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		<title>By: CB_Brooklyn</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/13/obama-senate-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-5342344</link>
		<dc:creator>CB_Brooklyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t have this book, but it received many positive reviews:


&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secretsofthetomb.com/book.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Secrets of the Tomb&lt;/a&gt;
Alexandra Robbins (graduate of Yale)

From New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins
Based on interviews with more than 100 Bonesmen
An Exposé of President George W. Bush&#039;s Secret Society

The Ivy League is full of societies and clubs, some public and some very private. But none is as secret as Yale&#039;s infamous Skull and Bones. Founded in the nineteenth century and housed in an ominous crypt-like building referred to as the &quot;Tomb,&quot; Skull and Bones secretly taps for membership a small number of Yale students each year. All are sworn to secrecy about what goes on inside the Tomb, and about how powerful the organization really is. Rumors abound. It has been said that Bonesmen (as its members are known) are so protective of the organization&#039;s secrets that they must leave the room if the words &quot;Skull and Bones&quot; are uttered. It has been said that the Tomb contains stolen relics such as Geronimo&#039;s skull. It has been said that upon graduation from Yale each member is given a substantial sum of money with numerous strings attached. It has even been said that Skull and Bones is the dark heart of the secret world government. People point to a suspicious number of Bonesmen who have gone on to positions of power and influence, deserved or not, including George W. Bush, his father George H.W. Bush, United States Senators, CIA officials, cabinet members, and numerous heads of major international corporations.

Now, in SECRETS OF THE TOMB, acclaimed journalist Alexandra Robbins accomplishes what no one before her ever has. She has managed to get scores of Bonesmen to talk about what really happens inside the Tomb, and exactly what influence the organization really wields. She reveals for the first time who has been a member, and what that membership has meant. Robbins takes us inside the Tomb, and on to Skull and Bones&#039;s private island. She reveals the organization&#039;s secret initiation rites, and dissects their true impact on world affairs.

A spectacular feat of investigative reporting, SECRETS OF THE TOMB is more than the definitive book on the most secret society in the world. It is also a provocative exploration of our need for conspiracy and connection.

Formerly on the staff of The New Yorker, Alexandra Robbins has written for numerous magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly, where she has written on George W. Bush&#039;s Skull and Bones experiences. She is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller QUARTERLIFE CRISIS and a 1998 graduate of Yale.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t have this book, but it received many positive reviews:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.secretsofthetomb.com/book.asp" rel="nofollow">Secrets of the Tomb</a><br />
Alexandra Robbins (graduate of Yale)</p>
<p>From New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins<br />
Based on interviews with more than 100 Bonesmen<br />
An Exposé of President George W. Bush&#8217;s Secret Society</p>
<p>The Ivy League is full of societies and clubs, some public and some very private. But none is as secret as Yale&#8217;s infamous Skull and Bones. Founded in the nineteenth century and housed in an ominous crypt-like building referred to as the &#8220;Tomb,&#8221; Skull and Bones secretly taps for membership a small number of Yale students each year. All are sworn to secrecy about what goes on inside the Tomb, and about how powerful the organization really is. Rumors abound. It has been said that Bonesmen (as its members are known) are so protective of the organization&#8217;s secrets that they must leave the room if the words &#8220;Skull and Bones&#8221; are uttered. It has been said that the Tomb contains stolen relics such as Geronimo&#8217;s skull. It has been said that upon graduation from Yale each member is given a substantial sum of money with numerous strings attached. It has even been said that Skull and Bones is the dark heart of the secret world government. People point to a suspicious number of Bonesmen who have gone on to positions of power and influence, deserved or not, including George W. Bush, his father George H.W. Bush, United States Senators, CIA officials, cabinet members, and numerous heads of major international corporations.</p>
<p>Now, in SECRETS OF THE TOMB, acclaimed journalist Alexandra Robbins accomplishes what no one before her ever has. She has managed to get scores of Bonesmen to talk about what really happens inside the Tomb, and exactly what influence the organization really wields. She reveals for the first time who has been a member, and what that membership has meant. Robbins takes us inside the Tomb, and on to Skull and Bones&#8217;s private island. She reveals the organization&#8217;s secret initiation rites, and dissects their true impact on world affairs.</p>
<p>A spectacular feat of investigative reporting, SECRETS OF THE TOMB is more than the definitive book on the most secret society in the world. It is also a provocative exploration of our need for conspiracy and connection.</p>
<p>Formerly on the staff of The New Yorker, Alexandra Robbins has written for numerous magazines, including The Atlantic Monthly, where she has written on George W. Bush&#8217;s Skull and Bones experiences. She is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller QUARTERLIFE CRISIS and a 1998 graduate of Yale.<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=5342344', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: LiberalVoter</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/13/obama-senate-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-5342072</link>
		<dc:creator>LiberalVoter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ElBruce, so long as Petreaus gets to the same level as Butler was when Butler wrote &quot;War is a Racket&quot;. Butler blew the whistle on all the crap that went on. While that does not exonerate Butler it took a lot of guts for him to expose it. Here is a link to the essay.

