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Heckling From AIDS Activists Irritates Obama During Boston Rally

BOSTON (AP) — With the congressional elections fast approaching, President Barack Obama acknowledged Saturday that the hope and energy he stirred during his presidential campaign may have faded in the face of a grinding economic crisis.

“We’re doing the grinding, sometimes frustrating work of actually delivering change. I know it can be discouraging,” Obama told a crowd of 10,000 at an energetic rally at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center.

Obama came to Boston to campaign for his friend and political ally, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, who is struggling to overcome the anti-incumbent mood that has swept across the country during this election season.Obama said Patrick’s opponent is banking on the same strategy as national Republicans.

Obama’s remarks were interrupted twice by protesters demanding more funding for HIV/AIDS. Supporters in the crowd tried to drowned out the protesters by chanting, “Yes We Can,” Obama’s slogan during the 2008 presidential campaign.

(via HotAirPundit — who has a second video of more heckling that can be seen here)

Obama responded directly to the protesters, saying his administration had increased AIDS funding and told them to, “take a look at what the Republican leadership has to say about AIDS funding.”

Obama called on Democrats to show up on election day.

“I need all of you to be clear,” he told the crowd, “over the next two weeks this election is a choice and the stakes could not be higher.”

Obama also spoke at a fundraiser near Boston Saturday that was expected to raise $500,000 for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

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  • Rob
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:15pm

    awwwww… the socialist gawd is getting heckled by the other losers….

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  • neverending
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:14pm

    I have many, many years behind me and seeing him absolutely sends chills down my spine. I have never seen a President of this great and beautiful land so angry, so devisive, so full of lies, so totally unpresidential. Never did get it when he was running for the presidency and seems like all we heard was “what a fabulous speaker” – “such a brilliant man” and on and on – then chills running down MSNBCer’s legs – oh and did I mention people passing out?????????????? All seems like such a horrible nightmare – but no here we are – nearly 2 years into it and everything we ever stood for, fought so hard for is just close to being taken totally down. WAKE UP America – fear this election is our last chance to TAKE our AMERICA back.

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  • We Are Not Alone
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:13pm

    MUST WATCH:

    “WE THE PEOPLE” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVAhr4hZDJE

    So proud to live here…

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  • RobertCA
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:13pm

    Who’s running the country ?????????????? President & his Vice on the road campaigning like there’s nothing else to worry about .

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  • Proud American in Buffalo
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:11pm

    The President wants things to be made clear. Except when it is his Birth Certificate, the beliefs of his Cabinate,(SIC) or weither or not he heard the caustic speechs of his preacher of 20 years.

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  • mcFirst
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:10pm

    Is that really all that matters, where are the details. Stump speaches mean little to most people.

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  • kamin
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:08pm

    They should go for private donations and not govt. Let them ask Soros for help.

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  • Beachluver
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:05pm

    He is getting it from all sides and deservedly so!!!! A complete un qualified failure and a LIAR!!! George W. Bush did more for aids and Africa and these aids protesters know it!!!!! Don’t let up on this clown!!!!

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  • Bob_R_OathKeeper
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:01pm

    “The Bush regime has been divisive … created bitterness — but not here in Africa. Here, his administration has saved millions of lives,” Geldof wrote in Time Magazine as he accompanied Bush on an Africa trip last February.

    “The administration and Bush himself deserve a lot more credit than they received for getting this job done,” says Josh Ruxin, assistant professor of public health at Columbia University.

    Copied from here, can‘t believe it’s MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28605888/

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  • what4
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:00pm

    Barry is having a hard time understanding, Its all his Fault!

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  • Donald
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:00pm

    Pride and Self-Righteousness

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  • Richlove1
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:53pm

    Bono, of U2 and the poorly run AIDS charity, praised President GW Bush for his generosity in US aid to the African AIDS problem. So, the Republican leadership has already said something about AIDS funding, loud and clear. Obama, sadly but typically, is ignorant of the facts yet again. With lefties, though, slogans rule, facts drool.

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  • richarddmarks
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:46pm

    I got an idea blame W … Oh wait how much money did he send out to fight aids … I don‘t know the exact figure but I know he’s loved in aids torn countries and areas. … http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1944554,00.html … http://www.wthitv.com/dpps/healthy_living/general_health/george-w.-bush-led-on-aids.-will-obama%3F_3587413 … Bush did good … http://bloodthirstyliberal.com/?p=12315 … BO not so much …

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  • MidAmerican
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:46pm

    The President gets more trouble from the Left at his speeches than from the Right. And as much as he is blaming his unpopularity on the economy, thinking Americans know its ALL of his policies. I’m sure his advisors have let him know as much. But alas, the “messiah” clings dearly to his complex.

