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Chris Matthews Makes The Most Ironic Accusation Against Romney of the 2012 Election Cycle

May. 15, 2012 8:30pm Mytheos Holt

Chris Matthews, perhaps most famous for his statement that he got a “thrill up his leg” watching Barack Obama, really pulled out a doozy in tonight’s episode of Hardball. In a segment featuring Susan Page of USA Today and Howard Fineman of the Huffington Post, Matthews accused presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney of trying to run a campaign focused solely on hiding who Romney himself is and attacking President Obama as unacceptable.

“It seems like all he wants us to do is look at the GDP, it’s not growing fast enough, put in the relief pitcher, don’t even ask who the relief pitcher is. Don’t think about it – by the way, Santorum’s no good, Newt’s no good, don’t look at me, they’re no good, so you gotta take me,” Matthews screeched. “It’s all about a process of elimination, and he’s the last man standing, but don’t look at him! So when we get him as President some day, all of a sudden we’ve got to look at him, ‘my God, we made him President, because he was the only alternative, and wow, do we really want this?’”

Of course, Matthews’ description of Romney’s supposed strategy could just as easily have been the playbook for President Obama, whose entire campaign strategy in 2008 effectively boiled down to saying he was the only alternative to four more years of Bush-style governance.

Of course, the Tea Party’s response was exactly what Matthews predicted: “My God, we made him President, because he was the only alternative, and wow, do we really want this?”

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matt708
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:28am
Chris your words are as wrong as those you spoke on Jeporady STFU you fool

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- Rick Steele
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:39am
  Re: Jeopardy: Mathews had the classic “Deer-In-The-Headlights” look on him the entire time. Plus, have you noticed, he’s OLD, man. I’m sorry to say, i think dementia must be setting in.
  
  Perhaps he’ll offer an apology to Sarah Palin for his remarks regarding her intelligence, Jeopardy…nah!
  
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- paperpushermj
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:46am
  Rick it’s not age its to much…. Jack Daniels
  
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- Realist4U
  Posted on May 17, 2012 at 7:31am
  He is nothing more than a “gay,drooling, bootlicking sychophant of Soetoro’s. It won’t be long before he is sent to “Current Tv.”
  
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TEARS FOR AMERICA
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:20am
What is worse is that half the American people who have been so incredibly indoctrinated and propagandized believe this presidente is doing a “good job” …insanity…it is groupie worship for a shallow man who rapes the people of their livelihoods and then they smile about it…dear Lord…

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- sobeit
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:46am
  It’s Jim Jones drink the koolaid mentality.
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:53am
  There is no doubt that most blacks are going to vote for him cause he is black, no question!
  They have no idea what any of the issues are. or care as long as they get their freebies and because he is black he wants them to have their freebies. They have no care that the EPA wants to shut down every coal fired plant in the USSA. Why? Because even though Hussain has said that energy will become extermly expensive under his “rule” they will get it for free and those of us that work are going to pay for them! And that is everyone that lives strictly by someone else paying for them.
  And the others that want him are the elites that think they will be incharge! You can only have so many of them will you be one?
  
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- jakartaman
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:18am
  There are some fools that buy into the good job joke.
  However, most of his voting base are getting his freebies.
  They could care less about you, me our kids or the country!
  Basically the Democratic liberal party are slime balls>
  
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- BradLee
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:45am
  ***…lol…
  
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davetrav
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:15am
People , you amaze me. OBAMA has NEVER held a major job in politics. DO you really know who OBAMA is?—Chris is a puppet hoping to say he is on a winning sidebut America knows better. Who cares if Mitt has not worked in a while if that is true–He is a millionaire . HE was a GOV. of MASS.
WHAT has Obama done. —STUPID people—WAKE UP— Obama plays his flute, don’t follow with the other rats. Obama is NOT A LEADER–NEVER WAS–NEVER WILL BE.The only thing he is good at is slamming our beloved AMERICA.—DON”TBE SUCKERED AGAIN>

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- LastAmerican
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:39am
  Hey! He’s good at vacations.
  
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- RememberNovember
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:22am
  He’s good at reading a teleprompter. He’s good at beer summits. But economy, not so much.
  
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- USACommoner
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:11am
  I heard someone else played his flute.
  
  What…?
  
