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		<title>By: shoeless</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982944</link>
		<dc:creator>shoeless</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Remember when Republican Senator Mike Pence said, &quot;Bagdad is just like a county fair.  I got 5 rugs for 5 bucks.&quot;  What he didn&#039;t tell us was that the massive security required for him and Lindsey Graham to walk around a Bagdad market cost US taxpayers 5 million bucks.

Apparently, the right-wingers get taken advantage of a lot.  My five year old granddaughter is not nearly as gullible as your typical Bush worshipper.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember when Republican Senator Mike Pence said, &#8220;Bagdad is just like a county fair.  I got 5 rugs for 5 bucks.&#8221;  What he didn&#8217;t tell us was that the massive security required for him and Lindsey Graham to walk around a Bagdad market cost US taxpayers 5 million bucks.</p>
<p>Apparently, the right-wingers get taken advantage of a lot.  My five year old granddaughter is not nearly as gullible as your typical Bush worshipper.<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=4982944', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Uncle Ho</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982924</link>
		<dc:creator>Uncle Ho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>anytime a dignitary such as a senator or admin official goes to Iraq, it&#039;s a dog and pony show/photo op.  What they are shown is a Potemkin Village, a false facade.  In no way does it really portrays the &lt;em&gt;facts on the ground. &lt;/em&gt;

If you believe otherwise, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you-dirt cheap.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>anytime a dignitary such as a senator or admin official goes to Iraq, it&#8217;s a dog and pony show/photo op.  What they are shown is a Potemkin Village, a false facade.  In no way does it really portrays the <em>facts on the ground. </em></p>
<p>If you believe otherwise, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you-dirt cheap.<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=4982924', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: shoeless</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982914</link>
		<dc:creator>shoeless</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Witch1 Says: 

At some point even redneck’s and reich winger’s must start thinking in their own best intrests, right.?…&lt;/em&gt;

They can&#039;t do that.  They are afraid if they think for themselves, instead of following the dictums handed down from their totalitarian masters, they will become too much like us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Witch1 Says: </p>
<p>At some point even redneck’s and reich winger’s must start thinking in their own best intrests, right.?…</em></p>
<p>They can&#8217;t do that.  They are afraid if they think for themselves, instead of following the dictums handed down from their totalitarian masters, they will become too much like us.<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=4982914', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Witch1</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982758</link>
		<dc:creator>Witch1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 19:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don&#039;t vote for a republican ever again..Stop the madness..No more cut it, drill it or kill it  mindset of the reich winged party.....Blessings all</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t vote for a republican ever again..Stop the madness..No more cut it, drill it or kill it  mindset of the reich winged party&#8230;..Blessings 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=4982758', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Witch1</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982730</link>
		<dc:creator>Witch1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 19:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#163.gitrdone...Seem&#039;s you are the only ant at our picnic today....I will answer your question with a few more telling question&#039;s..1st.When bull shit bush and this administration stole the white house we had a surplus of fund&#039;s, (now we are 11 trillion in debt) How come.?..2nd, gas was $1.23 a gallon,and now is over $4.00 Why.? 3rd.. no one had bombed us.Why? 4th none of our previous administration was in bed with the saudi&#039;s Why.? 5th we are in 2 war&#039;s Why?...All brought to you by the people who claim to be conservative&#039;s..6th the largest paid gov. employees in modern time&#039;s Why?..7th VP running the country and hiring a private mercenary group.,Why?..Our constitution has been all but abolished with in day&#039;s after 9/11.Why?...

