Vandals Torch 72-Year-Old Veteran’s Romney Signs, Flags: ‘Absolutely Despicable’
A Vietnam-era veteran’s Mitt Romney campaign signs were seemingly torched by vandals right in his front yard in Howley-in-the-Hills, Fla., WKMG reports.
William Overbay claims someone lit the flags and signs in his yard on fire. The items were all supportive of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The vandals reportedly painted a message on his driveway and grass that read “Obama 4 life.”
“This is the first thing I saw was this sign painted on my driveway,” Overbay told WKMG in Orlando.
Police say no clues were immediately found that could identify the offenders.
But Overbay took the politically motivated attack personally because he fought for the country and all Americans’ right to free speech.
“To give that many years for my country and to see it desecrated in such a despicable way angers me…We have freedom of speech and to desecrate any kind of signs is absolutely despicable and a violation of the constitution of the United States,” he said.
The veteran says he plans to replace the torched signs and flags before the upcoming election.
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braddock66
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:33pmFor a man who served his country to be treated like this makes me sick! He fought for the freedom of speech and you have these little punks do this is shameful! It seems to me they were teenagers with the drawing of the cartoon face.I hope the neighbors buy him a bigger sign and flag to put up immediately!
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RANGER1965
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:54pmObama for the most part rules the youth. These are your sign burners and rabble rousers. Many of the youth today don’t have an understanding of private property, and certainly have never faced any “real” consequences for their evil actions.
These days if you can’t protect it, it’s already lost.
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:55pmI’M all for “OBAMA 4 LIFE at FED MED” with Bernie Maddoff…
and Holder, Clinton and Panetta can share the next Cell..
These people have to FRY !!!!! Pray to God someone in the
Situation Room has a conscious, and tells the TRUTH.. We
aren’t going to get it from Barack Hussein Obama..
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The Giver
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:54pmI hope his neighbors get him a bigger sign too. But if he gets another term, our country will look like those destroyed signs.
The vandals want him 4 life. That’s not America…that’s a dictatorship.
We are praying for God to heal our land. We need His peace.
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 2:59amHOWIE in the HILLS is this gentle, sweet CENTRAL FLORIDA town and that this would happen there tells you how evil has permeated that area. IF ALL GOOD CENTRAL FLORIDIANS do not get out and vote you won’t get another chance.
I’m sorry this PATRIOT’S Pain. I hope, Sir, you will make sure your radio station/your newspaper etc. lets this be known. THESE are COWARDS. These are ignorant people (or SOROS/AXELROD paid hacks) LOCK AND LOAD and put another sign out there….and every church in Central Florida must turn out their parishioners to vote this EVIL out of office. YOU have the story to tell.. PLEASE TELL IT and keep telling it!! GOD BLESS YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, FIGHT HARD/ PRAY HARDER!!
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:37amWhy the hell does everybody keep saying this guy fought for our freedom of speech? He fought in another country’s civil war to decide which kind of dictatorship they would live under. It didn’t have a damn thing to do with preserving freedom of speech or any other rights of anybody in this country.
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sillyfreshness
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:49amWelcome to the new Amerika where if you’re not a Democrat, then you’re a terrorist. All we hear about in the “chosen people” Marxist Media oligarchy is about the vitriolic behavior of the right, but all I really see is the left attacking the right on a daily basis.
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DIR
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:43am@CHET
He fought because he had to. There was a draft then which means if you went into the military if you wanted to or not, unless you were deferred or had some medical problem. Even if he volunteered, they (government/military) sends you where they want. He did what he was told and if for no other reason deserves respect from this country. In any event, the guy doesn’t deserve to have his property distroyed by others. Apparently the war has finally come to America’s shores. If he wants his free speech apparently he’s going to have to fight for it here now and without the help of the military. There are those on the left who think it’s ok to deny unborn and those on the right their life, liberty and freedom of speech. I’m to understand that a lot of Barry supporters plan on rioting if Barry looses. If they do, they will have declared open season on themselves. That’ll be the time to clean house. To all you hunters good luck.
