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	<title>Comments on: Boehner Caught Shifting His Own Benchmarks On Escalation</title>
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		<title>By: greggp</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-4/#comment-4061052</link>
		<dc:creator>greggp</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>60 days = 1 soft Boehner

90 days = 1 hard Boehner</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>60 days = 1 soft Boehner</p>
<p>90 days = 1 hard Boehner<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=4061052', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Chocolate Jesus</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-4/#comment-4060870</link>
		<dc:creator>Chocolate Jesus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&gt;Republicans send their criminals packing off to jail.

Hahahah, republicans fire prosecutors that are working on cases that could send their criminals to jail. Carol Lam was following dirty defense contractors straight back to the white house....STRAIGHT back...
Keep screaming about how you know there was no crime, but they are fighting tooth and nail to avoid discussing it for SOME reason..hmmm.
This wasnt a routine housecleaning like clinton did, it was targeting only specific prosectors, and clinton never fired any that were invesigating trails leading back to his whitehouse...

Republicans for all their hollines are going through pains  to avoid putting their hand on the bible and telling the truth. You legal scholars insist no crime was committed, and yet it seems impossible to get a bush aide on the stand under oath.. I&#039;ll answer, as long as I dont have to swear to tell the truth..but I have no plans to lie, honest...

They claim executive privledge while denying bush was involved in anything....


Get off it Bigtwat, you truly think Jesus would be pro-big business, pro-death penalty, pro nuclear genocide like you? I don&#039;t dislike Jesus in the least.. I have no reason to believe he could have forseen that his name would some day be used as a justification for hate and division by people like you and daryll. Then again Daryll thinks we should kill people who mouth of to thier parents and couples who have sex while the woman is on her period. It says so in the bible so it must be true... Do you agree? Its the word of god, right?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&gt;Republicans send their criminals packing off to jail.</p>
<p>Hahahah, republicans fire prosecutors that are working on cases that could send their criminals to jail. Carol Lam was following dirty defense contractors straight back to the white house&#8230;.STRAIGHT back&#8230;<br />
Keep screaming about how you know there was no crime, but they are fighting tooth and nail to avoid discussing it for SOME reason..hmmm.<br />
This wasnt a routine housecleaning like clinton did, it was targeting only specific prosectors, and clinton never fired any that were invesigating trails leading back to his whitehouse&#8230;</p>
<p>Republicans for all their hollines are going through pains  to avoid putting their hand on the bible and telling the truth. You legal scholars insist no crime was committed, and yet it seems impossible to get a bush aide on the stand under oath.. I&#8217;ll answer, as long as I dont have to swear to tell the truth..but I have no plans to lie, honest&#8230;</p>
<p>They claim executive privledge while denying bush was involved in anything&#8230;.</p>
<p>Get off it Bigtwat, you truly think Jesus would be pro-big business, pro-death penalty, pro nuclear genocide like you? I don&#8217;t dislike Jesus in the least.. I have no reason to believe he could have forseen that his name would some day be used as a justification for hate and division by people like you and daryll. Then again Daryll thinks we should kill people who mouth of to thier parents and couples who have sex while the woman is on her period. It says so in the bible so it must be true&#8230; Do you agree? Its the word of god, right?<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=4060870', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Oracle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-4/#comment-4060711</link>
		<dc:creator>The Oracle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why does the &quot;surge&quot; mission name Operation Phantom Thunder just remind me of silent, but deadly, farts?

Thus, after asking someone to pull my finger, and letting one loose, I&#039;ll just exclaim &quot;Operation Phantom Thunder&quot; as everyone nearby holds their noses.

So, Sen. Boehner, please pull my finger. Pretty please. I&#039;ve got your Operation Phantom Thunder for ya. Sniff. Ewwwww.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why does the &#8220;surge&#8221; mission name Operation Phantom Thunder just remind me of silent, but deadly, farts?</p>
<p>Thus, after asking someone to pull my finger, and letting one loose, I&#8217;ll just exclaim &#8220;Operation Phantom Thunder&#8221; as everyone nearby holds their noses.</p>
<p>So, Sen. Boehner, please pull my finger. Pretty please. I&#8217;ve got your Operation Phantom Thunder for ya. Sniff. Ewwwww.<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=4060711', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: O. Bigfoot</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-3/#comment-4060687</link>
		<dc:creator>O. Bigfoot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;OK, Bigfoot, from your WPost article: â€œDemocratic lawmakers who responded to inquiries for this article said that any money they received from the tribes had nothing to do with Abramoff. They were quick to say they did not know the man.â€

And, your philantropy.com article is a distortion. Conservatives are more likely to regularly attend church. Since churches make their living by reaching in your pocket when you go there, conservatives would always seem to give more to charity. If you leave church donations out of the equation, liberals actually give MORE to charity per capita than conservatives.

