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German Chancellor: Yeah, We’re Getting Pretty Fed up With Greece

Dec. 1, 2012 8:23pm Becket Adams

Angela Merkel Openly Admits That Carrying Greeces Weight Is Becoming a Major Nuisance

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Getty)

BERLIN (TheBlaze/AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel said she understands the frustration felt by many Germans over the repeated bailout programs for debt-ridden Greece, but insisted they are in her country’s self-interest because they help stabilize the eurozone as a whole.

Merkel’s comments came a day after Germany’s parliament voted in favor of granting Greece more lenient terms on its bailout program, clearing a necessary hurdle for disbursing a €44 billion ($57 billion) rescue loan payment in December.

“I obviously feel many citizens’ skepticism, and partly understand it, because Greece has often disappointed its partners in the past,” Merkel told Sunday tabloid Bild am Sonntag in an interview released Saturday. “A lot of what the Greek leadership has promised wasn’t lived up to.”

The new Greek government, however, “finally” shows the necessary resolve “to change the country, to create modern structures,” she said.

A German poll published Friday showed that 46 percent of 1,300 people polled favored letting Greece go bankrupt, only 43 percent thought Greece should receive further rescue loans. A total of 69 percent of those surveyed for public broadcaster ZDF thought that Greece itself hasn’t done enough to overcome the crisis. The ZDF poll’s margin of error was 3 percent.

Overly indebted Greece, which is about to enter its sixth consecutive year of a deep recession that has pushed unemployment up to 25 percent, is being kept afloat with rescue loans from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund in return for implementing harsh budget cuts and structural reforms.

“For the large majority of Greeks this upheaval comes with great sacrifices, especially the poor in Greece go through very hard times,” Merkel told the newspaper.

The chancellor added that assisting Greece was “in Germany’s interest” because it helps stabilize the 17-nation eurozone on which her nation’s prosperity depends.

“I will continue to do what is best for Germany and Europe and what keeps the financial consequences as little as possible and does not expose us to unacceptable risks,” she said.

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Zatoichi
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:01am
Let Greece go over the cliff, they fully deserve it.

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betterpart
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 5:56am
This woman should repeat her sentiments regarding Greece’s irresponsibility and multiple bail-outs to the Obama character.

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DisposableWorker
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:13am
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/11/27/greek-jews-strategize-on-how-to-combat-golden-dawns-anti-semitic-streak/

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DisposableWorker
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:57am
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1776boy
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:33am
The Eurozone needs to cut Greece lose and let it solve its own troubles cut there losses and RUN

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- sillyfreshness
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:53am
  Maybe the US can send a bailout package to Greece as well. After all, it’s in our best interest too if the Eurozone is stable. We should send bailout packages to all countries in the world to bail them out, since a stable world is in our best interest. Maybe the US can go one quadrillion in debt to bail out the world. Make it where every man, woman, and child in America is 1 million in debt due to all our bailouts.
  
  Let’s face it, California is America’s Greece. That is a state that is dragging down the rest of our country just like Greece is dragging down the Eurozone. Kick Greece out and let them fall just like the US should let California fall when that time comes.
  
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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 4:01am
  More people should steam their food anyway. It’s healthier.
  
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- longknifed
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:03pm
  So they are tired of receiving bailouts from the federal reserve and giving some of it to Greece? They are tired of repackaging gifts?
  
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Chuck Stein
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:18am
This will sound harsh, but I will say it. Let the Greeks go. Cut them loose. They have a rich history of social and political innovation and survival (sure, that is absolutely ANCIENT history, but they talk enough about it, so it will inspire them). With the eyes of the West (the world, even) upon them, the Greeks will have center stage again.
Time for some more “Glory of Greece”, folks — please proceed.

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lefthook37
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:13am
Field Marshall Van stoop…crank up the panzers…….YA VOL

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:07am
Figure it out.. You are dealing with Alinsky communist radicals who’s sole goal is to take you down.
We in the U.S. will say NO NO NO to anyone who appeases obama and the Democrats. We know who they are. No more debt spending. Cut off the head of the snake..

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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 10:06am
  most couldn’t even be bothered with showing up to vote, they won’t show up to oppose the bankrupting of America either.
  
