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Fla. School District Lets Pro-Obama Group Register Students to Vote, Deliver Speeches

Oct. 8, 2012 4:49pm Jason Howerton

A Florida school district is in hot water after it reportedly allowed a pro-Obama organization to register students to vote and give speeches to classes. It also denied the Romney campaign similar considerations.

Pasco County Schools told Fox News that Organizing for America volunteers were able to access roughly six high school and middle school campuses. The organization also attempted to gain access to at least three additional campuses but were shut down by on-campus officials, according to email correspondence obtained by Fox News.

“They did register students to vote…We don’t know how many children were registered – (but) we have an ongoing investigation,” school district spokesman John Mann told Fox News.

As if it wasn’t bad enough that Organizing for America sought to take advantage of high school and middle school students by influencing their vote, a former teacher was also permitted to give a number of pro-Obama speeches to high school seniors.

“She got into six classrooms and gave pro-Obama speeches – like way off to the left…That got out to parents and parents complained,” said James Mathieu, general counsel for the Pasco County Republican Party.

Matthieu said he has filed a complaint with the Florida Division of Elections and notified the Florida Attorney General’s office.

“We have a liberal culture in our school system and we know that,” he told Fox News. “The problem is someone has used false credentials, false pretenses and there is a security issue.”

Matthieu said Organizing for America officials “used false pretenses” and identified themselves to school officials as officials with the local elections office.

But Mann says he is not aware of any misrepresentation by the pro-Obama officials, saying “they identified themselves as being with Organizing for America.”

As Fox News’ Todd Starnes points out, there seems to be evidence proving otherwise:

However, according to an email obtained by Fox News – school officials acknowledged there may have been some deceit.

“In at least one case, those individuals said they were from the Pasco Supervisor of Elections Office,” wrote staff member Paula Lesko. “Unfortunately the SOE said that is not the case.”

So why did school officials allow a partisan organization to mingle with students?

“That will come out in our final investigation,” Mann said.

Another significant issue was the former teacher’s pro-Obama address. Local Republicans asked for equal access. At first, school officials agreed – but later reversed their decision.

There was discussion of allowing the Romney campaign come in to satisfy “equal access” but officials decided against it because it would mean an additional “violation of board policy.”

Organizing for America has since apologized to Pasco County Schools, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Additionally, the teacher who delivered the Obama-centric speeches has been relieved of duty.

To read Fox News’ entire report, click here.

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coyote1hell
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:15pm
The Demented National Commitee (obama-Pac) registers, dead people, felons, illegals, plus, they have poll jumpers….and now children…wow… desperation won’t set you fre Big “(o)”…

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- IvanK
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 10:49pm
  This is a typical democRAT M.O. – Do the damage at ANY cost legal or not… Then provide bogus crocodile tear apology. Am I right folks?
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 5:59am
  ACLU should take the school district to court for their interjecting their god into school. That is against the constitution.
  
  In all seriousness people, if this is how they operate just what do you think this country will be?
  Its like marrying some one that cheated on their partner with you, did it once!
  They already selectivly enforce laws so they “win” . You lose!
  
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orlandojon
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:11pm
No surprises here just the sicko tactics liberals use to brainwash our youth

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Eastinfection
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:53pm
There’s a great page in Glenn’s “Arguing With Idiots” that says:

“IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER”

“IF YOU CAN’T READ THIS, THANK A TEACHER’S UNION”

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- 000degrees
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:09pm
  Middle school voters???????
  
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- Polish4USA
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:23pm
  @000- hey in this educational system can we be that shocked that 18 year olds are in 8th grade? What? We can? Oh good point. Lol I think they meant that the organizers spoke to them and “encouraged them to volunteer”. I had the same thought though
  
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- Master.Debater
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 6:26am
  Actually, middle school students could be a good voting block for the democrats. They are easily impressionable and don”t know much about how the world works. Yeah, it may be against the constitution and all but when has that stopped them? If anybody asks to see their ID, they can just call them racist
  
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- FstEti
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 2:05pm
  000DEGREES, yes, apparently the Florida Middle Schools are full of 18 year old students. They are likely the result of the inability to fire bad union protected teachers. The good news is that as long as they stay in school, the longer they will not enter the ranks of the unemployed.
  
