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Why Would Michelle Obama Attend a Fundraiser at Home of Former Enron Executive?

Oct. 27, 2011 6:48pm Tiffany Gabbay

Drawing the ire of Democrats, First Lady Michelle Obama will attend a Houston fundraiser on November 1, at the home of a former Enron executive. John Arnold, billionaire and former Enron trader, is part of an organization pushing to convert public pensions — including teachers, police, firefighters and others — to 401(k)-style plans.

Politico reports:

Gayle Fallon, president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, called the 401(k) proposal “very frightening for teachers.” She noted the nose dive many retirement plans took in the stock market in 2008, saying, “What if I was retired and that happened?”

“My people supported Obama big-time in 2008,” Fallon said. “This is not helping.”

President Obama has made support for teachers a centerpiece of his push for the American Jobs Act. He also has the support of the National Education Association.

The pension battle also is happening in Texas, although it’s not clear that Arnold is involved or helping to finance it. The Texans for Public Pension Reform want a constitutional amendment eliminating public pensions in the state in favor of a new system — like a 401(k), according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Meanwhile, Arnold’s support for the California pension campaign has Houston Democrats questioning why the Obama camp would risk such an alliance.

The Obama campaign told Politico that Arnold is a supporter and said the Nov. 1 fundraiser, where tickets start at $10,000, is still set to take place.

Art Pronin, a Houston Democratic activist, said, “This just got my dander up.”

“Does Obama support converting teacher pensions to 401(k)’s? I doubt it,” said Pronin, president of his neighborhood Democratic club. “This is creating a lot of consternation in Democratic circles, and it’s going to make it that much harder to get the vote out next year politically.”

Local activists, including the Houston chapter of Occupy Wall Street, are considering some kind of protest of the first lady’s event. Meanwhile, the local teachers’ union is working to educate members about the pension campaign.

“We need street action that will make Wisconsin look like a picnic,” Fallon said.

Why do you think the first lady would risk the association?

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bailey08
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:18pm
Because the Obamas get off on hanging with the mega-rich. Money is power and who is more power hungry than Barry?
Besides BO/MO know they can tick off plenty of their supporters and those supporters still crawl back for more.
Don’t want to be a doormat then don’t act like one.

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- pavepaws
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:17pm
  Why? Money
  
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- ((GB)) FAN
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:24pm
  OMG follow the money.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:34pm
  Window dressing.
  The reason these progs don’t seem concerned about their questionable associations is that there is no way that they are going to take no for an answer. There is not one nefarious tactic that is beyond them…..they have the power they have been seeking for 100 years and they are Not going to let go short of death.
  Some see the cancelation of the the 2012 elections due to martial law being imposed, due to some national crisis, aand that is what all the protests are for….just another distraction.
  Watch the other hand.
  This is the very definition of “progressivism.
  
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- Tired-of-fools
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:21pm
  Maybe she went for the food. She looks like she could use another meal. MOOOOOOO
  
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- vtxphantom
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:45pm
  For money the obama clan will whore out to anyone.
  
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- coindexter
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:04pm
  are the media photoshopping? so many photos that look fake or VERY touched-up.
  
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- RepubliCorp
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:11pm
  Under Clinton presidency , Enron contributed more than $1 million to the Democratic Party, including $600,000 to the Democratic National Committee
  
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- jb.kibs
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:33pm
  coindexter i second it.
  the media is photoshopping moochelle obama! pass it on. :P
  
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- Marine 1
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:25am
  Hey, she did the same thing in Utah earlier this year when she visited with a big exec with one of the financial houses who owns a huge (and I mean huge) “cabin” near Park City. She obviously is her husbands messenger and is hoping for good news from the liberal shakers and movers in Utah. She had no other meetings and was treated like royalty with her select friends. I saw a video on her speech in Deer Valley or Park City.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nDMDSWLISA
  
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- Winghunter
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:35am
  Secret Service Secrets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5INFAuM1xI&NR=1
  
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- Winghunter
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:36am
  Secret Service Secrets bit.ly/vtEcuV
  
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- smackdown33
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:12am
  John Arnold is just another organ grinder.
  
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- Sheepdog911
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 9:48am
  Because politicians, much like hookers, will do anything for money and don’t care where it comes from, as long as the price is right. The only idfference is that it’s a third party that gets scr—d when it’s politicians.
  
