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Governor Christie Evacuates Jersey Shore: ‘Get the Hell Off the Beach…You‘ve Maximized Your Tan’

During a press conference this afternoon to address logistical concerns surrounding Hurricane Irene’s approaching descent on the Northeastern U.S., New Jersey Governor Chris Christie warned beach-goers to, “get the hell off the Beach in Asbury Park and get out.”

“You’re done. It’s 4:30 PM. You’ve maximized your tan. Get off the beach. Get in you cars and get out of those areas.”

Perhaps Christie figured he ought to be extra stern in the event members of the Jersey Shore were out tanning, unaware of the impending hurricane.

Watch Christie deliver his evacuation orders below:

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 9:13pm

    He didn’t tell the Mayor of New York to get out of the rain though?

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  • barber2
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 9:12pm

    I remember seeing a photo of Michelle Obama with her one fist in the air looking scarily like Angela Davis of the 60′s, long before “the first time I felt proud to be an American” speech. Guess she is still trying to get “pay back” from the American people by running up the national debt. This might be growing into the first time I didn’t feel proud of an American first lady, regardless of party.

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  • Gypsy123
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:54pm

    People can be dumber than dirt. Let them swim with the fishies

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    • kindling
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:29pm

      Storms like this have a tendency to raise the national IQ.

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    • drattastic
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:27am

      I may be wrong but I’m going out on a limb and say this storm is being over-hyped by the media. obozo is on one of his frequent vacations and congress is in recess ,the quake was a yawner ,so they need a big story .

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  • OnToppaThat
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:50pm

    good old common sense

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  • lonewolf57
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:44pm

    Why don’t he just declare an emergency and order people off the beach under threat of arrest,instead of talking like daddy to his kids?There are small towns in Indiana that ban all local vehicle traffic(except for emergencies and emergency personnel) during winter snow blizzards.You are ticketed if caught driving.

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    • Snafu777
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 9:11pm

      I’m from Indiana, too. Sadly, where he is there are a lot more lefties who’d go out to the beaches just to make him carry out that threat. That would put a lot of other people at risk. I’m tempted to say something awful, like, “How’s that survival of the fittest working for you?” Yeah, that felt good. ;-)

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    • Jimmy Chowda
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:22am

      I like this approach better than drawing off federal funds a day before the storm even hits them.

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:39pm

    Why oh why doesn’t Christie wade out into the ocean and use his girth to deflect the hurricane out into the middle of the ocean?

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    • gdbhusker
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:39pm

      a fat joke??? really, you are a despicable steaming pile of human deficant!!!!!

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    • lonewolf57
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:08am

      Between Obama lowering the sea levels by decree and Christie as a barrier against tsunamis…hells bells, we got it dicked.;)

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  • Tyr
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:36pm

    Does the MSM think that the whole damned world revolves around New York city and the Eastern seaboard? That is all they have talked about now for nearly 48 hours. Frankly, their are quite a few of us out here in the big square flyover states that wouldn’t mind a bit if the East Coast got entirely swept out to sea! Sorry, but it is true!

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    • southernORcobra
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:59am

      in short….. Yes

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    • Redscot
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 1:05pm

      I live in New Hampshire. We expect to be hit by Irene but the LSM are stuck on NYC. Uh, folks, there is life other than dirty arm-pit NYC. I can understand your dislike of some of the eastern seaboard. We up here don’t like it much either. I moved here from Maryland to get away from all the hot air spewing from DC. Yes, since Obummer was elected. Just don’t throw all of the east away just because some of it stinks.

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    • SamAdamslives
      Posted on August 28, 2011 at 5:10pm

      I agree. The Northeast thinks they set the tone, decide what’s best, which candidate is smart enough, and often with a profane, sarcastic condescension. Ergo Chris Christie. New Jersey conservatives don’t seem all that impressed with this RINO online. I find him bombastic and full of bluster. Talk about throwing your weight around. Coulter is wrong. He’s not worth supporting. I still remember him rolling his eyes when asked about Sarah Palin on a talk show. There’s your RINO marker right there.

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  • Fedup
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:21pm

    Again… two jets when they could have used one. Keep ******* away the taxpayer’s money Mr. President… I know you are trying to spend all of it before you leave the White House in January 2013 and go to the BIG HOUSE…

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    • kindling
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:16pm

      I would like to know how the Obamas are going to go back to living like the rest of us after 2012? I wonder if they are going to take a bunch with them like the Clintons did?

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  • redbone007
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:13pm

    I am sick of hearing ‘Obama is cutting his vacation short’. He was planning to leave Saturday morning., “It should read ‘Obama is cutting his vacation short by 6 hours but his wife is going to milk it and leave on Saturday as plan”.

