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Obama Appeals for Common Ground, Yet Jabs GOP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whatever the outcome of Tuesday’s election, it’s time to put aside partisanship, President Barack Obama is telling Democrats and Republicans.

Yet his appeal for unity includes a jab at GOP leaders in the House and Senate for comments that the president said were troubling.

House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio “actually said that ‘this is not the time for compromise,’” Obama said Saturday in his weekly radio and Internet address. The president added that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky “said his main goal after this election is simply to win the next one.”

“I know that we’re in the final days of a campaign. So it‘s not surprising that we’re seeing this heated rhetoric. That’s politics,” Obama said. “But when the ballots are cast and the voting is done, we need to put this kind of partisanship side — win, lose or draw.”

Voters angry and anxious about the economy and joblessness are expected to take their frustrations out on Democratic lawmakers Tuesday, possibly putting Republicans back in control of the House and maybe even the Senate.

Boehner’s comment that “this is not a time for compromise” came during a recent interview on a conservative radio show. He was trying to rebut a GOP senator‘s suggestion that repealing the health care law was not in the party’s best interest. Republicans have pledged to try to repeal the health care law or undo important parts of it.

In the same interview, Boehner said he‘d welcome Obama’s involvement in working toward Republican goals.

McConnell expressed his desire to have a Republican in the White House. He said in a published interview that the “single most important thing” Republicans want is to help Obama become a one-term president.

Tuesday’s results aside, Obama said both parties should be able to agree on steps to promote economic growth and hiring.

“Whatever the outcome on Tuesday, we need to come together to help put people who are still looking for jobs back to work,” he said.

In the weekly Republican address, Boehner said Obama has failed to deliver the change he promised. The man who likely would become House speaker if Republicans win control of the chamber also promoted party pledges to cut spending and keep taxes at current levels.

“This is a new way forward that hasn’t been tried in Washington yet,” Boehner said. “It’s a break from the direction in which President Obama has taken our country. And frankly, it’s also a break from the direction in which Republicans were headed when Americans last entrusted us with the reins of government. The American people are in charge, and they deserve nothing less.”

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Obama address: www.whitehouse.gov

GOP address: http://tinyurl.com/24tlvsz

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  • from_outside_looking_in
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:24pm

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  • charles1540
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:21pm

    It is always interesting you Democrats want compromise when you not in charge . When you have the majority what did you and your fellow Democrats say. “We won so get over it”. You and your associates will lose get over it. You and all your SEIU and other unions are soon enough going to find out your Progressive crap is not being brought by American’s

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  • Star Spangled
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:57pm

    And he’s wearing SEIU purple !

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  • powhatan
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:49pm

    I am beginning to think Obama is right…we ARE his enemy.

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:31pm

    Obama will not listen to the people until we start impeachment proceedings. Then he will understand that we reject his whole Socialist agenda. After the election we need to start the impeachment proceedings. Because Reid has already said that they were going to try to get amnesty pushed through before he is kicked out of office. There is no compromise with the president there never has been and never will be. Only if we compromise with the Democrats is the only compromising that’s going to happen. Obama will continue to blame the Republicans for everything that fails just like they always have. When his wife said the was proud of AMERICA for the first time when he was campaigning but the AMERICAN PEOPLE did want change, but not this kind of change. Hopefully we have learned our lesson well and never be duped into believing the Socialist Democratic Party again. I pray as always the God will turn this NATION back to HIM. So that we can undo the damage done by this president.

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  • ItsallaboutJesus
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:28pm

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  • ItsallaboutJesus
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:22pm

    He speaks out of both sides of his mouth. (and other places I won’t mention) Double minded as one can get, in a single minded sort of way.

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  • workin4alivin
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:15pm

    commie socialist.

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  • SJJB
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:14pm

    I think that now both sides of the aisle see this man for exactly what he is. He uses race,class warfare to divide the country. He has his die hard followers but the sane and reasonable on his side of the aisle are seeing now the man they elected. A liar a man who is using the taxpayers money to fly his wife all over the world and the numerous vacations that he has taken in two years. I would not be surprise if Hillary doesn’t run against him in 2012. I am no way a fan of the Clintons but I believe that the democrats elected the wrong person to the White House. Not only is he destroying the Country, he is also destroying the democrat party.

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    • SnapTie
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:03pm

      Destroying the Democratic party?maybe something good will come out of him.

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  • NHABE64
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:11pm

    Obama is running scared and he has reason for that. He is becoming the most hated man in America. Despite his constant compagin rhetoric, the endless ads, his pictrure of him and Aunt Jemima on various magazines and newspapers, the bottom line is he is incompetent and America knows it. He has stolen our treasury calling it a stimulus which did not work, everything this cockroach has touched has turned to doo-doo. I just wish this guy would resign and leave the country. For good. Obama will see on 2 November that America has had it and we are not about to let this socialist ruin this great country. No way. You are going down Obama!