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- Ruler4You
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 10:26am
  IMHBLO, all of this payola, bail outs, and other “salvation” for everyone from politicians to businesses and business men, here and abroad has a certain amount, percentage wise, that is “earmarked” as democratic campaign donations. And HAS to be returned in the form of devotion to the party. ENRON was a HUGE recipient of tax payer money, either by being gifted to them or by a form of under the table crime. This is part of the payback circle. Michelle is that visual ‘token’ of compliance.
  
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jespasinthru
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:16pm
I’m no fan of Michelle Obama, I think she’s aggressive and obnoxious. BUT, she earned my respect when she refused to accompany Obama to the state funeral of Democratic Senator Robert Byrd. He was a Grand Dragon of the KKK for the whole 50 years that he sat in the Senate. And the only reason that those ignorant hicks in West Virginia kept electing him is because he was an expert at bringing home the pork. Practically every road, school, library and public building in that state is named after him. So they let him sit there in the Senate, getting old, senile and decayed, and still passing the laws that affect you and me, until the creature finally dropped dead.

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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:33pm
  I guess even progressives have their limits…I remember seeing byrd his last few years …how could that man potty by himself let alone be a senator…one look at him one could see our government is very “broken”.
  
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- broken1
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:38pm
  Jespasinthru
  Yes you are right michelle my belle obama is an obnoxious harridan and she has NOT earned no respect from me. We had a respectful first lady in Laura Bush. All the left did for 8 years was degrade her and her husband. Just because she didn’t go to robert gland kleagle bird’s trip to hell means nothing. I can’t wait for the first wookie and president jar jar obinks to hit the road.
  
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- scout n ambush
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:18pm
  I prefer the name redneck or hillbilly but i have never and will never vote demorat .If you only knew how corrupt politics were in WV it makes chicago look like childs play. A state that always votes rep for potus ,sounds strange that they always vote dem for senate huh.The lower part of the state around the capitol is all dem and a large number of people of color and mex and more moving to that area everyday at least WV voted for mccain obama lite.The story about byrd on the senate floor asking for a $street walker$ ….priceless.
  
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mhojai
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:14pm
“Why?” What a silly question — there’s never any consequence for any of their self-indulgent, arrogant behavior. They know the sychophantic media will cover for them, make excuses for them and distort thier actions to put a favorable spin on it. None of the Obama’s most questionable associations are ever questioned, why would they start now?

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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:19pm
  Because they want to raise as much money as possible
  before they move back to Chicago…
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:26pm
  Bush was bad because he knew Ken Lay of Enron. Did Bush knew Ken cooked the books? I don’t think so. Bush would have had to audit Enron & that usually takes a large accounting firm to do that like Price Waterhouse.
  
  In LIB world it is okay to demonize bush for knowing Ken Lay, while the 1st family can hobnob with a former Enron trader.
  
  Ain’t Hypocrisy Grand?
  
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- TRUTHSENSE
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 2:26am
  Exactly right! Not to worry, Houston Democrats, the liberal media will turn their heads and continue to campaign for Obama. There will be no consequence and the Obama’s know it.
  
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OhSnappage
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:13pm
Why would they “risk” such an Alliance???? You have got o be kidding me!
Muslim Brotherhood? Socialists? Farrakhan? Wright? GE? Solyndra? IT GOES ON AND ON…..

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- kentuckypatriot
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:38pm
  Let’s not forget Lightsquared , Ayes and Doran!
  
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UNBOTHERED
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:13pm
You all could not wait to pounce. This story is guranteed, to go to at least 8 pages. It will be eight pages of Michelle Obama hating. All negative comments. Some border lining on racism, some definitely racist, stupid comments about her being fat. And at the end of the day, the lot of you will feel like PATRIOTS.

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- booger71
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:26pm
  Your right, because she is no patriot. She expressed that when only after her husband was elected president, that she was proud of her country.
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:26pm
  Now, Who would have anything bad to say about the Queen ??
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:28pm
  Eight pages would pale in comparison to the thousands of Bush hate based on his association with Ken Lay.
  
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- copatriots
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:28pm
  Sorry to disappoint you, UN, but my gripe is her and her husband’s hypocrisy and living extravagantly off of us taxpayers. Particularly while we are in the worst financial disaster in this country since the Great Depression. Add to that their arrogance of preaching how we all must sacrifice, you know, for the common good. Good luck trying to defend that hypocrisy. It is highly possible you are on the wrong website to attempt to espouse your sad and confused ideology.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:30pm
  Sorry UNBOTHERED
  The MSM has a bunch of Soros paid progressives posting a bunch of garbage here. I suspect you are one of them after reading many of your posts.
  If you are so “UNBOTHERED” why does this bother you?
  
