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Another Actor Bashes Obama: ‘Hard to Believe in the Presidency Anymore’

Actor Steve Guttenberg Bashes President Obama: Hard to Believe in the Presidency Anymore

AP

Actor Steve Guttenberg is the latest Hollywood type to voice his disapproval of President Barack Obama, saying he‘s fed up with the first family’s vacationing and Obama’s mingling with the stars.

Guttenberg, perhaps best known for his role in the 1980s “Police Academy” franchise and “Three Men and a Baby,” made the comments during a recent interview with CreditCards.com.

While the discussion was largely finance-based, things turned political when Guttenberg was asked whether he thinks Washington can “rein in the misbehavior”:

It’s hard to believe in the presidency anymore. I voted for Obama, I love Obama, but I don’t want to see Obama on “The View,” I don’t want to see him playing Frisbee, I don‘t want to know that it’s $40,000 a plate at George Clooney’s house, and I adore George Clooney. Hey man, I‘ve got a friend of mine who’s got a $7 an hour job at Dunkin Donuts and he can’t get a $9 an hour job over at the country club because there are so many people in front of him. I believe that the president should be his desk all day. I don’t want to see him on vacation, I don‘t want to see him at Martha’s Vineyard, I don’t want to see Mrs. Obama in Spain. No, no, I do not want to see that because everybody’s struggling. These CEOs shouldn’t be taking all this money. No Rolls Royces. No private planes.

Guttenberg’s comments come one month after actor and comedian Jon Lovitz went on an expletive-laden diatribe against the president.

Comments (142)

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  • wisehiney
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:02pm

    Too bad we have to share what you deserve stevo.

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    • teresa2010
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:43pm

      He still had to gouge the corporation guys…These liberals are pathetic….

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    • RJJinGadsden
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:01pm

      TERESA2010, Yeah, he probably does not own a private jet, but I bet he never complains when he gets to fly in them…at other people’s expense.

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    • TeaPartyForRomney
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:27pm

      HILLARIOUS…

      Well this won’t make him happy either.

      That Taiwanese company came out with a spoof on Obama’s pot smoking days… Funny as ever: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/may/obama_smokes_pot.html

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    • SgtB
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:29pm

      Okay Blaze, why did you post this story about another actor whose only beef with Obama is that he isn’t pushing their ideology down our throats fast enough? Let’s all get this clear. This guy is not a Libertarian or even a fiscal conservative. He is complaining because Obama isn‘t creating more gov’t employees and welfare cases faster than he currently is. This is not a “scathing” rebuke of Obama and his lack of talent, a moral compass, an American Citizen for a father, or a paper birth certificate. This guy would not have our backs in removing Obama from office any more than Oprah would. That is just fact.

      So I’ll ask again. Why are you spinning the headlines to stories seem like they are something other than what they are? Is it ignorance on your part or do you really believe your audience is that dull?

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:01pm

      “I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see… I don’t want to see…”

      Well, just keep your eyes closed Steve, like the rest of the Sociacommiarxist actors.

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:16pm

      Of course you can‘t believe in Obama’s presidency anymore, if you ever could. He spends his time on vacation, traveling around the world like an idiot bowing to other world leaders and while he’s here in this country he travels around bashing capitalism and people with money. He is the most divisive president in history.
      http://www.isthatbaloney.com/is-obama-bringing-civility-to-political-discourse-with-cowpie-comment/

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    • Therightsofbilly
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:32pm

      HI Monk,

      I saw the link to last nights story. LOL

      That makes two posts in two days that JZS has had deleted.

      It’s a start.

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    • Ming The Merciless
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 9:25pm

      Good post SGTB!

      Notice how the Blaze does NOT report on GOP hi-jinks in the primary and caucus states?!?

      The Blaze/Beck are stuck in a rut of Obama’s a bad guy and he does bad things. We know he’s bad – duh!

      But why doesn’t The Blaze talk about the presidential run and the problems within the GOP concerning voting counts and disenfranchisement/voter fraud/manipulation?

      Why doesn’t The Blaze respond to issues Ben Swann raises on the local Fox 19 station in Cincinnati?

      youtube – Ben Swann – the guy is good and he’s doing what Beck should be doing.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 10:58pm

      Hi Billy,

      I only knew of the one Unc deleted. What was the other one?

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    • MAMMY_NUNN
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 11:02pm

      The only ones who aren’t feeling the pinch is Congress one reason to fire them all to show no one is exempt.

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    • mauijonny
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 4:07am

      I prefer the subhead: “The President should be his desk all day long.” Works for me.

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    • @leftfighter
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:42am

      @teresa2010

      Spot on. This sounds painfully like the Teddy Roosevelt (paraphrasing here) saying he doesn’t begrudge the rich their wealth, as long as they spend their money in a way he agress with.

