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Hugo Chavez: ‘If I Were American, I’d Vote for Obama’

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gives the book "The Open Veins of Latin America" to President Barack Obama during the Summit of the Americas at in Port of Spain, Trinidad April 18, 2009. (Getty Images)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered his endorsement of President Barack Obama’s re-election.
And not just that, he think Obama would vote for him too.
“If I were American, I’d vote for Obama,” Chavez said in a televised interview that aired Sunday, according to the Associated Press.
Chavez is seeking another six-year term in an election next weekend. According to Reuters, he’s confident that if it were possible, he’d have Obama’s support.
“Obama is a good guy … I think that if Obama was from Barlovento or some Caracas neighborhood, he’d vote for Chavez,” he said.
It’s a kinder assessment than the one Chavez gave last year, when he reportedly called Obama “a clown” and “an embarrassment.” Chavez famously referred to then-President George W. Bush as “the devil” in 2006.
According to the AP, Chavez also said he’d like to have “normal” relations with the U.S. Obama was criticized in July after he said Chavez has not been a “serious” national security threat in recent years.
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Gary_K
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:00pmHugo, if your communist a$$ was American we would send you to Veneuela.
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mbck1491
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:10pmIs that why Obama’s still here?
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Teufel Hunden
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:15pmHugo, if your communist ass were American, there would be a place for you in the Obama administration.
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oneshiner
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:16pmOf course hugo will vote for obama…………communists vote for communists. DUH?
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CatB
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:27pmNO better reason than to vote for ROMNEY / RYAN!
R & R 2012 … Chavez would not vote for them!
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oneshiner
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:33pmWhatever a liberal does, I make a point to do just the opposite.
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DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:35pmFinally…the endorsement most Democrats were anxiously awaiting. JZS and WANGO can breath now.
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Mojoron
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:43pmHey Hugo, just show up at the polls and you can vote. You can use my grandfathers name, Joseph Stalin.
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Obama_Forward_Over_The_Cliff
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:00pm“Hugo Chavez: ‘If I Were American, I‘d Vote for Obama’”
As I understand it, you don’t have to be an American to vote in America anymore
(that’s ’cause there’s a lot of treason goin’ on ’round here).
So come on over, Huey. Me ‘n the boys is gonna rustle up a right proper welcome for you!
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RepubliCorp
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:04pmHugo, if your communist ass were American you would be the head of the DNC
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The-Monk
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:34pmIf Obama had an Cousin….he would BE Hugo Chavez.
Can’t use Uncle since Obama already has one.
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BLACKDIAMONDSKIER
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:39pmBirds of a feather flock together don’t they. Didn’t the Communist Party USA also make a resounding endorsement of President Obama? I’m just sayin’ that Hugo Chavez is such a freedom loving guy. Combine these endorsements with the fact that the president said he can be more flexible (directed at Vladimir Putin) after the election should make every American drop a load in their pants. Don’t forget that President Obama seems to hold the friendship of the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran as keystones of his foreign policy. All combined……I’d say he has earned my endorsement for greatest *%*#* of the last 4 years. And if you needed a reminder…..
1.) Unemployed Americans since President Obama took office……Up by almost half a million people
2.) Unemployment rate is up by 3.8% since President Obama took office
3.) Long term unemployment is up by 87% since Obama took office
4.) Middle class income is down by $3,960.00
5.) Gas prices up 107%
6.) Home values down by 11% since Obama took office
7.) Worker health insurance costs up 23% since Obama took office
8.) Sending your kids to college since Obama was inaugurated….up 25%
9.) Americans living in poverty increased by 6.4 million since Obama took office
10.) Food stamp recipients increased by 46% since President Obama took office
11.) Consumer price index (inflation) is up 9.1% since Obama took office
12.) Federal debt is up 51% since Obama took office
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michael48
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 5:06pmyep…speaks volumes…comrade..
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sleezevil
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 5:15pmIf you’d deport Chavez for being communist, then be prepared to deport a rapidly growing segment of our own population that despise capitalism. Trust me, there are a lot.
ambrosia
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 5:55pmChavez said,
“If I were American, I’d vote for Obama,”
yeah, yeah, Blubber-Britches, what a crock !
What your mealy-mouth
meant to say was,
“If I were anti-American, I’d vote for Obama”-
you are, he is,
oh-me-oh-my-
the perfect Bolshevik Bosom Buddies.
Hopefully,
when Chavez loses to his young opponent,
Sean Penn & Oliver Stone will set the porker up
in one of their guest houses, as their new pool guy-
Commie Hollywood & Cabanna Chavez..,,,.the love story never ends.
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ProbIemSoIver
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 6:28pmSocialists of a feather, flock together.