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  • rcw_68
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:08pm

    I like how he says that they need to put aside partisanship. But wasn’t it just a few days ago he was talking about “shutting us up” and “sit down” and “defeating the enemy”. Yea, way to follow your own advice Mr Wanna Be President.

    VOTE ‘EM ALL OUT ON TUE!!!!!!!

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  • southsik
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:07pm

    I cant take it anymore. He is just so full of it. Rambling on and on and on reading off a screen. He is so filled with hate and delusions of grandeur. I am pretty much praying now.

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  • Fight for America
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:57pm

    Despite the words in this speech – he is NOT a uniter (unless you agree with and do everything he says), he is NOT a compromiser (unless the compromise comes completely from the other side). I want to respect our country’s president and the office of the presidency, however, this baloney is making it very, very hard to do. Let’s not worry about what he says, let’s pay attention to what he does. That round table discussion before health care was passed wasn’t fair. It was simply a bigger podium for the man to make sure everyone knew he was the winner of the election.

    God Help America

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  • southsik
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:57pm

    The Eyes are the Gateway to ones Soul. Pause this video and maximize it. Look into his eyes. I see emptiness and something just quite simply bad. Don’t you? He is already threatening us. I hope the new Congress can Bust him and force him out. It must happen like Nixon and Clinton.

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    • OneRepublic4us
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:33pm

      I thought he just looked cross-eyed, like he really can’t see anything past the end of his nose.

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  • Sledgehammer
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:54pm

    Shall I translate? When these elections are over, we will see who will be the last man standing! I don’t care about the constitution, I’m going to push forward my agenda, no matter who’s wins! B. Obama.

    Nice tie Mr. President, really makes your ears stand out.

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    • Sage0925
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:36am

      LOL…nice snark! Made me laugh in a morning full of grumpies.

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  • tobywil2
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:44pm

    If Obama’s teleprompter malfunctioned and flashed the TRUTH and Obama chocked on that truth, could the HEIMLICH MANEUVER be applied in time to avoid Biden becoming President? http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • mutt
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 8:16am

      In Democrat language it’s pronounced “hind lick”

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  • PeterThePainter
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:44pm

    The President continues to say what he thinks the polls say will garner votes at a specific time; 2008 and 2010. He speaks of the “Party” of NO. Well for the past 2 years it did not matter. Suddenly appearing is the 2000+ page Health Care bill, a reasonable person would say NO. Shove it thru. Then a 2000+ page Financial Reg bill, a reasonable person would say no simply for the fact that neither bill was readable or understandable to even the most educated Harvard Professor and left much to be created as time past….created into what? Harshly pushed was the fact that 30 million low income and not working individuals would now be covered under the new HC plan. Who even knows what the Financial bill will bring, but I would bet that business’s will be paying much more, placing many at risk of closure. Oh….forget about job creation, WHY, not in the plan. The plan; set up the structures, H/C, Financial and housing.
    What lies beneath is the continued “structured” effort to drop home values. For 19 months there has been a concerted effort to “stop” the foreclosure process. Now, after months of moratoriums, modification efforts and intervention by Fannie and Freddie Mac we have close to 7 million homes built up in inventory. This figure is misleading seeing how the banks at the direction of F/F have been renting out foreclosed homes for the past 19 months to the original home owner at a reduced, subsidized rate based on their income. Now, F/F has directed all banks to stop foreclosure on those unemployed and give them the tax payer assistance to make mortgage payments (DSNEWS.COM). The adminstration is now serioulsy considering eliminating the Mortgage Interest Tax deduction which the estimates are will drop property values 15%. Banks don’t want to lend simply because they know whats comming. A spiral downward in home prices….then maybe those who can’t afford health care insurance and a house will have it basically for free with subsidies (see recent Barney Frank statements) and can still get money placed on their EBT card each month. At some point, the give away spending will end and hopefully someone with common sense and not just an ideolgy of what they envision will be there.

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  • OneRepublic4us
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:41pm

    Do you think anyone ever told this guy that the largest voting block in America is the baby boomers? He really can’t think outside of the box. He can only relate to what he wants NOW. He is incapable of thinking of other people. Self centered, egotistical, selfish, small minded. Those are words that I associate with him. Cooperative, ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!

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    • hifi74
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:20pm

      Narcissist! That pretty much sums up him.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:38pm

    The obam-ass is grass.

