The interview with South Carolina Senatorial Candidate Alvin Greene (D) on yesterday’s “Last Word” went something like this (paraphrased):
Lawrence O’Donnell [Host]: Are you a witch?
Greene: Jim DeMint started the recession.
O’Donnell: Why is your nickname “turtle?”
Greene: Jim DeMint started the recession.
O’Donnell: Seriously, you don’t have to stick to your talking points that much. Why were you called “turtle?”
Greene: No. Jim DeMint started the recession.
O’Donnell: Explain some of your disagreements with Jim DeMint.
Greene: Jim DeMint started the recession.
While the above back-and-forth is technically a paraphrase, it is only barely so. The rest of the interview is equally awkward and baffling:
Mediaite counted the DeMint comments for us:
Greene said essentially the exact words “DeMint started the recession” or “DeMint is responsible for the recession” ten different times, and said similar things a couple times besides that.
This all makes it even more remarkable that O’Donnell concluded the interview by paying Greene an extremely backhanded compliment: “Alvin Greene = still better than Jim DeMint.”
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ProudTeaPartyMember
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:30am“I’m the best candidate that defines WHERE WE AT in this country”.
He’s exactly right…he does define WHERE WE AT.
God help US.
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TerminalLance
Oct. 13, 2010 at 2:05pmThere’s a reason he won the DEMOCRATIC nomination, haha
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moonlight on the bay
Oct. 16, 2010 at 9:10pmGod help SOUTH CAROLINA. How can the people who voted for Greene think he’s got a chance in hell? Do they WANT South Carolina to be the laughing stock of the nation? Do they WANT Greene to endure this humiliation? If Greene has to debate DeMint, some people will think they’re watching an SNL skit! Greene is JUST not up to the job. The people who voted for him should have to watch ANY debate he’s in (OR any interview) and think about what they did in voting for this guy.
This is like when no one will tell someone they JUST CANNOT sing and then you see them on American Idol. They shouldn’t be there and Greene should not be running for the senate. Someone should have told him long ago that he just doesn’t have what it takes. I’d like to believe HE should know this himself. He can’t be standing up there in a debate repeating the same sentence over and over in response to his opponents comments. When I heard this on Glenn’s show and heard him say over and over “Jim DeMint started the recession”, it was like someone was pulling a string in his back. WHO is feeding Greene this garbage?? Who is setting him up for this terrible fall?
And that loser O’Donnell — I knew he was nuts the time he flipped out on someone during some interview. They had to turn his mike off and Joe Scarborough returned from the commercial break without him. Real funny, O’Donnell, saying Alvin Greene is still better than Jim DeMint. What a rectal orifice. I hope his inbox was overloaded with angry emails as a result of this interview. MSNBC is quite the joke cable network. “Lean Forward”? Right, and fall flat on your face, thanks to the likes of O’Donnell and Matthews. Just WHAT does one have to do to be fired from MSNBC? Who WAS the last person to be fired from this network? I don’t know since I don’t watch it any more. And to think I almost felt sorry for O’Donnell for having to pull answers out of Greene.
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BenzinVasser
Feb. 22, 2012 at 6:49pmOMG! Is this guy for real? did he even finish 5th grade, where did they find this moron. This is not real, hum hum hum la, la la, laaaa
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NC
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:26amAnd 59% of South Carolina dems voted for him.
NC (glad my screen name is not “SC”)
…and Jim DeMint started the recession.
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philm1
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:21amHe’s nuts. Really.
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ProudTeaPartyMember
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:18amMy God! Who’s dumber, this idiot running for the Senate, the idiot that interviewed him, or us…the people that sat through this insufferable video?
2 Points:
1. This guy Greene is an idiot.
2. The people that voted for him in the primary are MORONS.
There should be a test given before you are allowed to vote…then Liberals would never be elected.
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macpappy
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:18amObviously in Alvin Greene’s world; to be elected all you have to do is be black. Would tha folks that voted for Mr. Greene really like to see him in the Senate, instead of DeMint? I mean if those are your only choices……..Oh, yeah….what was the fellas name that Greene defeated?
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Only1King
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:13amOn Nov 2nd that turtle will actually get his chance to break out and get flushed…
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Buck Ofama
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:11amAlso, I’d hate to be in the same room with him and John Conyers! Can you imagine that conversation?
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6.8 SPC
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:27amAm visioning somthing like the conversations the two jive dudes had in “Airplane”
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338lapua
Oct. 13, 2010 at 9:10amExcuse me stewardess, I speak Jive (sarcasm)
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6.8 SPC
Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:51amThat’s the one!!