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper â€” September 5, 2007 @ 2:47 pm&quot;

Nice back pedaling there, Ripper.  

Democrats lie, deny, and distort.  They hold power any way they can, and their collegues rally around their Democrat crooks in support.  

Republicans send their criminals packing off to jail.

The philanthropy.com article is no distortion, it&#039;s an open interview with an author who looked at over 15 different studies of philanthropy, and the facts pointed the same way each time.

Spin it any way you want that will make you feel better.  Conservatives are simply more philanthropic than liberals.  Case closed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;OK, Bigfoot, from your WPost article: â€œDemocratic lawmakers who responded to inquiries for this article said that any money they received from the tribes had nothing to do with Abramoff. They were quick to say they did not know the man.â€</p>
<p>And, your philantropy.com article is a distortion. Conservatives are more likely to regularly attend church. Since churches make their living by reaching in your pocket when you go there, conservatives would always seem to give more to charity. If you leave church donations out of the equation, liberals actually give MORE to charity per capita than conservatives.</p>
<p>Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper â€” September 5, 2007 @ 2:47 pm&#8221;</p>
<p>Nice back pedaling there, Ripper.  </p>
<p>Democrats lie, deny, and distort.  They hold power any way they can, and their collegues rally around their Democrat crooks in support.  </p>
<p>Republicans send their criminals packing off to jail.</p>
<p>The philanthropy.com article is no distortion, it&#8217;s an open interview with an author who looked at over 15 different studies of philanthropy, and the facts pointed the same way each time.</p>
<p>Spin it any way you want that will make you feel better.  Conservatives are simply more philanthropic than liberals.  Case closed.<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=4060687', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: upright left</title>
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		<dc:creator>upright left</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Donâ€™t you get it. Both parties suck. Few people here support the Democratic party machine.

Comment by Dermot â€” September 5, 2007 @ 1:45 pm

You must have an unusual definition of the word few.  Dems are wildly popular here, except for the conservative ones.  ;)
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Most liberals espouse Christians views.

Comment by nanlichi â€” September 5, 2007 @ 1:53 pm

Whoa!  Crazy comments right and left around here today! ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Donâ€™t you get it. Both parties suck. Few people here support the Democratic party machine.</p>
<p>Comment by Dermot â€” September 5, 2007 @ 1:45 pm</p>
<p>You must have an unusual definition of the word few.  Dems are wildly popular here, except for the conservative ones.  ;)<br />
&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Most liberals espouse Christians views.</p>
<p>Comment by nanlichi â€” September 5, 2007 @ 1:53 pm</p>
<p>Whoa!  Crazy comments right and left around here today! ;)<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=4060530', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: upside00</title>
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		<dc:creator>upside00</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Also, please refrain from mocking President Bush. He is one of Godâ€™s children. â€œDo my prophet no harmâ€.
Comment by Daryll â€” September 5, 2007 @ 2:37 pm&lt;/em&gt;

Daryll, my dear fellow, if you are waiting by the phone for the call from your god and travel agent god for your ticket on the Rapture Express, then Dubya is your boy!  He and Darth Cheney and the rest of the NeoCon Chickenhawk BushCo&#039;s are doing everything in their power to make your phone ring and get you on that great train to glory.  Too bad he will take the rest of us down the shitter with him.