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  • kryptonite
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:32pm

    Stick out your tongue, Obama. Yep, it’s forked.

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    • what4
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:45pm

      Ever see Mars Attacks…..I would love to see his head explode like that the next time he is getting heckeked! Such a whiner……..

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  • Sage0925
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:18pm

    I am sick and damn tired of this doofus-in-chief blaming everything on Republicans…and I don’t care for either party. Couldn’t stand Bush, as a matter of fact. Why is it that everyone (especially Democrats) seems to conveniently forget that THE DEMS HAD A MAJORITY IN CONGRESS DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS OF BUSH??? So, who exactly was responsible for driving the damn car into the ditch again??? REPUBLICAN policy, was it, hmmmm??? Although, Bush went along with a lot of their garbage, and so did the RINOS in Congress.

    And, as far as the crap Obama couldn’t get passed, or had trouble passing, it WAS THE PEOPLE IN HIS OWN PARTY BLOCKING IT. Until Scott Brown, the Repubs couldn’t do squat about anything. I am just sick and tired of the GD hypocrisy and the GD lies. Stop trying to bulls!t me, Mr. Pres-i-dent. I’m not stupid.

    And very amusing to me, that NOW that the Repubs are poised to take control, NOW Obama is squawking about the need for bipartisanship. Where was your bloody sense of bipartisanship when the Dems conducted their closed door meeting on ObamaCare, you hypocrite??? And HOW DARE YOU set one group of Americans (Latinos) against another??? “punish your enemies”, indeed, you POS.

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    • Doc_Slammin
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:54pm

      Nail to the head my brother from another mother.

      Bush and RINOS in DC allowed Democrats to run wild with spending for his last two years in office. What does he get for it? Blamed for everything by the same Democrats that he helped “further their agendas”.

      Far as I’m concerned, Congress can sit on hold for two years and do absolutely nothing Barry.

      You, and your Democratic lap dogs are on notice for attempting to circumvent the Constitution, for apologizing for this country to foreign nations, for degrading the tax paying citizens of this nation who gave you your jobs, for doing nothing about the financial and housing crises when they were brought to your attention, for allowing taxes to increase during a time of recession which will stifle job growth, and for treating tax money like ‘voting candy’ to the economically ignorant among other things.

      You want OUR representatives to work with you? To do what? The things listed above?

      I don’t think so.

      You doubt me? Watch what happens to Dick Lugar (Republican Senator of Indiana) in 2012 for ‘working with you’. He will lose his job and be remembered as a RINO. Evan Bayh (Democrat Senator of Indiana) won’t even run because his support of your policies have made it impossible for him to win anything. Dan Coats (R) will (more than likely) be taking Evan‘s spot as Indiana’s Senator and I have personally warned him (knowing he is a full time lobbyist) that he will not make re-election if he does not hold conservative values with his voting record, again pointing to watch what happens to Dick Lugar in 2012.

      I will no longer stand for “politics as usual” and “one-side co-operation”. I hope that none of you will either.

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    • jzs
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:00am

      Sage, you use triple question marks a lot: ???

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    • Sage0925
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:33am

      @JZS…sorry, it‘s the only way in text I can show I’m shouting and incredulous. People have a tendency to get annoyed when you capitalize your entire post.

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  • neverending
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:17pm

    Since when do you listen to what the American people want??? I sit in total amazement every time littlle barry boy speaks.

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    • OICU812
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:55pm

      The man is a chronic liar.

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:26am

      This man is such a lier….yes, I said the POTUS is a liar. He pretends about working together but he has done more than anyone has to divide and destroy this country. He said no more red states, no more blue states…just the United States… he lied! He is I believe the most divisive president ever. He has made race an issue of everything, he has polarized democrats against republicans…and even in this speech about working together he can’t finish with out nasty comments about republicans in his attempt to demonize them. He is a liar and nothing he says can be trusted. I do not know how any foreign country can take his word because he can not be trusted.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:55pm

      Try as I might, I cannot believe a word from this man’s mouth. Joe Wilson needs a metal for being the first person to publicly expose this chronic liar (word manipulator) for who he really is. I admit, even when I know he’s telling a big one, you almost believe what he says, so how can we blame all those uninformed, slightly uneducated democrats for following him? But he’s blowing it in the polls.

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  • neverending
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:16pm

    No, barry we are sitting around our table talking about the destruction you have done to our beautiful GOD given country. What a bastard – suddenly you want to work together – are you kidding me??? What no more “I WON – YOU LOST”???? Shut the pie hole. Cry baby cry – boo hoo hoo – shove it where the sun does not shine.

