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	<title>Comments on: Obama&#8217;s Unscreened Town Hall Audience Is Clean Break From Bush&#8217;s Supporters-Only Public Events</title>
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		<title>By: Middleoftheroad</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/09/obama-townhall-break-from-bush/comment-page-3/#comment-5509402</link>
		<dc:creator>Middleoftheroad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>alvimana Says: &quot;...On the other hand, others of you choose, instead, to destroy with put-downs, criticism, and insults towards those who don’t share your opinions.&quot;

REPLY:  Surely you must read most all of the items from your own side, on this topic and every other topic on this site.  For you to say what you did, above, is hypocritical to say the least.

So the guy in college who almost fainted when talking to the king, and the Black woman, too;  BHO didn&#039;t ask the questions he should have, such as &quot;why don&#039;t you get a second job?  ..... why are you still working at a McDonalds after four years?  Or &quot;.... Ma&#039;am.... does your son work?  Are you doing anything to lift yourself out of poverty, and get off of welfare?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>alvimana Says: &#8220;&#8230;On the other hand, others of you choose, instead, to destroy with put-downs, criticism, and insults towards those who don’t share your opinions.&#8221;</p>
<p>REPLY:  Surely you must read most all of the items from your own side, on this topic and every other topic on this site.  For you to say what you did, above, is hypocritical to say the least.</p>
<p>So the guy in college who almost fainted when talking to the king, and the Black woman, too;  BHO didn&#8217;t ask the questions he should have, such as &#8220;why don&#8217;t you get a second job?  &#8230;.. why are you still working at a McDonalds after four years?  Or &#8220;&#8230;. Ma&#8217;am&#8230;. does your son work?  Are you doing anything to lift yourself out of poverty, and get off of welfare?<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=5509402', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Middleoftheroad</title>
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		<dc:creator>Middleoftheroad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>WAYNEBRO Says:


“Loyalty oaths”?
Now why does that sound familiar?
Which famous historical party was it that used to require
“loyalty oaths”?
Oh yea.

The Nazi Party.&quot;

REPLY: You are absolutely correct about the Nazi&#039;s. In that light, I provide the following:

&quot;....It appears that Speaker Pelosi has changed the House rules to demand that Members swear to vote ‘yes’ before they can read bills that they are being asked to consider voting ‘yes’ on.&quot;

Boy.... that certainly is their version of &quot;reaching across the aisle.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WAYNEBRO Says:</p>
<p>“Loyalty oaths”?<br />
Now why does that sound familiar?<br />
Which famous historical party was it that used to require<br />
“loyalty oaths”?<br />
Oh yea.</p>
<p>The Nazi Party.&#8221;</p>
<p>REPLY: You are absolutely correct about the Nazi&#8217;s. In that light, I provide the following:</p>
<p>&#8220;&#8230;.It appears that Speaker Pelosi has changed the House rules to demand that Members swear to vote ‘yes’ before they can read bills that they are being asked to consider voting ‘yes’ on.&#8221;</p>
<p>Boy&#8230;. that certainly is their version of &#8220;reaching across the aisle.&#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=5509364', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: majesty411</title>
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		<dc:creator>majesty411</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: majesty411</title>
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		<dc:creator>majesty411</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I can&#039;t help but wonder who else felt that although Ed Henry&#039;s  manner was somewhat disrespectful. Upon being called on,Henry went right into his tirade and did not acknowledge or respect the office as the others did who prefaced their comments with &#039;Sir&quot; or &quot;Mr President&#039; . This was intentional, rude and a serious breach of etiquette.  I was stunned at his poor manners
Watch the clip again and I&#039;m sure you will concur.
Henry showed himself to be an arrogant little @#*%#@</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can&#8217;t help but wonder who else felt that although Ed Henry&#8217;s  manner was somewhat disrespectful. Upon being called on,Henry went right into his tirade and did not acknowledge or respect the office as the others did who prefaced their comments with &#8216;Sir&#8221; or &#8220;Mr President&#8217; . This was intentional, rude and a serious breach of etiquette.  I was stunned at his poor manners<br />
Watch the clip again and I&#8217;m sure you will concur.<br />
Henry showed himself to be an arrogant little @#*%#@<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=5497386', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: megan123</title>
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		<dc:creator>megan123</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m glad some of you think its fantastic that Obama is going to give someone a new car, kitchen and bathroom, is he going to give everyone free stuff.  I work in the social service field and I see everyday how people who can work choose not to because they know the government will give provide for them, its so sad how American&#039;s think that the government should take care of them.  Do any of you know what Obama&#039;s &quot;spending bill&quot; actually contains?  I suggest you do some homework, I&#039;m not ready for the U.S. to become a socialist society.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m glad some of you think its fantastic that Obama is going to give someone a new car, kitchen and bathroom, is he going to give everyone free stuff.  I work in the social service field and I see everyday how people who can work choose not to because they know the government will give provide for them, its so sad how American&#8217;s think that the government should take care of them.  Do any of you know what Obama&#8217;s &#8220;spending bill&#8221; actually contains?  I suggest you do some homework, I&#8217;m not ready for the U.S. to become a socialist society.<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=5497260', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ohplease</title>
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		<dc:creator>ohplease</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;will be dragging us to the left bigtime.&lt;/em&gt;

