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New Union Super PAC to Spend Millions Targeting Latino Voters for 2012 Dem Races

New Union Super PAC to Spend Millions Targeting Latino Voters for 2012 Dem RacesUnion groups officially launched a new political action committee Thursday that will be targeting Latino-heavy areas in an attempt to put pro-labor Democrats in key congressional seats in the 2012 election.

The American Worker super PAC will ply efforts in about two dozen elections with money, mostly those in which Latino voters are expected to play a major role, executive director Chuck Rocha told the Huffington Post. The PAC plans to spend $1 million each in individual races in Florida, Texas, California, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona, among other states:

Rocha said the committee will work with unions and workers’ groups to support only the Democrats they deem pro-labor and pro-worker. The group will not devote resources to any candidate who supports the pending trade deals with Colombia, Panama and South Korea, for instance, or to any candidate who supports privatization or overhaul of Social Security.

Back in August when plans for the super PAC were first announced, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said the PAC would be an “independent advocacy arm” to “build the power of America’s silent majority.”

“It will allow us to have year-round advocacy,” Trumka told The Hill.

In a promotional video for the PAC, Rocha said the primary goal is the creation of American jobs, charging that is something “Republicans in Congress lack the ability to tackle…it’s not even on their agenda.”

Explaining the focus on Latino voters, Rocha called them the “most important demographic this election cycle,” but noted that immigration issues would not be the PAC’s focus.

“In the Latino community, Latinos don’t walk around every day worrying about immigration policy,” he said. “They worry is their job safe and what’s going to happen to the economy.”

Reaching voters who are not necessarily involved with unions is also crucial, Rocha said.

“This is about the American worker,” he said. “Not the union worker but all workers.”

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision paved the way for the super PAC. While union leaders initially decried the ruling for allowing corporations and wealthy individuals to spend vast amounts of money during the election cycle, they now are using it to their advantage.

Rocha said the American Worker PAC will use most of its resources in areas where the number of Latino voters is increasing due to redistricting. Local workers in each district will be used to develop radio and television ads dealing with jobs and the economy in both English and Spanish. The PAC will also bankroll research, polling and mailings.

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  • whywonder
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:07pm

    Ever wonder where the term redneck comes from? The battle of blair montain. The union guys wore red bandanas around there necks to seperate them from the corporate thugs that were brought in to disperse them. All you people that pride yourself on country living need to understand you’ve been played for years. Go ahead call yourself a redneck but remember you are in solidarity with the UAW and in case you did not what that is…. its a union

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    • drago
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:37pm

      @whywonder
      As usual, you huffpo trolls have it wrong, the term originally referred to poor white farmers, and was meant as a derogatory remark. Nice try loser.

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    • jakartaman
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:42pm

      Unions got their start during the 20′s when communism was semi in vogue. (Also a little history)
      Unions were part of the communist movement in those days and still is today!
      Communism is a fail ideology and so is Unionism.
      Unions only protect the week and or the stupid.

      Go ahead call yourself a PROUD to Be UNION commie

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    • DisillusionedDaily
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:45pm

      @ drago

      You are wrong and whywonder is right. The term originated as he states. It was later used to describe farmers and workers who did not protect themselves from the sun and were deeply tanned on the back of their necks. I researched this as part of a social studies project in high school long before political correctness evolved.

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    • drago
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:10pm

      @disillusioneddaily
      You may want to look that up again, and not from the progressive history. Even wikipedia has the cronology of the use of the term “redneck” correct. Go look, then come back and say im wrong……

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    • mwhaley
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:13pm

      Drago is correct, redneck was a term used long before the unions. Redneck, hillbilly, hay seed, and other derogatory remarks were used in the early 1800s.

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    • mad_hatter
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:22pm

      Out of the mouth of Democrats comes hatred and vitrial. Trumka came out and called Gov. Walker of Wisconsin Lucifer because he disagrees with him: http://www.americanparchment.com/video/2011/sep/trumka_walker_lucifer.html

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    • YesNdeedie
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:40pm

      Yep, McDowell County……..Welch, WV courthouse……etc…

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    • Gcopp6
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:48pm

      Drago is correct.

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    • IntransigentMind
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:57pm

      They won’t need this once they suspend the elections. Of course, why would they do that?
      http://markamerica.com/2011/10/01/revolution-by-suspended-elections/

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    • whywonder
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:05pm

      Drago
      Nope dude you are wrong…nice try.