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hslusher
Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:03am
The only shame is how many good and decent conservatives will get hurt or killed by this regime when it all hits the fan

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- Ghandi was a Republican
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 12:11am
  Not happening. Anyway, If the commies were to get everything they wanted it the revolution to take them down would begin approximately the next day. They would have no more allies because they would no longer be able to lie about what they are doing. The people will be in full revolt. That is the sheer idiocy of these alinsky radicals. They do not get it. Look at what they have to go thru to hide their true agenda. The time will come when they are right up against it.
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 10:10am
  Ghandi-
  the Americans for self determination has all but fizzled, the majority of Americans favor zero personal responsibility and government control of their lives.
  
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TexasKnight
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:10pm
Can we get money from Germany too?
We have alot more debt than Greece, and if we declare bankruptcy, it will hurt the global economy alot worse than Greece.
With a few more years of obamanomics, we will have the unemployment rate near 25% also.
Personally, I am looking forward to the rolling blackouts next summer. I wonder if they will cause major riots in California and NYC.

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- SUNTZU
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:28pm
  In Germans best interest to stabilize the Eurozone or
  stimulate the G spot
  Its only money and we can print more.
  
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garbagecanlogic
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:40pm
Methinks merkel is on her way out.

Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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Elena2010
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:32pm
She does not look like a very happy camper! Can’t say I blame her.

She and Bibi are the only leaders left in the free world. Add Putin, and you have the only 3 people who actually possess leadership who are in charge of their respective countries.

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- E.Souchak
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:48pm
  Merkel is standing in their way and they plan on removing her. Wake up America
  
  Chicagogate: Cover-up Exposed
  
  http://illinoispaytoplay.com/2012/11/30/chicagogate-cover-up-exposed/
  
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stopprintn
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:53pm
I think that if Greece goes down we all may follow suit. With all the credit default swaps and such. I think Goldman Sachs is leveraged out about 540% to a tune of 220 Trillion in these deals.

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- rickroland
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:07pm
  Unless the US Federal government drastically (one might say even “horrifically”) doesn’t cut spending this within the next few months, within two years, the U.S. will be worse than recent Greece, by leaps and bounds, no matter what happens with Greece.
  
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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:17pm
  Its going to start when one country of Europe, not necessarily Greece, takes the death plunge and the rest will follow – then us – all too quickly due to the insanity of Obama’s Euro for Dollars.
  
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- JungleTrump
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:41pm
  America has about 3 more years before we hit the entitlement threshold. At that point we’d activate austerity measures and become a dictatorship.
  
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- Elena2010
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 5:23pm
  You’re quite right Snow. It was Germany the last time to took the rest of Europe w/it during the days of hyperinflation. The French were so bent on revenge for the Franco-Prussian War that they could not see straight. In destroying German industrial capacity, the French destroyed the rest of Europe, making WW2 bloodier than it might have been under different leadership other than the Nazis.
  
  Make no mistake, Hans vok Seeckt had war plans for WW2 prep’d and ready to go once WW1 was ended and dust settled. WW2 was a given. Who was in charge and how it was “played” was not.
  
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The-Monk
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:45pm
Greece is to Germany as trolls are to The Blaze.

Parasites…..

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- Xyskalla
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:28am
  Germany is to Greece what an enabling spouse is to an alcoholic.
  
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- gb123
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:20am
  I remember hearing a Brazilian Economics Minister on TV when they had a huge debt and 900+ % Inflation.
  He basically said If I owe you 100 dollars I have a problem. If I owe you 100 million dollars you have a problem. Sounds a bit like Germany and Greece.
  
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- CHROME_PLATED_HEART
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 8:53am
  Ach du leiber, Monk. Azz ve shpeak, zey gaz upp ze Panzerz. Perzonally, I prefer ze Tigerz. One must get behind von to make ze kill shot. Ahh, mein Frient…for ze olt dayz. Vith ze new tankz, all zat iss gone..ze eckonimic blitzkreig beginz on ze Greekz zoon, Ya? Goot.
  