Good.  You rightists are a load of incompetent morons who can&#039;t govern.  The past 8 years proved that.  The further away from your ideas we go, the better off we&#039;ll be.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>will be dragging us to the left bigtime.</em></p>
<p>Good.  You rightists are a load of incompetent morons who can&#8217;t govern.  The past 8 years proved that.  The further away from your ideas we go, the better off we&#8217;ll be.<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=5496633', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
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		<dc:creator>EugeneDebs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They_call_Mr_Tibbs Says: 

What is funny is watching you ignorant trolls shilling your desperation. If is exceedingly amusing. We already knew you were stupid to the bone but watching you thrash around trying anything you can try to attack Obama is the best clown show in town. Now that you have estabished what a moron you are go play with the other &#039;special children&#039; and let the adults talk</description>
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<p>What is funny is watching you ignorant trolls shilling your desperation. If is exceedingly amusing. We already knew you were stupid to the bone but watching you thrash around trying anything you can try to attack Obama is the best clown show in town. Now that you have estabished what a moron you are go play with the other &#8217;special children&#8217; and let the adults talk<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=5496605', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: northman</title>
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		<dc:creator>northman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To dwall,

The Munich Security conference has already shown the impact of the course President Obama has set for the country.  VP Biden went to Munich and delivered the message that the U.S. was abandoning it&#039;s cowboy, unilateral policies that basically snubbed it&#039;s nose at the rest of the world and pushed forward with a a wholly ego-centric agenda that the rest of the world, as well as many Americans, found short-sighted and ignorant of the global environment of the 21st century.  World leaders, most importantly our NATO allies have responded positively to this direction.  Complete confidence from other nations will come with time.  After all, the rest of the world has come to know an America that acted with little or no legitimate basis in ways that adversly affects the entire planet. The Bush position on global warming is a good example of this.

As far as the &quot;cool aide&quot;, I&#039;ll drink from that cup, and I encourage all to do the same.  Discussion and choices based on facts, pragmatic thought free of ideology and looking at the big picture in the long term is far better than the choices made by the past administration.  The Bush White House ignored and/or changed scientific data on global warming, pollution, energy needs, they provided false evidence (ie the yellow cake) to support invading Iraq and did so in secret without input from anyone except their hand picked allies. A clear example of this was the energy policy meetings chaired by Dick Cheney that included only reps from the energy companies, no environmentalist, no consumer advocates.  The notes of that meeting were blocked from being made public by the Bush White House, citing executive priviledge.  We all know what happened to energy prices during the Bush years.

Most certainly, President Obama will take the country back towards the center, perhaps even center-left.  This no doubt is troubling for you and other conservatives and understandably so.  It will become increasingly difficult for the right to defend a position that brought us to war, ruined our economy, degraded our environment and many other undesired results.  We have to change this direction, for obvious reasons.  If experience were the key to good leadership, the Bush years would have not left us in the mess we are in today.