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    • NHwinter
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:23pm

      Intrans & Mad Hatter – the link you posted is important reading. It is exactly what we all fear!! Rush was even talking about it.

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    • drago
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:46pm

      @whywonder aka encinum
      Nice try……..moron

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    • jakartaman
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:12pm

      @Drago,
      A tip from an old guy
      Ignore stupidity – it drives them nuts to be irrelevant!

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    • randy
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 4:57pm

      @DISILLUSIONEDDAILY
      Sorry DISILLUSIONEDDAILY you’re wrong …….. and have the timeline backwards…..
      Simple google search will prove it

      The term characterized farmers having a red neck caused by sunburn from hours working in the fields. A citation from 1893 provides a definition as “poorer inhabitants of the rural districts…men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin stained red and burnt by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks”

      THEN……

      By 1910, the political supporters of the Mississippi Democratic Party politician James K. Vardaman—chiefly poor white farmers—began to describe themselves proudly as “rednecks,” even to the point of wearing red neckerchiefs to political rallies and picnics.

      But now. the term Redneck has noting to do with Union Thugs or the Communist Democrats.

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    • MZPL8CD
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 5:42pm

      A citation from 1893 provides a definition as “poorer inhabitants of the rural districts…men who work in the field, as a matter of course, generally have their skin stained red and burnt by the sun, and especially is this true of the back of their necks”.

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    • drago
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 6:12pm

      @Jakartaman
      I too am “old”, and forget that point sometimes, thank you for reminding me;p

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    • Detroit paperboy
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 11:02am

      They will turn latinos into proud welfare recipients… Thats the Democrap plan!!!

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    • Edct
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 6:38pm

      Bastard dims selling our great country for an illegal wet backe vote

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    • lionslayer44
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 7:48pm

      WETWONDER today it means people who love their country and their freedoms and are willing to protect both no matter the cost. Trumpka is a POS whos gotten rich off the blood sweat and tears of working Americans while trying to work deals out of the country to lower wages here so they can get more union dues from other countries in order to get richer. He and his ilk are enemies of the republic someday you trolls will figure it out but by then it may be too late. dont come crying to a “redneck” for food when youre starving because you dont know how to feed your family when the supermarkets close. BE PREPARED COLLECT FOOD, WATER (FILTERS), AMMO!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

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  • Redistributor
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:04pm

    Good…eventually the money will run out.

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:46pm

      Two words …

      CAIN/RUBIO

      2012

      TEA!

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    • HKS
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:16pm

      Are they scared or what? Tea Party and church ladies shake their timbers. More pressure tea party, your winning.

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  • Rick54
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:01pm

    now is that targeting legal latino‘s or illegal latino’s?

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  • netmail
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:00pm

    This election cycle, all themes, both sides = ‘US AGAINST THEM’. There can only be ONE winner. Compromises?? I seriously doubt it. It looks like ‘all or nothing’ to me.

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    • DanWesson455
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:09pm

      Hispanic or Latino voters are already living in mostly Democratic Districts. I can’t understand the logic behind this. What do they want 250,000 votes for a winning Democratic Candidate or what would be the original 230,000 votes?

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  • steveh931
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:00pm

    They say their working to establish a Pro Worker Congress, What their really doing, is trying to steal votes of the Hispanic population and raise funds for a PRO UNION CONGRESS. The power to change this nation to its original intent is in the hands of the people, not a UNION!

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  • abbygirl1994
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:56pm

    If I were a illegal or Latino I would be very wary of these people… they will use them for their own benefit and then chew them up and spit them out. When will the Mexican’s realize that they have been used for slave labor and that the unions will use them for just a vote.. Sure goes to prove how desperate the Democrats are getting!

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    • dmforman
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:08pm

      You see. many are not well educated, so they will believe what they are told. If they are not hearing the other side of the story and only hearing one story, than that is what they are likely to believe. It is up to us to get the other point of view, our facts, and bill boards and such up in these neighborhoods. The poor are always preyed upon, and can’t figure a way out after living with government money after so many generations.

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  • Chiox
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:55pm

    Desperation! Dems lost the Independents and are now losing the Black votes. Americans waking up to the reality of the Unions’ abusing the taxpayers.

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  • Socialism_Is_The_New_Black
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:54pm

    Go ahead and vote Dem latinos! Keep voting Dem till our country is more worthless than anything south of the US.

