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		<title>By: 781</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-205684</link>
		<dc:creator>781</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;781&lt;/strong&gt;

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<p>You are invited to check some helpful info about 430<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=205684', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: offshore pick</title>
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		<dc:creator>offshore pick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;offshore pick&lt;/strong&gt;

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<p>You can also check out some relevant information on top online kasino<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=181247', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Bill O'Reilly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-88468</link>
		<dc:creator>Bill O'Reilly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 13:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lyle -- SHUT UP!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lyle &#8212; SHUT UP!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=88468', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KJ Lovell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-88111</link>
		<dc:creator>KJ Lovell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 08:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As long as they make us fight within, they take us away from the repugnacan issues that can sink their ships.

Shut them down early, and dismiss them early.

Move on and let&#039;s talk about the corruption that has taken over the government.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As long as they make us fight within, they take us away from the repugnacan issues that can sink their ships.</p>
<p>Shut them down early, and dismiss them early.</p>
<p>Move on and let&#8217;s talk about the corruption that has taken over the government.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=88111', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KJ Lovell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-88110</link>
		<dc:creator>KJ Lovell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 08:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>last post didn&#039;t get the full text...

REPUBLICAN = NAZI

Always have, always will.  Not greater than nor less than but equal to.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>last post didn&#8217;t get the full text&#8230;</p>
<p>REPUBLICAN = NAZI</p>
<p>Always have, always will.  Not greater than nor less than but equal to.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=88110', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KJ Lovell</title>
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		<dc:creator>KJ Lovell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 08:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>REPUBLICAN = NAZI

Always have, always will.  Not  but = to.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>REPUBLICAN = NAZI</p>
<p>Always have, always will.  Not  but = to.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=88109', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KJ Lovell</title>
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		<dc:creator>KJ Lovell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 08:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>See... LIEly is doing what the rest of the nazi=repuglithugs do, turning the focus off of the real issues.  If you answer their questions, you become less powerful in THEIR EYES.

You MUST ask them, are you a REAL republithug?  I mean, does your bank account look like a reall republithug or are you a wann-a-bee?

Are they in favor of excluding civil rights from all persons?

This will SHUT THEM DOWN.

If they answer, (if... ha ha.... you will see what kind of creeps they really are) you win.

This is their M.O.

Use it to THEIR DISADVANTAGE.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>See&#8230; LIEly is doing what the rest of the nazi=repuglithugs do, turning the focus off of the real issues.  If you answer their questions, you become less powerful in THEIR EYES.</p>
<p>You MUST ask them, are you a REAL republithug?  I mean, does your bank account look like a reall republithug or are you a wann-a-bee?</p>
<p>Are they in favor of excluding civil rights from all persons?</p>
<p>This will SHUT THEM DOWN.</p>
<p>If they answer, (if&#8230; ha ha&#8230;. you will see what kind of creeps they really are) you win.</p>
<p>This is their M.O.</p>
<p>Use it to THEIR DISADVANTAGE.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=88107', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MisterOpus1</title>
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		<dc:creator>MisterOpus1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 23:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Lyle, or whoever is perpetrating as Lyle:

&quot;Well tell us, Mr. Octopus&quot;

Mr. Octopus?  How long did it take you to come up with that witty funny?  Cute.

&quot;WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s The matter With Kansas?&quot;

What would I be able to tell you that T. Frank or David Brock hasn&#039;t told you already about the eventual rise of the modern day GOP and how they&#039;ve overtaken the moral values argument, especially here in the Midwest?