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- jimtrees
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:37pm
  Her head does look like a wall safe, or she got stung by alot of bees. Anyway, she has no class just the position.
  
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- bvs1216
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:40pm
  You have to be kidding unbother, you are probably one of those who get off on her “bling bling”
  
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- copatriots
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:41pm
  Excellent point, RS9, also is Michelle racist?
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:52pm
  And I might add BO and MO have had a Free Pass on anything they
  have done since 2006, Don’t think the LSM will change now, and get
  their Heads out of their AZZ’s… nothing new here !!
  
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- bvs1216
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:55pm
  Of course she is racist, she is only proud of her country after they elected a black man. Of course who can blame her for being racist she only grew up in the wealthiest part of Chicago, got into a great college because of AA, and was a handed a do nothing $300,000 head of hospital job despite having no medical experience. As you can see America has been very unkind to her!
  
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- Bill Rowland
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:03pm
  Copatriots – Is she a racist? She has said she has no use for whitey, she hates our nation and our flag. She attends these fund raisers because she and obumbler are ripping off a precentage of the contributions for their private bank account.
  
  OMG
  
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- copatriots
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:09pm
  Yes I know. There was another post that was pulled and you aren’t seeing now. It, like mine, was tongue-in-cheek sarcasm. Just turning the tables on the incitement from Original Poster for what we are perpetually and erroneously labeled.
  
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- spirited
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:11pm
  Ahem,
  
  >don’t forget about lipstick!
  
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- standswithafist
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:12pm
  seems you are bothered after all, and tsk, tsk, the worn out race card-do you feel better now? mho she is a danged hypocrite and lies as well as her hubby.
  
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- panz
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:32pm
  She’s a fat, arrogant hypocrite. Take your racist charge and stick it up the wookie’s back entrance.
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:59pm
  and has 22 Hand Maidens..
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:04pm
  MO has created more jobs than BO………..
  
  Maybe we can outsource her job’s. HMMMM !!!!
  
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- 45Sentinel
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:44pm
  OK Troll
  
  Eight pages of comments against someone who wastes our money on extravagant trips in the worst economy since the great depression, ashamed of her country, and gets criticized for being fat because too busy telling us how to eat to put down her spoon.
  
  And if your green her fat **** couldn’t wait four hours to “jet pool” on a government jet to the Hamptons. How much of a carbon footprint was that? How many teachers could be paid with just the fuel bill?
  
  Never-mind the facts just play the race card and collect your MM troll fee.
  
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- Winghunter
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 12:41am
  Mindless twit, SHE is the racist! Of course, had you ‘bothered’ to be capable for your own governance you would already know that so, that makes you almost five years stone ignorant.
  
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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 7:51am
  UN?
  EAT your PEAS
  Be quiet and do as Obummer says and thinks.
  
  Oh and PAY extra taxes to support all THOSE GREEN jobs
  ROFL!!!!!!!!!!
  
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- tifosa
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 10:34pm
  Well, if they didn’t dumpaload elsewhere, they did so under your comment, unbothered. it appears the
  “Godlovin” crowd found your post :P
  
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Eliasim
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:12pm
Duh gee I don’t know, but I will take a try. Because billionaires trade people and their lives as if we a modern day slaves?

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- Eliasim
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:16pm
  See we hear about all the little stories about some rich person buying a village or town, but most people don’t realize billionaires buy entire nations.
  
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- Eliasim
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:20pm
  Yeah that’s right. You are chattel and the media pretends like you are not.
  
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whatthecrazy
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:10pm
No matter the reason its not going to be for the good of anybody but themselves…………….

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- Bill Rowland
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:22pm
  Amen. Maybe she has realized that Obumbler is a one term loser and she is going to rip off as much as she can before he leaves office.
  
  OMG
  
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- pamela kay
  Posted on October 29, 2011 at 4:27am
  Remember the old song………………”Money, money, money” You are right it will be to their financial benefit only.
  
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sb36695
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:09pm
Birds of a feather flock together!

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garyM
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:08pm
You know the Nascar advertisement on the Nascar drivers, one driver swapped paint with his wife being the first in the driveway. One driver puts a possum in another drivers car right before the race At the end of each, they say and Dale Jr. or whoever the driver is, “they would do anything to win”. Well they could make a good commercial on Michelle with the same premise! She’d do anything to win!

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paulusmaximus
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:07pm
Money! O’ yea and money!