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- Pittakos
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:15pm
  Actually, Larry Sinclair is the flute player…
  
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wolverine
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:11am
@JZS
I hate to tell you but according to the polls only about 45% of that vast majority of Americans think Obamoron is doing a good job

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- psst
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:47am
  @Wolverine. 45%. And that’s the problem.
  That 45% are doing most of the breedings. Cloning themselves.
  When this Ilk becomes 51% of the population/voters. And they will. It’s gonna be all over for US.
  There will be a NWO/OWG.
  
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- GeoInSD
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:27am
  II consider 45% way high – he still has a fighting chance to be reelected. I just don’t understand that at all.
  
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Devildog0166
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 2:37am
Well, after listening to Matthews, we all can probably figure out why Jimmy Carters speeches sucked.
The funny thing is that MSNBC gets all their viewers off of the net or FOX shows. I think their were seventeen people that watched this segment live.
Semper Fi

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g.prunty
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:51am
he says we made him president because he was the only alternative so what does that say about Obama it says anyone is better than what we have now nobody could do worse nice support there for your leg thrill Chris………

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charles116
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:27am
Mitt hasn’t held any job in a decade.

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- therealconservative
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:39am
  Neither have you.
  
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- Simonne
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:51am
  If we were successful in business as he has been, we wouldn’t either. He lives on his investment & he is extremely busy doing other things as you well know.
  
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- grandmaof5
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 6:29am
  Obama has never had a real job. Romney has more business experience in his pinkie than Obama and his administration combined.
  
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- LastAmerican
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:41am
  Odumdum hasn’t held one EVER!
  
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- TEA4Me
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:06am
  Neither has my father… BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH RETIRED, you moron. They have put in their time. You want everyone to work until they drop to pay for your utopian nightmare?
  
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- Corwin of Amber
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:09am
  When you’re worth that kind of $$$…you don’t have to work.
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 10:33am
  Obama has never earned a paycheck from the private sector.
  
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- gabbygirl
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:05am
  Wish I could be wealthy without working. He’s got something going on in his noggin.
  
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- fishandpoi
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 11:18am
  Hang on….. Just a couple of weeks before the first of the month and your welfare check will be in the mail.
  Jan 2013 Obama will be on a long vacation and we will say aloha mahalo for nothing.
  
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B_rad
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:43pm
Hey! Show an emoticon of respect for Chris. He had a big day. He has been officially voted into the esteemed Douche Hall of Fame. And a more deserving douche there never was. Well, maybe Alan Grayson…

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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:44am
  Alan Grayson hanging out with George Soros in Miami this weekend at a secret meeting with donors for DNC. I believe while in Congress Alan Grayson was one of the richest guys there.
  Spooky dude still sliming around.
  
  Chrissy needs a head exam soon. He is losing it.
  OMG 2012
  
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- psst
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:53am
  Georgiejo said:”Chrissy needs a head exam soon. He is losing it.”
  Um. There is a problemo w/ that. Specialist in this field are not accustomed to go looking in that place.
  That place is mostly a one way street.
  
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Mutiny
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:04pm
Anyone find it interesting in the video with Mitt Romney he is standing under a sign that says ” Cut the spending”.

Romney’s budget doesnt cut current spending levels. The only cuts are to future increases. Maybe the sign could have said “I approve of Obama’s spending, but wont go higher because that would be wreckless”.

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- Titbit
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:09am
  I smell sour grapes.
  
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- Mutiny
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 1:41am
  Nah, my guy is still in it. You will see in Tampa.
  
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- Kenny_in_Indiana
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:22am
  @ Mutiny
  
  Your guy is still in it? We will see in Tampa? You do realize you have just lost all credibility while speaking in the realm of politics don’t you? YOUR GUY LOST!!! MY GUY LOST!!! Mitt is what is left. Accept it and move on. If Romney doesn’t cut spending, then he too will be a one term prez.
  
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- Mutiny
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:09am
  @kenny
  
  Because Mitt doesnt cut spending and offers no real differences between himself and Obama is why he will get crushed if he is the nominee. So Mitt has zero chance of being the next president. If we collapse like I think we will there will be no real elections ever again. Mitt nor Obama can stop that collapse from happening because they are both in the pocket of the big global banks which are pushing for our collapse. After the US goes down there is nothing stopping the one world government from happening. Remember the rest of the world will not be brought up to our level, we will be brought down to theirs.
  
