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Report: Steven Spielberg Advised Obama Camp on Bain Capital Attacks Against Romney

Report: Obama Campaign Enlisted Steven Spielberg to Help With Bain AttacksEver since he became campaign manager for President Barack Obama, Jim Messina has been busy enlisting the aid of top Silicone Valley and Hollywood CEOs including Steve Jobs and Steven Spielberg, according to a new report from Businessweek.

“I went around the country for literally a month of my life interviewing these companies and just
talking about organizational growth,
emerging technologies, marketing,” said Messina.

One of the tech gurus Messina approached for social marketing tips was former Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

“Last time you were programming to only a couple of channels,” Jobs told him, referring to the Web and e-mail. “This time, you have to program content to a much wider variety of channels — Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube, Google — because people are segmented in a very different way than they were four years ago.”

Report: Obama Campaign Enlisted Steven Spielberg to Help With Bain Attacks

“He knew exactly where everything was going. He explained viral content and how our stuff could break out, how it had to be interesting and clean,” said Messina.

Indeed, considering that the iPhone wasn’t around when President Obama began his 2008 presidential campaign, Jobs was doing what he does best: predicting where technology could take people.

Messina also met with Hollywood titan Steven Spielberg. Except this time he wasn’t looking for tech tips — he wanted advice on how to hit Mitt Romney on Bain Capital.

Yes, Jim Messina actually took advice from the guy who thought “Artificial Intelligence,” “Hook,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” and “1941” were good ideas.

Okay, that’s unfair. We know Steven Spielberg has some solid classics under his belt. We’re just trying to figure out why the Bain attacks seem to be backfiring so magnificently.

Maybe because the genius who brought us “Rufio” was involved…

“At DreamWorks Studios, Steven Spielberg spent three hours explaining how to capture an audience’s attention and offered a number of ideas that will be rolled out before Election Day. An early example of Spielberg’s influence is RomneyEconomics.com, a website designed by the Obama team to tell the story — a horror story, by their reckoning — of Mitt Romney’s career at Bain Capital,” Businessweek reports.

“Afterward, Spielberg insisted that Messina sit down with the DreamWorks marketing team. Hollywood movie studios are expert, as presidential campaigns also must be, at spending huge sums over a few weeks to reach and motivate millions of Americans,” the report adds.

Report: Obama Campaign Enlisted Steven Spielberg to Help With Bain AttacksSpielberg gleefully directs a sequel nobody asked for.

Despite the Hollywood mogul’s input, the Spielberg-tainted Bain attacks haven’t been very successful. Nevertheless, the Obama reelection team is convinced that attacking Bain is a winning strategy.

“When people say, ‘How’s the Bain thing playing?’ it doesn’t matter what the set of ‘Morning Joe’ has to say about it,” said Obama campaign strategist David Plouffe.

“But if you’re a 45-year-old swing voter in Toledo, Ohio, what are you seeing? What’s in your local newspaper? What ads are running? And what’s going on in the local field operation? That’s what really matters,” he adds.

True, swing voters decide elections. But what happens when voters are more interested in stories about prominent Democrats distancing themselves from attacks on Romney’s “sterling record” than they are in the attacks themselves?

Read the full Businessweek report here.

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  • F_This
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:04pm

    Steven Spielberg: A man who made billions of dollars off of the very country that he despises. Off of the very people (conservatives) that he hates. He didn’t hate us when he was making all that money off of us did he? Typical liberal POS. Make a bunch of money because of free capitalism, then spit in the face of the very market that made them rich. This really makes me want to kick the sh*t out of him, but I’ll just have to stop watching anything he puts out. Hypocrite!

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    • hypnos
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:17pm

      That’s what you get when you drink the obama kool aid fom the crystal skull.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:09pm

      If the “Bain” thing is Spielberg’s idea then I say little Barry should listen to Spielberg more often. It worked so well didn’t it? I think little Barry should spend more time with his “1%“ Hollywood elite and tell us that ”the private sector is doing just fine” (and then hours later tell us it’s not doing fine and then roll out Herr Axelrod to tell us that the private sector would be fine if there were more public sector employees). I think Barry’s on a winner with old Steven here…

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    • saranda
      Posted on June 15, 2012 at 11:03am

      @f_this – how do you determine that Spielberg hates America. You disagree with him politically but don’t project your hate onto him. That is the biggest problem right now. The need to hate those you disagree withand demonise to suit your political needs. Just accept that not all people think like youand move on. You want to be right, but you can only control your corner of the country so grow up and move on.

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  • icarenough
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:58pm

    who in the hell gives a rip about hollyweird?? All these “stars” are nothing but a bunch of actors…that’s their job, just like I’m a waitress, it’s a job. Why on God’s good earth do we “glorify” these people, put them on a pedestal? They put their pants on just like everyone else, their s**t stinks just like yours and mine. They’re overpaid sluts. Haven’t been to a movie in years, and will not support these idiots. I can’t figure out why these people support the anointed one..he hates their riches, yet takes their money when it suits him. He’s a user and a looser.