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rickg62
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:32pm
Not surprised. We lived in that district, son graduated from one of the schools and wife worked for them. Very bad district and teachers. Communist influence abounds. You were supposed to bring supplies in but nothing could belong to the students. All had to go into a collective, down to the mat kindergarten kids took naps on.

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Zoe
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:16pm
Nice,commies in my own back yard….. they would have got a fight if they ran across any of my posse ….

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RANGER1965
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:58pm
This is more common than is reported.

As long as teachers and administrators are unionized and part of the democratic machine this will continue.

The entire federal education system needs to be taken down and given completely to the states. Until that is done, schools will continue to be liberal propaganda machines.

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- angeleyes63
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:16pm
  @RANGER1965
  Amen!
  
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70S_KIDS_FIGHTING_SOCIALISM
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:55pm
This may be being used so others will vote as these registered democrats. They probably lied about the ages. Liberals find nothing wrong in LYING. There unrepentant souls will pay for it in the end. We sure could use some preaching like John Edwards “SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD”
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=770213541

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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:53pm
Teachers do need tested for intelligence before being allowed to teach.

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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:06pm
  Those who can’t, teach. Those who can’t teach, teach P.E.
  
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Redfor
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:49pm
Politics is one thing, but its even worse that they let someone into the School, do some sort of an assembly and DID NOT check / verify the speakers credentials. Someone should loose their job over this one. If I had a kid in this particular school system I’d be pissed.

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PhineasJWhoopee
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:44pm
Middle School? I guess 13 year old kids can vote if it for a Democrat. Someone needs to be tar and feathered.

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- BeeDee
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:50pm
  13 or 130, alive or dead, these kids will be voting dem for the next century. Cheating? What, libs? oh, no, not them.
  
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ShyLow
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:31pm
Start promoting Gary Johnson in places that look as though they could go Obama. The pro-weed, anti war vote should go to Gary Johnson among young white-voters .Racist blacks and most are will vote Obama

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The-Monk
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:28pm
““They did register students to vote…”

Not many 18 year old’s in High School. I turned 17 in 12th grade…..

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- FamilyManPatriot
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:45pm
  I too graduated at 17 but times have changed. The average age of high school graduates in Florida is well over 18. They are allowed to stay in school until they are 20!
  
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- Psychosis
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:46pm
  depends on the location
  
  inner city is good for finding 22 yr old seniors
  
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- Magyar
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:53pm
  Notice—”…(but) we have an ongoing investigation…” Want to bet that process lasts until Nov 7th!
  
  They’ll do anything to win—- I would NEVER subject my child to the “value of a good public education” and didn’t! ……………
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:59pm
  I’m surprised to learn that considering how young Children are when parents ship them off the pre-pre-school.
  
  Perhaps the failure rate is higher now (on purpose) so the Lib teachers can have more time brainwashing them.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:05pm
  Howdy Monk-
  
  “Organizing for America volunteers were able to access roughly six high school and middle school campuses”
  
  Never-mind high schools….. how many 18yr olds are in middle school?
  
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- MetalPatriot
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:10pm
  Monk, that’s what I thought too. Who, upon first notice of attempts to register kids, didn’t call a stop to this? It SHOULD be a 1-2 day investigation, however we know this will drag on for weeks.
  ——————————-
  The article states, “The teacher who delivered the Obama-centric speeches has been relieved of duty.”
  
  Great, but what about the one that made the decision to allow this is in the first place? Or was it a “board” so that no one individual can be blamed?
  
  I complained about a teachers agenda at community college. She toned down her rhetoric, but it still exists to discredit Romney. Bashing one candidate is fine as long as you bash the other as well (if you’re a teacher).
  
  Our country has many serious challenges.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:32pm
  Howdy back Eastinfection,
  “….. how many 18yr olds are in middle school?”
  
  Considering most Liberal middle school teachers credentials….. I’d say most all of the 18 year old’s in middle school ARE the teachers. : )
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:41pm
  Hi MetalPatriot,
  
  When I read that a teacher was “relieved of duty” I was at first surprised because teachers are very rarely fired. The I realized they didn’t use the term “fired”.
  