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- Titbit
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:34pm
  @Mutiny, with the Oregon primary results just in, Romney has 989 delegates to Paul’s 104. Kentucky (45), Arkansas (36), and Texas (155) primaries on 22 & 29 May respectively. Romney should have the required 1144 delegates by the end of the month. If not, California (172) will put him over the top (and then some) on 5 June. At that point, the delegates are bound to Romney. Paul’s attempts to steal delegates at the local/state levels won’t work. I don’t know how to make it any simpler than that.
  
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OneShotPagan
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:55pm
At one point Chris was actually entertaining … that didn’t last long. Like most of his ilk, he is as shallow as a back-yard nishikigoi pond (for you brain dead liberal trolls) … he is now as much a liberal joke as Olbermann. Maybe he will get picked up by the Detroit Stations …

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- Simonne
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 4:52am
  Years ago, he was actually quite objective but then he became one of those far left guys.
  
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HYPNOTOAD
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:52pm
The toad matthews isn’t as sharp as a sack of wet mice.

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thuth 1
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:42pm
Chris Mathews is dumber than a box of rocks! That “thrill up his leg” well it ‘s just a nervous reaction to a country turning Socialist!

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- psst
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:56am
  He mis-spoke. that thrill is running down his legs. He has no sense of direction.
  
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SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:40pm
Why do all liberals end up looking like Matthew’s. He looks like a hollowed out shell of a normal human being. The only thing left is his pea sized liberal brain and a wild eyed look. Kinda like Pelosi, Reid or Sharpton.

I guess when you don’t use your brain for anything other than repeating the dem lib agenda it has to shrink. The wild eyes come from the realization that your lies are not as well thought of as they were ten years ago.

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- charles116
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:25am
  So why is it Mitt only does FOX?
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 8:00am
  So why is it that Barry only does The Spew??
  
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Cosmos102
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:08pm
I can site many examples of the Left doing this. Alan Colmes claimed that the media did more favorable coverage on Romney than Obama, today on The Factor. The Leftists now frequently use the term “flip flopping” which Republicans made famous against John F. Kerry. Whenever the Right wins an argument over the Left, the Left adopts it for their own. I think it’s referred to as “projection” in psychology. Obama is clearly a narcissist himself. That means in his mind, he creates the day, and we are all puppets on his stage. When you hear him say things that are transparently untrue, it is because in his book, nothing he did or said yesterday counts anymore. He is writing a new script for us, and as his puppets we all must go along with it. To me, Obama appears to be just a classic Narcissist. Not a Sociopath. If he is the classic Narcissist, it means he is a sniveling coward, who hides in his world of denial. The Narcissist will rage when challenged because they feed on “attention”, and he wants to keep the supply coming. His very existence depends on it. But the rage is just that. Nothing but a temper tantrum. I’m believing less and less that Soros and others want to keep stringing their little boy along. Obama has made too many miscalculations and he’s just too much trouble. They’ll go back into their underground lair together and try to conjure up another one, and this time they will have learned from their mistakes. Let’s hope most Americans have

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- Skip63
  Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:45pm
  @ 1:13 “let’s be fair, I don’t want to say let’s be fair”
  
  I bet he wanted to cheat on Jeopardy.
  
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- jzs
  Posted on May 15, 2012 at 11:07pm
  COSMOS102, I see that you have taken Psych 102 and for your amateur psychological analysis of the President. He’s a “narcissist.” Okay, that’s your diagnosis.
  
  One thing you might want to consider is no one gets through the election process, and becomes President of the United States if they don’t have supreme self-confidence. No one gets elected President if they can’t organize and move a large portion of the the population to donate money, to work on their behalf and then vote for them. That’s what it takes to be elected. Does that make a person a “narcissist?” Since anyone who become President does that, does that mean everyone who supports his Presidency are “puppets who must go along?” Or does your definition of narcissist only apply to this President and not to any other President?
  
  A President who devoted much of his life to helping the poor and disadvantaged, and now speaks for the vast majority of Americans rather than the privileged few – he’s a narcissist? And someone like Romney, who has pledged to reduces taxes for himself and people in his class of super-rich people, while raising taxes on you and me – he’s NOT a narcissist?
  
  COSMOS, you’d better hit the books again, because your knowledge and your understanding of politics is pretty shallow.
  