“Dat babe, slide a piece of da porter, drink side run the java”
“lookey here, I can dig grees chompin on some butta den drag it thru the garden”
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Jake Wilde
Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:27amBarbara Billingsley from “Leave it to Beaver.”
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6.8 SPC
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:11amAlvin Greene – slightly more verbally challenged than Obama, but still a shining example of the human excrement that years of public education and entitlements gives us. We should all be so proud of the progress of the country since integration, with 9 trillion spent on entitlements and 20 trillion+ spent on education, we can see the precious fruits of that spending right here……How much would it cost to get this moron literate? – More than I’m willing to spend!!!
Mr. Greenes next job – “you want fries with that sir?” –
Probably NOT “Mr. speaker, me still thinks DeMint started the recessions”
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Eagle07
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:29amDon’t know his next job might be DNC chairman can’t be no worse than Dean
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starman70
Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:08amLet the Dummycrotches elect him Speaker of the House. He’d make a great replacement for Nancy Pelosi.
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Two_Kids_Dad
Oct. 14, 2010 at 12:33amHe’s running for senate so he could never be speaker of the house from that position.
Bicameral situation, don’tcha know…
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thefiremanjoe
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:11amIs this all that the ******** can come up with????
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Buck Ofama
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:10amHe’s (Greene) up on porno charges. He seems like he’s a few sandwiches short of a picnic. He’s a few bricks shy of a full load. He still lives with mommy and daddy. Personally I think he has some mental problems. Ed Schultz insists he’s a republican plant. Remember the video of him screaming and howling like a lunatic?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A68t8w3EviQ
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Only1King
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:52amThe only problem with Schultz’s Repub. plant theory is his Dumb a$$ base voted for him in their primary.
SCARY that given the choice between even other Lib/Tards they went with this.
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nanoflex
Oct. 13, 2010 at 12:14pmBubba is certainly a more ethical candidate than Barney Fwank or Harry “The Embalmer” Reid and it is certainly not an anomaly to be dim and also be a U.S. Senator, AL Franken is evidence of that.
What Bubba’s candidacy graphically illustrates is how low is the standard, to be voted as a contender for election to the U.S. Senate.
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traderdan
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:08amowww…. my head hurts now
I guess anybody really can run for office these days (even the mentally challenged)
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chazman
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:03amIt’s ‘Bubba,’ right? Is that ‘Bubba?’ ???
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tonkaslim
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:01amHe does represent where the Democrats be at in this country. (DeMint DeMint DeMint)
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SnapTie
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:46amThe Democrats should be so proud of this senate canidate.
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jdw2469
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:39am“…..defines where we at in this country.” Seriously, is this the best the Dems have to offer?
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cheezwhiz
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:36amYou never say turtle in polite company, nevah.
Checkout ALL the meanings of the word in urban dictionary. Its not just an animal.
Sheeeeeesh
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TIREDOFGOVCO
Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:52amROFL @ CHEEZWHIZ …Go back and look at Greene’s face when he’s asked about “Turtle”
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M31Sailor
Oct. 13, 2010 at 4:06pmThats what my wife calls me when I come out of the cold water at the beach “Turtle”
Sailor
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WishWeWereFree
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:34amI’m trying to decide whose dumber, Alvin or MSNBC! They completely mis-characterized Jim DeMints statement! I can only assume they either are evil or cannot comprehend English.
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wleeblake
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:46amBoth
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fbarreca
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:33amThis guy is a total MORON! Unbelievable! WOW!
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ConservativePatriot
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:43amHe WAS a total moron!! And so was Alvin Greene!!
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Spero
Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:14am@Conservativepatriot – LOL!!!
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JGP
Oct. 13, 2010 at 4:28pm“Are you smarter than a fifth grader?”………NO.
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Zaphod
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:31amGive the guy credit: he apparently hasn’t lied about anything and appears to have a “laser-like focus” on the issues … or at least the “issues” as he understands them.
On a side note: Lawrence O’Donnell is an absolute tool. His “I still think Alvin Greene is still better than Jim DeMint” comment is all the evidence the suits at MSNBC need to understand why their channel is such a waste of any serious persons time.
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BQI
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:35amZAPHOD, I totally agree with you. My comments elsewhere in this blog were as follows:
Elitism, arrogance, snobbery (sp) MSNBC is a pathetic organization. Lawrence O’Donnell has, in my humble opinion, surpassed even Chris Matthews and Mr. Snob in chief. Once again the mean spirited, belittling arrogance of the mainstream media and their liberal compassionate minions at MSNBC are on display for all to see. Pathetic. I realize that Mr. Green put himself out there but why belittle the guy and patronize him. Sad.