dwall, if you wish to join the discussion, offering good ideas, concrete information to support your position and constructive criticism your comments will help push the discussion forward.  Simple declarations or prognostications of fear without basis will no longer support your position.  Those years are past.  You are now in an enlightened period of science, fact and cooperation.  Move forward, or be left behind.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To dwall,</p>
<p>The Munich Security conference has already shown the impact of the course President Obama has set for the country.  VP Biden went to Munich and delivered the message that the U.S. was abandoning it&#8217;s cowboy, unilateral policies that basically snubbed it&#8217;s nose at the rest of the world and pushed forward with a a wholly ego-centric agenda that the rest of the world, as well as many Americans, found short-sighted and ignorant of the global environment of the 21st century.  World leaders, most importantly our NATO allies have responded positively to this direction.  Complete confidence from other nations will come with time.  After all, the rest of the world has come to know an America that acted with little or no legitimate basis in ways that adversly affects the entire planet. The Bush position on global warming is a good example of this.</p>
<p>As far as the &#8220;cool aide&#8221;, I&#8217;ll drink from that cup, and I encourage all to do the same.  Discussion and choices based on facts, pragmatic thought free of ideology and looking at the big picture in the long term is far better than the choices made by the past administration.  The Bush White House ignored and/or changed scientific data on global warming, pollution, energy needs, they provided false evidence (ie the yellow cake) to support invading Iraq and did so in secret without input from anyone except their hand picked allies. A clear example of this was the energy policy meetings chaired by Dick Cheney that included only reps from the energy companies, no environmentalist, no consumer advocates.  The notes of that meeting were blocked from being made public by the Bush White House, citing executive priviledge.  We all know what happened to energy prices during the Bush years.</p>
<p>Most certainly, President Obama will take the country back towards the center, perhaps even center-left.  This no doubt is troubling for you and other conservatives and understandably so.  It will become increasingly difficult for the right to defend a position that brought us to war, ruined our economy, degraded our environment and many other undesired results.  We have to change this direction, for obvious reasons.  If experience were the key to good leadership, the Bush years would have not left us in the mess we are in today.</p>
<p>dwall, if you wish to join the discussion, offering good ideas, concrete information to support your position and constructive criticism your comments will help push the discussion forward.  Simple declarations or prognostications of fear without basis will no longer support your position.  Those years are past.  You are now in an enlightened period of science, fact and cooperation.  Move forward, or be left behind.<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=5496590', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: alvimana</title>
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		<dc:creator>alvimana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Some of us choose to build up from the abysm that the previous administration has sunk into with a positive outlook and faith that our leader, President Obama, is working for the good of the entire country.  On the other hand, others of you choose, instead,  to destroy with put-downs, criticism, and insults towards those who don&#039;t share your opinions.   You claim to be &quot;good Christians&quot; but fail to act and talk as such.   Instead to show yourselves to be ignorant and uneducated on many issues.  Do unto others . . . .   Oh, you must have forgotten what that&#039;s about.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some of us choose to build up from the abysm that the previous administration has sunk into with a positive outlook and faith that our leader, President Obama, is working for the good of the entire country.  On the other hand, others of you choose, instead,  to destroy with put-downs, criticism, and insults towards those who don&#8217;t share your opinions.   You claim to be &#8220;good Christians&#8221; but fail to act and talk as such.   Instead to show yourselves to be ignorant and uneducated on many issues.  Do unto others . . . .   Oh, you must have forgotten what that&#8217;s about.<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=5496542', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Wang111</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wang111</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush supporters are crazy.

Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993

“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG

ONLINE, ANTI-BUSH, EDUCATIONAL, SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH: LISTING OF MAJOR ISSUES

http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/10/bush-is-worst-president-in-american.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bush supporters are crazy.</p>
<p>Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang<br />
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996<br />
Messiah College, Grantham, PA<br />
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993</p>
<p>“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG</p>
<p>ONLINE, ANTI-BUSH, EDUCATIONAL, SCHOLASTIC RESEARCH: LISTING OF MAJOR ISSUES</p>
<p><a href="http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/10/bush-is-worst-president-in-american.html" rel="nofollow">http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com/2008/10/bush-is-worst-president-in-american.html</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=5496522', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dwall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>progressives - put down the cool aide

you want to see how little things have changed internationally check out the info about the munich conference  www.stratfor.com

But domestically, the messiah will be dragging us to the left bigtime.

he is showing his lack of experience.  If a pilot he could not fly a cessna two seater that circled to the left.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>progressives &#8211; put down the cool aide</p>
<p>you want to see how little things have changed internationally check out the info about the munich conference  <a href="http://www.stratfor.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.stratfor.com</a></p>
<p>But domestically, the messiah will be dragging us to the left bigtime.</p>
<p>he is showing his lack of experience.  If a pilot he could not fly a cessna two seater that circled to the left.<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=5496448', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: northman</title>
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		<dc:creator>northman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To my fellow progressives:  We share the real relief that we finally have a president of whom we can be proud, who is setting the country on the right path and is changinig our political process for the better.  We support these efforts and applaud the clarity, tolerance and openness of the Obama administration.  Part of this enthusiasm is the great change from the Bush years.