Now I know you are very likely a redneck, that&#039;s alright but what make&#039;s you think we need more of this insanety in our government.?......Haven&#039;t the republican&#039;s killed enough innocent people in Iraq and our own for oil.? Oil by the way they promised the dumb asses that voted for them they would get......At some point even redneck&#039;s and reich winger&#039;s must start thinking in their own best intrests, right.?...Blessings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#163.gitrdone&#8230;Seem&#8217;s you are the only ant at our picnic today&#8230;.I will answer your question with a few more telling question&#8217;s..1st.When bull shit bush and this administration stole the white house we had a surplus of fund&#8217;s, (now we are 11 trillion in debt) How come.?..2nd, gas was $1.23 a gallon,and now is over $4.00 Why.? 3rd.. no one had bombed us.Why? 4th none of our previous administration was in bed with the saudi&#8217;s Why.? 5th we are in 2 war&#8217;s Why?&#8230;All brought to you by the people who claim to be conservative&#8217;s..6th the largest paid gov. employees in modern time&#8217;s Why?..7th VP running the country and hiring a private mercenary group.,Why?..Our constitution has been all but abolished with in day&#8217;s after 9/11.Why?&#8230;</p>
<p>Now I know you are very likely a redneck, that&#8217;s alright but what make&#8217;s you think we need more of this insanety in our government.?&#8230;&#8230;Haven&#8217;t the republican&#8217;s killed enough innocent people in Iraq and our own for oil.? Oil by the way they promised the dumb asses that voted for them they would get&#8230;&#8230;At some point even redneck&#8217;s and reich winger&#8217;s must start thinking in their own best intrests, right.?&#8230;Blessings<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=4982730', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: barfly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982650</link>
		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;So exactly what experience does Obama have? What is he known for? If he does stand for all those issues listed, then what experience does he have to deal with them? Can we trust his judgment based on speech alone?&lt;/em&gt;


And what had Bush done before coming into office?  Ran a two-bit state like Texas.  

Badly.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>So exactly what experience does Obama have? What is he known for? If he does stand for all those issues listed, then what experience does he have to deal with them? Can we trust his judgment based on speech alone?</em></p>
<p>And what had Bush done before coming into office?  Ran a two-bit state like Texas.  </p>
<p>Badly.<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=4982650', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: barfly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982646</link>
		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From bandwagon&#039;s link:

&quot;I had a uncle who was one of the, who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps,&quot; Obama said, slowly and methodically. 

Now, a rational person would conclude that the most Obama was guilty of was bad diction.

1. He said &quot;I had an uncle who was one of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz - &lt;em&gt;he didn&#039;t say his uncle had actually liberated Auschitz&lt;/em&gt; since is was accomplished by the Russians.

2.He then said his uncle was one of the men who liberated the concentration camps.  Only someone without an understanding of English could conclude that he claimed his uncle liberated Auschitz.  Since bandwagon seems to think &lt;em&gt;exactly that&lt;/em&gt;, it&#039;s clear he&#039;s just another blindly partisan conservative.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From bandwagon&#8217;s link:</p>
<p>&#8220;I had a uncle who was one of the, who was part of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the concentration camps,&#8221; Obama said, slowly and methodically. </p>
<p>Now, a rational person would conclude that the most Obama was guilty of was bad diction.</p>
<p>1. He said &#8220;I had an uncle who was one of the first American troops to go into Auschwitz &#8211; <em>he didn&#8217;t say his uncle had actually liberated Auschitz</em> since is was accomplished by the Russians.</p>
<p>2.He then said his uncle was one of the men who liberated the concentration camps.  Only someone without an understanding of English could conclude that he claimed his uncle liberated Auschitz.  Since bandwagon seems to think <em>exactly that</em>, it&#8217;s clear he&#8217;s just another blindly partisan conservative.<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=4982646', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: gitrdone</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982634</link>
		<dc:creator>gitrdone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So exactly what experience does Obama have? What is he known for? If he does stand for all those issues listed, then what experience does he have to deal with them? Can we trust his judgment based on speech alone?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So exactly what experience does Obama have? What is he known for? If he does stand for all those issues listed, then what experience does he have to deal with them? Can we trust his judgment based on speech alone?<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=4982634', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: barfly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982626</link>
		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>bandwagon Says: 

&lt;em&gt;Iraq violence falls to 4-year low
The U.S. military said the number of attacks in the last week dropped to a level not seen in Iraq since March 2004 &lt;/em&gt;