Black Conservative Blog: http://www.blackquillandink.com
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IKW
Oct. 13, 2010 at 1:05pmYeah, I don’t like bullies either and when one picks on someone weaker than themselves, be that of mind or body, they are wrong and set the wrong example for our children. We are supposed to help the weak, not feed on them.
IKW
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M31Sailor
Oct. 13, 2010 at 4:03pmIKW
Which one of these dopes were the bully?
Sailor
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Ronbo
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:29amWhen can we stop calling MSNBC a news channel?
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starman70
Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:38amWhat the heck, if Greene loses the election, he can go to work as a commentator for MSNBC. He would fit right in. He would fulfill MSNBC’s EEOC requirements and his commentary would enhance MSNBC’s already inane commentators. His idiotic answers are an embarrassment to South Carolina. I would vote for Sponge Bob Square Pants before Alvin Greene.
Mr. Greenjeans anyone?
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BoilitDown
Oct. 13, 2010 at 5:04pmI consider MSNBC as the far left fringe channel. Journalism really isn’t their hallmark. Lawrence O’Donnell should be thoroughtly ashamed of himself for exposing Alvin Greene to this kind of ridicule. Then again, Lawrence O’Donnell has a great deal to be ashamed of in his past “reporting”.
Greene is clearly not mentally equiped to cope with the public and I hope someone of conscience will make an attempt to counsel him. Allowing him to come this far is a deliberate act of making another human into a joke. It’s not funny.
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Awakenow
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:28amKeep in mind this guy was voted the democratic choice for a US Senate seat, remarkable.
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wleeblake
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:45amThats what I was thinking, how sad.
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Ronbo
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:28amAnd LO would still vote for this guy. I don’t think he was kidding when he said “Alvin Green is a better candidate then DeMint”. When can we stop calling MSNBC a news channel?
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robroy1974
Oct. 13, 2010 at 9:03amExactly!
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Two_Kids_Dad
Oct. 14, 2010 at 12:26amThat’s why Mark Levin refers to that station as “MSLSD”.
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cvmadredd
Oct. 14, 2010 at 12:53amWhen did we start calling MSNBC a news channel?
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GingerC
Oct. 15, 2010 at 9:17am@RONBO.. Msnbc hasn’t been a news station in years.
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jcessna
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:25amThe best the Dem(witts) have to offer. LOL!
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ProudTeaPartyMember
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:32amHahahahaahahah. He defined “where we at in this country”.
Maybe Jim DeMint kept Al Greene out of school for all Dem years.
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Toader Gloat
Oct. 13, 2010 at 9:04amHe is right about one thing…he is the best candidate dat be showin whey we is in diss country…
The fact that this guy won the nomination proves EXACTLY where we are.
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BurntHills
Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:42amthink of the black voters in SC, they will vote for alvin strictly on his color, if the dems can get them to the voting booths. for the vast vast majority of the SC blacks who are illiterate, they will be told Where to mark to vote for him. the dems are that desperate.
M31Sailor
Oct. 15, 2010 at 1:03amA laser-like focus on Jim Dement
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RONALDREAGAN1980
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:22amI think i would still vote for Alvin Green of Jim deMint
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wleeblake
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:43amYou would, he probably sounds smart next to you!
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NoName22
Oct. 13, 2010 at 9:54amMy grandma lives in South Carolina and calls Demint “Jim Demented.” She consistently votes across party lines……I don’t know if she’ll hold fast to that this time around.
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RobertCA
Oct. 13, 2010 at 12:58pmYep Fake Ronald cause you both have the same IQ .
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cvmadredd
Oct. 14, 2010 at 12:52amI didn’t know Alvin Green was of Jim DeMint.
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Bob_R_OathKeeper
Oct. 14, 2010 at 2:27amIt’s a proven fact, stupid people do stupid things, so go ahead, you two seem to have the same intellectual capacity anyway, vote away moron.
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javasport
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:21amWow, this was painful to watch
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jdw2469
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:31am…”defines where we at in this country”?
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cheezwhiz
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:40amWhenever Alvin Greene ‘s mug shows up, he may say anything , but all I hear is :
“Cajun shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, spicy shrimp, shrimp gumbo, fried shrimp, shrimp n grits, shrimp fried rice, shrimp jambalaya……..”
:D
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Bronco II
Oct. 13, 2010 at 7:46amI’m with you but I have to admit I did start laughing because the pain of listening was unbearable.
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Freelancer
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:18amI’m a bit confused…. Does this man think that DeMint started the recession of not?
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BQI
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:20amCHEEZWHIZ —really funny. Sooooooooo funny. Sad, but funny :-)
“Obama, The True Believer?” @ Conservative Black Blog: http://www.blackquillandink.com
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robroy1974
Oct. 13, 2010 at 8:59amWhat was even more painful was to here O’Donnell say that despite the fact that he does not think DeMint started the recession, he nonetheless believes Greene is the best candidate! Based on what?!?!?