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  • americansfightingforcommonsense
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:43pm

    Obama is getting it from all sides. Keep up the heat, maybe he’ll get out of the kitchen and stop cooking up socialism.
    Stay united patriots! We have to win back the congress so we can start to return back to some sense of sanity. Marxism is not what we want.

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  • Star Spangled
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:42pm

    Folks This is important .
    You remember how ACORN pulled off voter fraud across the country to get OBAMA in office ?
    Well there’s work to be done to protect our votes . Please watch this video and sign up if you can .
    ACORN is still out there and they have a lot to lose in Nov.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTaQW4hLGWI&feature=player_embedded#!

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    • We Are Not Alone
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:48pm

      Thank you for that reminder….. I’m going to post that link all over the place (hope you don’t mind)

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    • Psychosis
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:24pm

      EVERYBODY SHOULD SEE THAT VIDEO and when you are done EVERYONE NEEDS TO GO TO http://WWW.TRUETHEVOTE.ORG AND SIGN UP …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….THIS IS YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY…………………………….HELP SAVE OUR COUNTRY

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    • pinkcadlac
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:40pm

      Yes, thanks. Good thinking

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    • drbage
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:47pm

      Another thing to watch for and in my humble opinion one of the most troublesome is all this early voting. Despite all the proclamations of the safety and checks, doublechecks, it seems like it could be rife with fraud.

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  • We Are Not Alone
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:41pm

    I heard that President Bush provided more aid to African than any other administration…. Obama never tells the American people the truth… thank God, we can find the truth

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    • tlsagel
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:42pm

      You are right. W. supplied several hundreds of millions of dollars in medical aid and education to combat Africa’s AIDS crisis. I would give just about anything to have W. back in office. For all of his other faults (and he did have many), the man was, at the very least, PRESIDENTIAL at all times.

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  • Capt_Spalding
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:40pm

    Of course it wouldn’t be a speech to his sheeple without bashing the Republicans… because EVERYTHING is obviously THEIR FAULT! One can’t help but wonder how people can believe this guy cuz no one can be as consistently stupid as the Demoncrats and their jackass leader.

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  • newzjunkie
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:38pm

    “…the stakes could not be higher.”
    Wow, I completely agree with the President. I can’t wait for November.

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    • angrymob
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 10:08am

      Bush did more for AIDS victims than this Prez but very few people know that unless they watch FOX NEWS…and that’s a tragedy – the Dems never own up to that fact.

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  • We Are Not Alone
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:36pm

    I received this in an email and thought it was worth posting as a reminder of what and when things happened….. please cut and paste if you agree

    Remember January 3, 2007

    …… I don‘t understand WHY the people running for office don’t say this in their ads!!!

    The day the democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009 it was actually January 3, 2007 the day the Democrats took over the House of Representatives and the Senate, the start of the 110th Congress.

    The Democratic Party controlled a majority in both chambers for the first time since the end of the 103rd Congress in 1995.

    For those who are listening to the liberals propagating the fallacy that everything is “Bush’s Fault”, think about this:

    January 3, 2007 was the day the Democrats took over the Senate and the Congress:
    At the time:

    The DOW Jones closed at 12,621.77

    The GDP for the previous quarter was 3.5%

    The Unemployment rate was 4.6%

    George Bush’s Economic policies SET A RECORD of 52 STRAIGHT MONTHS of JOB CREATION!

    Remember the day.

    January 3, 2007 was the day that Barney Frank took over as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and Chris Dodd took over as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.

    The economic meltdown that happened 15 months later was in what part of the economy?

    BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES!

    Thank Congress for taking us from 13,000 DOW, 3.5 GDP and 4.6% Unemployment to this CRISIS by dumping 5-6 TRILLION Dollars of toxic loans on the economy from YOUR Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fiasco’s!

    (BTW: Bush asked Congress 17 TIMES to stop Fannie & Freddie – starting in 2001, because it was financially risky for the U.S. economy, but no one was listening).

    And who took the THIRD highest pay-off from Fannie Mae AND Freddie Mac? OBAMA.

    And who fought against reform of Fannie and Freddie??? OBAMA and the Democratic Congress.

    So when someone tries to blame Bush…
    REMEMBER JANUARY 3, 2007…. THE DAY THE DEMOCRATS TOOK OVER!”

    Bush may have been in the car, but the Democrats were in charge of the gas pedal and steering wheel they were driving. Set the record straight on Bush!