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  • clockwatcher
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:54pm

    We must pass a voter ID law in every state, the left does not want this they will lose 50% of their voters.

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  • markthespark
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:53pm

    I have to points for the Latino voters:
    1 President Obama is not a friend of the Latino, he carelessly put lives at risk for political purposes when he approved of Fast and Furious deal.
    2. Ron Paul is the only candidate that will accommodate the ideas you are promoting.

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    • db321
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:16pm

      Oh sure – Ron Paul can walk on water – face it all you Ron Paul idiots just want legalized Marijuana. Cool Dude – this is really going to help America get out of this mess – more stoned out people on the Gov tit. Can’t work too stoned.

      The difference in a Ron Paul Support and an Obama supporters – Paul’s supporters want to get stoned. Obama supporters want Free Health Care and food stamps – both candidates will not be able to deliver – they are only looking for votes from useful idiots.

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    • chips1
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 10:01pm

      Ron Paul voters want to get stoned and Obama supporters want to stone people.

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  • abbygirl1994
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:53pm

    Where’s yours?????

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  • Smokey_Bojangles
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:51pm

    The when the illegals start taking Union Jobs…………..Thugs will be beating them senseless.

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  • Carmen
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:49pm

    Here again another misleading name for an organization….they should be completely honest and call themselves “The American UNION Worker”.
    The true “American Worker” is focused on America and our freedom and liberty…, not unions.

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  • Constructionist
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:49pm

    “The American Worker” organization will be targeting Latinos (to include illegals) to help support the current Marxist administration. Doubtlessly, this will be of tremendous benefit to the average “American Worker”. Sure, this type of system has failed miserably every time it has ever been attempted in the history of man… but hey… we’re feeling lucky.

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  • IMCHRISTIAN
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:47pm

    You can thank the President and others that voted in the healthcare bill for the weak economy for one thing. Then it made things worse with throwing good money after bad with stimulus and other bad policies. Unions want fools to cause trouble in order to get their agendas going and I don’t mean to help the Latinos or their own members. Is the union heads sharing their wealth with all or just for themselves? Only those that want to bring down this country will listen to evil talk. Those that succeed in the long ones will be the good not evil, the truth not liars will win. All people (legal) need to vote but be sure you study each candidate or your lives may be worse then u can imagine. God Bless America

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    • whywonder
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:11pm

      Hey dont want healthcare fine. Next time you get sick the corp will fix you up and wheel you out into bankruptcy even w your current insurance

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    • IMCHRISTIAN
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:34pm

      Why Wonder ….. I have had the best healthcare in the world for many years.I did not have to wait long for my appointments and had the doctors of my choice and if I had any questions he had time to answer and/or tell me what the diagnosis meant and again I had choices. With this plan your taxes will go up and you do still have to pay for it. It also has things in it that doesn’t have anything to do with healthcare.Wait time may be longer and Doctors available may eventually be fewer. Insurance would have been cheaper before if they allowed insurance over state lines etc. Freedom is what the USA is about. Don’t force your choices on me.

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    • whywonder
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:22pm

      Imchristian
      …your reply is pure fiction all you say is maybe this maybe that. Healthcare companys have solved the problem of making a profit off folks like you. They have yet to solve the problem of delivering healthcare to our people. Glad you got good care. My father fought at guadalcanal, pelliu and new brittan as a marine. In 1997 my mother died of cancer and he was left desitute w over 300,000 in unpaid medical bills, officers did not get healthcare until 2003. If you think our system is the best you have yet to enter that system in seriously ill way.

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    • IMCHRISTIAN
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 7:40pm

      WHYWONDER———I am truly worry for all the worries in your family over health issues. I pray that your health is ok. I am sorry I was just concerned about the economy and what I felt will not help it. I want legal voters or we will have the same administrations in and the economy will not hold up. Forgive me for upsetting you I also have had several members of my family with serious illnesses and understand your concern. Have a good day and God Bless.

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  • YepImaConservative
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:45pm

    I thought “targeting” was a bad word?

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  • progressiveslayer
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:45pm

    With Barrys open borders that’ll get the Marxist a few million illegal votes so he can continue his assault on the constitution.

