Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan compared President Barack Obama to the replacement referees during night’s NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers where a series of controversial calls — and one very egregious one at the end — by said referees led to a victory by the Seahawks.
“It reminds me of President Obama and the economy,” Ryan, and avid Packers fan, said with a smile. “If you can’t get it right, it’s time to get out.”
“I half think these refs work part for the Obama administration in the budget office,” he added. “They see the national debt clock starring them in the face, they see a debt crisis and they just ignore and pretend it didn’t even happen. They are trying to pick the winners and losers and they don’t even do that very well.”
Watch Ryan skewer the refs and Obama below:
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Mr. H.
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:49pmIn the grand scheme of the Great Experiment, the executive branch is supposed to be the adult supervision where wisdom and experience restrain the spending exuberance of the legislative branch. Unfortunately Obama has exhibited neither wisdom nor experience, just ideological exuberance in his effort to redistribute our national wealth to other countries and increase the number of dependents on government at home, while reducing our influence abroad. Regan was the last adult to hold the executive office in this country. I’m NOT looking for more of Obama’s “I-Me-My” lies, distortions, and propaganda past this year. Votes have consequences. Obama has been a bad consequence. It’s long time past time to try someone else.
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DarkJello
Sep. 25, 2012 at 6:11pmAgreed.
Ryan’s comments were hilarious and disheartening at the same time.
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MadAsHeII
Sep. 26, 2012 at 2:04amIt seems hard to find anyone who is willing to just tell the truth without rhetoric: http://www.wxix.com/story/19639739/reality-check-was-rep-paul-ryan-for-defense-cuts-before-he-was-against-them
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LINKSTER
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:09pmEncinom
Talk about ” danger of losing his seat “, we have a good shot at seeing your leader, Obama, and his comical side-kick, Biden, out on the street, along with the sizeable number they put out on the street with their fiscal policies.
How sweet it will be.
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:08pmRepublicans are only deficit hawks when a Democrat is in the White House.
Your dogma has put most of you in a dream world.
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hades3
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:04pmWhat is the most important happening in the USA today ? Not the destruction of our civilization by Barak Obama, but the NFL fiasco. I’m a football fan, but I like to think I have my ducks in a row, when it comes to what is important to my and everyone elses freedoms, as we have known them. Whether or not an official makes a bad call in a football game, will not affect my freedom of expression. If Obama is reelected, we will loose that freedom as well as most others. We will be forced to see Christians attackes, the name of God ridiculed, while possibly being threatened if we
have an opinion about Islam. As far as I’m concerened, football can be damned !
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:01pmWell the verdict is in – Ryan has not helped the Romney ticket.
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Ghandi was a Republican
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:52pmOnly if the replacement refs are allowed to make up the rules as they go and change them whenever it suits them. Then they would be as bad as obama..
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Spray
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:40pmClearly Grean Bay worked hard to win this game. The rules & judges of the game caused them to not be successful. However they worked hard, prepared and started the game with an equal shot to win the game. Since they were not successful, our president should sign an executive order calling the game a tie. This would give everyone involved a fair shot at success at the end of the season. Then Green Bay could be rewarded for their efforts during this one game.
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Tri-ox
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:38pmWE need MORE Paul RYAN! Go R+R!
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encinom
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:43pmRyan is in danger of losing his seat in Congress let alone his long shot at winning the VP position.
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:02pmHe’s dragging the already doomed ticket down.
Do some reading.
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hornz
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:38pmI guess that makes Paul Ryan a ball boy.
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:56pmWow. You’ve been an attack dog on this site for a whopping 12 days. You’ve exceeded the half-life of the average troll around here. Congratulations (of the very tepid and droll kind).
Does MediaMatters offer seniority pay for those who don’t get discouraged by the truth after a week? Or are your checks coming through the DNC?
Now, if you’d learn to do more than just a bare line or two, we might be impressed. Or does MediaFlappers pay by the post?
BOHICA!
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BODYBAG
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:37pm@OHIORIFLEMAN
Welcome aboard Pilgrim :)
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:59pm@ Bodybag
Thank you. Been a while since I felt like trolling some trolls…
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GoodStuff
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:38pmWhere’s Ryan been? He’s the greatest asset Romney has. Use him!
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SimpleTruths
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:54pmHe might be you’re idea of a perfect asset but to most of America he’s a lying pompous fool.Romney’s team have muzzled him for a good reason, they are trying to win the election. They know that for all the good it does them to gin up the hard right base, every time he talks he alienates moderate republicans and independents – and they need those votes. It’s not going to work, Ryan is going to be lucky to hold his seat in the House.