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Garys1n2
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:06pm
Because there’s free food?

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FNTM
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:05pm
Money?

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momprayn
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:04pm
Uh….let’s see – it’ll take me awhile to think why….Let’s see….oh —- because she’s very arrogant, unwise, self-absorbed, Socialist/Marxist/agitator activist & loves to be around others of like mind who admire her, knows her beloved husband needs all the donations he can get, it’s not big deal about Enron – she approves of that kind of thing since she & her husband do similar corrupt things all the time, doesn’t consider it a “risk” since they’ve been getting away with criminal actions for many years – they are “special”………..uh…..something like that? Birds of a feather flock together.

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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:10pm
  where’s hillary????
  
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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:11pm
  Oh I’m sorry thought you were describing bill and hillary..my bad.
  
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- momprayn
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:22pm
  LOL – true, how true………..
  
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- MIBUGNU2
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:52pm
  No problem, The Clinton’s will be there..
  
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joe alexich
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:04pm
come on republicans you have to take it to them.The democracts are getting away with murder.Do something so the people know whats happening.

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sicoit
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:04pm
Oh dang, I live in Houston. Time to prepare for the dam traffic shutdowns, trying to GET TO FREAKIN WORK to pay “their” bills, dealing with the freakin paparazzi. Good gawd, don’t these people (mooch and odumbutt) have a freakin home? Oh, yeah, they live in THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE! I hate these idiots with such a passion…… X(

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chips1
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:04pm
When you work for an escort service, you go where the money is.

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- 65Mustang
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 11:12pm
  Loved that post. I guess that makes Moochelle a political whore.
  
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garyM
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:03pm
Michelle Obama knows absolutely nothing about American politics or for that matter nothing else!

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PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:02pm
” Why do you think the first Mooshele would risk the association ” Because like street walking whore Obummer will take any ones money. That’s why .

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- Agnes
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 4:05pm
  Using and abusing rich “white” Americans for her and her clown’s husband for their own financial benefit.
  
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MBA
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:01pm
Because criminals all hang together? Oh I thought it was a rhetorical question, never mind.

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Abraham Young
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:59pm
The Occupy Wall Street crowd should wake up and observe the world around them. They might notice some odd dissonances out there. I’m just saying.

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hi
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:59pm
Michelle looks awesome in that photo. Maybe she is trying to seduce the Billionaire so she can dump Obama.

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RighteousTyrant
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:59pm
Why? Because the Obamas are as bought-out by business interests as anyone else.

This isn’t difficult, people, if you just remove the partisan blinders and see the politicians for what they are — all the same.

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godlovinmom
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:59pm
I don’t know …why would she…your guess is as good as mine…who knows who or what these people support…there is so much deceiving going on..I can’t keep up!

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copatriots
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:57pm
Because the “O”hypOcrites don’t care where the money comes from? Michelle sure does like the rich crowd and luxurious lifestyle. Meh…..what’s selling your soul to the devil when you can live like a queen off of O.P.M.?

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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:19pm
  speaking of selling you soul..did you see bill clinton’s bday party…gaga got up on stage…bent over with nothing but a g-string…hillary and bill are clapping and laughing…and this is our secretary of state…she ain’t no condi!!! God have mercy
  
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- copatriots
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:34pm
  I couldn’t watch it. Really can’t watch any video with Hillary or Bill. God bless ya for getting through it. Now go Visine your eyes. LOL Did you see the poll on Drudge that Hillary supposedly polls better than any Republican candidate? God have mercy on us…….will we ever get rid of the Clintons? Has this country learned nothing the last few years? She’s as Socialist/Marxist as Obama…. if not worse.
  
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- bvs1216
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 7:45pm
  hehe you’re a funny one copatriots good job
  
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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 8:07pm
  don’t get me wrong…was skimming through the channels and happened to catch that part..that was all I could stomache…can’t imagine this woman giving this “present” to my husband..I would have whoop her ****.
  
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- jespasinthru
  Posted on October 27, 2011 at 9:47pm
  GaGa in a g-string? Ew! Ain’t she getting kinda long in the tooth for that action? I’m not even male, and that sounds like Barf City to me!
  
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- godlovinmom
  Posted on October 28, 2011 at 3:23am
  Jespasinthru…I don’t know what so great about gaggag…ask Bill O’Riely, he seems to be real obsessed with her…anytime I see her , it’s on his show. ewww is right!
  
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shirtsbyeric
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 6:57pm
I’m sure they’ll all look the other way.

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