  For liberal teachers I think “relieved of duty” is code for “got a raise and a promotion to management”. So very sad for the young Children today. : (
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:46pm
  Hey MONK..
  Ha… tell you a funny story. I divorced last year (not the funny part) and about 3 weeks ago i met a woman i was attracted to and for the first time in 10yrs asked someone out on a date…
  She says, “You DO know i’m only 19, right?”
  Gulp. Nope- didn’t know that. What the hell are they feeding girls these days?
  
  Anyway- 2days later i’m in line at a small, neighborhood store and the girl in front of me is babbling and cursing into her cell phone even while buying her merchandise… When she leaves i say to the cashier “Huh, kids these days”
  Cashier says “Naw- she ain’t no kid.. been comin here for years. Probably about 32- 33yrs old. Kindergarten teacher.”
  
  Goes to show you never know.
  
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Chromo200
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:24pm
If they broke the law they should be go to jail. If the Republicans do it they also need to go to jail.

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:23pm
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Obama’s evil minions are getting desperate.
They are pimping for votes, just like they did in 2008.

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hi
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:22pm
I guess people who vote for Obama are 18 in 7th grade.

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- endthemindlessspending
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:35pm
  Thats a good comment. Thanks for the laugh.
  
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- scadoodle
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:01pm
  LOL – very funny!
  
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- randy
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:07pm
  Yeah and already pregnant and on welfare I bet.
  
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Cataclysm
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:21pm
The left wants religion out of schools

The normal people want politics out of schools unless it’s a debate club.

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Exrepublisheep
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:17pm
Strategic Allied Consulting.

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KevINtampa
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:12pm
Also, it’s important to mention that Pasco is considered to be an I-4 corridor county. For those unfamiliar with Florida politics, South Florida is reliably Democrat, North Florida is reliably Republican, and the I-4 Corridor, which runs the center of the state from Tampa through Orlando to Daytona, is continually the portion of the state that swings the state for either candidate. It’s not surprising then that the Obama campaign would be targeting and area like Pasco.

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- damon_k
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:19pm
  We need to not only take back the government, but the schools as well. Read more insights at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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- KeithOlberdink
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:19pm
  Tampa here also. Count two votes for Romney in my household.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:34pm
  Tampa here also, also.
  
  In 2008 my neighborhood was saturated with ACORN people for weeks. They knocked on my door 4 separate times and were wearing Obama and ACORN buttons each time.
  
  Nothing yet this year. Got my camera ready this time though.
  
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- IMO888
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:05pm
  I live along the I-4 corridor and have not seen even one Obama yard sign yet, but ever since the first debate they’re popping up all around here and I’ve seen new ones go up everyday. That’s not to say that no one around here is voting for Obama. Maybe they’re just too ashamed of him to let people know they support him. It does say a lot about voter’s enthusiasm for their candidates!
  
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Diane TX
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:11pm
It’s more of a problem that they denied the Romney campaign similar considerations. Now, there isn’t wrong with registering 18 year old’s to vote, but the Romney campaign should have also been allowed to do the same, AND give pro-Romney speeches.

Since the Romney campaign wasn’t allowed to present their side, then the Obama campaign should also be denied.

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- KevINtampa
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:24pm
  No Diane, it’s not. Politics like this do not belong in public school. If a private school wants to do something like this, fine. But for me, who has no kids but pays rather expensive property taxes so other people can educate their kids, it’s rather infuriating that a school would use the money to allow Romney or Obama campaign supporter the rather expensive “school time” to talk campaign politics. What if I support a little known third party candidate? Will they be invited? What if there’s 20 candidates running? Do we allow all twenty of them to distract our kids from their education?
  
  Campaigns of any kind should not be allowed access to public schools, just like religions are not allowed.
  
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- Diane TX
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:13pm
  @ KevINtampa
  
  After thinking about it, I believe you’re 100% correct. I’m ready to take the prescribed lashings.
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:58pm
If people think the stinkin, rotten, dems aren’t going to do everything sneeky and illegal to win this election than…who would have even thought up this scam?

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paperpushermj
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:56pm
Politics is a type of Warfare.

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DimmuBorgir
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:54pm
How do you register a “child” to vote??