      It‘s not Steve Guttenberg’s, not Occupy Wall Street’s, not even Obummer’s… NOBODY’S business, what CEO’s do with their money.

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    • KevINtampa
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 2:33pm

      @Teresa

      I resist big corporation just as much as big government. There’s a reason big corporations lobby Washington so heavily, and Washington is more than willing to pay big corporations back two fold on the exchange.

      Fact is, big corporation is the last step before government run anything. It is much easier for a central/federal government to regulate 5 large corporations than 50,000 small businesses of the same industry. And as long as those large corporations walk in line of the control and regulations set forth by our central government they get certain perks, like quicker patent, trademark, and building permits (just a few) that smaller business don’t get, hence raising their costs, hence keeping the big corporations on top with out competition.

      Another perk of all of this is that when our big government does decide to end the facade and simply acknowledge that it already runs business, and completely takes them over, all they have to do is hand a few big government friendly CEOs a Czar title and the government infrastructure of just about every industry is already set and in place.

      I have no issue with someone upset at the idea of BIG Corporations, just as long as they recognize it’s symbiotic relationship with BIG Government. Both are bad because both are corrupted and strengthened by each other. That’s NOT free market capitalism. It’s not even close.

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    • ACLUHater
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 6:55pm

      Guaranteed this idiot will vote for the FRAUD again.

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  • soybomb315
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:58pm

    Sweet – another disenfranchised voter. This is going to be the best year for 3rd party candidates in a long long time.

    REPUBLICANS – you want to beat obama? Then get your liberal friends and family to vote 3rd party (cuz you know they wont vote R). Research people like Gary Johnson and you can find ways to make them appealing (anti-war, anti-war on drugs, anti-deficit, gay marriage, etc).

    Rise of a 3rd party is a deathblow to the democrats

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    • Madmilo
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:11pm

      Hey dipstick! Do you remember Ross Perot? He gave us Clinton. How stupid can you be?

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    • aragona
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:14pm

      I agree! It worked really well when Ross Perot was running for president.

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    • xCalix
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:16pm

      haha nice try Obama lover.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:19pm

      Gotta love the narrow-mindedness of theblaze readers

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    • bustedupvet
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:25pm

      WAKE UP!!!! Unity!!! Votes for a 3rd party is the same as voting for Obama.

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    • jakartaman
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:26pm

      Hey soybean

      Go back to infowars and put your tin hat on!

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    • Gregb
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:28pm

      ah ha…an obama voter…
      don’t worry… Romney is going to win in a landslide. We don’t need a third party candidate. We need a businessman in the white-house…an actual grownup.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:42pm

      On another Topic SOY is a big Clinton fan. He longs for those Clinton days of White House disrespect and lies. But there WAS that prosperity in SOY’s eye, and that trumps all Clinton’s ridiculous and embarrassing behavior.

      I‘m sure in SOY’s mind we shouldn’t judge Clinton and his behavior as SOY felt richer and more prosperous. And hey… what Clinton does in OUR White House is of course none of our business as it’s behind closed doors. Who are WE to judge Clinton’s philandering in OUR White House.

      Correct me if I’m wrong SOY.

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    • justangry
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:43pm

      I have no idea what I’m going to do, Soy. I see no real difference between Romney and Obama. I despise both of their policies. They both care little for liberty and our rights. Both are Keynesian’s that will allow the theft of the Fed to continue. Both, I believe, will get us involved in another war in the middle east. I expect the national debt will sky rocket with either in office. And I don’t think either will stand up to the international community to protect our sovereignty. The only real difference is one has 4 years to screw up the country, the other 8.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:47pm

      wow – what i am saying was to push your susceptible democrat friends to a 3rd party (instead of them voting for obama)….Sometimes i get the feeling we deserve someone like obama

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:00pm

      Time2
      that was a pathetic twisting of what i said earlier. you are moving towards scoundrel territory

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:13pm

      SOY. When you say you miss those Clinton days… one can only assume the rest knowing your…”ye shall not judge other’s behavior” screeds. So I assumed Clinton and his behavior fit that screed as well.

      But I did write correct me if I’m wrong….

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:29pm

      time2
      i explained everything. During the Clinton days, the republicans fought tooth and nail to balance the budget and restrain Clinton form making unconstitutional decisions. That disappeared when the republicans took control of ALL government. Divided government works best – try to pay attention next time

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:52pm

      I did pay attention SOY… and I read between the lines and filled in the blanks.

