Late Wednesday night, as Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster entered its 12th hour, there was significant reaction from people all across America.
- C-Span experienced viewership levels rarely seen (The channel does not release ratings, but called the day “robust.”)
- The hashtag #IstandwithRand topped the Twitter charts.
- Even Liberals like Van Jones, actor John Cusack the far Left group Code Pink were supporting the filibuster.
Of course, as soon as TheBlaze caught word of the Senator’s filibuster, we covered it all the way until it ended. (He spoke from 11:47am Wednesday until 12:40am Thursday.) Almost 13 hours without sitting or taking a bathroom break:
We collected some screen grabs from major media websites to see how they were covering this historic event. All of these were grabbed right around midnight last night.
The New York Times had the story buried well into the middle column of the front page with the headline, “Rand Paul Does Not Go Quietly Into The Night”:
Image: New York Times
Over at NBC News, a banner was placed across the top of its website, but the big stories appear to be focused on gun control and allegations race-based different standards being applied in schools:
Image: NBC News
Curiously, CBS News had no mention of the filibuster on their front page. Instead, they covered the President’s dinner with a few Senate Republicans, the (non-breaking) news about the upcoming Papal conclave, a story about police encounters with the mentally ill, and a lion mauling a woman in California:
Image: CBS News
ABC News gave the top positions to other stories, but did find a place for Senator Paul on the second tier of stories:
Image: ABC NEWS
CNN’s U.S. edition missed the story completely:
Image: CNN.com
In the rest of the electronic media and cable arenas, we see a slightly different focus. MSNBC.com was leading with the story:
Image: MSNBC
The Drudge Report also gave the story a prominent position for a great portion of the time that the filibuster was happening:
Image: Drudge Report
The Huffington Post appeared to be calling out Democrats for not joining the fight to protect individual rights and the 4th Amendment:
Image: Huffington Post
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woodyee
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:39amI FEAR that what some of you guys and gals have been saying on this and similar threads, is correct; that if this thing sees the light of day, the first citizen killed on US soil will be the governments Declaration of War against it’s citizens.
While ‘we’re’ downsizing in the Middle East War Zones, the US Dpet. of Homeland Security is arming UP. Read here – http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/53539
2,700 light tanks they’re purchasing…the US Army used only 3600 in Gulf War 1…
GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:48amThey are already at war with us. They are trying right now, quite earnestly, to disarm us. That’s an act of war. That’s what you do in war, disarm the enemy and cow them into surrender.
The stocking up of materiel is nothing more than logistics for prosecuting the war further. Make no mistake though, they’ve already struck first.
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cloudsofwar
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:52ami asked my US congressman about the armored vehicles and he said DHS has 12 spread across 12 states and the US border patrol has 17 on the border with mexico. also DHS does not have 1.6 billion rounds. i think it more like 500 million rounds? call your congressman or E-Mail them and ask.
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Gonzo
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:54amI think it’s sad that a Senator standing up for the Constitution is such an unusual occurrence. We have become so used to seeing it shredded that seeing some one defending it has become exceptional.
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walnutportconservative
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:55amMy wife informed me of that story. There is a whole bunch of Federal Ammo and Gun purchase as well. So much, we have a hard time getting ammo on the public side. Control ammo? Control food? Gas?? where will it end?
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VRW Conspirator
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:49am@Cloud… your Rep is either uninformed or misleading you…they might have that many NOW but the story was about them ordering 2700 more…now even if they spread that out of 5 or 10 years… WHY do they need them??
same thing with the ammo… DHS put in an order for 450 million .223 rounds and 7000 AR-15 semi-automatic rifles…but they can get the full auto from the military if they want…so why the semi’s? have you tried to buy one lately, you can’t find them and most manufacturers have 6 month to 1 year back order times…not to mention they have doubled in price since December…it will take ammo makers about 1 year to fill that order as well…
Social Security Admin ordered 175K rounds I believe of handgun ammo…
USDA 320K rounds…
NOAA 46K rounds
at last count the NON-military agencies of the US government has enough ammunition stockpiled or ordered to fight the Iraq War for 25 years!!! and the US military was using a reported 70 million rounds annually during the height of the fighting…
and again.. WHY do NON military agencies of the government NEED APC’s and that much ammo?? not to mention the COST!! why is Congress authorizing them to spend about $3 B on arms, ammo, and armored personnel carriers? THEY AREN’T the military!!!