    So, as you listen to all the commercials and media from the Democrats who are now distancing themselves from their voting record and their party, remember how they didn‘t listen to you when you said you didn’t want all the bailouts, you didn’t want the health care bill, you didn’t want cap and trade, you didn‘t want them to continue spending money we don’t have.

    I’m not forgetting their complicity in getting us into this mess, and I’ll be marking my vote accordingly!
    Written by

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  • Madisonian
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:35pm

    Nice, real presidential. George Bush was kicked in the face daily (many times for good cause), yet never personalized the office. Obama may have different policies, but he can certainly learn from W’s treatment of the office.

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    • Independent Tess
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 11:37pm

      I certainly didn’t agree with the Bush fiscal policies, but I admire his respect for the office and the dignity he has shown since leaving office (how he has kept his mouth shut and not commented on many of the things said about him and his administration, I will never know!).

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  • Falconer
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:35pm

    There is a cure for AIDS. One man, One woman committed to each other.

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    • newzjunkie
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:48pm

      Completely agree, but, as an odd side-note, did you know that one of the reasons AIDS is spreading so rapidly in Africa is that there is a myth that sex with a virgin will cure AIDS…and the younger the better?
      (Of course, this has nothing to do with the political issue on this page, but I thought it was a horrifying fact, nonetheless.)

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    • neverending
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:50pm

      Amen and amen!!!!

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    • krmaurice
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:15pm

      I agree !!

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    • Miami
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:48pm

      Actually more like one human one human, the disease came from a monkeys I’ll let you all fill in the blanks

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 11:47pm

      Consider the economic cause and affect of homes without one man and one woman together in matrimony.
      52% of children born without both a mom & dad in the home costing $112 billion annually to cope with the results children born out of wedlock and divorce.
      $14 billion care and treatment Aids/HIV
      Why are we living with the consequences of those who say yes we can, when they can’t pay?

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    • gopsnativeson
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 7:50am

      If you want to prevent aide, just sit down & keep your mouth shut

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  • UlyssesP
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:34pm

    What a whining weakening!! This guy sounds like a child!!!

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    • NoName22
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 12:57am

      “One of the great things about being a Democrat is we like to argue with each other”

      We just don’t like to argue with anyone else.

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    • BehindBlueEyes
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 6:54am

      @noname22
      If I understand your post correctly, we all saw a display of this democrat mentality on “The View” when Whoppie and that nasty woman Joy walked out on their guest Bill O’Reily.

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  • snowleopard3200
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:34pm

    “Were doing the grinding…”

    Yes Mr President, of america into the ever loving ground!

    Why does he continue to blame everything on everyone else, especially the American people, instead of listening to our frustrations and get the heck out of our way of restoring the country to the people of America.

    In the case of AIDS funding what we need to honestly do is increase private and charity donations for the research in treating and hopefully finally ridding our world of the sickness.

    I have a friend who got it via a blood transfusion, and the treatments of today have kept him alive for the time – yes there is more we can do.

    So Mr President if you would just stop the complaining and whining over the heckling by showing some spine, encourage fundraising among corporations and charities to help in research and the treatments.

    http://www.artinphoenix.com/gallery/grimm (mixed art)

    Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
    • MidAmerican
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:49pm

      Well stated.

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    • CALIDUDE
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:16pm

      Snowleopard:
      This is supposed to be a place for discussion, not for spam. All you are doing is trying to jack up your Google ranking. Why do you insist on spamming every story on this site? Does anyone else notice this?

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    • casseopea42
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:18pm

      What he and a lot of Presidents forget is that if they listen to the people and do what is needed then they will be loved and remembered…not hated and forgotten. With his enormous ego I would think wanting to be loved would be somewhere at the top of his list.

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    • drbage
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:43pm

      Also, he would do well to learn history and he would find that his scapegoat-in-chief, Pres. Bush sent more money to Africa in general and Kenya specifically to combat AIDS-both with education and medicine.

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    • NoName22
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 12:55am

      @Calidude

      While Snowleopard may be pushing their art……….And someone on here gives their not so favorable opinion almost as consistently……..I happen to enjoy the opinion that Snowleopard posts along with the link.

      Does the red ink force you to click or something? I haven’t looked at the artwork yet and do not plan to anytime soon. But what I have done is read and appreciated the opinion of someone who enjoys the purpose of this site.

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 8:14am

      Oh, people give this guy a break – everyone get angry or short occasionally – debate the issues and stop with the politics of personal destruction and character assassination!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-g6

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    • untameable-kate
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 10:15am

      Hey WALK I think you should give your advice to the whiner and chief himself, his promises to be inclusive and nonpartisen are crap and his transparency is nonexistent.