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BikerHoop
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 6:50am@Chet: Your history is fogged, or you’ve been misinformed. The biggest threat to the world at that time in history was communism. Communism was taking a big stronghold in that part of the country and the Vietnam War was fought to prevent the spread into South Vietnam. Sure, because our government would not let us fight using both hands we didn’t do so well, and eventually communism took over anyway, but that’s also history.
Communism, in case you’re not aware, does not allow the freedom of speech. If we hadn’t fought in Vietnam and, at the same time been fighting the Cold War, we might very well have communism in this country today.
So, like the Vet in this article, myself and many others who fought we DID fight to preserve our freedoms – as all previous and current military are doing. It may not seem like that’s what it is on the surface, but the underlying consequences could very well be the end of the freedoms we enjoy.
How about rather than denigrate someone for their service you try thanking them for preserving your freedoms and then head down to the local recruiter and do YOUR part.
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 6:53amDIR
Yeah, I know why he fought. That’s why I pointed out that the authors of both the article and the comments on it were full of crap when they said that he was fighting for “freedom of speech.” I’m not sure that doing what you’re told entitles you to respect. Because of the danger involved, fighting in a pointless war may be less contemptible than getting paid for doing any other useless government job, but it is certainly less admirable than not getting paid to do a useless government job at all. Still, if he believed that he was in some way serving his country, I do admire his intent to be of service.
I agree that he doesn’t deserve to have his property destroyed by others, just like everybody else doesn’t. I just think claiming that kids committing an act of petty vandalism is news just because he “fought for the country and all Americans’ right to free speech” is as big a load of horse manure as writing an article about kids throwing cherry bombs in his mailbox and claiming that it’s news because he fought for our postal service.
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Individualism
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:21amhe fought in world war 2 than?
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mikem1969
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:22amAnd the left calls everyone else racists and haters, yet their actions constantly prove who the real haters and racists are. Time to start burning some hitler election signs.
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:43amThey are doing the same thing here in Virginia. It just desperation on the Communist obama supporters – they know they have lost and their Communist leader is toast ! Get ready all you leeches – the free ride is coming to an end !
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SocialistSlayer
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:47am@ Ranger – You said : “Obama for the most part rules the youth. These are your sign burners and rabble rousers. Many of the youth today don’t have an understanding of private property, and certainly have never faced any “real” consequences for their evil actions.”
You are absolutely correct ! And if you look back in History this is how Hitler came to power. The youth are very easily persuaded because they have no life history and are ignorant of world history !
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jettson
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:02amDig in. Its going to be a hell of a ride. It get worse. Watch what happens when we win. NOBAMA in 2012
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turkey13
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:20pmI followed a young college age kid today in a Toyota with a flat rear tire at 25 MPH with smoke coming off it. He had Obama /Biden stickers all over the back including the bumper. He pulled into Wal-Mart and parked and I pulled up to tell him he had a flat. I first told him with his cute goatee and all that he was what I expected to have those stickers all over his car. He gave me the finger and called me a few choice names. I just rolled up my window and drove off not telling him about the flat. He wouldn’t have believed me anyway. If you see him driving on a rim don’t even bother to waste yout time.
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 4:13pmBikerHoop
My history is not fogged, and I have not been misinformed. As you note, the Communists did take over South Vietnam. It happened forty years ago, and it had no adverse effects on our country or our individual liberties. If there is any less free speech today than there was forty years ago it has nothing to do with losing that war. Communism did not spread from Vietnam to any more important countries, let alone to the U.S., because Vietnam is not even close to any important countries. You and many others who fought we did NOT fight to preserve our freedoms, as some previous and current military have done.
If you truly believe that you were fighting to preserve our freedoms, I thank you for your intention to be of service. I’m too old to head down to the local recruiter and sign up. If I had enlisted when I still could, I would have served in a standing army during peace time, so I would have been just as much a parasite sucking at the government teat as the laziest welfare cheat or the most deluded warrior in a useless war.