And that brings another point, where is all the poking and prodding of Greene by the media. Do you hear them harping coming out of every commercial break that this guy really is a complete joke, yet they continue to remind you that one candidate IS a witch and one IS a homophobe.
Don
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Mike777
Oct. 13, 2010 at 9:47amdang i thought everything was Bush’s fault lol
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minnierv
Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:16amWill there be a formal debate between DeMint and Greene? How funny will that be????
Lawence “Creepy Liar” O’Donnell is the biggest bag of hot air on tv, even worse that Chris Matthews. Somebody stick a pin in him. pfoooooooooooooooooofff.
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Peters
Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:27amThis is nothing short of disgusting.
It should disgust people that the Democratic Party has left this guy to hang out on the vine to whither and to be publically humiliated, quietly hoping that he just goes away . . .
They could have in the least prepared him; taken it to task to advance Mr. Greene’s abilities. The Democratic Party has only discredited itself here as being cruel and irresponsible. After all, Alvin Green is another human being that obviously means well despite his delivery and abilities to publically speak. What’s really going on inside his head is anybody’s guess, but John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” comes to mind. Put all judgments aside; empathy certainly must come to the forefront when watching him and listening to him. And consider that the crux of his legal issues are relative to his state of mind; are they not? And then, what did Alvin Greene really do that Bill Clinton didn’t do . . . in that regard, cigars, blue dresses and all?
But the real point of interest here is found by looking at O’Donnell as a representative of liberalism, his attitude towards Mr. Greene. It’s quite obvious Greene was not too pleased to hear O’Donnell question him about being called the “Turtle” while in high school. Would anyone care to bet that the “Turtle” is in part a set of uncomfortable memories that Mr. Greene has that perhaps came to him as bullying and teasing at some point in his past? He was bullied by little liberals . . . now resurrected by big liberals, liberalism again. If that is the case, it’s highly ironic then that Mr. Green is attempting to defend and represent an ideology that inflicts pain and finds humor in displaying one’s areas of personal development that are in need. The dirty little secret here is that liberalism is a state of arrested emotional development that Mr. O’Donnell has put on full display.
But more, what’s profoundly on display here is the hypocritical nature of Liberalism’s infamous “compassion.” We all know that Liberals are for the most part bullies in the ways in which they conduct themselves and get things accomplished. To hell with Obama’s “Chicago thug Politics;” liberalism’s sickness runs much deeper.
Whether Greene has an R or D after his name is secondary to the attitude that O’Donnell approached this interview with. That O’Donnell puts him on display and then uses the question regarding the “turtle” to set the tone of his interview is highly disrespectful to the most basic principles of humanity when you consider that O’Donnell never for a moment took this very seriously. It was a charade. He made that quite evident with his closing statement.
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walkwithme1966
Oct. 13, 2010 at 10:45am@CheezeWhiz – omg the shrimp remark is priceless because I have been thinking the same thing – thanks for the laugh!!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-ec
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RestoreCapitalism
Oct. 13, 2010 at 11:57amIt was like a liberal news ‘Dumb and Dumber’.
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AngryTexanFromAmarillo
Oct. 13, 2010 at 12:00pm@Cheese LOL I’m in serious pain from laughing at your comment, I told my wife the same thing when I saw him on tv a while ago
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CultureWarriors
Oct. 13, 2010 at 12:55pmBest comedy I’ve seen this year! Alvin’s at the top of the left’s class!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ3OxZhXKQ0
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Bruiser
Oct. 13, 2010 at 3:46pmAgreed. That was painful.
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untameable-kate
Oct. 13, 2010 at 3:46pmSC dems must be sooo proud
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angrymob
Oct. 13, 2010 at 4:17pmWow. We can we say as a nation to this?
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angrymob
Oct. 13, 2010 at 4:23pmWow. We can we say as a nation to this?
Oops…I meant, wow. What can we say as a nation to this?
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DrammyCoke
Oct. 13, 2010 at 5:02pmSo… what you’re saying is…..
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cvmadredd
Oct. 14, 2010 at 12:49amHe speaks good.
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awakeandalive2
Oct. 14, 2010 at 1:32amIts funny they were trying to make him look ‘not so bad’, but regardless of the help he was getting, I was embarrassed for him just watching it. He’s probably really glad he wasn’t on Fox. He would have gone home crying.
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sawmill1010
Oct. 14, 2010 at 7:19pmjust replace demint with bush and you have obama
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5000YRLEAPER
Oct. 14, 2010 at 8:13pmHow did this guy win in the pirmaries?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I laugh and cry for “were we at in this country”.
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