@MONK
If OBAMA had a COUSIN ?
He does. His name is George W.Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ldZS9PL9KE
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ProbIemSoIver
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 6:30pm@Black diamond skier.
You beat me to it. I didnt see your post until I already submitted mine.
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WATER-THE-TREE
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 8:03pmThe very fact that hugo likes him is reason enough not to vote for bammy
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kenboo1
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 8:07pmWhat a ringing endorsement
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Gary_K
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 9:05pmmbck….we are working on that !
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1947
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 10:22pmCan you see what they are saying…..Hi girl friend
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Wayner
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 12:48amCome on up to California Hugo… You don’t have to be no stinkin citizen to vote there.
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 12:56amOf course he would, they’re both communists…………….just embarrassing ….that this turd is our president…….embarrassing ……
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kryptonite
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 4:44amHugo, since you’re going to hell soon, put in a word for Obama.
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 9:08amYes Hugo – We Know – You would support your Communist Comrade obama – After all that what communist friends do – support each other. I hope you both rot in He## !
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Alternative_Thought
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 10:02amI believe americans would put him in office.
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SimplyYoung
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 8:46pmActually, he would be made President of The United States.
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dmerwin
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 10:30pmThe only reason you need to NOT vote for Obama.
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Gorp
Posted on October 2, 2012 at 8:46amWell the headline alone says all there needs to be said.
If Hugo is for Obama then Obama is someone WE don’t want or need.
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ConcernedforTX
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:58pmThe headline alone….. The quote from Chavez should be enough, for those still rubbing the “sleep” from their eyes, to know what lever to pull this November!!!! Not a surprise by a long shot. I’m sure there is an autographed copy of ‘Dream’s From My Father’ heading to Venezuela for his support. Sickening!
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nonofmybiznez
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:26pmWow! I would run as far away from Obama as I could get with that kind of endorsement. Do we want the approval of Chavez? Do we want to live like Venezuelans? Not me.
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Bluebonnet
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:57pmIt’s common knowledge and not refuted, that obama was mentored by a card carrying communist, the nasty Frank Marshall Davis (whom many say is really obama’s father) That poor guy has has so many daddies, I wonder who was the real one? No wonder he’s a communist, he’s confused.
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Bill Rowland
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 10:30amSure would like to see this in a Obama Campaign ad … Vote for Sweet Old Barack Hugo and Fidel love him.
OMG Nov 6, 2012
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iampraying4u
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 11:24amIts not who you vote for its who you dont vote for
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SerikFox
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:58pmOne more reason to vote for Romney.
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Glenn in Virginia
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:02pmDid we NEED any more reasons?
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Sub-Genius-Bob
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:17pmNo, but Castro and Kim Jong-un can safely chime in now Chavez has taken the lead.
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Optimist4now
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:57pmIt’s Your Choice
Whether you choose to take an interest in politics or let politics take an interest in you is a choice that sooner or later must be made. You can make the choice by educating yourself and becoming active or by simply doing nothing and becoming a slave to a plantation of global proportions [socialism].
This year’s election cycle may be the most important in the last 200 years – if we do not [as Americans] vote intelligently this year, the floodgates of global demagoguism may be opened forever, and liberty as we know it forever lost. The election of 2012 is not about liberal vs. conservative, it’s not about Democrat vs. Republican; it’s all about socialism [progressivism] vs. freedom and liberty of democracy [in a democratic republic].
The problems we face did not happen overnight and certainly not just during the last administration. These problems have been carefully nurtured and thrust upon us over the last fifty years, little by little by Democrats and Republicans. Those very people that we have ignorantly elected to represent us and to protect our sacred Constitution have used their honored positions to create power and wealth for themselves and socialism for the rest of us. It is time to wake – time to educate ourselves, our children, our neighbors – it is time to work [vote].
This election should be about one thing and one thing only: Who shall we elect to preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States?
It’s not a
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Optimist4now
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:00pmIt’s not about “race”. Really, aren’t we beyond that? Yes, we’re different, but we are equal; we all have the same rights, the same opportunities. We just need to take advantage of them. Shouldn’t we concentrate instead on the good of our nation and the protection of our rights as Americans, regardless of skin color or historical lineage?
It’s not about “gender”. We are all equal; we are all human. If you are not happy, science has made it possible for you to change, but don’t expect anyone else to foot the bill.
It’s not about “sex”. Consensual sex is a good and normal thing – respect it. You have the choice to have sex with whomever you want, provided they are not children, dead, animals or children of dead animals. Rape should not be tolerated, and “baa-baa-baa” does not indicate consent.
It’s not about “pro-life” or pro-choice”. It is your choice; just don’t force it on anyone else. Murder is still murder; an unborn child is still a child.