      “Clinton’s two terms were some of the best for the financial health of this country [...]
      Yea, i wouldnt mind a return to those days – much better than the nightmare scenarios we have today”

      Basically in MY mind’s eye knowing what I know based on all your posts… that‘s it’s okay if the POTUS is a POS as long as the economy is humming along right whether he can take credit for it or not? So if the economy was going great right now… Obama would be your hero too? You fail to take all the $h!t that is the man just like you do with Ron Paul.

      I want a great economy AND a POTUS that doesn’t embarrass himself and our great country every chance he gets like Clinton did, Obama is doing and Ron Paul would certainly do.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:59pm

      If we have a Congress that STANDS – then the president is just a figurehead. You put your faith in one man at the top – but the real power is with the Congress and the people. Once again, your progressiveness is showing

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    • AUsername
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:39pm

      yeah i like him more than Ron Paul because hes more qualified, better record and has a bit more pro freedom beliefs to. If Ron Paul don’t get nomination that is the man to vote for. He has the best record as governor out of them all.

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  • BLACKDIAMONDSKIER
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:57pm

    “I voted for Obama, I love Obama” – Steve Guttenberg

    The question is….. what is it about Obama that you love?

    We now know what you don’t like, but what do you like? Is it his Marxist ideology? Do you like his Communist friends? Do you like his regulatory czar – Cass Sunstein? Do you like his relationship with the President of Russia? Do you like him trying to bypass Congress (which is simply….the American people)? How about when he thwarts the will of the people by using activist judges to overturn the will of the people in elections? Do you like his choice of Eric Holder as the head of the Justice Department? Do you like his support of Occupy Wall Street and the violence they have perpetuated? Do you love that he appoints members of the Muslim Brotherhood to advise homeland security at the highest levels? Do you love that he supports the Arab spring? Do you love his big spending habits with taxpayer money? How about his wifes discussion of Food Deserts? Don’t keep us in suspense. Do tell………..

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    • Micmac
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:03pm

      BRAVO!!

      NoBama 2012

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 7:47pm

      I wonder what Guttenberg will say when the real “The Day After” happens and he’s not starring in it but living it. He’ll know for sure who to blame.

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    • Debra
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:26pm

      BlackDiamondSkier.
      I am in total agreement with your post. I am asking permission to repost over at HuffPo?

      It is so sad that saying ‘I told you’ so was at the cost of our freedoms. They were dazzeled by the hype. i don‘t know what Guttenberg’s past leanings were/are. I do believe that he may have seen the light. now it’s time for him to step up and start working for Romney.

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    • Stephen Markovich
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 7:03am

      BlackD.S. very smart logical questions! Good work!

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    • BLACKDIAMONDSKIER
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 1:27pm

      @ DEBRA

      Go for it

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    • Show Me Mary
      Posted on June 1, 2012 at 8:08am

      Can I please re-post this to my FB status? These are questions I want the answers to as well. I will wait to hear from you BlackDiamondSkier.

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  • 2smart
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:57pm

    I don’t understand. I listened to the Empty Suit back in 08 and was able to determine he wasn’t worth it then. I don’t listen to sound bites or choreographed campaign rhetoric. I look at the candidates history, some speeches and actually do what the media should be doing. And the talk about “wealth redistribution” verified he wasn’t what America needed. But so many don’t bother. They believe whatever they hear on TV and radio as the truth no matter who is talking.

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    • WIjoyzie
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 8:07pm

      Amen. I do not get how likely intelligent people could not see what Obama was in 2008. Everything I read/heard about/ and listened to made me quesy… and said this man is not experienced enough or stable enough to be president!

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:56pm

    What Steve Really Said.

    Only Actors (DEMOCRATS) should have private jets.

    Only Actors(DEMOCRATS) should have Rolls Royces

    CEO’s who work at their DESKS, should make little.

    I Still love Obama

    I will vote for OBAMA again.

    Don’t show Obama , even if he is on vacation. or golfing, or playing frisbee with Bawney Fwank.

    I LOVE BARRY

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    • GeorgieJo
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:59pm

      JOHN KERRYS YACHT still in RHODE ISLAND and STILL NO TAXES paid on it
      Liberals seem to get away with everything.
      Gutenberg?
      HOPE you vote Republican THIS TIME

      OMG 2012

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  • lizaz
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:54pm

    Hopefully Guttenberg won’t vote for him again!!!!

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  • Mglas
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:54pm

    But I bet he still votes for him, what do you think? So the question begs, is it bad enough to vote for CHANGE or are you just going to HOPE for it and vote the same way? I am guessing he feels better about getting it off his chest, but he will still vote for BHO

    YA THINK?

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  • Open Mind
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:52pm

    Whether Guttenberg knows it or not he just admitted that he voted for Obama because he was black. Like many of the “ignorant – uninformed” Hollywood liberals, they voted for an incompetent man that they knew absolutely nothing about. The bumper sticker statement below has never been more appropriate.