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THEDAYLIBERTYDIED
Mar. 7, 2013 at 2:16pmHere is a nice little video showing how they are training to “server high-risk warrants”
http://killerapps.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/03/04/yes_dhs_really_does_have_mraps
Nice ride eh? Coming to a town near you!
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THEDAYLIBERTYDIED
Mar. 7, 2013 at 2:20pmDAMN IT! “serve” NOT “sever”!
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DogsLoveFreedom
Mar. 7, 2013 at 5:56pmAnother wasteful expenditure…. every year they throw out the ammunition they bought. They only keep it a year and then destroy it. So we pay for millions of dollars in ammo to be destroyed every year and then they buy more to replenish which could be one of the reason they are buying up tons of ammo seemingly. So don’t sell it off to the public, that would be common sense, I mean we already paid for it once, there is nothing wrong with it. I wish I had money to burn but I’m too busy buying gas.
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Lordbowler
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:39amI could not find any coverage at all on FoxNews.com. I finally found an article, but no live video of it. The best coverage of it was C-SPAN which The Blaze posted the link to immediately after Rand Paul started. Later The Blaze posted Live Video coverage from the Washington Post I believe.
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nonofmybiznez
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:38amI’ve been disappointed lately in FoxNews website. They are now lower on my list of sites I check daily.
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dfinch
Mar. 7, 2013 at 7:06pmFox News ran it all day long yesterday on all of their shows. It was on their website yesterday evening.
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qpwillie
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:37amThe Blaze was doing a wonderful job at reporting the event so I didn’t even bother to check what anyone else was doing. I watched the live feed here. I concluded awhile back that The Blaze has proven itself to be as trustworthy as any news outlet can possibly be.
Not intending to be “mushy” here but that’s simply how I feel about it.
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nonofmybiznez
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:40amThe Blaze is becoming more and more relevant. I’ve been here since day one and most days, I’m stunned by their reporting. I hope they stick to their principles and standards.
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walnutportconservative
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:36amWe must ALL Call our representatives about where they stand on this? Write, call, ENGAGE NOW!!!!
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georgette
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:53amthe mainline media not covering Senator Rand?…….. who? Oh. them.
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cdn1979
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:31amplease explain to me how this was historic. he delayed a guaranteed confirmation by one day. he got nothing out of it. if you ask me it was a waste of tax payer money to have these guys paid to stall what little work they actually do in congress. beck and the blaze are trying to build this guy up for a potential run. a race he cannot win. than you will all be dissapointed when he’s not even nominated to run. Glenn gets paid though of course. how blind can you people be.
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:36amYou don’t understand the concept of “raising awareness” do you?
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SREGN
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:41amCDN – Just who are you calling “You People”? As for Rand, I applaud anyone who stands up for Freedom, Constitutional Rights, and Free Market Capitalism. They are far more important in the great scheme of things than Obama dinners, Socialist Dictator death laments, and Russell Crowe’s UFO sightings. Unless you’re an idiot, of course.
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chadred
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:41amAt least there was something done in your Lib Commi Senate. If it were a Lib standing up, you would be all over it. You are what is wrong with this country.
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LakeHartwellSailor
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:43amGhostOfJefferson
CDN has to be “aware” in the first place to understand “raising awareness”. Apparently, CDN is not concerned about the erosion of our rights. I am assuming CDN is an American citizen, so they are his rights being eroded as well.
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woodyee
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:44amJefferson, don’t waste your breath my friend. There kind were the kind to beat their own into the ovens in the camps of WW2…ha! But many of them were the last to be shoved in – just desserts.
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Gracchi
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:05amYou and millions of others are reading about Rand’s “Stand”. And, they may be considering what he was saying and why he was there. That was his goal and he succeeded.
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daveleeander
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:22amDon’t you al worry, CDN is a troll for obozo and those who want to take your rights. He says he doesn’t understand what the big deal is about, because our rights guaranteed by the constitution mean nothing to these people. He, and they, do not believe they are bound by these rights since they are so old and ourdated. The libs know more about things than our founding fathers ever did, if you don’t believe them, just ask. CDN, go crawl back into obozos drawers where you belong.
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VRW Conspirator
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:54am@CDN
DID you listen?
THAT is his job!!!
HIS job is to “protect and defend the Constitution of the United States”
WHAT happened last night is what should ALWAYS be happening in the US Senate EVERY DAY!!!!
The Founders NEVER meant for government to be able to move as fast as society assumes it should be moving. It was MEANT to be SLOW and based on reason and logic and not EMOTIONS and IMPENDING DOOM!! from guns or economic problems or debt or anything else…
GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ARSE and actually learn how the government is supposed to work….either that or move to your choice of a third world Dictatorship that the USA will become if we do not STAND!!!