&quot;IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve read your diaries, you are a Democrat by choice or default. Who isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t? Not much committment there.&quot;

Quite true, but perhaps some clarification on my part is needed (and since you refuse to discuss the topic at hand and focus instead on me, I&#039;m happy to divulge further).  I don&#039;t necessarily consider myself a &quot;Democrat&quot; - as if I&#039;m a card-carrying member, per se.  I made the mistake of stating or implying as such earlier.  Rather, my views tend to be much more in line with the current Democratic message.  I don&#039;t know if that makes me a &quot;liberal&quot;, a &quot;progressive&quot; or whatever you want to call it.  I&#039;ve seen those terms thrown around with so many different working definitions that I try to avoid using them.  I guess the best term is that I simply consider myself a Lefty.  If the Dem. party is in that corner, so be it.  If the Repubs. or any other party hold similar views than myself, then I&#039;d likely affiliate myself in line with their party.  Hopefully that clears any misconception up.

&quot;IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not a Democrat, by default or definition.&quot;

Congrats.

&quot;I know plenty of Democrats who are assholes.&quot;

As do I.  The &quot;Obvious&quot; poster was seemingly one of them, but I&#039;m more than happy to be mistaken.

&quot;WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s your point?&quot;

I&#039;m trying to figure your point out, sir.  My response was specifically towards an individual named &quot;Obvious&quot; who mistakenly believed I had an opposing political view on the matter at hand.  I clarified my point with him/her specifically that I am not what he/she might have mistakenly believed me to be.

So what exactly are you attempting to accomplish here?  And while you&#039;re at it, do you actually have anything further to add in regards to the topic of this thread?  I&#039;m sure the starter (Judd) would likely appreciate some sincere discourse from you in regards to the actual topic here.

&quot;Some of us choose to vote for the lesser of two assholes because thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the only choice we have. ThatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s politics.&quot;

Agreed.  But again I&#039;m trying to figure out what your particular point is here.  I don&#039;t dismiss the fact that there are Democratic nitwits.  However that does not negate the fact that my overall views tend to side with the Democratic message right now.

So what are you trying to say again, sir?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lyle, or whoever is perpetrating as Lyle:</p>
<p>&#8220;Well tell us, Mr. Octopus&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr. Octopus?  How long did it take you to come up with that witty funny?  Cute.</p>
<p>&#8220;WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s The matter With Kansas?&#8221;</p>
<p>What would I be able to tell you that T. Frank or David Brock hasn&#8217;t told you already about the eventual rise of the modern day GOP and how they&#8217;ve overtaken the moral values argument, especially here in the Midwest?</p>
<p>&#8220;IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve read your diaries, you are a Democrat by choice or default. Who isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t? Not much committment there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Quite true, but perhaps some clarification on my part is needed (and since you refuse to discuss the topic at hand and focus instead on me, I&#8217;m happy to divulge further).  I don&#8217;t necessarily consider myself a &#8220;Democrat&#8221; &#8211; as if I&#8217;m a card-carrying member, per se.  I made the mistake of stating or implying as such earlier.  Rather, my views tend to be much more in line with the current Democratic message.  I don&#8217;t know if that makes me a &#8220;liberal&#8221;, a &#8220;progressive&#8221; or whatever you want to call it.  I&#8217;ve seen those terms thrown around with so many different working definitions that I try to avoid using them.  I guess the best term is that I simply consider myself a Lefty.  If the Dem. party is in that corner, so be it.  If the Repubs. or any other party hold similar views than myself, then I&#8217;d likely affiliate myself in line with their party.  Hopefully that clears any misconception up.</p>
<p>&#8220;IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not a Democrat, by default or definition.&#8221;</p>
<p>Congrats.</p>
<p>&#8220;I know plenty of Democrats who are assholes.&#8221;</p>
<p>As do I.  The &#8220;Obvious&#8221; poster was seemingly one of them, but I&#8217;m more than happy to be mistaken.</p>
<p>&#8220;WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s your point?&#8221;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m trying to figure your point out, sir.  My response was specifically towards an individual named &#8220;Obvious&#8221; who mistakenly believed I had an opposing political view on the matter at hand.  I clarified my point with him/her specifically that I am not what he/she might have mistakenly believed me to be.</p>
<p>So what exactly are you attempting to accomplish here?  And while you&#8217;re at it, do you actually have anything further to add in regards to the topic of this thread?  I&#8217;m sure the starter (Judd) would likely appreciate some sincere discourse from you in regards to the actual topic here.</p>
<p>&#8220;Some of us choose to vote for the lesser of two assholes because thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the only choice we have. ThatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s politics.&#8221;</p>
<p>Agreed.  But again I&#8217;m trying to figure out what your particular point is here.  I don&#8217;t dismiss the fact that there are Democratic nitwits.  However that does not negate the fact that my overall views tend to side with the Democratic message right now.</p>
<p>So what are you trying to say again, sir?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87522', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lyle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87460</link>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment#34 is not me</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment#34 is not me<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87460', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lyle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87459</link>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment #32 is not me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment #32 is not me.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87459', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lyle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87414</link>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 18:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment #31 is not me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment #31 is not me.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87414', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lyle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87234</link>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 10:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well tell us, Mr. Octopus, What&#039;s The matter With Kansas? I&#039;ve read your diaries, you are a Democrat by choice or default. Who isn&#039;t? Not much committment there. I&#039;m not a Democrat, by default or definition. I know plenty of Democrats who are assholes. What&#039;s your point? Some of us choose to vote for the lesser of two assholes because that&#039;s the only choice we have. That&#039;s politics.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well tell us, Mr. Octopus, What&#8217;s The matter With Kansas? I&#8217;ve read your diaries, you are a Democrat by choice or default. Who isn&#8217;t? Not much committment there. I&#8217;m not a Democrat, by default or definition. I know plenty of Democrats who are assholes. What&#8217;s your point? Some of us choose to vote for the lesser of two assholes because that&#8217;s the only choice we have. That&#8217;s politics.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87234', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MisterOpus1</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87181</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterOpus1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 04:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;No need for the holier than thou attitude, Mr. Opus. A Democrat in Kansas is almost as far from Ã¢â‚¬Å“the leftÃ¢â‚¬? as you can get without being a Republican.&quot;