And next time, &lt;strong&gt;PULEEZE&lt;/strong&gt; pick a better prophet, this one wouldn&#039;t make it as an after-holiday Blue Light special at Target.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Also, please refrain from mocking President Bush. He is one of Godâ€™s children. â€œDo my prophet no harmâ€.<br />
Comment by Daryll â€” September 5, 2007 @ 2:37 pm</em></p>
<p>Daryll, my dear fellow, if you are waiting by the phone for the call from your god and travel agent god for your ticket on the Rapture Express, then Dubya is your boy!  He and Darth Cheney and the rest of the NeoCon Chickenhawk BushCo&#8217;s are doing everything in their power to make your phone ring and get you on that great train to glory.  Too bad he will take the rest of us down the shitter with him.</p>
<p>And next time, <strong>PULEEZE</strong> pick a better prophet, this one wouldn&#8217;t make it as an after-holiday Blue Light special at Target.<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=4059952', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: upside00</title>
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		<dc:creator>upside00</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;upside; thanks for the correction, I thought Boehnhead was in the Senate.
Comment by Uncle Ho â€” September 5, 2007 @ 2:42 pm
&lt;/em&gt;

Not a correction, just that I wanted to add that little tidbit, lest people forgot what a lobbyest scumbag Boner is.  And it is good that he has to run again, after all, with his &quot;soft feelings&quot;, I am sure the Repugs want his kind as their fearless leader and poster boy in the &quot;war against terur&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>upside; thanks for the correction, I thought Boehnhead was in the Senate.<br />
Comment by Uncle Ho â€” September 5, 2007 @ 2:42 pm<br />
</em></p>
<p>Not a correction, just that I wanted to add that little tidbit, lest people forgot what a lobbyest scumbag Boner is.  And it is good that he has to run again, after all, with his &#8220;soft feelings&#8221;, I am sure the Repugs want his kind as their fearless leader and poster boy in the &#8220;war against terur&#8221;.<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=4059939', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bilbogaggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-3/#comment-4059696</link>
		<dc:creator>bilbogaggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&quot;Among the biggest beneficiaries were Capitol Hill&#039;s most powerful Democrats, including Thomas A. Daschle (S.D.) and Harry M. Reid (Nev.), the top two Senate Democrats at the time&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

So, there was something wrong with Reid and Daschle receiving contributions from Indian tribes.  Now I wonder why that would happen.  Could it be that their states have numerous Indian reservations?  Nah...couldn&#039;t be that.   Both Reid and Daschle worked to try to improve the conditions of the Indians whereas Abramoff stole from them.  They have been receiving campaign contributions from Indians for many years before Abramoff came along to rip them off.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8220;Among the biggest beneficiaries were Capitol Hill&#8217;s most powerful Democrats, including Thomas A. Daschle (S.D.) and Harry M. Reid (Nev.), the top two Senate Democrats at the time&#8221;</em></p>
<p>So, there was something wrong with Reid and Daschle receiving contributions from Indian tribes.  Now I wonder why that would happen.  Could it be that their states have numerous Indian reservations?  Nah&#8230;couldn&#8217;t be that.   Both Reid and Daschle worked to try to improve the conditions of the Indians whereas Abramoff stole from them.  They have been receiving campaign contributions from Indians for many years before Abramoff came along to rip them off.<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=4059696', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bigfoot, a little exercise in critical thinking for you: with a Bush Justice Department run entirely by conservative republicans, I would think that if there was the slightest evidence to support an indictment, at least one or two Dems would have been indicted by now in the Abramhoff scandal. But, no Dem has been indicted for connections to Abramhoff. Does that tell you anything at all?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bigfoot, a little exercise in critical thinking for you: with a Bush Justice Department run entirely by conservative republicans, I would think that if there was the slightest evidence to support an indictment, at least one or two Dems would have been indicted by now in the Abramhoff scandal. But, no Dem has been indicted for connections to Abramhoff. Does that tell you anything at all?<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=4059686', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bilbogaggins</title>
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		<dc:creator>bilbogaggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;America will not save you, only God can.
Comment by Daryll &lt;/em&gt;

God is not going to save you Daryll, he is going to send you straight to hell where you and all your ilk have place cards waiting for your arrival.  You will all have a good time whining from now to eternity about how those damn Democrats took the government back from you and made it right again.  Enjoy your time in hell with the Bush Crime Family.  You might actually be able to meet your idol and kiss his ass.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>America will not save you, only God can.<br />
Comment by Daryll </em></p>
<p>God is not going to save you Daryll, he is going to send you straight to hell where you and all your ilk have place cards waiting for your arrival.  You will all have a good time whining from now to eternity about how those damn Democrats took the government back from you and made it right again.  Enjoy your time in hell with the Bush Crime Family.  You might actually be able to meet your idol and kiss his ass.<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=4059684', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hellinabucket</title>
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		<dc:creator>hellinabucket</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thought the same thing bilbogaggins.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thought the same thing bilbogaggins.<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=4059674', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Daryll: &quot;Also, please refrain from mocking President Bush. He is one of Godâ€™s children. â€œDo my prophet no harmâ€.&quot;