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Rafael_River-Rock
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:32pm
when the bubble pops your only hope is that it didn’t go too up

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spfoam1
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:23pm
Germany has to get ready to defend itself, so they need to watch how much money they spend holding up the dregs of Europe.

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sbenard
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:14pm
Merkel is foolishly just spreading the risk among more nations in Europe. This is like a disease that is gradually infecting the entirety of Europe. Just last week, France, who until now was considered to be one of the strong nations in Europe, had its debt downgraded. Merkel doesn’t see that this debt is a black hole that is swallowing the entire continent. Greece can’t pay its current debt, and yet they continue extending still MORE loans! How can they be so blind? Greece can’t pay its current debt load, so they pile on MORE debt and just rewrite the terms? Unbelievable!

The US is only 2-3 years behind Greece in its debt levels. One BIG difference: there is NO ONE big enough to bail us out! Except a GLOBAL government, of course! I think its name is The Beast! Yeah! THAT one! Our economy is growing at 2.7%, and our debt is growing at 7-8% per year!

I recently met with Sen. Mike Lee. After reviewing the various alternatives of how to deal with our debt, he told us the most LIKELY outcome is a calamity! He suggested a Balanced Budget Amendment, but said it isn’t likely to pass. The Dems keep saying, “higher taxes”, but Sen. Lee points out that no tax of $1 trillion more per year could be raised without destroying the economy. Or we could just print money into oblivion and create a hyperinflationary depression. There are NO painless choices. After reviewing all of the above, Sen. Lee told us, in essence, that calamity is certainty, so plan and prepare accordingly!

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- jman-6
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:39pm
  I agree with Sen. Lee on America, meaning they are going to keep the charade going until its go gets up and gets gone if you know what I mean. There is no way to pay off the $16 T debt we have now without cutting entitlements and we both know thats never gonna happen. As far as Germany goes I disagree with you as I believe Merkel knows exactly what she’s doing….enslaving Europe and everyone will be beholden to Germany and it will dominate the EU both politically and economically!
  
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ginger100
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:11pm
Coming soon to a state near you

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- xendude
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:09am
  how many states will be required to bail California??
  
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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:11pm
Someone tell me what the hell does Greece produce?

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- stumpy68
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:24pm
  fish?
  
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- Psychosis
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:37pm
  the nanny
  
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- Shasta
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:38pm
  Ouzo
  
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- dsind
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:54pm
  Tourist’s
  
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- rickroland
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:04pm
  Pistachios.
  
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- phunkymunkey
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:30pm
  duh! Greek Yogurt!
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:40pm
  Spanikopita. Of course. And non virgin olive oil.
  
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- JungleTrump
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 11:36pm
  I think Greece relies heavily on tourism. Which may or may not be down. What is truly plaguing them is their unions and pension entitlement programs. They have hit the threshold where entitlements are greater than revenues. By continuing to pump money in from other nations won’t help Greece change it’s addiction to entitlements. Moreover, this will weaken the euro and hasten the demise of all participating nations. I love Greece and it’s rich history. I pray they become independent and return to a functional nation.
  
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- Xyskalla
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 1:29am
  Greeks?
  
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- DisposableWorker
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 2:01am
  Bouzouki Music
  
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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 3:55am
  George Stephanopolis. Giant fail there!
  
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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 4:05am
  Speaking of propaganda, I saw a commercial here, and abc has buddied-up with yahoo to make a formidable brainwashing-machine. Both the stories and the posters are despicable for the most part. Stay away from there.
  
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- crackerone
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:05am
  They produce grease, silly! It will certainly help as Obama attacks us from the rear!
  
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- crackerone
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:32am
  On second thought, B O has no plans for using grease, so I would be “long” gunpowder and bandaids and “short” Germany and Greece!
  
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- TheGreatMan
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 9:40am
  hairy twats.
  
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- MAX0O1
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 7:58pm
  NAzi,s
  
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wolfinshdo
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:08pm
Germany has no choice in this. If they didn’t agree to this B/S, the world would once again condemn them as elitist Nazi’s. Muslims and other malcontents would then start causing trouble in Germany itself.