http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm

Pax</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ElBruce, so long as Petreaus gets to the same level as Butler was when Butler wrote &#8220;War is a Racket&#8221;. Butler blew the whistle on all the crap that went on. While that does not exonerate Butler it took a lot of guts for him to expose it. Here is a link to the essay.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.lexrex.com/enlightened/articles/warisaracket.htm</a></p>
<p>Pax<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=5342072', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
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		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, the thing CB was talking about Prescott Bush is true.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_plot&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Check it out&lt;/a&gt; - the U.S. came &lt;em&gt;extremely&lt;/em&gt; close to becoming a Fascist dictatorship in 1933.

Sometimes I worry that the wingnuts are trying to set Gen. Petreaus up to be their next Smedley Butler, the way they talk about him like he&#039;s their War Messiah.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, the thing CB was talking about Prescott Bush is true.  <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_plot" rel="nofollow">Check it out</a> &#8211; the U.S. came <em>extremely</em> close to becoming a Fascist dictatorship in 1933.</p>
<p>Sometimes I worry that the wingnuts are trying to set Gen. Petreaus up to be their next Smedley Butler, the way they talk about him like he&#8217;s their War Messiah.<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=5342044', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: LiberalVoter</title>
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		<dc:creator>LiberalVoter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Then there is this crap:

AP
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him &quot;constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil.&quot;

I cannot help but wonder how this priest feels about Bush/Cheney sending kids into an illegal war, with all its gory details. Oh, never mind. I just realized a$$hats like him don&#039;t give a crap about kids once they are out of the chute.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Then there is this crap:</p>
<p>AP<br />
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him &#8220;constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil.&#8221;</p>
<p>I cannot help but wonder how this priest feels about Bush/Cheney sending kids into an illegal war, with all its gory details. Oh, never mind. I just realized a$$hats like him don&#8217;t give a crap about kids once they are out of the chute.<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=5341984', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am happy to relinquish the Senator from Illinois to the White House -- as for his replacement, JJ,JR. is a good choice -- he has name recognition and has made a name for himself apart from his father.
But my heart lies with &lt;strong&gt;Tammy Duckworth&lt;/strong&gt;, the Iraq veteran, who I met at a gathering a couple of years ago -- she&#039;s smart, she&#039;s gained recognition across the country, and she is deserving of the advancement.
I hope the Gov. makes a choice strictly on merits and not on any personal agenda.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am happy to relinquish the Senator from Illinois to the White House &#8212; as for his replacement, JJ,JR. is a good choice &#8212; he has name recognition and has made a name for himself apart from his father.<br />
But my heart lies with <strong>Tammy Duckworth</strong>, the Iraq veteran, who I met at a gathering a couple of years ago &#8212; she&#8217;s smart, she&#8217;s gained recognition across the country, and she is deserving of the advancement.<br />
I hope the Gov. makes a choice strictly on merits and not on any personal agenda.<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=5341732', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CB, regarding the Skull and Bones:  I am very suspicious of the fraternity and its rules of secrecy and loyalty.  
As for Obama and Goolsbee, I think having someone high up on the staff who is a member of S&amp;B would not be a problem -- he knows the way around and could be helpful without compromising those arcane rules.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CB, regarding the Skull and Bones:  I am very suspicious of the fraternity and its rules of secrecy and loyalty.<br />
As for Obama and Goolsbee, I think having someone high up on the staff who is a member of S&amp;B would not be a problem &#8212; he knows the way around and could be helpful without compromising those arcane rules.<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=5341712', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>666lattes Says:

Well said</description>
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<p>Well said<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=5341616', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: 666lattes</title>
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		<dc:creator>666lattes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CB don&#039;t take it personally.  Your heart&#039;s in the right place and in a way you&#039;re preaching to the choir, but most have kind of grown out of the hysterical nature of it all... maybe i&#039;m speaking for myself, but that is, until there is some actual evidence to support any of the claims...  something more than circumstancial evidence taped together like a 4th grade science project.

A few things to keep in mind are that 1) Not everything is necessarily connected (in some nefarious manner) 2) there is SOME truth sprinkled in there 3) discern the truth from the mass of misinformation because once you go down the rabbit hole you don&#039;t necessarily have to buy everything you see there.  4) and most importantly, everything&#039;s going to be okay.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CB don&#8217;t take it personally.  Your heart&#8217;s in the right place and in a way you&#8217;re preaching to the choir, but most have kind of grown out of the hysterical nature of it all&#8230; maybe i&#8217;m speaking for myself, but that is, until there is some actual evidence to support any of the claims&#8230;  something more than circumstancial evidence taped together like a 4th grade science project.</p>
<p>A few things to keep in mind are that 1) Not everything is necessarily connected (in some nefarious manner) 2) there is SOME truth sprinkled in there 3) discern the truth from the mass of misinformation because once you go down the rabbit hole you don&#8217;t necessarily have to buy everything you see there.  4) and most importantly, everything&#8217;s going to be okay.<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=5341554', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Zooey Says:

Tammy Duckworth would be great in Obama’s Senate seat, IMHO.&lt;/em&gt;

I  agree,  She  would  be  an  awesome  choice</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Zooey Says:</p>
<p>Tammy Duckworth would be great in Obama’s Senate seat, IMHO.</em></p>
<p>I  agree,  She  would  be  an  awesome  choice<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=5341552', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;CB_Brooklyn Says:

my god you people better wake up already.&lt;/em&gt;

Sorry,  but  it  is  you  that  seems  to be  in  la-la land.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>CB_Brooklyn Says:</p>
<p>my god you people better wake up already.</em></p>
<p>Sorry,  but  it  is  you  that  seems  to be  in  la-la land.<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=5341550', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zooey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Zooey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tammy Duckworth would be great in Obama&#039;s Senate seat, IMHO.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tammy Duckworth would be great in Obama&#8217;s Senate seat, IMHO.<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=5341532', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hussein toasterhead</title>
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		<dc:creator>hussein toasterhead</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;CB_Brooklyn Says: 

don’t know about Reagan, but take a look at these centuries-old paintings.

November 13th, 2008 at 4:03 pm&lt;/i&gt;
_______

Whoa...