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  • capecodsully
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:42pm

    Chuck Rocha said of creating American jobs, “Republicans in Congress lack the ability to tackle…it’s not even on their agenda”. Hey Chuck you might want to go take a look in the Senate, there are nine jobs bills that have been passed by the House, that are just sitting in the Senate. Good old Harry refuses to look at them. Why would Latinos want more “sit on you a**, do nothing Democrats”. The Republicans we sent to the House understand that they get paid to work. The problem with you Democrats is you’re all on the dole.

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  • LB
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:37pm

    Now we need to get the truth out in these communities. It’s time to start sending our message instead of trying to stop the liberal/progressive message. We need to just tell the truth and bring the folks to the real America.

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    • dmforman
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:11pm

      I agree. If we sit back and do nothing and these people never hear our message and the country goes down hill than we are partly to blame. We need to act and begin showing these areas of the country what our message really is, why we are right and they are wrong, and what it means for them.

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    • yooperjo
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:31pm

      Cain/Rubio would be a great ticket for that!

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    • NancyBee
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 3:40pm

      We need to start in our very own neighborhoods….get out and talk to your neighbors…then keep moving out from your neighborhood….I, for one, will be out there…..just tell the truth…don’t be afraid!!!

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    • NightWriter
      Posted on October 2, 2011 at 1:15am

      Okay… So… we need to recruit Constitutional Conservative – Spanish language speakers to explain this to those whom the union thugs are ‘targeting’? You know the unions will have them… and THEY are not on real good terms with the TRUTH.

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  • Juniemoon
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:37pm

    I guess we need a non union super pac. These thugs already have the buses ready and the names of the dead.

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  • drattastic
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:36pm

    Many will buy their lies and propaganda but people know when they don‘t have jobs and can’t pay their bills and will blame the head of the snake ,where the blame does rest. “Don‘t piss down my leg and tell me it’s raining”

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  • Sharon Rose
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:34pm

    The left will stop at nothing to get BHO re-elected, Sad!

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    • Steelhead
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:37pm

      sad? maybe for you

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    • SREGN
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:51pm

      Steelhead’s right. It’s only sad for honest hard-working people.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:55pm

      Sad for the Whole Country

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:59pm

      @Steelhead

      Show me one positive thing Obama has done.

      Job creation = No
      Help the economy = No
      Reduce the country’s debt = No
      Tell the truth = No

      Lie everytime he opens his mouth = Yes
      Encourage class warfare = Yes
      Encourage ethnic warfare = Yes
      Added trillions to the national debt = Yes
      Forced passage of a healthcare bill the majority of US citizens DID NOT support = Yes
      Violates the Constitution = Yes
      Uses Executive Orders to bypass congress in order to get want he wants = Yes

      …..and the list can go on & on….

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:03pm

      @Steelhead

      Forgot to add: Can’t tell if your post was sarcasm or not. If so, don’t take my reply as an “attack”. If not, my question stands.

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    • Steelhead
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:53pm

      midwestmombat- how is this for sarcasm, ‘ I am not god nor can I make you believe what you refuse to see about President Obama.

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  • 13th Imam
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:34pm

    Now the try for the DEMOCRAT /Union Thug coalition to place Hispanics on the Plantation. The Blacks have almost fully surrendered, the Progressive Jews are shuffling along with brothas and sista’s, and the soialist/communista cabal is pushing the social upheval agenda.
    Are the Hispanic’s this stupid also?? Jury’s still out

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    • kentuckypatriot
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:44pm

      yea, but I thought half of them are illegal? I guess the Unions will figure out how to get their vote counted anyway.

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    • Popp40
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 1:06pm

      Come on, Obama has to figure out a way to replace the Independents…..and I guarantee several illegals will be voting thanks to the Democrats and Unions….

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    • dmforman
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:14pm

      Obama is from Chicago, where the voting mantra is: Vote early, vote often. With ids not required in some places to vote, it will be easy for non-citizens to vote, some already have drivers licenses.

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  • Steelhead
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:31pm

    resistance is futile, you will be assimilated

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    • SERUM
      Posted on October 1, 2011 at 2:37pm

      It’s nappytime steelhead! Time to rest that big rusted head on your pilloooow!

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  • Whistleblower
    Posted on October 1, 2011 at 12:30pm

    U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald is protecting Obama.

    Patrick Fitzgerald: Intrepid Crime Fighter? Or, Politically-Driven Leaker? The Silent Mole & A Complicit Newspaper (Part 5)

    http://illinoispaytoplay.com/

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