The same military that claimed we were merely fighting a few deadenders, just a short time ago?  I&#039;ve got an Edsel that I&#039;ve been trying to sell, and it runs great!  Interested?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>bandwagon Says: </p>
<p><em>Iraq violence falls to 4-year low<br />
The U.S. military said the number of attacks in the last week dropped to a level not seen in Iraq since March 2004 </em></p>
<p>The same military that claimed we were merely fighting a few deadenders, just a short time ago?  I&#8217;ve got an Edsel that I&#8217;ve been trying to sell, and it runs great!  Interested?<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=4982626', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: katy</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982396</link>
		<dc:creator>katy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>gitrdone = one of those &quot;mcSAME bloggers&quot;, no doubt...

he&#039;s PAYING for that?

ah hahahahaha!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>gitrdone = one of those &#8220;mcSAME bloggers&#8221;, no doubt&#8230;</p>
<p>he&#8217;s PAYING for that?</p>
<p>ah hahahahaha!<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=4982396', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DieNowForPeace</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982378</link>
		<dc:creator>DieNowForPeace</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Ultra-orthodox &quot;Shas&quot; party burns Bibles in Tel Aviv.&lt;/strong&gt;
&lt;em&gt;
The deputy mayor of Or Yehuda, Uzi Aharon, belongs to the ultra-Orthodox Shas party.  When he learned about this latest missionary effort, he recruited several yeshiva students to go around the neighborhood, collect the missionary literature, and burn it.  In doing so, he seems to have violated several provisions of Israeli law, notably Criminal Code Sections 170 and 172, which forbid harming &quot;in any way a place, symbol or icon of religious importance to a community that imbues that icon with significance&quot; and speaking  &quot;publicly in a way that is offensive to people of any religion.&quot; &lt;/em&gt;

http://www.onejerusalem.com/2008/05/20/where-they-burn-books-they-will-ultimately-also-burn-people/

Barbaric if not outright heresy. Couldn&#039;t they just flush them?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Ultra-orthodox &#8220;Shas&#8221; party burns Bibles in Tel Aviv.</strong><br />
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The deputy mayor of Or Yehuda, Uzi Aharon, belongs to the ultra-Orthodox Shas party.  When he learned about this latest missionary effort, he recruited several yeshiva students to go around the neighborhood, collect the missionary literature, and burn it.  In doing so, he seems to have violated several provisions of Israeli law, notably Criminal Code Sections 170 and 172, which forbid harming &#8220;in any way a place, symbol or icon of religious importance to a community that imbues that icon with significance&#8221; and speaking  &#8220;publicly in a way that is offensive to people of any religion.&#8221; </em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.onejerusalem.com/2008/05/20/where-they-burn-books-they-will-ultimately-also-burn-people/" rel="nofollow">http://www.onejerusalem.com/2008/05/20/where-they-burn-books-they-will-ultimately-also-burn-people/</a></p>
<p>Barbaric if not outright heresy. Couldn&#8217;t they just flush them?<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=4982378', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: joe cantwell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982370</link>
		<dc:creator>joe cantwell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms_Joanne, glenn greenwald brilliantly takes apart gibson&#039;s bullshit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/05/28/gibson/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.

(&lt;em&gt;hope it makes you feel better, mj&lt;/em&gt;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms_Joanne, glenn greenwald brilliantly takes apart gibson&#8217;s bullshit <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/05/28/gibson/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p>
<p>(<em>hope it makes you feel better, mj</em>)<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=4982370', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: joe cantwell</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982302</link>
		<dc:creator>joe cantwell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms_Joanne, the reaction from the msm get&#039;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24854188#24854188&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;worse&lt;/a&gt;.

check out charlie gibson especially nauseating defense of himself and his cronies in the press...