That middle one looks an awful lot like the Flying Spaghetti Monster (sbuh).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>CB_Brooklyn Says: </p>
<p>don’t know about Reagan, but take a look at these centuries-old paintings.</p>
<p>November 13th, 2008 at 4:03 pm</i><br />
_______</p>
<p>Whoa&#8230;</p>
<p>That middle one looks an awful lot like the Flying Spaghetti Monster (sbuh).<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=5341506', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: misshusseinmolly</title>
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		<dc:creator>misshusseinmolly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is a fairly sensible move on Obama&#039;s part.  First -- he has his hands full at the moment, and he can&#039;t really devote any time to Senate business.  Second, by resigning his seat before his inauguration, Blagojevich&#039;s appointee will get a jump on seniority over the rest of the freshman class coming in January.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a fairly sensible move on Obama&#8217;s part.  First &#8212; he has his hands full at the moment, and he can&#8217;t really devote any time to Senate business.  Second, by resigning his seat before his inauguration, Blagojevich&#8217;s appointee will get a jump on seniority over the rest of the freshman class coming in January.<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=5341498', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: CB_Brooklyn</title>
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		<dc:creator>CB_Brooklyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>don&#039;t know about Reagan, but take a look at &lt;a href=&quot;http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/CB_Brooklyn/misc/Flying_Saucer_Depictions.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;these centuries-old paintings&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>don&#8217;t know about Reagan, but take a look at <a href="http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/CB_Brooklyn/misc/Flying_Saucer_Depictions.jpg" rel="nofollow">these centuries-old paintings</a>.<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=5341490', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wayne</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wayne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;ralph the wonder llama Says:

It’s keeping me in suspense, wondering whether CB is ever going to make any sense.&lt;/em&gt;


Maybe  if  he  quits  consulting  the  face  on  mars  on  political  issues,  not  before.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>ralph the wonder llama Says:</p>
<p>It’s keeping me in suspense, wondering whether CB is ever going to make any sense.</em></p>
<p>Maybe  if  he  quits  consulting  the  face  on  mars  on  political  issues,  not  before.<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=5341486', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: raynman</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/13/obama-senate-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-5341480</link>
		<dc:creator>raynman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>okay, I&#039;m going to stop feeding the troll and go back to reading my copy of Milton Cooper&#039;s &lt;em&gt;Behold a Pale Horse&lt;/em&gt; and hiding in the basement.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>okay, I&#8217;m going to stop feeding the troll and go back to reading my copy of Milton Cooper&#8217;s <em>Behold a Pale Horse</em> and hiding in the basement.<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=5341480', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: raynman</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/13/obama-senate-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-5341474</link>
		<dc:creator>raynman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In 1987, Ronald Reagan specifically mentioned an extraterrestrial threat when he was addressing the United Nations General Assembly.

The world still awaits the materialization of the threat....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In 1987, Ronald Reagan specifically mentioned an extraterrestrial threat when he was addressing the United Nations General Assembly.</p>
<p>The world still awaits the materialization of the threat&#8230;.<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=5341474', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Fred</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/13/obama-senate-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-5341466</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CB_Brooklyn Says: 

we know.</description>
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<p>we know.<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=5341466', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ralph the wonder llama</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/13/obama-senate-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-5341462</link>
		<dc:creator>ralph the wonder llama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s keeping me in suspense, wondering whether CB is ever going to make any sense.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s keeping me in suspense, wondering whether CB is ever going to make any sense.<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=5341462', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: CB_Brooklyn</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/13/obama-senate-seat/comment-page-1/#comment-5341464</link>
		<dc:creator>CB_Brooklyn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Both McCain &lt;em&gt;and &lt;/em&gt;Obama voted FOR the unconstitutional bailout bill.&lt;/strong&gt;

The $700B bailout bill is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.openmarket.org/2008/09/23/bailout-bill-dangerous-inflationary-unnecessary-and-unconstitutional&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Unconstitutional&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;a href=&quot;http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gTS1CPMMgKdY2xTl8IYWGjOXERjAD93GGJIG0&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Associated Press - Sep 29, 2008 -&lt;/a&gt; Fannie, Freddie disclose subpoenas, investigations</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Both McCain <em>and </em>Obama voted FOR the unconstitutional bailout bill.</strong></p>
<p>The $700B bailout bill is <a href="http://www.openmarket.org/2008/09/23/bailout-bill-dangerous-inflationary-unnecessary-and-unconstitutional" rel="nofollow">Unconstitutional</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gTS1CPMMgKdY2xTl8IYWGjOXERjAD93GGJIG0" rel="nofollow">Associated Press &#8211; Sep 29, 2008 -</a> Fannie, Freddie disclose subpoenas, investigations<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=5341464', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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