    If you voted for Obama in the last election to prove you aren’t a racist. You need to vote against him in 2012 to prove you aren’t stupid.

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    • freethinking
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:13pm

      Rotflmao :)

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    • Kisses6350
      Posted on May 31, 2012 at 8:01am

      Open? Seriously? Is that why all the non blacks voted for a black POTUS? Click your heels three times, and I suspect you will even start to believe that one,,,,,,,,,,,,,BTW, I should remind you that the usage of a Federal Government Ensignia, (ie. the ICE logo ) is a violation . You do not represent a US Government entity by posting on this site. ****Smirks****

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:52pm

    …
    Obama is just rubbing his wastefulness in our faces, like he’s our dictator.

    Remember back when Bush was President and the media bashed him for playing golf, while the World was in turmoil. At least Bush had the good sense to quit playing golf.

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  • WER
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:52pm

    Good for you, Guttenberg, for saying what most Americans have been painfully witnessing since the beginning.

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  • TheLeftMadeMeRight
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:52pm

    You forgot one more big one…

    I DON’T WANT TO SEE HIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:49pm

    O-Bummer has lost hi MoJo?

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  • PBSWX
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:49pm

    If you are still saying “I love” this guy after three and a half years, your judgment and everything said afterward must be called into serious question. That kind of qualifier before ripping into the vacations, endless t.v. appearances, and perpetual fundraising seems delusional, in my opinion.

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    • Mglas
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:54pm

      well he has to say that if he wants to work again IMHO

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  • gbfreak
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:49pm

    Jumping on the No Hope freight train!

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:48pm

    So Hollywood is slowly turning on Obama? Only now they see the writing on the wall of their own impending fate at his hands? Or is it that he is not radical enough for them?

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    • Micmac
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:08pm

      They’re not turning on him. they just want him to reign in the pomp some…everything is still alright to them if this is done. It’s all about the image and not the substance.

      NoBama 2012

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    • RebelPatriot
      Posted on May 30, 2012 at 6:22pm

      They are concerned, because eventually with the economy getting worse Hollywood understands it will be harder and harder to make a living playing pretend.

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:48pm

    You voted for the moron, Steve-o. He’s just being a Democrat. They’ve been hanging out in Hollywood for decades. And about those CEO’s…….at least they work for a living. You made your money acting, and haven’t really worked in years as far as I can tell….just living off the millions you made…..acting. Why don’t you give some of it up? My kid needs school paid for….how ’bout it, Steve-o? I‘d rather have your money than take the money of those CEO’s who actually help create jobs…….something you’ve never done.

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  • Dale
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:48pm

    Ah, a third tier actor bashing a last tier president (one he loves and voted for).

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  • momprayn
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:45pm

    Don’t understand all these people who say they are SOoooooo surprised about Obama. It was obvious to those of us that didn’t vote for him – and easy to find out. At least a lot of them have now said they won’t vote for him again but…….I just hope it isn’t too late….
    Just read a VERY enlightening interview with an alleged White House Insider that I’ve been following for a long time and has proven correct so far…if interested:

    http://theulstermanreport.com/2012/05/30/white-house-insider-obama-in-serious-trouble-and-that-makes-him-very-dangerous/#comment-31217

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  • sb36695
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:45pm

    Maybe next time you vote for “hope”, you will question the “change”.

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  • PATTY HENRY
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:44pm

    I’m telling you: All HOLLYWOOD people are NOT like Barbra Streisand or Jane Fonda !! Most of the crews and the other 18 hour a day workers are conservative…the poor little starlets, the wannabe directors the daddy’s-paying-all-my-bills “producers” ..those are the mindless liberals. PS: Most of the RICH (about 99%) In Beverly Hills are PERSIANS, rich on OUR oil money, not even American Citizens. The Rodeo Drive crowd have very few real Americans running around.

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  • indy1
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:44pm

    Anna Gilligan is not going to be pleased!

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  • forthepeople
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:41pm

    Once a American citizen really truthfully ponders what is going on in this country they can only come to one rational conclusion …. We are and have been watching the left facade crumble , falling down after being built on deception with many lies !

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  • 111gecko
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:41pm

    So many Dems feel this way, but are afraid to say it…this could be a snowball reaction if the Hollywood ‘elite’ would just get on board and say how they feel..there is power in numbers and they won’t feel like they are alone…..we all know you feel the same way…check your spine and Speak Up!!!

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  • deerfawn
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:41pm

    hey that’s what you voted for, that’s what you got.

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on May 30, 2012 at 5:40pm

    But would he like to see Moochelle hiding in a podium?

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