     
    • hifi74
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:16pm

      Oh c’mon you know very well he has absolutely no intention of “working together” with anyone unless they bow to him and kiss his feet. The man is a narcissist and is merely telling people what they want to here so he can TRY to keep his party in power.

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:08pm

    no more spending budget amendment mandatory…….no more earmarks…..every bill should be defined on its own and be subject to an up or down vote….earmarks should be written as bills stand alone, and get the vote. no more pet projects, if there is a need for something. write the bill and vote. all monies saved is to be spent on deficit, or returned to the states and tax payers. state governments should decide what they need . no more fed. no more fed education state run education should be demanded. no more back room deals HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. THESE PEOPLE ARE NO BETTER THAN YOU OR I AND DEFINITELY NOT EXPERTS IN ANYTHING. START GETTING YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DO THE STUFF YOU NEED EXPERTISE IN. GOT LOTS OF LAWYERS IN WASHINGTON BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DID ANYTHING. LAWYERS IN D.C. ARE NO BETTER THAN THE LAWYER DOWN THE STREET………………THEY ARE ALL DECEPTIVE

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    • tess46
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:34pm

      I have been saying this same thing for years. Thank you. I totally agree with you. If some of these “lawmakers’ actually had to write the bill and let everyone see who wrote it and what it was for…well, I’m willing to bet there would be far less nonsense passed and money spent. Also, term limits is a beautiful phrase. There shouldn’t be career politicians. Period.
      There now, I feel better. Have a good day.

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    • HOOT
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:50pm

      lawyers are destroying our nation . amen

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  • We Are Not Alone
    Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:00pm

    Schultz would NEVER recognize or give credit to Glenn for what he has overcome as an alcoholic and what he has accomplished as an American. That “fraudulent pig, drunk, phony raised over $5,000,000, ….. 5 MILLION dollars for the people protecting our freedom.….GOD BLESS OUR MILITARY…. Glenn has also awakened us to the problems our United States of America is facing.
    I hope that the Schultz’s of our great nation look good in a uniform if we don’t all get out and vote and win to reverse this car that’s in the ditch (lol) and that the Behar’s of this great nation look good in black if we allow sharia to permeate this country.
    VOTE FOR FREEDOM
    MUST SEE:

    WE THE PEOPLE youtube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVAhr4hZDJE

    I AM AMERICA by Krista Branch

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0heL2Czeraw&feature=fvw

    Makes you proud to be an American ♥

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    • timeisnow
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:40pm

      Obama is soooo pissed he cant see straight, he hates the Republicans, yet he pushed his crap through never thinking the Tea Party would rise up and squash his Social Justice Agenda like a bug… He has no intentions on moderating at all, he will sneak, steel, hide, lie or pay off anyone to get what he wants passed. Dont ever be fooled by him because when his lips are moving he is lying.

       
    • squeaker
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:42pm

      Look what obama is trying to pull in az

      http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/29/justice-dept-send-election-observers-arizona-group-seeks-crack-illegal-voters/

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    • imerbusterit
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 7:51pm

      I see he is staying true to SEIU with his bright purple tie…

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    • TNT1
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:04pm

      Barry, Barry, Barry, your mom would have done much better by you if she taught you how to get along with others

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:09pm

      What a sorry little man-child excuse for a President he is!

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 8:10pm

      Oh and I am so sick of looking up his nose … it is always so HIGH in the AIR .. he better not get caught in the rain .. he’ll drown.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:18pm

      @wearenotalone

      Glenn has been placed in his positon, and timing by God to give the watchmans call from the walls of America’s crumbling liberties. He has woken us up, and shown us the way back to where we should have never left in the first place. Now is the chance to start turning things around – yet also comes a warning with it not to become complacent once again.

      As Glenn has constantly warned, the most dangerous two years are still ahead. The Progressives are setting up for the next big push in 2012.

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 9:37pm

      imerbusterit – LOL, I thought his tie matched his lips, perfectly.

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    • HOOT
      Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:47pm

      BEHAR would look better in a berkha

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    • FreedomOfSpeech
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:58am

      This scumbag is wearing a flag pin now, after saying that he wouldn’t wear one. I wonder if it has anything to do with the election?

      Obama is now burning books like the Nazis did.

      This comment does not necessarily reflect the views of Glenn Beck, The Blaze, theblaze.com, Fox News or anyone else for that matter. The FAT CLOWN ANCHOR at MSNBC can eat balls.

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    • LadybugsTX
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:18am

      Obama wouldn’t know common ground, common sense, common decency or the common man if his life depended on it. With Obama, it’s my way or the highway, or get in the backseat or get out.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:33am

      SLOWLY…… set down the telepromter and step away!!!

      The guy can’t function without it.

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