President Obama is skilled, articulate and thoughtful, open and working hard to change the culture of politics.  From the right, we have heard blustering, name calling and some of the most inarticulate rhetoric in history.  Friends, we are better than that.  We are intelligent, tolerant towards other views, able to respond in a crisp, thoughtful manner that defines our position in positive terms.  We needn&#039;t wade in the slurry of unfounded accusations, the Rush-isms, if you will, the conservatives continue to sling.  

It is time that those of us in the grassroots to elevate our level of discussion above this.  We have a President we admire.  We need to follow his lead and do better than we have done in the past.  If the conservatives wish to rise above the swamp, into the sunlight, then let them follow.  We are leading the way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To my fellow progressives:  We share the real relief that we finally have a president of whom we can be proud, who is setting the country on the right path and is changinig our political process for the better.  We support these efforts and applaud the clarity, tolerance and openness of the Obama administration.  Part of this enthusiasm is the great change from the Bush years.</p>
<p>President Obama is skilled, articulate and thoughtful, open and working hard to change the culture of politics.  From the right, we have heard blustering, name calling and some of the most inarticulate rhetoric in history.  Friends, we are better than that.  We are intelligent, tolerant towards other views, able to respond in a crisp, thoughtful manner that defines our position in positive terms.  We needn&#8217;t wade in the slurry of unfounded accusations, the Rush-isms, if you will, the conservatives continue to sling.  </p>
<p>It is time that those of us in the grassroots to elevate our level of discussion above this.  We have a President we admire.  We need to follow his lead and do better than we have done in the past.  If the conservatives wish to rise above the swamp, into the sunlight, then let them follow.  We are leading the way.<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=5496298', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: alvimana</title>
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		<dc:creator>alvimana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The sheer arrogance of those who feel they have exclusivity to the &quot;Good Lord&quot; just because of their political beliefs!!     As if the word &quot;liberal&quot; would actually connote or equate to being Godless.  The republican party  took all 8 years to run this country into the ground and destroyed our credibility with the rest of the world with Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld&#039;s war mongering.  Now, instead of being part of the solution to this financial crisis, the republican Senate acts like a spoiled child, who didn&#039;t get its way, in pushing forth their &lt;strong&gt;tax cuts for the rich&lt;/strong&gt;.   It&#039;s time to put childish things aside and join in the struggle to get this country afloat once again.  The &quot;right&quot; is wrong in putting themselves and their interests ahead of Country.     Shame on all of you!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The sheer arrogance of those who feel they have exclusivity to the &#8220;Good Lord&#8221; just because of their political beliefs!!     As if the word &#8220;liberal&#8221; would actually connote or equate to being Godless.  The republican party  took all 8 years to run this country into the ground and destroyed our credibility with the rest of the world with Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld&#8217;s war mongering.  Now, instead of being part of the solution to this financial crisis, the republican Senate acts like a spoiled child, who didn&#8217;t get its way, in pushing forth their <strong>tax cuts for the rich</strong>.   It&#8217;s time to put childish things aside and join in the struggle to get this country afloat once again.  The &#8220;right&#8221; is wrong in putting themselves and their interests ahead of Country.     Shame on all of you!!!!!<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=5496038', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ohplease</title>
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		<dc:creator>ohplease</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;&quot;We are facing a massive shift to the left&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

I **WISH**.  Then this country would finally be back on the correct track.  I really wish this &quot;Obama the far-leftist&quot; delusion you wingnuts believe in weren&#039;t just a delusion.  But it is.  Too bad.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>&#8220;We are facing a massive shift to the left&#8221;</em></p>
<p>I **WISH**.  Then this country would finally be back on the correct track.  I really wish this &#8220;Obama the far-leftist&#8221; delusion you wingnuts believe in weren&#8217;t just a delusion.  But it is.  Too bad.<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=5495852', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dwall</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/09/obama-townhall-break-from-bush/comment-page-3/#comment-5495716</link>
		<dc:creator>dwall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Now, how do you feel about the current president offering to acknowledge and listen to opposing viewpoints, instead of one who only surrounded himself with “yes” men?