(&lt;em&gt;sorry if it makes you puke again m&lt;/em&gt;j)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms_Joanne, the reaction from the msm get&#8217;s <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24854188#24854188" rel="nofollow">worse</a>.</p>
<p>check out charlie gibson especially nauseating defense of himself and his cronies in the press&#8230;</p>
<p>(<em>sorry if it makes you puke again m</em>j)<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=4982302', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: shoeless</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982260</link>
		<dc:creator>shoeless</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;misshusseinmolly Says: 

On Obama’s website is a printable PDF containing his positions on most important issues, stated very clearly.&lt;/em&gt;

He won&#039;t read it.  The RNC has determined that they cannot beat Barak Obama on the issues, so they put out a directive that their minions in the press and their rabble of sychophants in the public are to remain ignorant of his policies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>misshusseinmolly Says: </p>
<p>On Obama’s website is a printable PDF containing his positions on most important issues, stated very clearly.</em></p>
<p>He won&#8217;t read it.  The RNC has determined that they cannot beat Barak Obama on the issues, so they put out a directive that their minions in the press and their rabble of sychophants in the public are to remain ignorant of his policies.<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=4982260', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Witch1</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982254</link>
		<dc:creator>Witch1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wilco, hummmm. ..I wonder if Wiccan&#039; have lobbiest&#039;s...My guess, no...We tend to be free thinker&#039;s, big time..Since we are all so diffren&#039;t in our work with earth based issues and embrasing all people of all faith&#039;s it seem&#039;s unlikely to me....

My personal opinion is there should be no lobbiest&#039;s, period...Seem&#039;s to me lobbiest&#039;s are whore&#039;s for the pimp companies or special intrest&#039;s....Boot them all out and get back to the basic&#039;s is my thought..Clean air, water and earth, protect all life and end the GD war&#039;s would be my main priority....Who need&#039;s a whore to bestow gift&#039;s from a rabid company on to congress people to vote against our countries best intrest..That&#039;s what we have now...We don&#039;t need any more Exxon type&#039;s steering us into killing off all our wild life and native american&#039;s for oil...Just my thought&#039;s.....Blessings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wilco, hummmm. ..I wonder if Wiccan&#8217; have lobbiest&#8217;s&#8230;My guess, no&#8230;We tend to be free thinker&#8217;s, big time..Since we are all so diffren&#8217;t in our work with earth based issues and embrasing all people of all faith&#8217;s it seem&#8217;s unlikely to me&#8230;.</p>
<p>My personal opinion is there should be no lobbiest&#8217;s, period&#8230;Seem&#8217;s to me lobbiest&#8217;s are whore&#8217;s for the pimp companies or special intrest&#8217;s&#8230;.Boot them all out and get back to the basic&#8217;s is my thought..Clean air, water and earth, protect all life and end the GD war&#8217;s would be my main priority&#8230;.Who need&#8217;s a whore to bestow gift&#8217;s from a rabid company on to congress people to vote against our countries best intrest..That&#8217;s what we have now&#8230;We don&#8217;t need any more Exxon type&#8217;s steering us into killing off all our wild life and native american&#8217;s for oil&#8230;Just my thought&#8217;s&#8230;..Blessings<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=4982254', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: misshusseinmolly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982220</link>
		<dc:creator>misshusseinmolly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 17:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>gitrdone Says
May 28th, 2008 at 12:16 pm 
What do we know about Obama other than his “change” slogan? I don’t know. But yea, repeat something over and over again and it starts becoming the truth to people. What is Obama going to do about the huge debt? What is he going to do about illegal immigration? Exactly how is he going to fix the economy?? Other then pulling out of Iraq, I still don’t know this candidate and I think people are voting for him only because they don’t want McCain.
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Part of this is because our news media would much rather harp on the Democratic dogfight, Obama&#039;s pastor, Obama&#039;s various &quot;gaffes&quot;, and Obama&#039;s &quot;electability&quot; than about what he would actually do as President if elected (they are just as bad with the other candidates, too).

On Obama&#039;s website is a printable PDF containing his positions on most important issues, stated very clearly.  Check it out: http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf

If you want to know about Obama&#039;s political background and experience, his website contains that, as well as Wikipedia.  I&#039;d also recommend checking out both of his books from your local library and reading them.

Want something on Obama that doesn&#039;t come from his website?  I&#039;m sure you know how to use Google as well as anyone else.  You&#039;ll get some objective news along with a lot of politically skewed stuff.  Just keep in mind when you read the hate pieces that nobody attacks Obama for anything specific on the issues -- it&#039;s all about his pastor, the occasional misstatement, and of course the old canard about whether or not he&#039;s a Muslim.