I have no desire to get involved in an irrelevant pissing contest on who&#039;s more of a Democrat that&#039;s wholly beside the point of this thread.  But I do find it a bit strange how you can slyly insult me by stating how by my mere geography I am one step shy of being a Republican while in the same breath tell me not to hold an attitude.  You may also know very little of my location (Lawrence, KS), which is decisively a liberal city and location amidst a very conservative state.

Again, entirely beside the point.  But if you&#039;re really wondering where my attitude resides, look no further than me being wrongly accused and irresponsibly called a &quot;stupid asshole&quot;.  I have a slight tendency to take little challenges like that head on.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;No need for the holier than thou attitude, Mr. Opus. A Democrat in Kansas is almost as far from Ã¢â‚¬Å“the leftÃ¢â‚¬? as you can get without being a Republican.&#8221;</p>
<p>I have no desire to get involved in an irrelevant pissing contest on who&#8217;s more of a Democrat that&#8217;s wholly beside the point of this thread.  But I do find it a bit strange how you can slyly insult me by stating how by my mere geography I am one step shy of being a Republican while in the same breath tell me not to hold an attitude.  You may also know very little of my location (Lawrence, KS), which is decisively a liberal city and location amidst a very conservative state.</p>
<p>Again, entirely beside the point.  But if you&#8217;re really wondering where my attitude resides, look no further than me being wrongly accused and irresponsibly called a &#8220;stupid asshole&#8221;.  I have a slight tendency to take little challenges like that head on.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87181', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Lyle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87097</link>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2005 01:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No need for the holier than thou attitude, Mr. Opus. A Democrat in Kansas is almost as far from &quot;the left&quot; as you can get without being a Republican.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No need for the holier than thou attitude, Mr. Opus. A Democrat in Kansas is almost as far from &#8220;the left&#8221; as you can get without being a Republican.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87097', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MisterOpus1</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87004</link>
		<dc:creator>MisterOpus1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 22:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Obvious,