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    • redbone007
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:28pm

      Also, Obama is not planning to leave until late his evening. If he leave his wife should leave with him, I am sure of their staffs/SS members want to be get home to check on their families.

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  • marthasusan40
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:06pm

    I’m not so sure that Gov Christie was out of line…I saw on the NBC nightly news at 6:55pm, they were reporting from Point Pleasant Beach NJ and they showed several families playing in the tidal pools, the comments were that the beaches were to be clear and that it was illegal to be there..yet there were children playing right along the coast…What is wrong with these people, why should rescue personnel put there butts on the line when clearly, people are just plain stupid and stubborn…

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    • starman70
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:25pm

      I agree! Gov. Christie must have been directing his comments to all the liberal / socialists living in New Jersey. The gov. has to talk to them like a parent does to small children because the liberal /socialist intellect is equivalent to that of a small child. That’s the only way he can get through to them.

      As to the cast of “Jersey Shore” talking to them won’t help. Thet must be led by the hand like infants, as the whole premise and intelligence level of the show’s participants indicates. The storm will take away the sun so they can’t tan but I wonder if MTV can afford to move their washing machines or gym equipment to a secure location.

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  • Mr. Oshawott
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:51pm

    All right, I can pretty much understand where Chris Christie is getting at with Hurricane Irene drawing nigh, but he was being utterly condescending in his warning about the incoming windstorm. The beach-goers know when it’s time to close up shop and when there in serious danger of being blown away.

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    • lonewolf57
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:59pm

      All the media attention has gone to his head,its obvious.

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    • Bounder
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:13pm

      Utterly condescending? Give me a break! National warnings were sounded. Idiots were not taking them seriously and still playing on a beach that was supposed to be evacuated. If you’re doing that, then you NEED to be condescended to!

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    • Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:24pm

      I don‘t know if I’m yet a Christie fan or not but I do wonder, and not to be arguementative, would his words have been condescending to the idiots in Catrina who refused to leave. You only get one shot at these things to be right, and Irene does appears to be a fizzle, but it could have so easily gone the other way as we’ve seen here many times. When everything east of I-95 is underwater, as was the case during Floyd here in NC, why would you quibble because some fat politician has asked you to exercise a little caution that might save your life or a rescuer?

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 9:12pm

      @Bounder. Some people love to live on the edge. Like OSHAWOTT said, people know when to pick up and leave.
      Some people love to Skydive and Climb Cliffs. That is Living life to the fullest. I am One of those people. Some people wear helmets on Bicycles and others ride their crotch-rockets at 160 m.p.h. with no helmet.
      Libertarians don’t want to be told not to live on the edge or not take risks. That is for the Individual to decide.
      Hmm… ‘Individual’ kind of has a Constitutional tone to it, don’t you agree?
      I actually went out to the beach in a minimal hurricane, with 75 mile an hour sustained winds !
      It was an incredible experience, and I am glad I did it. We had to avoid downed power lines as we made our way to the beach. I saw one individual come around a corner and get lifted about a foot off the ground, and thrown about 15 feet. He was not injured. He was drunk and in deep sand. We had to have clear acetate sheets to see. We were getting sandblasted. There was no danger from flying debris, due to the fact the wind was coming from the the direction of water. It was great !! Once in a lifetime experience!!!
      LIBERTY BABY !!!!
      TEA PARTY !!!

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    • Mr. Oshawott
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 9:25pm

      @Bounder

      “Idiots were not taking them seriously and still playing on a beach that’s supposed to be evacuated.”

      Hmmm, maybe these so-called “idiots” are factoring in the possibility that the warnings might be FALSE ALARMS. As I mentioned earlier, the beach-goers know when they‘re under the threat of a hurricane and will depart from the beach when feel that they’re really in danger.

      “If you’re doing that, then you NEED to be condescended to.”

      In other words, you’re saying that if I were to remain at the beach despite warnings of a possible hurricane, I’m a stupid person. I find this statement to be offensive and condescending in itself. But, hey, nothing like enjoying a day of being a steer that simply loves to be ordered around and strong-arming intelligent, self-governing folks into becoming part of the servile herd, right? How disheartening.

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  • MCGIRV
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:51pm

    “Jawohl, Mein Fuhrer!”

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  • Ballot_Box_Revolution
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:50pm

    I think that was condescending….I for the most part like Christie, but if I were a resident there which I’m not…but if I were I would say just who do you think you are talking to me like that. DicTater

    In all reality I think you have given your warnings, and you can continue to give your warnings. If I don’t want to leave my property that would be my choice, maybe I am jobless and don’t care anymore….let me take my chances, at least i can say (if I survive) I was in the eye of a hurricane.