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Steelhead
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:29amMike – now what was so news worthy of his little stunt
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:37amI like how you people don’t even pretend to hold onto what were once your traditional values and positions as Democrats. As long as “your guy” is in charge, you would approve and support death camps and genocide. How revolting you people are, to support any form of Fascism and tyranny as long as you get to do it.
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Steelhead
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:59amstay on topic ghost-how is drawing attention to ones self newsworthy when talking about hypothetical situations ?
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:11amI see you support the notion of no due process and assassination of Americans on American soil who are posing no imminent threat. Well, that’s fine for you, you deserve your tyranny. I’ll bet you don’t care if communities pass laws to throw out minorities either, until they actually throw out minorities.
Your use of canned boilerplate responses (everybody else on your side is using your words too) just confirms y’alls mindlessness. You’re not Americans. God only knows what you are.
Some of us actually oppose tyranny in law regardless of whether it affects us directly. Once upon a time, Democrats used to do this as well (do you even remember being against the Patriot Act at one point in your life, or has that been flushed from your memory as well).
Bunch of friggin’ slaves. You deserve your tyranny, and so do your children and grandchildren.
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VRW Conspirator
Mar. 7, 2013 at 12:21pmWhat Ifs??? seriously… we have already killed 3 US citizens WITHOUT due process…there was no warrant for arrest, no Grand Jury indictment, no trial by jury….
now if you listened, Sen. Paul stated that he was not debating those because they occurred 1) outside the USA and 2) in a quasi-war zone/time but he did say that there should be CLEARLY DEFINED reasons and processes set down by Congress that a President has to follow before he can summarily KILL a US citizen that is not a direct and immediate threat to the security of the USA. Sen. Paul also stated that he probably would support that reasoned case, even said they were possible traitors, and agree that the 3 men could be targeted, even though one of them was a 16 year old boy and the Hellfire missiles took out not just the target.
Descent is PROTECTED under the Constitution REGARDLESS of where the US citizen is, you do not give up your rights by leaving the country UNTIL you actively engage in a treasonous act or actively take up arms against the USA with one of her enemies. NONE of the 3 ACTIVELY was doing anything more than MOUTHING off about the USA.
Now as for ON SOIL strikes, Holder already admitted that it was a possibility, even if not the intent, that the President could MURDER a citizen without DUE PROCESS, given certain situations. Unless that situation was ACTIVE ARMED resistance, NO HE CAN NOT!!! We arrest and have a TRIAL!!!
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chadred
Mar. 7, 2013 at 12:28pmHe is smoking Commie Libs, you are smoking no telling what.
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termyt
Mar. 7, 2013 at 1:08pmGoJ – I think we have butted heads a few times on the finer points of libertarianism and conservatism, but let me say on this we are in one accord. You have so eloquently and completely stated the Truth in this article’s comments. I tip my hat to you, sir.
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RJJinGadsden
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:24amBEAGLE, Somebody had to report it. You pissed because you couldn’t suppress it?
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paulusmaximus
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:23amThanks to the Blaze for a review of the other media’s reporting on this important story.I am amazied that we now live in a country were the individual’s civil RIGHTS are being taken and so few of our represenitves stood
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team1blazer
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:21amNo hype, balding one; simply failing to report on one PATRIOT standing tall and doing his all for “We The People”. Sheeple like you will get what they deserve when you loose all your liberties.
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Ghandi was a Republican
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:21amThe tele-potus wants to take your guns AND a legal right to drone attack anyone he feels “might” be a threat to ‘central planning’ with drones, and the ‘media’ stays silent?
We are in a WAR of good vs evil!
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:21amWhy do you even pretend to be an American? God, the Left and most of the Right are little more than fascists now. To hell with the lot of you useless mouth breathers.
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huey6367
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:18am******* troll
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pragmaticpatriot
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:18amBig surprise, John McCain holding up his greasy sausage after breaking bread with the enemy- did jane fonda attend too? The MSM are no different than PRAVDA in the good ‘ol days
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kadster01
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:17amThe MSM isn’t burying it because it’s unimportant. They KNOW how important it is. They also know Americans have very short memories. If it isn’t mentioned in the MSM, it’s soon forgotten. They’re counting on that because it always works.
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angeleyes63
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:34amSad but, so TRUE!!!!!!