Just who the f$ck do you think I am, dear reactionist twit?  You have erroneously labelled me in your knee-jerk dipsh$t reaction as someone in leagues with the Conservatives, when all I did was merely read the story posted above as well as the one in USAToday:

&quot;WASHINGTON (AP) Ã¢â‚¬â€ House Republican leader Tom DeLay and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid are among five lawmakers who have accepted lobbyist donations to their legal defense funds despite rules prohibiting such contributions. 
Congressional records show that DeLay accepted contributions from five lobbyists and one lobbying firm totaling $8,000 between 2001 and 2004. He has returned $3,500 from two of the donors. 

Reid accepted one lobbyist contribution of $3,000 in 1999. 

...Reid spokeswoman Tessa Hafen said the senator received a contribution from a longtime friend who had registered as a lobbyist shortly before the donation. She said Reid was not aware of the registration at the time. 

Hafen said the legal defense fund account is closed and Reid has asked the Senate&#039;s ethics committee how to proceed.&quot; 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-05-lobbyist-donations_x.htm

There&#039;s nothing &quot;wild&quot; about my claim, dear sh$tmonger, other than what was simply printed in the paper.  I have full confidence in Reid, and I also fully believe he likely didn&#039;t have knowledge of this at all back in &#039;99, as I also have full confidence that he&#039;ll likely eventually give the money back.

What I DO know, however, is what I read in my backwards Kansas newspapers that give the same public scrutiny towards Reid with Delay ON THIS SPECIFIC charge (Wichita Eagle, for example).  So logically it would do Reid a bit of public saving face to give the money back, REGARDLESS of his innocence.

Is that good enough for you, dear twat?  Or do you need more proof of how &quot;blue&quot; my blood runs?:

http://www.dailykos.com/user/MisterOpus1

Do us all true Lefties a favor and stop flailing your arms around like a little recalcitrant, temper-tamtrum child at anything you feel might be considered a slight &quot;threat&quot; to your strange little world.  And do us all a favor and stop arguing that a twitchy freeper while you&#039;re at it.  Paranoia does not fit our side well at all.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Obvious,</p>
<p>Just who the f$ck do you think I am, dear reactionist twit?  You have erroneously labelled me in your knee-jerk dipsh$t reaction as someone in leagues with the Conservatives, when all I did was merely read the story posted above as well as the one in USAToday:</p>
<p>&#8220;WASHINGTON (AP) Ã¢â‚¬â€ House Republican leader Tom DeLay and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid are among five lawmakers who have accepted lobbyist donations to their legal defense funds despite rules prohibiting such contributions.<br />
Congressional records show that DeLay accepted contributions from five lobbyists and one lobbying firm totaling $8,000 between 2001 and 2004. He has returned $3,500 from two of the donors. </p>
<p>Reid accepted one lobbyist contribution of $3,000 in 1999. </p>
<p>&#8230;Reid spokeswoman Tessa Hafen said the senator received a contribution from a longtime friend who had registered as a lobbyist shortly before the donation. She said Reid was not aware of the registration at the time. </p>
<p>Hafen said the legal defense fund account is closed and Reid has asked the Senate&#8217;s ethics committee how to proceed.&#8221; </p>
<p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-05-lobbyist-donations_x.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-08-05-lobbyist-donations_x.htm</a></p>
<p>There&#8217;s nothing &#8220;wild&#8221; about my claim, dear sh$tmonger, other than what was simply printed in the paper.  I have full confidence in Reid, and I also fully believe he likely didn&#8217;t have knowledge of this at all back in &#8216;99, as I also have full confidence that he&#8217;ll likely eventually give the money back.</p>
<p>What I DO know, however, is what I read in my backwards Kansas newspapers that give the same public scrutiny towards Reid with Delay ON THIS SPECIFIC charge (Wichita Eagle, for example).  So logically it would do Reid a bit of public saving face to give the money back, REGARDLESS of his innocence.</p>
<p>Is that good enough for you, dear twat?  Or do you need more proof of how &#8220;blue&#8221; my blood runs?:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/user/MisterOpus1" rel="nofollow">http://www.dailykos.com/user/MisterOpus1</a></p>
<p>Do us all true Lefties a favor and stop flailing your arms around like a little recalcitrant, temper-tamtrum child at anything you feel might be considered a slight &#8220;threat&#8221; to your strange little world.  And do us all a favor and stop arguing that a twitchy freeper while you&#8217;re at it.  Paranoia does not fit our side well at all.</p>
<p>Opus<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87004', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/05/tom-delays-legal-defense-fund-needs-a-legal-defense-fund/comment-page-1/#comment-87000</link>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 22:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think the claim about Reid goes back to 1998, as it does with several Republicans and Democrats -- the amounts were all under $5000, as I recall.  That doesn&#039;t make it right, but it does offer a perspective that certain contribution rules were arcane in the past, and the abuses of the others in Congress don&#039;t hold a candle to the abuses by Tom Delay.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the claim about Reid goes back to 1998, as it does with several Republicans and Democrats &#8212; the amounts were all under $5000, as I recall.  That doesn&#8217;t make it right, but it does offer a perspective that certain contribution rules were arcane in the past, and the abuses of the others in Congress don&#8217;t hold a candle to the abuses by Tom Delay.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=87000', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: obvious</title>
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		<dc:creator>obvious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 22:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>MisterOpus1,