It’s not about “religion”; it’s not about “atheism”. It is about acceptance; accept the fact that others may not agree with you, but you are free to believe what you wish as long as it doesn’t interfere with the beliefs of others. But, also accept the fact that this nation was made possible for you by the reliance of its founders on Judeo-Christian ethics and moralities and on Devine Providence. Someone’s belief in God has no bearing or influence on your dis-belief; l
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:05pmProblem is, the only candidate running on the “freedom” platform is Gary Johnson. The rest are big government lackeys.
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Optimist4now
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:06pmleave them alone.
If your faith leads you to witness or testify, that’s great, but do not try to subjugate those who choose to ignore you; it will not be tolerated.
It’s not about “education”. We should strive to educate ourselves and our children without relying on the “government”. The information is out there; in books, libraries, the internet, friends, family. Education provided by government will be government education [indoctrination].
Choosing a President or any candidate to represent us should be a solemn and thought-filled decision; ask yourself these questions:
Who can best lead our country?
Not – Who will give me the most “free stuff”?
Who will stand boldly against our enemies?
Not – Who will apologize for our successes?
Who will allow me to succeed on my own without undue government intervention?
Not – Who will regulate every aspect of my life so that I don’t have to make any decisions or take any chances?
Who will preserve and protect the Constitution of the United States?
Not – Who will strive to change the Constitution to fit a progressive [socialist] agenda?
Do not be swayed by smiling faces and divisive tactics; we cannot afford to turn our nation over to liars and scoundrels. Educate yourself, there’s still time, and you have an important task ahead of you. It’s your choice, make it wisely. Vote.
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13th Imam
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:20pmGary Johnson, Now that’s funny.
Now IF he was the only other candidate, you would be correct. But you are not correct.
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flyermate169
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 5:41pmNot to chastise or disagree with you, but we live under a Constitutional Republic not a Constitutional Monarchy or a Democratic Republic or a People’s Republic. Our political selection process is that of the Democratic formula as opposed to Coup D’Etat’s through arms every four years. A Democratic Republic consists of power dominated by the majority at 51%, whereas the 49% can push dirt. For example, during the Cold War, in countries like the divided Yemen, communists controlled the Democratic Republic of Yemen (Democratic Yemen) in the south. A properly designed and nurtured Constitutional Republic protects the minority with certain “UNALIENABLE RIGHTS” which means that NO LIENS may be placed upon those rights by the majority.
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Jinglebob
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:56pmIt’s telling that all the nut jobs, haters and enemies of the U.S. would vote for Obama, wants him to win the election or feel they can work with him. Hummmm.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:03pmIndeed, under Obama Socialism is guaranteed; under Romney, we have a chance of turning the ship of state around.
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BehindBlueEyes
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:10pmI will transmit that to Vladimir.
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starman70
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 9:48amI think Obama should move to Venezuela, take his entire Chicago mob with him and then run for president of that banana republic. It would be fun to watch the fireworks.
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:54pmHeadline says it all to any voter. You either vote for socialism and worse; or you vote in someone who supports liberty. And of course if you vote third party; well, you know who you’re really re-electing.
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:07pmProblem is, Romney doesn’t support liberty, anymore than Obama does.
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oneshiner
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:18pmsimple minded. You shouldn’t vote at all.
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betsyyoung
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:00pm@war…al. Good grief, do you really have two neurons to rub together!!!???
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:23pmThird party people; leave fantasy land for awhile and get the facts. Most of us on this thread aren’t voting FOR Romney; we are voting AGAINST Obama. What’s up with the thick skulls?
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Zurich
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:51pmIf I was Anti-American and a Muslim I would vote for Obama.
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betsyyoung
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:01pmExactly!
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Tri-ox
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:50pmWell, of course – BUT, what President Chavez may not realize is that to vote in America, one does not have to be an American – obama and his democrats have made sure that illegals vote in large numbers, and vote democrat.
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Marine25
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:39pmproof of illegals voting in U.S. elections, please.
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grampdad
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:52pmOn an indian reservation near the Canadian border with 300 residents there were 1000 votes and a large number of Canadian license plates on that day. No news here, just keep moving….
No proof only what I saw.
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Psychosis
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 1:19amHEY MARINE…………..
prove that they arent
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Fubared
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 9:06am25 ain’t a marine.
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SunTzuYou
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:49pmHe is in good company, Obama supporters, you know, and some wonder why the public is polarlized. I would be embarrassed if I was a Democrat, how do they make it through their day?
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Politijack
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:48pmWow Slow news day?
And in other news Water is Wet,story at 11:00!