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    • AmericanPatriot01
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 5:19pm

      Walk is a troll and they can’t think like that. That owuld be commen sense and its against their religion.

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  • conservativeme
    Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:33pm

    Obama is obviously frustrated at the prospects of the dems getting their butts kicked Nov 2

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    • Citizen7154
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:48pm

      What is it with him an clarity. Now he wants all of them “to be clear”…

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    • neverending
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:49pm

      He is one thin skinned, angry dude.

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:51pm

      Now that right there, that’s funny! I don’t care who you are! :-)

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ3OxZhXKQ0
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UtmTALMkU4

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 9:52pm

      Damn straight! They‘re gettin’ a 55 gallon drum poured on them!

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    • pinkcadlac
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:25pm

      CULTURE WARRIORS

      WOOOO HOOOO Loved the both of the vids. That lead guitarist was tearin’ it up!

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    • Miami
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:44pm

      I was no great fan of GW but didn‘t he triple AID’s funding to Africa…? As normal Obama making things up again, just like Docs cuting of legs for the money…

      Report Post » Miami  
    • davecoolworld
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 10:54pm

      Miami…you are correct GWB did triple the money for AIDS research.

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    • Robert W
      Posted on October 16, 2010 at 11:40pm

      Narcissists cannot stand to be challenged. How dare they, dont they know who he is.

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    • jaspyr
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 5:49am

      why is this guy in charge of anythig……….

       
    • 2
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 8:53am

      BO, most of the other Dems (not all) are Jerkoffs.

      I have always like Senator Evan Bayh from Ind. and I also sent Him many letters emails and phone calls asking Him to join our side. He is more of a Conservative than a Progressive Lib/terd.

       
    • leanright
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 9:15am

      GWB tripled it in a state of the union speech and the left was dumbfounded and W was slammed for an because it was unfunded.

      Cuture- thanks you reminded of a picture the repubs should play over and over- the little girl holding the sign saying she’s already $41,000 in dept and “all I own is a dollhouse”- I think that’s classic.

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    • Brad in Victoria
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 9:19am

      No, President Obama is frustrated that Alinsky tactics are being used against him.

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    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 11:30am

      he is grinding you to nothing and redistributing all your pocket change to those people out there who were hoping that they would never have to get a job

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    • bsheck
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 12:25pm

      I can easily tell when he’s lying: either he’s on TV or his lips are moving. Really difficul to discover his “truth tell” (perhaps because he’s never done it?).

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    • Jimt
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 12:45pm

      The last twenty months have shown to us that we have a President, who despite running on a platform of transparent and accountable government, has closed the doors to government transparency meetings, did not show health care reform discussions on CSPAN as promised, and hid information regarding the severity of the largest oil spill in the nation’s history.

      During his time in office, President Obama has added more to the national debt than Presidents Washington through Reagan combined through massive spending projects like the nearly trillion dollar stimulus package, jobs bill, and health care reform act. President Obama promised to not sign any legislation with earmarks, yet broke this promise.

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    • SheriS
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 3:56pm

      Sounded to me O said they were going to cut spending for AIDS! Isn’t that interesting—sounds like the typical desperate threat from a very desperate politician! But that is what happens when TOTUS isn’t there to help him along and feed him the correct words to say! O has become the most pathetic President in my lifetime—worse then Carter which says a whole lot! So many of us talked about electing someone who has never worked in the “real world” and now you see that lack of “real world” experience is on display daily! REALLY PATHETIC!

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    • MsUnderestimated
      Posted on October 17, 2010 at 8:52pm

      How can Republicans cut AIDS funding to the “rest of the world?” How can he make such an assertion?

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    • woodyb
      Posted on October 18, 2010 at 12:21am

      CULTUREWARRIORS –
      Can you please explain all of the racist and sexist signs at the in the two Utube links??????

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    • thesixfour
      Posted on October 18, 2010 at 6:51am

      He’s hoarse.

      It’s kinda scary to watch… that he is that angry.

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    • SheriS
      Posted on October 18, 2010 at 7:46am

      When someone acts like a BIMBO, they will treated like a Bimbo! This arrogant man is a BIMBO who has tried his best to destroy the America that came from our great forefathers and those of us who believe in all out country has stood for are certainly angry over his stupidity! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY, STANDING UP FOR THE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES WE BELIEVE IN WHICH COME FROM OUR CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS! Bimbo, you either join us or get out of our way as there are more or us then the idiots who believe in the lies you tell daily!

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    • NFYRx
      Posted on October 18, 2010 at 5:12pm

      Frustrated? He’s looking foward to it. What makes a democrat president look good? A republican congress, every time. Clinton uses it all the time!

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