    If Obama said this there would be plenty of words like dictator, nazi being posted here…..and I would be right along with you saying these things, just as I am saying them about Christie right now. Get off your high horse buddy…you aint the boss of me…..hahahahaha

    “Ohhhhh but then we would have to spend money on rescue….blah blah blah….” well the right thing to do would also warn that there would be no rescue attempts so make your choices quick…..Saddly he wont do that because there are no term limits, and saying something like that could hurt his career……sorry Christie….I like your politics 98% of the time….just speaking my mind about your remarks..

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    • Cosmos102
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:28pm

      Ummm…Gov. Christie was referring to the people with their children, who were still playing on the beach after they had been ask to evacutate. Not property owners who were boarding up windows, and taking care of business.. I don’t live in NJ either, but after reading some of these comments…I understand why Gov. Christie has to use “that tone” with people. In the South, where I live, people well understand the power of a hurricane, and also understand that they will be putting first responders lives at risk as well, if they have to be rescued. Hurricanes are unpredictable. Most hurricanes don’t follow the exact path the forecasters predict. It‘s just common decency and good common sense to leave when your State’s Gov requests it.

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  • MCGIRV
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:50pm

    Ya vol, Herr Commandant !

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  • AZ Prosecutor
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:45pm

    Even the POTUS had enough sense to cut his vacay short!

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    • Restored One
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:56pm

      By one day and that is because he has been getting heat from the real media. His family is not flying out until tomorrow. Apparently, she still has some shopping to do.

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    • lonewolf57
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:57pm

      Too bad.Maybe if he’d stayed,he would have been swept away.But then we‘d have O’Biden.Maybe O’Biden would get blown out to sea too,with any luck.But then we’d have John *****.We’d be SOL in any of these scenarios.

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    • redbone007
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:19pm

      He not leaving until late this evening. And, his wife wants to get a better tan. As Gov. Christie stated “Get the Hell Off the Beach and Go Home.

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    • Restored One
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:44pm

      I was going to mention something about a tan too, but thought better because that is racist. But here it comes, maybe he wanted to tan his white side. Ohhhhhh, that was so wrong. But to quote many of you “I hate his white side too” which he hates too.

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  • Mikev5
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:39pm

    @ProbIemSoIver

    That is why Katrina was such a mess way to many people chose to ignore the warnings and stayed home then when they ended up on their roofs they blamed the government namely Bush and it was never Bushes responsibility it was the States responsibility never Bush.

    So if you want to drown or get blown away just remember you made the choice the Government is not responsible but that wouldn’t stop you if you survived from suing for damages would it?

    You show your true self now got you, you pretender.

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    • mwhaley
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:54pm

      Katrina was such a mess due to those that would not leave because the government checks were to be delivered in a few days. The welfare recipients dod not realize the mail does not get delivered in a hurricane.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 9:14pm

      I’ve been in mandatory evacuations before. The police will quickly drive through the neighborhood and if they find someone, they will ask that you leave. I never saw or heard of police dragging people to a considerably safer place. Katrina was more stupid people than they could deal with. It was a sure thing they would be floating out to sea. A definite disaster forecast accurately.
      Before IKE hit the Texas coast, the mayor of Galveston announced that anyone that stayed would take their lives in their own hands. I volunteered for cleanup in Galveston and never want to see those sights again. But I only stayed for the duration during IKE because of my confrontational nature.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 9:17pm

      I agree. It is up to the Individual to decide their fate. Having said that, I do not believe they should receive any assistance, after not heeding the warning. I am 100% libertarian.

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    • shirelover
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:10pm

      Problemsolver – I don’t want to start a fight, I have an honest question for you. What then, is the difference between your position, basically, “if they screw up they die and let them” and a hard core darwinist, “survival of the fittest”? I agree with you to a point, warn them then let them die if they ignore the warnings…but I can’t help remembering listening to phone calls from during Katrina where children were dying because of their parents stupidity. I would go out to rescue a child, maybe not the idiot parent who put the child in danger…presumeably you could then teach the child not to ignore warnings!

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:00pm

      Even the less intelligent non-evacuees should be picked up and assisted after a disaster.
      It’s the only option with the opposite being less than human in the face of tragedy.
      It’ll always be the correct path even if done without expectation of a thankful population afterward.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:13pm

      I should have elaborated, and stated that I believe they should not get assistance if it involves any danger to the rescuing party. I do believe they should receive assistance from individuals who want to help, after-the-fact. No Government involvement.
      Jerry Lewis raises tens of millions for MDA every year. NOT the government.

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    • Rayblue
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:12am

      Understood, Solver.

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  • heywhat1
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:35pm

    how are those wind turbines and solar working out before during and after the storm?