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    • majasdad
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:09pm

      Watch it, your envy is showing through.

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    • AvengerK
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:13pm

      LOL…that’s classic MAJASDAD…a lefty who wants to use the state to extort money from the successful for whatever lefty cause he desires is talking about envy. You lefties just can’t help yourselves can you?

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    • iWillow
      Posted on June 15, 2012 at 8:14am

      Seems to me they spend more time taking their clothes off than putting them on….

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  • RejectFalseIcons
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:45pm

    Progressivism and Nazism both stem from Eugenics. They are kissing cousins. How can Spielberg on one hand be a huge advocate of holocaust remembrance and a supporter for a cause that requires mass murder (in its own words) in order to succeed?

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    • Abe Lincoln Lover
      Posted on June 15, 2012 at 4:05pm

      Because that would require thinking things through. I know you know that already. Libs skid across the surface of everything.

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  • smitty1007
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:44pm

    Congressional Record–Appendix, pp. A34-A35
    January 10, 1963
    Current Communist Goals
    15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.
    16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
    19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.
    20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policymaking positions.
    21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
    24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them “censorship” and a violation of free speech and free press.
    25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
    26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as “normal, natural, healthy.”
    27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with “social” religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a “religious crutch.”
    28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of “separation of church and state.”
    29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.
    30. Discredit the American

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    • smitty1007
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:47pm

      30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the “common man.”
      31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the “big picture.” Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.
      32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture–education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
      36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.
      38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
      39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
      40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
      41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.
      42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems.
      Can you see where this is going? Can you see the current push in these dire

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  • AUsername
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:33pm

    just release the records so Romney gets what he deserves for it.

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:25pm

    Indiana Jones, ET and Spielberg combined can’t save Obama.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:14pm

      ET has his finger up Stielbergs butt so now he is gay. Makes sense

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  • georgepatton
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:10pm

    SO it’s steven refeinstall now.
    ZEIK HEIL YOU NAZI BASTARD!

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  • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:09pm

    We saw how that worked. Thank you Steve for helping our candidate.

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  • HKS
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:08pm

    Great adviser for the lbs, everything they do is fantasy, looks like a lot more of the same for Obama.

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  • Magyar
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:01pm

    GOD are they desperate—Now they’re soliciting advice from directors! You can’t make this up, folks…I hope and pray that the U S survives until Nov 6!

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  • hauschild
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:57pm

    Unfortunately, this tactic will work because many Americans are worthless and lazy and want to believe that it is themselves that are the problem, but successful people. It‘s classic envy at its worst and it’s what liberals are best at.

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    • The_Jerk
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:07pm

      It’s kibbutz-ism, commune-ism, communism, Bourgeoisie vs. the oppressed Proletariat.

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  • jrcess
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:48pm

    Spielberg turns out crap these days so who cares, he is like a fart in the Panhandle wind.

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  • jackact
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:48pm

    So what?
    We are all purchasing home theater systems in hopes of putting Hollywood into financial bankruptcy.
    It working too!
    :)

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  • Kathleen
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:41pm

    Conservatives need to get into the movie making business and show films people really want to see.

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  • johnpaulkuchtajr
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:38pm

    Was it Messina who coached Obama on there being 57 states?

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  • Cabo King
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:33pm

    Just another Hollywood Loon…..

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  • tzion
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:31pm

    The lesson to be learned is very simple: Spielberg should stick to his movies because he clearly doesn‘t know what he’s doing on the political end. Of course there‘s a slim chance that he was purposefully misleading but that’s just wishful thinking.

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    • MN NICE
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:43pm

      Well, Obama doesn‘t appear to know what he’s doing on the politcal end, and look where he’s at…

      Should have stuck with protester poster making and cannabis…

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  • Bob_R_OathKeeper
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:25pm

    Spielberg must be the Soros type Jew, the kind that would conspire with enemy to help destroy his own people, just sickening.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:58pm

      says a thug who blindly follows goverment orders.

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:10pm

      LOL, go away kid before you embarrass yourself even more.

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    • DEFCON4
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:17pm

      Semper Fi , BOB it is sickening. Individualism you to make me sick. Us “ thugs” enable your right to speak 0f the Things you never will understand.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:26pm

      right murdering and kill women and children in Afghanistan and Iraq is defending this country, give me a break.

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:29pm

      Semper Fi Defcon4! The hate for veterans and military members is growing, I’m seeing it all over from libs, I pray you are prepared and betting you are.

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    • DEFCON4
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:47pm

      BOB, copy that! Just added a S&W M&P 15-22 to my defense team.

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    • AUsername
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:59pm

      defensve lol thats a good one, NDAA is offensive.

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:04pm

      Individualism – If I ever meet you, I will give you a break, many of them, especially your pencil neck.

