<br />
2. Vermont<br />
3. Massachusetts<br />
4. New York<br />
5. Pennsylvania<br />
6. Illinois</p>
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