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    • Joe_Camel
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:34pm

      Last time I checked, those puppies were whirling around faster than my box fan. Plenty of “green” energy on the east coast for at least a few more hours. Then, there will be a flurry of shovel ready jobs to replace all those turbines! Is Obama great or what?

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:28pm

    When the fat man speaks, you jack-wagons need to listen!

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  • flatbroke
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:25pm

    I love Cristy ” GET THE HELL OFF THE BEACH, YOUVE MAXIMISED YOUR TAN” awesome! if only we had a POTUS that was just as straight forward.

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  • rdietz7
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:25pm

    They wouldn‘t be guido’s if they let some icky storm ruin their tan.

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    • jhaydeng
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:37pm

      They will be fist pumping through the storm!!!!!

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  • heyjim55
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:21pm

    You can bet the Left will be ready to spring the minute they think he did something wrong or if they can create the illusion that he did or did not do enough then they will disrupt services to make things worse so they can trick the public into thinking Christie doesn’t care and is incompetent. Then there is always the race card to played if enough minorities are affected by the storm.

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    • J4YM3
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:26pm

      Don’t really matter what they say, WE with out number them lefty loons who seem to be suffering from a sadistic personality disorder.

      http://www.br0wn.biz

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  • YepImaConservative
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:20pm

    Snookie said…. the tanning’s not over until the fat Gov sings!

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  • Rfunk
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:14pm

    Meaning what he says and saying what he means. What more can you ask from an elected official.

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  • ProbIemSoIver
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:14pm

    Tell this jack@ss to go take care of his own business, and don’t tell intelligent, educated adults what to do, in a condescending manner. I will evacuate if I want. Some one should be telling him to lay off the Ho-Hos and get some exercise.

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:30pm

      Yeah, why don’t you just stay there!!!! I have an even better idea; how about gathering all the leftist friends you can and have them come and stay there with you. Hey, maybe Obama would like to hang around with you guys too!

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    • NOTAMUSHROOM
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:33pm

      He has to get through to all the lefty idiots who will expect the rest of us to pay for their stupidity when they decide to stay on the beach just to watch the hurricane roll in.

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    • AZ Prosecutor
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:47pm

      Now that’s were you went wrong . . . intelligent, educated?

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:04pm

      I have 46 years experience with hurricanes in Florida, and I have been though quite a few. I just checked the doppler. It isn’t even close yet. lol. You all are Clowns. Plus, the media always over-hypes them. They are just mainly squalls with heavy winds and rain, with the occasional tornado. The only concern is about 5-10 miles from the Eyewall (WHEN IT HITS ), Most damage from the storm surge with be to the north of the eye wall, since the winds rotate Counter-clockwise. And I am no liberal as you a$$umed, I am a TEA PARTY LIBERTARIAN that doesn’t like uneducated clowns, like you and Fat@ss, telling others what to do !!!

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:10pm

      You need someone to tell you to not stand in the highway, in front of MAC trucks?
      Not to drive too fast at the Grand Canyon’s rim?
      I Like Darwin’s theory of Natural selection.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:16pm

      Someone needs to tell him ‘Get the Hell Off the Couch…You‘ve Maximized Your Twinkie’s Intake!’

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    • qpwillie
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:26pm

      ProbIemSoIver,
      There is not a lot of functional difference between a Ron Paul Libertarian and a leftist. They’re all working to help Obama get reelected by smearing everybody who is likely to be his opponent.

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:31pm

      Prosecutor? lol. I am no attorney, and I would intellectually dominate you in a court of law and win my case. Clown. Oh BTW, 168. lol. Hit the road runnin’.

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    • Cape_Lookout_RW_Extremist
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:33pm

      To imply that 46 years of experience with hurricanes give you the right to make others dismiss the seriousness of one of these monsters sounds irresponsible to me. Where did you spend those 46 years, Tampa?

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    • ProbIemSoIver
      Posted on August 26, 2011 at 8:42pm

      @qpwillie
      “There is not a lot of functional difference between a Ron Paul Libertarian and a leftist. They’re all working to help Obama get reelected by smearing everybody who is likely to be his opponent.”
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      More ASSumptions from you?
      I am “working” to elect the Muslim, Communist, Saboteur of America?
      I am a Leftist?
      You are really ignorant. RON PAUL and I understand what a Neo-Con and the Military / Industrial Complex is, Obviously you DO NOT !!!
      Paul has never voted against the constitution in his 30 year career.
      He is a Doctor; OB/GYN and military veteran that knows more about IRAN’s “Capabilities” than 99.9% of you arm-chair political pundits.

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:20pm

      LMAO.. Ron paul is a Neo-Liberal, definately NOT a conservative.

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  • Jenny Lind
    Posted on August 26, 2011 at 7:11pm

    Dear Gov, You can’t fix stupid,
    Love, Jenny Lind

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