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Do The Right Thing
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:28pmowebama for life? Why sure, lets just make certain that it’s not a countryclub prison. holder can join him, as far as I’m concerned.
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burnteye86
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:43pmHow about “Obama Gets Life”?
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:43pmyeah, & i just noticed the thing next to the “4″ is an angry-face …..
….at first i was trying to figure out why they wrote “M” with a line under it?
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Bill Rowland
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:36amThis is brought to you by the Democrats, the party of tolerance and fairness. The are tolerant and fair until you disagree with them, then they call you names (racist is their current favorite) and destroy your property or attack you physically or try to intimidate you.
Do we really want 4 more years of this behavior?
OMG Nov 6, 2012
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For my Liberty!
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:24pmSO much for “Tolerance” on the part of Liberals….I have decided they are a RACIST, WICKED, MEAN, political group that wants to take from EVERYONE but themselves…
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:58pmIsn’t EVERYONE just happy We Made History in 2008
by VOTING in OUR first BLACK PRESIDENT ? I’M
SO F’N HAPPY !!!!!!!!!! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:16amMSNBC made me RACIST ………………
They keep saying if I don’t agree with the POTUS
I am recist,. I thought we were over that BS, since
the 60′s..are they taking us back to the 50′s 60′s ??
If I were Holder, think I would pull the plug on MSNBC..
They are already inciting violence, less than 2 weeks.
to GO.. be prepared AMERICA !! OORAH !!!!!!!!!
ROMNEY / RYAN 2012 GOD BLESS AMERICA..
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jettson
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:09amMIBUGNU2 Thats the way brother give him hell. Come and destroy my sign and see what happends. NOBAMAin 2012
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colt1860
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:24pmClint Eastwood knows what to do about this problem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NelBNtNm8l0
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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:31pmLol Ya gotta love Eastwood and I suggest you stay off his lawn!
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The-Monk
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:47pmI suggest they stay off my lawn also…..
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:24pmThe BOZOS at MSNBC are already starting to rile up
these Libotard Leeches with the Race Card Bullshi**.
Mathews and EdSchlutz both were ranting last night.
They’ll all be on the same page by next week..
Just because someone used Shuck and Jive. these
people are disgusting idiots…
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The-Monk
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 12:50amThanks Colt1860….
That’s a keeper. : )
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54smom
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:21pmYa, I think the perps did this because they like the guy. These people hate conservatives, and in the same breath say they are open minded and tolerant. give me a break. This poor guy is just doing
his duty and getting involved in the system. This is who libs are. Yes there are freaks on both sides , but be honest about who you are.
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SgtB
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:34pmI wouldn’t call voting for Obama’s twin brother from another mother a real step in the “do the right thing” direction. However, these thugs, or I suspect little hellion children, did commit criminal trespass and destruction of gov’t property and they should have to face the music for their actions.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:20pmBack in the day when I ran some CS Gas Chambers at the small unit level (aside from we “Drills” ran the Chambers in Army BCT) I had some “powdered” CS locked away.
Would love to have some of this stuff now to sprinkle in the grass around some signage and watch the miscreants and malcontents blow snot through their noses and eyes. When this stuff is kicked up… you can sit back and watch the fun…
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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:28pmHell I’d pay to watch a bunch of candyasses puke up their wait they don’t have any guts but you know what I mean.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:38pmGet your drift SLAYER. Yeah, they don’t have much inside them… let alone guts. But they are pukes that’s for sure…
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Brother Winston Smith
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:18pmWhich is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) a Romney supporter punching a Ron Paul supporter (from behind, in the back)
Which is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) the GOP false-arresting a Ron Paul leader, to alter delegate selection
Which is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) the GOP media blackout of Ron Paul
Which is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) the GOP reading “the ayes have it” from a teleprompter (with NO consequence)
Which is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) the GOP “disqualifying” Ron Paul delegates
Which is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) the GOP BURYING Ron Paul delegate votes
Which is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) the GOP IGNORING Ron Paul in debate (to the point of audience members SCREAMING for his inclusion)
Which is more “despicable?”