During the time of Jesus, claiming to be a prophet or claiming that your friend was a prophet could be punishable by stoning. Claiming that you knew what God thought about things was also an offense punishable by execution.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daryll: &#8220;Also, please refrain from mocking President Bush. He is one of Godâ€™s children. â€œDo my prophet no harmâ€.&#8221;</p>
<p>During the time of Jesus, claiming to be a prophet or claiming that your friend was a prophet could be punishable by stoning. Claiming that you knew what God thought about things was also an offense punishable by execution.<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=4059675', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bilbogaggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-3/#comment-4059673</link>
		<dc:creator>bilbogaggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&quot;Because Liberals have no souls.
Comment by Master P&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

Anyone besides me notice the huge amount of troll projection going on here today.  Everything that they are and they are guilty of, they are now saying that the liberals are and are guilty of.  It must be very uncomfortable being a kool-aid drinking RNC loving troll.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8220;Because Liberals have no souls.<br />
Comment by Master P&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Anyone besides me notice the huge amount of troll projection going on here today.  Everything that they are and they are guilty of, they are now saying that the liberals are and are guilty of.  It must be very uncomfortable being a kool-aid drinking RNC loving troll.<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=4059673', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Flaco</title>
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		<dc:creator>Flaco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>War is taking its toll on President.
http://www.charlotte.com/nation/story/263361.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>War is taking its toll on President.<br />
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		<title>By: bilbogaggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-3/#comment-4059663</link>
		<dc:creator>bilbogaggins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Just because you repeat your lies, does not make them truth.
Comment by O. Bigfoot &lt;/em&gt;

OMG, talk about projection.  That one takes the cake.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Just because you repeat your lies, does not make them truth.<br />
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<p>OMG, talk about projection.  That one takes the cake.<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=4059663', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-3/#comment-4059661</link>
		<dc:creator>Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Daryll: &quot;Weâ€™ll see during the White Throne of Judgement. Are you Rapture Ready?&quot;

One day we wake up and people like you have disappeared??  Yeah, we can always dream.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daryll: &#8220;Weâ€™ll see during the White Throne of Judgement. Are you Rapture Ready?&#8221;</p>
<p>One day we wake up and people like you have disappeared??  Yeah, we can always dream.<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=4059661', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: bilbogaggins</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-3/#comment-4059658</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Democratic fundraiser/supporter Norman Hsu has skipped bail by failing to appear for his court hearing this morningâ€¦Developing.
Comment by O. Bigfoot&lt;/em&gt;

So Bigfootinmouth, do you have anything to add to the subject at hand or are you going to just throw feces on the wall?  You seem rather obsessed with Mr. Hsu.  I wonder why that is?  It is a non story and will continue to be a non story.  Even though the right has been harping on Mr. Hsu ad nausium,  the people don&#039;t seem to care.  And why is that?  Probably because they realize that candidates can&#039;t do a background check on every contributor to their campaigns.  Also, I would think that the Rethugs should be careful where they put there feet.  I&#039;m quite sure that there are a lot of people investigating every contributor to the Republican candidates and we will soon find out that they have been taking campaign contributions from pornographers and other unseemly types (because they have done this in the past).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Democratic fundraiser/supporter Norman Hsu has skipped bail by failing to appear for his court hearing this morningâ€¦Developing.<br />
Comment by O. Bigfoot</em></p>
<p>So Bigfootinmouth, do you have anything to add to the subject at hand or are you going to just throw feces on the wall?  You seem rather obsessed with Mr. Hsu.  I wonder why that is?  It is a non story and will continue to be a non story.  Even though the right has been harping on Mr. Hsu ad nausium,  the people don&#8217;t seem to care.  And why is that?  Probably because they realize that candidates can&#8217;t do a background check on every contributor to their campaigns.  Also, I would think that the Rethugs should be careful where they put there feet.  I&#8217;m quite sure that there are a lot of people investigating every contributor to the Republican candidates and we will soon find out that they have been taking campaign contributions from pornographers and other unseemly types (because they have done this in the past).<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=4059658', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Snarfeh For Anarchy</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/09/05/boehner-gao/comment-page-3/#comment-4059654</link>
		<dc:creator>Snarfeh For Anarchy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Caption for the above Boehner Girly Man Picture-

:::sniff:::hic:::

Who does Larry Craig think he is, cheating on me like that! Ohhhhh, booohoooohooooo!!!  He &lt;em&gt;swore&lt;/em&gt; I was his one and only!!