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:03pmAsset?
Half the Republicans surveyed don’t even know his name.
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:49pmVoice of Treason: Did you happen to listen to the audio from Howard Stern? They were your people answering the questions. Be proud.
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:21pmComparing BHO to a football ref is racist. After all, aren’t they both zebras?
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MEANS2RESIST
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:29pmMore like a skunk!
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:17pmWhat’s black and white and (communist) red all over?
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jasonsmommy
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:16pmWelcome Mr. Ryan back to the campaign keep it up.
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David Frisko Teacher
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:03pmL O L to the 25th power! Finally Paul Ryan has made up for his lie about his marathon time. That lie really bothered me since I actually LIVE by Ayn Rand’s definition and description of HONESTY as can be found in the following placess: 1. On page 144 of the Centennial edition of her “For The New Intellectual” 2.On page 1019 of the hard cover or the paperback full size “ATLAS SHRUGGED” 3.On page 945 of the small print edition. It is part of Galt’s speech and starts with the words: “Honesty is the recognition of the fact that the unreal is unreal and can have no value, that neither love nor fame nor cash is a value if obtained by fraud–” and contains the words “…honesty is not a social duty, not a sacrifice for the sake of others, but the most profoundly selfish virtue man can practice…”
For those who are interested in resolving conflicts between Loving Jesus and Loving Ayn Rand, take action by Asking, “What is Eternitarian Integrationism?”
GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN! (This is the title of a country CD by Donny and Sandy which also has Sandy singing “God Bless the USA”. Donny who drove a truck had his retirement STOLEN by Jimmy Hoffa. For nothing but WIN WIN WIN WIN…get back to me and I’ll figure out a way to get one to you for NOTHING.)
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Eastinfection
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:38pm..and we’re down to our last replay challenge.
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JRook
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:44pmInteresting to note that Ryan would come down on the refs who are filling in tor the union ones on strike.
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:57pmJCROOK, Its not just that, those replacement refs are the biggest screw ups out there. They look as though they were hired by the unions to make their side of the negotiations look better. There is Idiocracy, and there is Idiocracy. Take you pick.
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:58pmCorrection, that should read, there is Idiocracy, and there is Ineptocracy. Take your pick.
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:02pm0 is following another playbook that has similarities to THE WAVE. Which is what his symbol conveys. Check out this website if you want to know how fascism an occur here …. http://www.thewave.tk
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PATTY HENRY
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:06pm@ J_ROOK It’s not about non-Union / Union it’s about competence. That last call last night was (Seahawks/Packers) was pathetic. Even many Seahawk fans were saying things like ” I need to go take a bath” it was so dirty. Carroll, the ditzy coach was hysterically happy but he showed -0- character. Real sportsmen want to WIN because they WIN, not because some temp. ref is incompetent.
@G.E.R. you are so very wrong. Ayn Rand’s only flaw was that she was an unbeliever. Born under communism I can understand that. That quote about mud underfoot is what YOU RADICAL COMMUNISTS types think of “the masses”. Rand encouraged people to think for themselves, be themselves, follow their dreams. “I will not live my life for any other man and I won’t expect any man to live his life for me” is more of her own philosophy. Being Catholics (both Ryan and myself) I’m sure we find great joy and contentment in helping others get to know God and living as God would have us live.
Since ATLAS SHRUGGED is one of the most popular books ever written, I’m sure there were many asking WHO IS JOHN GALT from the time they were 14-18 + in every Generation.
Her main focus in ATLAS SHRUGGED is the smarmy, sleazy, nauseating Harry Reid types (and Biden) who would do whatever their Satanic Boss (Obama) told them to do with no questions. Those are the “bad guys” in her book(s).
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:07pm@ RJJ
Any of the above is applicable. Idiocracy, Idiocracy, Idiocracy, or Ineptocracy, all leads to the same shipment of FAIL for the NFL.
I say just pay the bloody regular Refs and get on with it!
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encinom
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:12pmRyan and Walker are now backing union rights.
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:35pm@ Encinom
Only you could equate a comment about ineptitude to supporting union rights.
All things considered, this does not surprise me. Comments of ineptitude are your stock in trade, thus your post here. C’est la vi’.
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huey6367
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:35pmI disagree, the refs are better.
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jackact
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:32pmNice one Ryan.
But next time pick a more appropriate sport to associate with Obama.
Like badminton, synchronized swimming or potato sack racing.