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we will see who he appoints at the second and third levels and if he develops a shadow govt of advisors, ayers, soros, farrakhan.

Obama is consolidating power for the White house and reducing the power of the cabinet.  His latest expansion of NSA is just another step.  Giving the census to Rahm is dangerous and maybe unconstitutional.

Lets see who he appoints as white house &quot;fellows&quot; 

We are facing a massive shift to the left - until 2010</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now, how do you feel about the current president offering to acknowledge and listen to opposing viewpoints, instead of one who only surrounded himself with “yes” men?</p>
<p>===</p>
<p>we will see who he appoints at the second and third levels and if he develops a shadow govt of advisors, ayers, soros, farrakhan.</p>
<p>Obama is consolidating power for the White house and reducing the power of the cabinet.  His latest expansion of NSA is just another step.  Giving the census to Rahm is dangerous and maybe unconstitutional.</p>
<p>Lets see who he appoints as white house &#8220;fellows&#8221; </p>
<p>We are facing a massive shift to the left &#8211; until 2010<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=5495716', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Oscama</title>
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		<dc:creator>Oscama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Notice how liberals allways resort to name calling when confronted with the truth.  Most of you people dont know the &quot; Good Lord&quot;, so, why are you using his name??  
No, we are going to give the keys to the gate to the prisoners at Gitmo.  Any other questions???</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Notice how liberals allways resort to name calling when confronted with the truth.  Most of you people dont know the &#8221; Good Lord&#8221;, so, why are you using his name??<br />
No, we are going to give the keys to the gate to the prisoners at Gitmo.  Any other questions???<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=5495694', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jim Wolf359</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jim Wolf359</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good Lord  the Trolls are thick (in more ways than one ) today. Did someone give the keys to the Asylum gate to the inmates?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good Lord  the Trolls are thick (in more ways than one ) today. Did someone give the keys to the Asylum gate to the inmates?<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=5495620', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: belac</title>
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		<dc:creator>belac</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;DRxJ Says:
Interesting.
As my kids brush their teeth before bed, I have a quick second to see if sheeple accepted my challenge. Of course, I find nothing, but lo and behold, another “pops” up spouting vile and nonsensical attacks.&lt;/em&gt;

then...&lt;em&gt;Oscama Says:&lt;/em&gt;

speak of the devil...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>DRxJ Says:<br />
Interesting.<br />
As my kids brush their teeth before bed, I have a quick second to see if sheeple accepted my challenge. Of course, I find nothing, but lo and behold, another “pops” up spouting vile and nonsensical attacks.</em></p>
<p>then&#8230;<em>Oscama Says:</em></p>
<p>speak of the devil&#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=5495570', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Oscama</title>
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		<dc:creator>Oscama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Watch out people....all those new jobs gonna come rolling at you when we get this new stimulus bill rammed down our throats.  Keep on believing cause your CHANGE is gonna come.
Change, change, anyone got a quarter to spare???  
The FALL is about to come and we can blame George Bush...again, and again, and again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Watch out people&#8230;.all those new jobs gonna come rolling at you when we get this new stimulus bill rammed down our throats.  Keep on believing cause your CHANGE is gonna come.<br />
Change, change, anyone got a quarter to spare???<br />
The FALL is about to come and we can blame George Bush&#8230;again, and again, and again.<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=5495548', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DRxJ</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/09/obama-townhall-break-from-bush/comment-page-3/#comment-5495542</link>
		<dc:creator>DRxJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interesting.
As my kids brush their teeth before bed, I have a quick second to see if sheeple accepted my challenge.  Of course, I find nothing, but lo and behold, another &quot;pops&quot; up spouting vile and nonsensical attacks.
Koin-ka-dink?
Me thinks not!!!

Oh well, there&#039;s always the hope for an honest, intelligent debate tomorrow.
PFFFFT!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting.<br />
As my kids brush their teeth before bed, I have a quick second to see if sheeple accepted my challenge.  Of course, I find nothing, but lo and behold, another &#8220;pops&#8221; up spouting vile and nonsensical attacks.<br />
Koin-ka-dink?<br />
Me thinks not!!!</p>
<p>Oh well, there&#8217;s always the hope for an honest, intelligent debate tomorrow.<br />
PFFFFT!<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=5495542', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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