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1TrueOne55
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:57pmWATER is also Solid and White when frozen. ROFLMAO
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blackyb
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:48pmHolder and Obama are going to have to be dealt with by Congress to get them out. It needs to be done before the election. Some of the judges given stewardships by God Almighty and who are in their positions to do right by the people are going against the Truth and will be held accountable in Judgment for their lies when the Day of Judgement comes for them. These people who are not standing when they can, so they are cowards who will be seen as that if the world stands and when history is written.
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lisalake
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:47pmWell… SURPRISE!?? NOT!
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Truth and Justice
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:45pmTwo peas in a pod!!!
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stopprintn
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:44pmIf I were Veneuelan I wouuld vote fof Henrique Capriles.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/chavez-rattled-by-heartthrob-rival-8191056.html
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1TrueOne55
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:02pmIt won’t matter who you vote for in Venezuela Chavez will not leave until he dies in office. There are only two ways that happens, one over time the other instead of time!
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blackyb
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 12:42amExactly Obama’s plan. He will change the term limits if he can.
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enigmaman
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:43pmThats the kind of ringing endorsement that needs to be on a T Shirt ” If I were American I would vote for Obama” Hugo Chavez 9/30/2012
Hope Romney refers to it in the debates.
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blackyb
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:41pmThat is because Obama has the same political ideals as that weasel Chavez.
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Capt_Gregg
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:38pmOf course a dedicated communist would vote for a communist. Birds of a feather…
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blackyb
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:35pmChavez using the words even “if I was an American” makes me want to barf.
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UNALIEN
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:34pmIf Chavez were American, he’d be Obama..
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Tigress1
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:31pm“If I were American…”
That’s just it. COMMUNISTS are not American. Communists are anti/unAmerican!
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scout n ambush
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:30pmBirds of a feather with the same political leanings .Hugo read Obama’s tyrannical executive orders article at canada free press and knew obama was his long lost twin .
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:28pmWell, DUH!
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paulwbrown
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:27pmI am sure that there is someone in ACORN who would be willing to register Chavez to vote for comrade Obama as long as no Voter ID was required.
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blackyb
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:43pmYou are right. They are going to cheat this election. That is why they are announcing being ahead more than they are so there will not be such a suprise when after Romney pulls ahead and is really the winner, the American people will think Obama was ahead all along. They polls are reflecting 2008 votes. They are lying about how much ahead they are. They are not ahead all that much in reality and in most cases, not at all. They are setting up to cheat.
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randy
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 5:52pmElection fraud should carry the death penalty.
And I don’t care if you’re a democrat, republican or independent…..
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justangry
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:24pmWell he’s not an American, so who cares? Are we trying to say this means Obama is a socialist like Chavez? Like we didn’t already know that. I mean we all know Obama is a socialist, what I can’t understand is why no one thinks the R with the same policies on major issues isn’t one as well.
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13th Imam
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:30pmMissed again, jerky
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EqualJustice
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:31pmFrom one Dictator to another…
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Capt_Gregg
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:43pm@13TH IMAM
Missed? He didn’t even get in a girly man swing.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:58pmHugo’s got something in common with Ron Paul’s supporters too just like he has with Obama’s supporters. Except for the fact that Obama and Ron Paul supporters (with the exception of PROGRESSIVESLAYER) will actually casting their vote for Obama by hook or crook or by Gary Johnson or Virgil Goode or a knot-hole in an oak tree…
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justangry
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:59pmSo, the Rominee who said he wanted to strengthen medicare and social security (socialist programs), but I missed? Gotcha.
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Individualism
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 3:14pmRomney is almost no different than Obama so if you vote for your Romney your voting for Obama.
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justangry
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:08pmThere’s no point Indi… I’m guessing 80% on here like their socialist medicare and socialist security checks. They just hate homosexuals and want to bomb women and children.
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justangry
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:10pmTime2, I’m not voting at all because I don’t recognize the authority of men that will govern outside the constraints of the Constitution. Now you can try to spin that any way you like.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 5:53pmJUST. What a guy…
With that proclamation, you’ve gone even further into the abyss of irrelevancy…
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justangry
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 6:09pmYou’re the type of American that would have sported a red coat. Keep sucking King George’s pud there lifer.
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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 2:24pmIf I was a Marxist, I’d vote for Obama.
How’s your cancer, fat-boy?
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The-Monk
Posted on September 30, 2012 at 4:16pmHi TSUNAMI_22,
Took the words right out of my mouth. LOL
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kryptonite
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 5:03amHis cancer will be like Castro’s, who is 86 and will probably die at the ripe old age of 97. Those bstards have about two dozen look-alikes to replace them in case they become terminally ill and leave a power vacuum.
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