A) a burned sign
B) the GOP altering rules and/or scheduling (think Jim Crow) to push out Ron Paul votes/support
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SgtB
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:39pmI’m with you on that. Now the only voting choices in my state are either Obama or Obama white. When the choices in front of me for dinner are a crap sandwich and turd nuggets… I think I’ll just skip dinner altogether and watch the ignorant morons gulp down their own feces. At least that is how I see our broken bureaucratic system of elections. Why can’t we go back to write in votes and let the people truly decide who they want in office? And why can’t we have some receipt of our vote so that a real recount can be done?
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:42pmScrew Ron Paul and the horses’ asses like you he road in on…
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burnteye86
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:45pmI’ll take “A”
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Jim in Houston
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:47pmThe answer to your questions – your idiotic post
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Jenasus
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:14pmRon Paul is A1 for POTUS but unfortunately he was silenced and shut out by the GOP.
The next third party Presidential debate is Tuesday October 30th on C-Span.
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:28pm“…unfortunately he was silenced and shut out by the GOP.”
As usual… blaming someone, something else for Ron Paul’s failures. Ron Paul is a con (not Conservative mind you). He conned you out of your $$, he conned you out of your common sense, he conned you into thinking he could actually be the President of the “United” States.
A fool and his money is soon parted, and so on and so on. Support 3rd Party and watch the rest of your hard earned $$ disappear if Obama is re-elected…
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Triple7
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:26amChecked A for all.
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Individualism
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:26amwell where i have been, Romney supporters have acted very violently and commited crimes in the name of the election on non Romney supporters. they have broken glass in cars, lighted signs on fire, spat on people, jumped people in the parking lot and shouted racist and anti semetic slurs. I suppose in other Areas obama supporters are probably have done the same. i guess that is what happens in a so called swing state.
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Fubared
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:06amWindy the swinger. All shocked and surprised over that.
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Cataclysm
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 11:45pmA
Because Paul’s a hypocrite, his foreign policy is nuts, and his supports stole the Maine caucus
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BlackCrow
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:15pmObama for life? Calling for a dictatorship? NEVER!!! This is why the Second Amendment!
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:43pmThese leeches want their Free Shi* 4 EVER. and Obama
will just keep giving it to them for the vote.. God Bless
America, and let’s DUMP Barack Hussain Obama !!!!!!!
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strawberry411a
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:15pmThis time around, I think maybe the other half of the country should respond to these acts of violence by the left in a manner they may not be expecting.
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TruthMonkey
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:59pmYep
What they bring on themselfs will scare the hell out of them when they see what we will do if this continues
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progressiveslayer
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:13pmThe idiots that disrespected that ole veteran don’t have a clue what’s happening to this country because they were taught by mindless fools with an agenda. They’re begging for tyranny and the sad part is they don’t even know what the word means. Maybe if they lived under real oppression in N.Korea or Iran they would have an appreciation for what we’re fast losing. My violent side says they should’ve had their heads caved in.
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For my Liberty!
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:21pm@ progressiveslayer Sadder still, is that once they help them achieve their agenda, they do not realize that they are then WORTHLESS to them~
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usmc1063
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:12pmHmmmmmmm caning would be a very good form of punishment.
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usmc1063
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:10pmThese turds need a bit of and attitude adjustment. A very big attitude adjustment.
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neverending
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:10pmIt all comes so naturally to all the skanks.
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Gary_K
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:10pmWhen barry (father unknown) loses the election these people are going to riot. Then barry (father unknown) will have the excuse to call martial law. Then what???
Batten down your hatches !