Voting is for 18 and above, last time I checked that was an adult.

And they do the same thing with health insurance, now your “kid” can stay on till 26. Last time I checked at 26 you’re clearly an adult.

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- RightUnite
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:57pm
  Not only are they losing with the “Dead” vote, they’re enlisting “KIDS” to vote…. Sheeesh!!! Hehehehehe! Can’t make this up fast enough!!
  
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- Dismayed Veteran
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:05pm
  18? Middle School? Obama voter!!!!
  
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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:08pm
  What dead vote?
  
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- KevINtampa
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:14pm
  Obviously you’ve never been to Pasco where quotes like, “he was the best damn running back this school had for the entire six years he was here” is not uncommon.
  
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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:21pm
  My liberal friend (from Rhode Island, not Florida) often said 5th grade was the best three years of his life.
  
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- Diane TX
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:23pm
  @ Dismayed Veteran
  
  I had to re-read the story, and yes, you’re correct. Middle schools! The normal top age in a middle school is 13 to 14 years old. I hope for the student’s sake that there were very few 18 year old’s.
  
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- Deadbang
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:18pm
  I was wondering how many 18 year olds they have in their middle school there. If they have a bunch they are already victims of public education and are in the “Democrat for Life” club.
  
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kickagrandma
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:53pm
What about PRO-AMERICA folks as opposed to the dictator-in-his-own-mind-and-in-their-plans vacant suit?

PRAY ON, AMERICA. GOD IS OUR ONLY HOPE.

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- Magyar
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:02pm
  Gram— Been praying SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hard for the nation!
  
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HKS
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:52pm
Haven’t these people been paying attention, Obama is not cool anymore, he’s a looser.

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Cockenballs
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:50pm
Jealous much?

Maybe if your candidate wasn’t promising to cut funding to education, the schools might let the Romney drones come register students.

By the way, didn’t the republicans just get in hot water for registering dead voters in FL? I guess they really do like ACORN after all!

LOL

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- 13th Imam
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:02pm
  Cackling Bull
  1/32 Fugowwe tribe
  
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- 2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:08pm
  Hey LIMPCOCKENNOBALLS, do you mean cutting funding to education by returning the power to state and local government rather than the feds?
  
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- lildrummerboy
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:14pm
  this guys is a troll, obviously here to agitate….
  
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- Exrepublisheep
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:15pm
  Strategic Allied Consulting. Voter registrations signed for dems were destroyed. Some forms filled for dems were changed. Some voters were told they were only signing up repub voters. 7 states are now involved. A.C.O.R.N. was small potatoes in comparison. But, as always, it’s only wrong when the other side does it.
  
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- Owt_Raged
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:22pm
  So you believe that offering choices and returning control back to the states and parents, is somehow cutting funding?
  
  Man, is this what the kids get now at school? Such horrible comprehension skills…
  
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- Flag-Man
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:27pm
  limp cockenballs can’t help it. He was raised by a liberal crackhead
  mom or dad. Don’t know which one
  
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- Chromo200
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:29pm
  COCKENBALLS No proof and just because you said so is not proof .. Did you make your quota for the money Obama is paying for today. What is the going price
  
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- Magyar
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:00pm
  Another …ah….lie from MSNBC, CNN etal…? Gov. Scott had to sue the Feds to get the data necessary to determine the legitimacy of voter registration for both Repub and Dems. Your left ignorance is showing….
  
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- umreb78
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:07pm
  CHROMO..Cockinhand is getting two joints and one line for each antagonistic sentence he can post on adult forums. BTW…I’ve challenged him to “discuss” several issues and policies forced down our throats by Obama, and his response to every question was…Yeah, but Romney lies. This guy is a troll (and lousy one at that) who is unemployable by the privae sector so he works online from his basement for one of the Dem PACs, “Morons for Obama:.
  
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- Devildog0166
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 4:56am
  @COCKENBALLS,
  If one of the glue-sniffing, spray-paint inhaling, yellow streak down their backs, moronic liberals came to a school my kids attended and pulled that crap, your name is what I would dismember from their body.
  Which is it again. Are libs born without a set or is their little pair of pebbles removed at birth? I always forget.
  Semper Fi
  
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