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team1blazer
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:17amI am not surprised that the lame stream media gave so little coverage of this historic and important fillibuster….which is why the lame stream media has become irrelivant in todays world. They are simply out of touch with reality and not focused on the great problems that face this nation. They will continue to disregard the facts, cover for their “anointed one” and watch as the United States Constitution is flushed down the toilet by this rogue regime. Shame on them for not doing their job!
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:39amSo encinom officially supports extrajudicial assassination of Americans, in America, who are sitting and drinking coffee in a restaurant and posing no immediate threat of harm. How proud you must be, to finally shake off the last vestiges of humanity and compassion for your fellow man, you monster.
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SREGN
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:50amEncinom – I’m sure many Jews thought that the people trying to warn them about Hitler’s true intentions were “fear mongering” too. Many scoffed, just as you do. As they’re loading you into the cattle car I hope you will remember those who tried to warn you before it was too late. Arbeit Macht Frei, my little Encinom, Arbeit Macht Frei. They will come for you, too.
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hypnos
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:03amEcidiot copy and paste lazy tool.
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mlgunner
Mar. 7, 2013 at 11:24amIts not surprising that media that is owned and driven by the agenda’s of the uber-rich and powerful are for drone strikes on American citizens they deem dangerous.
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termyt
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:15amWell, in their defense, the Senate not doing anything for 13 hours isn’t really news.
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BayuzhiZERO
Mar. 7, 2013 at 9:46pmSad but true.
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Idaho2aa
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:13amThe next POTUS right there folks. If the GOP has any inkling of a brain left they will embrace Sen. Paul and champion his as the champion of liberty, which he is.
Rand Paul 2016!
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Al J Zira
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:21amRepublicans will stay far away from Paul like they do with any Tea Party candidate. If someone like Paul was put in office as president, he could ruin the free ride republicans have and the progressive movement taking place in all the branches of government.
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GhostOfJefferson
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:22amYou can count on the GOP minimizing and attempting to destroy Rand at every turn. Remember, most of them were off dining with Obama last night, on our dime. They could give two chits about freedom, they’re all about power.
Your nominee with be Christie. Get used to it, or get angry and finally cast a vote for the libertarians.
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smwk
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:38amI am way more likely to vote for Rand after yesterday. I always considered myself to be republican, but with so few senators helping him yesterday and seeing how the party is abandoning morality, I don’t think I am one of them anymore. Way to go, Rand!
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gyro
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:13amBlaze well done Job on this one
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:27amI happened to accidently stop on Al Gorzerra TV, they kept saying “Rand Paul decries drone strikes against Americans, silent on killing the peace loving freedom fighters for Mohammad” They also griped about Duncan donuts and Starbucks not making their coffee they way they wanted it.
In other news, Joe Biden kept asking Rand to read from Curious George instead of Alice in Wonderland, Joe really likes the man in the yellow hat.
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RJJinGadsden
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:52amDARMOK, LOL, that would make for one helluva funny filibuster. I would have sat up all night had Rand been reading Curious George.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Mar. 7, 2013 at 1:46pmHey RJJ:
Everyone in the Senate knows Joe has a very short atttention span, but really likes Curious George. Whenever they want to make him cry, they read “Where the Wild Things Are”.
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Stoic one
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:13amI watched/listened to several hours….the good senator had many good points to make.
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Brewer37
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:12amI love that guy.
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Not_Fooled
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:11amI stand with Rand.
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theaton
Mar. 7, 2013 at 12:18pmThat’s a good slogan. You could make some good money with shirts and bumper stickers.
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BROBB549
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:11amI guess Obummer and all of his Sheaple think that killing US Citizens on US Soil is just fine as long as it is not them. Maybe this is the way that they will get rid of the Republican party.
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jackact
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:10amRand Paul has now become Mr. Smith.
Amazing how ‘old fashioned governance’ is so effective.
While Omama attempts to remake our entire government based on the Alinsky model a conservative stands up and ‘We the People’ once again get heard.
It is that simple America.
Nothing scares them more….
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huey6367
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:09amThe headline from CBS News is a joke – Obama picks up tab (at outreach dinner). Don’t you mean the tax payers picked up the tab?
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IndyGuy
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:18amYup….Obama’s idea of redistributing the wealth…Why is it that filthy rich folks around Obama all seem to be benefiting??? We the Taxpayers are getting fleeced…
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chadred
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:50amThey have to play up the “Anointed one”. He is SO giving, with your money.
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huey6367
Mar. 7, 2013 at 10:07amAs big a deal as this was, MSM didn’t do their job – again.
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