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- ginger100
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:13pm
  Yeah, if they didn’t help, they would have been accused of being a bunch of old white racists
  
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- Elena2010
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:40pm
  They DO have trouble w/the Turks they “invited” as guest workers after the war. The Turk neighborhoods are rundown and trashed out. Unfortunately, the Germans can’t get rid of them — like bathtub mold!
  
  The 9/11 plot has workings in Hamburg, Germany.
  
  So, yes, the Germans do have a muslim problem.
  
  If you follow the European news, Belgium surrendered Christmas to the muslims. It’s a tie as to which country, Denmark or Belgium, will become muslim first.
  
  The French city of Marseilles is overrun w/troublesome muslims, like Dearborn, Michigan.
  
  Malmo, Sweden — same problem. Londonistan — no go zones for ethnic Brits.
  
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Rayblue
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:03pm
This seems as good a place as any to tell a Christmas story. I don’t care if it’s out of place either. But I really don’t care about Germany or Greece in the long run anyway.
Last night at about 11:00 pm was when this wonder occurred.
My neighbor always has to outdo all the other neighbors in Christmasy yard ornamentation. He had (and I stress, HAD) a gigantic blown up Santa. It was about ten feet tall altogether. One of the guy wires had broken and Santa was biting the dust face first in the gutter. So here comes some idiot who thought it would be funny to drive over Santas head. What this moron didn’t figure on was the plastic got stuck on his muffler and tailpipe. As this nimrod was halfway down the block the plastic Santa he was dragging caught fire from the hot muffler. The last I saw of this genius was him turning the corner, spreading flames of Christmas cheer for for the wide eyed populace. Merry Christmas all.

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- Gary_K
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:07pm
  Lol…flobama voters are good for a laugh or two at times….LOL
  
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- AbrahamsSheepdog
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:17pm
  Santa’s not real? And massive yard waist & electricity bills. But china said sales are good. Guess more lies can coverup the whole thing. Kids need lies and toys. They demand them.
  
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- Rayblue
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:37pm
  Some of the yard ornamentation I’ve seen could induce epilepsy.
  Or it could be a Chinese plot to hypnotize unsuspecting prospects to buy more crappy Chinese junkware. I saw one thing that I for the life of me I can’t explain. It’s a pink pig bouncing Christmas presents off it’s ****. I mean, did I miss something about the holiday that involves this kind of scene ? There’s also an igloo that slowly opens at the top and a penguin pops out. My dog will sit and stare at it all night if I let her.
  
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- JACKTHETOAD
  Posted on December 2, 2012 at 4:00am
  Inflatable lawn ornaments are the bane of modern Civilization. It makes me wanna run around at night naked during The Season with a large pointed stick. I fight those urges though. I know they’re not healthy.
  
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Gary_K
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 9:00pm
I am fed up with bathhouse barry flobama and his gang of communist thugs !

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Trail_Jumper
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:45pm
“I will continue to do what is best for Germany and Europe and what keeps the financial consequences as little as possible and does not expose us to unacceptable risks,” she said.

That is a poor translation. What she really said was, “We are going to continue to kick the can down the road, knowing the inevitable consequences of our actions, and hopefully a rainbow fairy will come and make everything better soon. By the way, is my doomsday bunker ready yet, or are those union idiots still farting around on their fifteenth break today….”

You see, it’s all in the translation.

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The_Jerk
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:42pm
It’s all talk. We’ve heard it before. It’s theater.

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- Fubared
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 10:45pm
  Like Paleostinians saying they want peace as they strap on a vest. Or play hide the rocket with Achmedoodiejob. Sure, you know bs better than anyone. Wiki says, jihad jerk knows bs. Fact is, you are bs. Belligerent bs. Hitler always said, if he needed a stool groom, call jihad jerk.
  
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OldSurfRat
Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:40pm
Oh boy here we go!!!

Better watch you’re a$$ Greece the Germans are getting tiered of your lazy a$$es.
I must admit I don’t blame them.
From the look of old Angela she is going to grease your butts if you don’t stop being a bunch of unionize moochers

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- rickc34
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:45pm
  Let Greece go over their own cliff. Obama has spent us into a bottomless pit and he has only begun.
  
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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on December 1, 2012 at 8:48pm
  Some times you must go over the cliff to weed out the weak and we all know who they are.
  
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