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    • DEFCON4
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:11pm

      @ LOSERNAME, Pay attention Troll, I posted My (home) defense team.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:21pm

      Without ‘thugs’ like Bob, a smartass like you would be among the first our enemies would slaughter.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:24pm

      than you will go to prison.

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    • AUsername
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:31pm

      the only enemies we have are the people that want us to leave and stop occupying their countries.

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:33pm

      Individualism- LOL, you must be very immature, I almost feel bad for you.

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    • Crazy Times
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:44pm

      @

      Auser and Ind and those fools who sit there behind their computers and TVs everyday and think they have a correct opinion of reality. What they fail to realize is that the only reason they are sitting behind their computers, eating the ho-ho’s watchin their porn, and making the stupidiest comments in mankind history, fail to even realize that the United States Military are the ones who make it possible…. Ausername and Ind would cry cry cry if they were dealt with any situation to where they were in serious harm or trouble….. any other country would put one bullet in their heads, and force their families to pay for the bullet.

      WE dont do that. WE are better than that. WE have real morals and values, that is something that Ausername and Indv will NEVER EVER realize, because their mommy and daddy failed these two… I feel sorry for them that they are so blind they don’t realize who their true allies really are.

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:49pm

      CrazyTimes – Amen brother.

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    • Crazy Times
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:53pm

      @ Bob
      Roger that. Just do me a favor, wish the Army a Happy Birthday.

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    • AUsername
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:36pm

      2nd amendment and the militas defend this country.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:44pm

      you folks don’t realize were heading in that direction and you know who does the dirty work in those nations the military and the police.

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    • Crazy Times
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:48pm

      “2nd amendment and the militas defend this country.”- Ausername

      Yep. And you will never have the courage to serve. Coward.

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    • Crazy Times
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:57pm

      @Individualism,

      And you folks don’t realize that your non educated ideas are the type of ideas that set conditions for those types of situations to happen.

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    • Individualism
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 7:02pm

      the wanting of limited goverment and the constitution to be followed led to nazism and communism? i don’t think so, learn your history.

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    • AUsername
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 7:15pm

      it doesn’t take courage to defend yourself and others you care, just common sense.

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    • Crazy Times
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 7:16pm

      @ Indv
      Hey fool, I know your game.
      Stop hiding in the shadows of libertarianism, you are not. You are a 911 liar. And a coward, ya coward.

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    • Crazy Times
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 7:29pm

      “it doesn’t take courage to defend yourself and others you care, just common sense.” -Coward.

      Ok, that’s the spirit.. now widen that field to your neighborhood, your community, your county, your state, your country… because if it wasn’t for all those, you wouldn’t be sittin here fighting with me on the internet net, you would be working at a work camp, with this on the back of your shirt: Coward #29192, right next to Coward #29193 (or Individaulism).
      –P.S. Coward # 29192…. Coward 29193 doesn’t even reailize he is ACTUALLY Collectivism

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    • Bob_R_OathKeeper
      Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:48am

      Hey DEFCON4, you seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F8Z5ooMZpY

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  • eyestoseeearstohear
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:24pm

    This regime let’s ANYBODY advise them, don’t they?

    Obama…YOU have really cheapened the Office of the President.

    THESE IDIOTS NEED TO GET BACK IN THEIR CLOWN CAR AND LEAVE.

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    • Want our country back
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:30pm

      Wrong….he doesn’t listen to us, WE THE PEOPLE, but he‘ll hear us loud and clear when we say ’YOU’RE FIRED” in November.

      GOP2012

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  • The_Jerk
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:24pm

    Surprise, Spielberg, another Jewish liberal.

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    • charles116
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:39pm

      WE can‘t help that we’re so genetically smart and God’s chosen people.
      The Bible says so.

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    • charles116
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:42pm

      I‘m surmising most of the posters on this blog have IQ’s hovering at 75.

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    • Crazy Times
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 6:29pm

      @ Charles116,

      Hey! Hold on a second!.. What you are doing is projecting yourself onto your persecption of others….

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  • Individualism
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:23pm

    if hes a success shut up if hes a failure mention it.

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:22pm

    Spielberg is an obamaslut.

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  • Zurich
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:22pm

    Money from Hollywood, support from Hollywood, advise from Hollywood. I will boycott Hollywood movies for a while…..because they are the ones “doing just fine”……

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:15pm

      Barack Hussein Kardashian.

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    • subic
      Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:23pm

      Hell, the Chicomms own one of the cinema firms, maybe he’s working for them. He just lost alot of business.

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  • Want our country back
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:22pm

    Hey Steven, my list of worthy recipients of my money is getting shorter and shorter…. What are all of you fake people going to do, when we all stop supporting you….. get it!!!! we support you, and you screw and hate this country.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:21pm

    The movies I am willing to pay for are becoming extremely limited. Good thing for me that they rarely make anything worth watching anyway.

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