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byudabomb
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:00pm
We all took a good hard look at Romney. he is not my favorite, but oh yeah, he is heads and shoulders above Obama Bin Laden

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- charles116
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 12:26am
  That wasn’t funny 3 years ago.
  
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fishandpoi
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:42pm
Chris you are right “It’s all about a process of elimination” and it will begin in Nov. 2012 with Obama and next it will be your crapping news network. Then in Dec 2013 we can say Aloha Obama, Mahalo for nothing.

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- fishandpoi
  Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:50pm
  Chris you are right “It’s all about a process of elimination” and it will begin in Nov. 2012 with Obama and next it will be your crapping news network. Then in JAN 2013 we can say Aloha Obama, Mahalo for nothing.
  
  repost with correction: Then in JAN 2013 we can say Aloha Obama, Mahalo for nothing.
  
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felix
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:33pm
hes an fng tard!

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JohnLarson
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:26pm
Cons were saying the same stuff about Romney that Matthews is when he didn’t have the nomination locked up…

It’s gonna be great watching you apologize and carry water for a self-titled progressive you don’t even like.

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TemayElbor
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:16pm
Chris Matthews is one of those we have to blame for this economic crisis America is going through.

If he did not support Obama in 2008 and showed that non-support through the media to influence voters, Obama might not have been president.

During Obama’s watch, the US economy has been plundered..the HEAVENS CLOSED ITS WINDOWS (no blessing coming down) AND THE DEVOURERS ARE NOT REBUKED.

Not so in ROMNEY’S watch… THE WINDOWS OF HEAVEN SHALL BE OPENED AND A BLESSING SHALL BE POURED ON AMERICA THAT THERE WILL BE NO ROOM TO CONTAIN IT. THE DEVOURERS SHALL ALSO BE REBUKED FOR ROMNEY’S SAKE.

ROMNEY, being a faithful tither, can collect on GOD’S promise because he is obedient. He will be a vessel GOD will use to save America. The problems of America and the world are huge. We need to team up with that ALMIGHTY HAND who is able, for NOTHING IS TOO HARD FOR HIM.

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- TurboCat
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 6:00am
  Yes. Romney has a sunny disposition and optimism. It reminds me a little bit of Regan. Also that will provide a sharp contrast to O-blame-a’s blaming and divisiveness.
  
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KickinBack
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:13pm
Ah Chris, the economy’s shrinking, Mitt’s poll’s are rising, Obama is out gay preaching, so I would think that Obama’s chances for re-election…are in jeopardy. (enter sad trumpet sound here)

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- 82dAirborne
  Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:18pm
  WRONG!! Enter “Happy Days Are Here Again (maybe)” music!
  
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f_the_commies
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:02pm
MSLSD is growing more and more desperate by the day. The OCommie Sham is exposing itself and our work in taking our country back is beginning to pay off. Not to defend CNN, but even they are gaining more respect for bashing the “Forward” campaign regarding the attack on Bain Capital trampling on average Americans in that garbage commercial that Obama just put out. We, not as conservatives, but as Americans must keep shaving this communist regime down. It’s not only Obama, but Clinton, Pelosi, Geitner and this homeland security quack that should be packing their sh-t! America belongs to the people!
If you hate the way this country supports capitalism and small government, then GO!

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thibx
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:51pm
the first time i saw this jerk i couldn’t believe they put him on a news channel. i thought this is not news this is a idiot thats needs to be in a cage.

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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on May 15, 2012 at 10:06pm
  ROFL
  I actually thought Chrissy was the guy who played Captain Kangaroo.
  WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! HardBally is a childrens show!!!!!!!!!
  
  OMG 2012
  
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- LastAmerican
  Posted on May 16, 2012 at 7:47am
  Now you just ruined captain kangaroo for me. Thanks.
  
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DEFCON4
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:49pm
Chris,and his communist cohorts @ msnbc should be sharpening their pecils and get ready for 4 years of President Romney bashing !

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on May 15, 2012 at 9:15pm
  It’s gonna happen, LIE”S are all the DEMOCRATS have. Shine the light of TRUTH on these Cockroaches, watch them scurry.
  
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svan71
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:40pm
Chris your a dem hack who preaches to the choir and gives the opposition things to laugh about occasionally.

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CanteenBoy
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 8:38pm
Tingling tidbit… totally!

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