If you still know nothing about Obama and see him only as &quot;not McCain&quot;, you&#039;re just not trying.  The information is out there -- even if it&#039;s not on your network and cable news channels.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>gitrdone Says<br />
May 28th, 2008 at 12:16 pm<br />
What do we know about Obama other than his “change” slogan? I don’t know. But yea, repeat something over and over again and it starts becoming the truth to people. What is Obama going to do about the huge debt? What is he going to do about illegal immigration? Exactly how is he going to fix the economy?? Other then pulling out of Iraq, I still don’t know this candidate and I think people are voting for him only because they don’t want McCain.<br />
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<p>Part of this is because our news media would much rather harp on the Democratic dogfight, Obama&#8217;s pastor, Obama&#8217;s various &#8220;gaffes&#8221;, and Obama&#8217;s &#8220;electability&#8221; than about what he would actually do as President if elected (they are just as bad with the other candidates, too).</p>
<p>On Obama&#8217;s website is a printable PDF containing his positions on most important issues, stated very clearly.  Check it out: <a href="http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf</a></p>
<p>If you want to know about Obama&#8217;s political background and experience, his website contains that, as well as Wikipedia.  I&#8217;d also recommend checking out both of his books from your local library and reading them.</p>
<p>Want something on Obama that doesn&#8217;t come from his website?  I&#8217;m sure you know how to use Google as well as anyone else.  You&#8217;ll get some objective news along with a lot of politically skewed stuff.  Just keep in mind when you read the hate pieces that nobody attacks Obama for anything specific on the issues &#8212; it&#8217;s all about his pastor, the occasional misstatement, and of course the old canard about whether or not he&#8217;s a Muslim.</p>
<p>If you still know nothing about Obama and see him only as &#8220;not McCain&#8221;, you&#8217;re just not trying.  The information is out there &#8212; even if it&#8217;s not on your network and cable news channels.<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=4982220', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: shoeless</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/28/thinkfast-may-28-2008/comment-page-4/#comment-4982194</link>
		<dc:creator>shoeless</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;ralph the wonder llama Says: 

gitrdone Says:
What do we know about Obama other than his “change” slogan? I don’t know.

Don’t blame Obama for your own laziness. Obama has made no secret of his positions and programs. It’s fairly easy to find, either from his campaign website or from objective reporting focused on his speeches and campaign.

I don’t know if you can do better than this, but can you at least try?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;

Like most right-wing Neanderthals, he doesn&#039;t know how to use the intertubes.  His 5 year old has to boot up the computer and find Think Progress for him so he can troll.&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>ralph the wonder llama Says: </p>
<p>gitrdone Says:<br />
What do we know about Obama other than his “change” slogan? I don’t know.</p>
<p>Don’t blame Obama for your own laziness. Obama has made no secret of his positions and programs. It’s fairly easy to find, either from his campaign website or from objective reporting focused on his speeches and campaign.</p>
<p>I don’t know if you can do better than this, but can you at least try?</em><em></p>
<p>Like most right-wing Neanderthals, he doesn&#8217;t know how to use the intertubes.  His 5 year old has to boot up the computer and find Think Progress for him so he can troll.</em><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=4982194', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wilco</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wilco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Atheists need their own Dobson or Robertson!
Where&#039;s our Hagee or Parsley?
Do we not deserve our own Jesse Jackson?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Atheists need their own Dobson or Robertson!<br />
Where&#8217;s our Hagee or Parsley?<br />
Do we not deserve our own Jesse Jackson?<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=4982186', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wilco</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wilco</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sharon, I was just wondering aloud.
There&#039;s some powerful lobbying group out there for every religion, but nothing for the non-believers, it seems.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sharon, I was just wondering aloud.<br />
There&#8217;s some powerful lobbying group out there for every religion, but nothing for the non-believers, it seems.<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=4982178', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Witch1</title>
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		<dc:creator>Witch1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ms Joanne #147...Outstanding...Thank you for posting...Blessings</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ms Joanne #147&#8230;Outstanding&#8230;Thank you for posting&#8230;Blessings<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=4982172', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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