Football is a man’s sport…..sans the new referees.
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:59pmLOL, the first thing that popped into my mind as I read your post was 0bama in those granny jeans.
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13th Imam
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:16pmImagine Barry breaking a polished nail on his slender manicured fingers, while pulling out a penalty flag for unnecessary roughness by Mitt. His tears would pull at the heartstrings of the truly liberal. And it would be his first real job.
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Verceofreason
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:09pmRYan will absolutely fold in the debates.
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BODYBAG
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:33pmVERCEOFREASON
Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:09pm
RYan will absolutely fold in the debates.
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Sheer teenage fantasy [cheerleaders and hard wood...get it?]
Your existence here is an oxymoron right down to your username
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:45pmVoice of Treason: Would that be due to Biden’s intellectual superiority?
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G.E.R
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:31pm“What are your masses but mud to be ground underfoot, fuel to be burned for those who deserve it?”
Ayn Rand
Paul Ryan’s philosophy glorifies the wealth-creating businessman and dismisses the ordinary working stiff as a dumb and lazy parasite whose mediocrity is his own damn fault and who lives off businessmen’s productivity like a blood-sucking leech. It’s the philosophy at very heart of “Atlas Shrugged” the book that made Rand a right-wing hero.
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SquidVetOhio
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:43pmWhat you don’t get you commie is that the wealth creating businessman usually started off as the working stiff. It’s up to the working stiff to decide how far he wants to go. The governments only job is to ensure the freedom to do it.
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:43pmHey AN G.E.R. sounds like you are describing the blood sucking leeches of the Democrat Party. Not the working class, but the sit on their dead asses at home class.
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cause_glen_said_so
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:53pma right wing,(drug addicted, pro-abortion, athiest) heroine
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:09pm@ Cause Glenn Said So
I think you posted on the wrong story. Were you referencing Madonna?
Put down the bong and breathe proper oxygen for a few days. It will help your ability to post…
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progressiveslayer
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:20pmOHIORIFLEMAN Booyah I like the way you crushed the candyass lib tard, I commend you.
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cause_glen_said_so
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:31pmmight wanna do some research and put your toy guns away ohio…just so you know, I am actually reading her book right now and done lots of research on her. she is pretty much a flake and a very disturbing person
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encinom
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:42pmIn truth, Ryan is not a christian, he worships greed, the message of Rand and of Christ are polar opposites. As the catholic Bishops have said, Ryan is immoral with his budget that punishes the poor and heaps more rewards and gifts upon the rich.
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:49pmI have read her books, done research on her, Because_Glen_Slapped_Me.
Ayn Rand, on her worst days, is far better than the maggots spawned from the hellhole known as the Democrappies Party. Rampant Capitalism is categorically better than any variation of Marxism (Socialism, Communism, Progressivism), but I can see where you would fear that. Progressives want the government to wipe their arses and warm their bottles; Rampant Capitalism forces the participant to move and operate on their own, making decisions that have real impact on their own well being. I can clearly see why you would shun that manner of responsibility, when the other option is the distended government teat.
Were she not an immigrant, she would have made an economically powerful president (and a first woman, to boot).
Be wary insulting a man’s arms as toys, boy. Those guns may just save your arse one day.
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cause_glen_said_so
Sep. 25, 2012 at 3:30pmcmon now ohio, why so nasty and defensive? I will give to you clearly, i am near 50 and have worked since I was 16, never took anything. When I retire will I be just another socialist collecting my SS? a marxist on medicare?do you think at all or just parrot the crap these beck types put out?
did you bother to find out the fact I mentioned about the original leona helmsley or did you just knee jerk into your tirade?
1-she took amphtamines every day for 30 years…for weight control..wink wink
2-”An embryo has no rights. Rights do not pertain to a potential, but only to an actual being. A child cannot acquire any rights until it is born. The living take precedence over the not yet living (or the unborn).” her words
3-She later recalled that while in high school she determined that she was an atheist and that she valued reason above any other human attribute
why so dramatic about a gun? what exactly will you save me from? from your immediate opinion, you would just as soon kill me as save me
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 4:42pm@ Cause Glen Said So
Oh, so this was supposed to be civil discourse? Your initial failed to build any illusion thereof.
On your age, I am near 30 and looking at a social security system that will not likely exist by the time I get to retirement age…if I ever get there. At this point, I am pretty sure I won’t live to see retirement for one reason or another. Same with Medicare.