:::sniff, sniff:::hic:::sniff:::hic:::

I&#039;ll show him!  I&#039;m going to ask Ken Mehlman for a date and I&#039;ll bet my Prada Patent Mary Jane Wedges it won&#039;t take me 60-90 days to do it, either!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Caption for the above Boehner Girly Man Picture-</p>
<p>:::sniff:::hic:::</p>
<p>Who does Larry Craig think he is, cheating on me like that! Ohhhhh, booohoooohooooo!!!  He <em>swore</em> I was his one and only!!</p>
<p>:::sniff, sniff:::hic:::sniff:::hic:::</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll show him!  I&#8217;m going to ask Ken Mehlman for a date and I&#8217;ll bet my Prada Patent Mary Jane Wedges it won&#8217;t take me 60-90 days to do it, either!!!<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=4059654', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OK, Bigfoot, from your WPost article: &quot;Democratic lawmakers who responded to inquiries for this article said that any money they received from the tribes had nothing to do with Abramoff. They were quick to say they did not know the man.&quot;

And, your philantropy.com article is a distortion. Conservatives are more likely to regularly attend church. Since churches make their living by reaching in your pocket when you go there, conservatives would always seem to give more to charity. If you leave church donations out of the equation, liberals actually give MORE to charity per capita than conservatives.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, Bigfoot, from your WPost article: &#8220;Democratic lawmakers who responded to inquiries for this article said that any money they received from the tribes had nothing to do with Abramoff. They were quick to say they did not know the man.&#8221;</p>
<p>And, your philantropy.com article is a distortion. Conservatives are more likely to regularly attend church. Since churches make their living by reaching in your pocket when you go there, conservatives would always seem to give more to charity. If you leave church donations out of the equation, liberals actually give MORE to charity per capita than conservatives.<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=4059653', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: lonesomerobot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the reid and dachle money doesn&#039;t matter, o bigfoot.

the abramoff matter involves taking money to influence a vote.

daschle has a constituency which very clearly includes native american tribes. there is no correlation, no amount of money that would influence him to vote in favor of a bill restricting the expansion of tribal gaming, as it protects his constituents&#039; interests. had he voted AGAINST the bill, it would be a different matter.

reid has a constituency which very clearly includes the gambling industry. once again, there is no amount of money that would influence him to vote in favor of a bill restricting the expansion of tribal gaming, as it protects his constituents&#039; interests. and again, had he voted AGAINST the bill, it would be a different matter.

otherwise, politicians in washington take contributions to their political action committees from lobbyists. it&#039;s par for the course. both harry reid and tom daschle have received money relating to native american and gambling interests in the past. there&#039;s no story there.

many of the republicans that took money from abramoff in connection to the tribal gaming bill had no connection whatsoever to gambling or native american interests. their acceptance of the money was, in effect, the taking of a bribe to influence their vote.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the reid and dachle money doesn&#8217;t matter, o bigfoot.</p>
<p>the abramoff matter involves taking money to influence a vote.</p>
<p>daschle has a constituency which very clearly includes native american tribes. there is no correlation, no amount of money that would influence him to vote in favor of a bill restricting the expansion of tribal gaming, as it protects his constituents&#8217; interests. had he voted AGAINST the bill, it would be a different matter.</p>
<p>reid has a constituency which very clearly includes the gambling industry. once again, there is no amount of money that would influence him to vote in favor of a bill restricting the expansion of tribal gaming, as it protects his constituents&#8217; interests. and again, had he voted AGAINST the bill, it would be a different matter.</p>
<p>otherwise, politicians in washington take contributions to their political action committees from lobbyists. it&#8217;s par for the course. both harry reid and tom daschle have received money relating to native american and gambling interests in the past. there&#8217;s no story there.</p>
<p>many of the republicans that took money from abramoff in connection to the tribal gaming bill had no connection whatsoever to gambling or native american interests. their acceptance of the money was, in effect, the taking of a bribe to influence their vote.<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=4059650', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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