Well that&#039;s a nice wild claim about Reid, and yet you supply no specific reference of what money, where it went, whether it&#039;s considered illegal by ethics standards, nor anything else.  If Reid actually did anything wrong, then that should be dealt with fairly.  Considering Delay was already censured 3 times, and he&#039;s on his way to the 4th without any real punishment - then your statements about Reid in this context is silly.

Everytime a republican crook is caught - instead of people like you actually have any morals - you simply say well the other guys are doing it too!  Frankly NO ONE should be doing it, and stupid assholes like you who don&#039;t hold the republican party responsible is why you&#039;re all so damned crooked!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MisterOpus1,</p>
<p>Well that&#8217;s a nice wild claim about Reid, and yet you supply no specific reference of what money, where it went, whether it&#8217;s considered illegal by ethics standards, nor anything else.  If Reid actually did anything wrong, then that should be dealt with fairly.  Considering Delay was already censured 3 times, and he&#8217;s on his way to the 4th without any real punishment &#8211; then your statements about Reid in this context is silly.</p>
<p>Everytime a republican crook is caught &#8211; instead of people like you actually have any morals &#8211; you simply say well the other guys are doing it too!  Frankly NO ONE should be doing it, and stupid assholes like you who don&#8217;t hold the republican party responsible is why you&#8217;re all so damned crooked!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=86996', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MisterOpus1</title>
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		<dc:creator>MisterOpus1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 22:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This doesn&#039;t help much seeing that Reid took a nice sum of money as well.  I agree with the post earlier - Reid should quickly give that money back fast.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This doesn&#8217;t help much seeing that Reid took a nice sum of money as well.  I agree with the post earlier &#8211; Reid should quickly give that money back fast.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=86994', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KJ Lovell</title>
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		<dc:creator>KJ Lovell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 16:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#22, or maybe delay and rover, shrubya, cheeney (the only living heart donor), libby, card, and the bunch can share....

SHARE A NOOSE.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#22, or maybe delay and rover, shrubya, cheeney (the only living heart donor), libby, card, and the bunch can share&#8230;.</p>
<p>SHARE A NOOSE.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=86905', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Christopher</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2005 14:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe DeLay and Rove can share a cell?

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe DeLay and Rove can share a cell?</p>
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