Also, on the consideration of flakes and disturbing persons, I do not fear their ranks. The most effective persons I know at their chosen job are what normal people would classify as ‘flakes’ or ‘disturbing’. You worry over those who are different. I worry over the masses of those who seek to emulate others as a lifestyle. There is only the illusions of freedom in sameness.
Now, on to your points.
1. How someone destroys themselves is not particularly my concern, so long as it does not take someone else with them.
2. Abortion is not a problem I am concerned about at this time. Aye, it is a problem (it is soft-core eugenics in practice), but at this time it is neither lethal to this nation nor is it a systemic issue pertaining to the present glut of Marxists we have to deal with.
3. There are millions of atheists walking among us without causing any trouble or assaulting the religious majorities. The problem with their rank is in the Fundamentalist Atheists — those who assault other religions. Target them, not a helpful one.
End of my day. Have a good evening.
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ProgressivePete
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:31pmPresident Obama gave a marvelous speech at the Clinton Global Innitiative Summit. During his presidency, human trafficking has been largely reduced. Obama has been the strongest advocate of freedom and equality. He is a leader who never fails to inspire people, that is why people will give him a second chance in this election cycle.
Obama 2012, Hillary Clinton 2016-2024, Julian Castro 2024-2032
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huey6367
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:37pmPut down the pipe and sober up
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:55pmHUEY6367, As much of a young newcomer PP is here, I don’t think that any sort of intervention will be of any help. He is too far gone. A straight jacket and a rubber room is what he should occupy for a while. At least through the end of January.
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OhioRifleman
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:57pm@ Huey
Too late, the massive doses of LSD have annihilated most of the mass of his brain. The pipe is needed to provide chemical activity inside that gaping hole so something actually happens.
@ Pete
Human Trafficking is, as you suggest, down. The instigator of this change is, also as you suggest, due to Obama.
The REAL REASON Why it is down: Human trafficking in the United States is mostly focused on getting people INSIDE America. Since Obama’s unstated war on the economy has flat-lined American businesses from sea to shining sea, there is no need to traffic people into the country, as there is no prosperity in this nation that cannot be found closer to home for the trafficked parties.
Successes come in many flavors, and even a failure in one fashion can generate victories in a less-than-concerning side-quest. Of course, since you have adroitly declared yourself progressive, the forcible disassembly of the American economic juggernaut is also a goal shared between you and BO, thus I’m reasonably certain you will be celebrating that fact as well.
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huey6367
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:03pmAt leat until November 7
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MEANS2RESIST
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:07pmOh lookie here, we have a new troll COMMIEPETE, err I menat to say PROGRESSPETER. Progressive is a PC word for communism.
The time is very near to bring the wrath down on these progressives & water the tree of liberty. You know what that means PETER, except they cannot court martial me, I am a civilain now!
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:18pmProgressivePete: Your never-ending naivety and delusional ideology never fail to amaze me. Before your next episode of worship at the altar of Baal, now occupied by the great and abominable BHO, please indulge in at least some form of research and educate yourself in the true nature of those you worship. If, after at least a modest amount of research, you are unable to see the light and shake the cloud of evil liberalism and Marxism in which your mind currently resides, please do us all a favor and go screw yourself.
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progressiveslayer
Sep. 25, 2012 at 2:24pmOh for Pete’s sake another obamazombie idiot,you drank the kool aid,too bad it wasn’t the Jim Jones recipe,you all need to drink that so our oppression will stop.
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leonardo44
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:29pmgood call Paul !!
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nadiabidness
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:29pm“Ryan, and (not an) avid Packers fan”, “They see the national debt clock starring (not staring) them in the face”. What’d you do, post this from your iphone? Come on, get on the ball! We need to win this!
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Angel_light
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:22pmI agree with him here. and Obama said, If I can’t turn this economy around by the end of my term, I will only be a one term president. hmm, so much for that
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huey6367
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:38pmThe first of many lies.
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Sirfoldallot
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:21pmThe nut jobs won’t agree.
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Frost_Pendragon
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:20pmIt pains me to know that I like the same NFL team as Maobama… Packers may be my rivals, but they shouldn’t have to play against teams as well as referees. The Lions/Titans game was also sent into overtime by a poor call.
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chickenfried
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:20pmNow that’s just dumb, Paul. At least the refs are trying to do the right thing. The Amateur is just an inept Marxist trying to screw it all up.
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Popp40
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:18pmLOL….that is the best analogy of the campaign so far!
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RJJinGadsden
Sep. 25, 2012 at 1:29pmI was laughing out loud thinking the same as I read the article. You beat me to it.
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