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The-Monk
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:40pmHi U.N.hater and Gary K,
Just got a return e-mail….. your story has been posted.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/former-joe-biden-aide-writes-controversial-tell-all-book-egomaniacal-autocrat/
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JSnake
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:09pmFlorida -
Definition of a Hate Crime
A hate crime is a criminal act against a person or property in which the perpetrator chooses the victim because of the victim’s real or perceived race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability or gender
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For my Liberty!
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:22pmGREAT! Then we can prosecute ALL MUSLIMS that want SHARIA worldwide for HATE CRIMES.
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Triple7
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 3:29amNo no no. A hate crime can only be enacted against a liberal/marxist. You forgot that part of the definition.
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Brother Winston Smith
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:08pmAfter having suffered the LEFTIST GOP and their media CHEATING OUT my candidate in Tampa – to only ultimately REELECT Obama…
I would trade a million sign/flag burnings… FOR A FAIR ELECTION!!!!!!!!!
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Jim in Houston
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:51pmBro you are STUPID beyond belief!
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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:55pmWhat Ron Paul, his delegates and you recieved son is BLOWBACK. You all acted like donkeys and you got treated like asses. Tough. Now go vote for Obama… you and your ilk been zeroed out in the end anyways. The women who will now be voting for Romney (based on all the recent polls) will alone cancel your candy-asses out…
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AlwaysAmazed
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 6:24amYeah, you probably would.
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Individualism
Posted on October 26, 2012 at 8:26amdo what iceland did.
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Fatheroftwo
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:08pmHow can this not be considered on the same level as cross burning??? It is plain and simple an act of terror and we all know how the current administration handles terror attacks!!!
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jimvet
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:06pmJust another signal of the Moral degredation of the Nation…Thanks to the ACLU and bed wetting liberals,children doing this crap aren’t punished….Maybe some ” quiet time ?” They should be beat
good for this..They’ll never catch them…
They afraid they’ll lose their free **** and (gulp ) have to go to work..
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alrunner58
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:05pmDoesn’t surprise me, these people are viscous and have not values or morals. Who does that? Give me an example of a conservative that is that viscous and mean.
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HKS
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:12pmLiberals are the terrorist of the American people.
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Chet Hempstead
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:16pmViscous? That’s putting it mildly. Some of them are completely solid!
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Farmhand82
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:04pmYou stay classy, liberals.
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MrButcher
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:33pmJust wait until they lose on November 6th…
They will not go gentle into that good night.
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Eastinfection
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:39pmI always forget this group!…………
Whenever i think about all the queer sub-classifications of Democrats like; Communist, Atheist, Environmentalist, FemiNazis, Vegans, Muslims, LGBTs, etc. …. i ALWAYS forget about the Arsonists & Vandals!
Dangit!
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Psychosis
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:03pmcheck the local zoo……….one of the dumber primates got loose
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FlagWavingPatriot
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:02pm“Obama 4 life”. Wow.
A simple statement. A clueless author. Yet chilling beyond belief.
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CatB
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:12pmI agree … they are losing Florida now and they know it … they lose Ohio too and they are done .. but that is what Obama and his supporters want .. Dictator for life .. frightening …
R & R 2012 … GO FLORIDA … PRAY AND VOTE.
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skippy6
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:17pmSo they want a King??? WOW It’s all great until they bring back the torture chamber….
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 11:43pmHang Tough Florida, We stand with You !! ROMNEY-RYAN 2012
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:02pmLike true communist. intimidate, crush, destroy, and disenfranchise the opposition. And if that doesn’t work, cheat, lie, then riot. But remember, the conservatives are the evil ones.
And I bet these guys coordinated using their Obama phones.
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RABMAN1
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:00pmIt’s a shame that someone who gave so much must suffer from those who most likely have never given anything at all! As my wife says, “they most likely have entitlement issues” with themselves. God Bless America
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db321
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 9:55pmLock and load – then confront.
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HKS
Posted on October 25, 2012 at 10:08pmBullies and liberals are one and the same, expect them all to be capable of violence at any time. We need to address these dangerous disturbed people on a nationwide level and end liberal violence.
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