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<title><![CDATA[DENVER IN August 23rd-28th ‘08 BE THERE, LETS OUT THE BASTARDS! (Tim Winckler; THIS GEEKS FAMILY REVOLT)]]></title>
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I will get the New Letter to President Gore next week! I figure this is more important at the moment.<br>
This is the Geeks Family Revolt.<br>
We are the best people around we people of the internet world. We are the brightest and most intelligent of the world out there. We the people of the internet must take our place as the leaders. It is time for us to stand together. Yes Al Gore is a GEEK<br>
You may have heard the old saying, circa. 1990(?), that the Geeks will inherit the Earth! Ha!<br>
Wouldn't it be funny if they meant Geeks all along?<br>
This is our REVENGE!!<br>
This can be the best thing you ever saw.<br>
There is no need for anyone to get hurt.<br>
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Brothers and sisters I have invited the world to do this, so many people know about this now who knows how many will show up. I have tried to make it as easy as possible for everyone, authorities included. <br>
We don’t need no stinking permits or protests. We just fill and occupy the city. It is a free (?) country and we can go to Denver as tourists and families on vacation as many as want to. <br>
We shut down the city until We the People have what we want, for now.<br>
With so many families refusing to leave till Gore is drafted and nominated for President they will have no choice but to pick him. This is a show of friendly force so absolutely no violence.<br>
Here are my suggestions as to make this a safe and sane revolt;<br>
1. When you get to Denver be very nice to the citizens and courteous to the cops and soldiers. <br>
2. Defiantly patronize the retailers and make them comfortable with you there. You might be there for a bit.<br>
3. This is a battle for hearts and minds. We need to make the citizens feel secure we are not there for them, at least not most of them.<br>
If anyone gets violent help the police to catch them. Show respect and be nice to them. <br>
The point of how I am doing this is to make it for every person on this planet to have a hand in changing the future of mankind.<br>
The Idea is to make it as calm as situation as possible for everyone concerned. I have turned this away from a violent confrontation to one of mutual respect for all and all having a hand in this. <br>
This is the most enjoyable thing anyone could do for themselves and their families. <br>
We want enforcement authorities to back us up when the time comes so be great to them.<br>
What could be a more beautiful way to end and era and start a whole new one.<br>
NO MORE DAMN CHICAGO’S, to many hurt and in jail. Should have been handled better!<br>
Use these demands and win your country from the pseudo-progressive scumbags now in power.<br>
1. Gore must immediately make plans to bring the troops home ASAP.<br>
2. Gore must repeal the Federal Reserve Act.<br>
3. Gore must prosecute for the crime of genocide against the real perpetrators of 9/11.<br>
4. Nationalize the Fed and start using the Recommendations given by Bill Still, the producer, in the movie The Money Masters to end the Fed and get the economy going again!<br>
5. Issue grants not loans from the Federal Reserve to anyone who needs it to get this damn country going again.<br>
6. Since the Rothschild’s are estimated to have $600 Trillion with a big T their fortunes are to be absorbed as it is all money stolen from us. They have swindled the people so now the people get what belongs to them. Their theft will renew the whole damn planet and make it the showplace of the universe.<br>
I think I can get the so called progressive talk show hosts to support it now. I sure will give it a try.<br>
I figure there is a lot of blood on their hands for not supporting the march last year and I have hit them about this!<br>
What a bright future is ahead for all of us when we the people take control and tell our leaders what to do.<br>
We are their employers and they have dismal performance reviews, if they don't change, fire em! We the People have that right and duty to do so!<br>
Honestly, if anyone has a better idea about how to do this without death and violence let the world know!<br>
If you cannot attend then promote this action so you also have a hand in changing this whole thing!<br>
Below is the biggest selling point I figure and it would go to the heart of every family in the nation and the world.<br>
March on Denver to have the best holiday season in history!<br>
We have all suffered badly these past years and it is time to turn our frowns into smiles. In one fell swoop we can change the future so everyone can know what happiness is again. Aren’t the people sick of feeling bad? Well this is the cure you need. Go to Denver and shop your problems away and shut down the convention city with our presence and change the future just for fun! Go to the party to end all parties and save the world while you are there.<br>
DENVER IN 08 AND PARTY THE SCUMBAGS AWAY!!!<br>
Just think of how much more blessed the holidays will be with the downfall of the Mason Zionists. Tell everyone you know.<br>
THIS WILL TRULY BE THE MOST BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON EVER SEEN!<br>
Welcome the troop’s home before the holidays; it can happen if you do it! Force the Dem’s into a corner, either they stop the war or we will.<br>
It ain’t  gonna get better till we take out the trash!<br>
Let me know what you think!<br>
GORE IN 08<br>
Tim Winckler for THIS GEEKS FAMILY REVOLT<br>
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<title><![CDATA[THE SOLUTION FOR SO-CALLED "SANCTUARY CITIES" ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Right now Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and other major cities have two things in common: booming economies and high numbers of illegal immigrants. The problem is, many people living in these cities and doing business in these cites have a problem with the "sanctuary city" policies. They continue to do their part to contribute to the economies, despite their objections to their cities' policies.<br><br>In the meantime, the federal and local governments can butt heads and tie up the courts trying to prove the other side wrong. It's all election year posturing and campaign rhetoric, and nothing actually gets accomplished. They use the issue to get peole angry enough to vote against one side, and after the election peoples' tempers cool and the issue is largely forgotten until the next election. <br><br>So it's time for an experiment. Moreover, it's time for people to put some action behind the words and live out their convictions. But most of all, it's time to settle the question: are we, as a society, suffering or benefitting from the presence of illegal immigrants, and from policies that systematically tolerate their presence? It has been show time and time again that one of the most effective ways of getting policies changed is to cut off all financial support from the offending parties until they amend their practices. In other words, a boycott. <br><br>So here's how this works - everyone who is opposed to sanctuary cities leaves those cities. They move out, they relocate their families, their businesses, their lives to places with no sactuary city policies. Then they stay gone for five years. Those of you that have no problem with living in a so-called sanctuary city can stay put.Those that leave, don't do business with anyone who works or lives in a sanctuary city, or anyone who does. Boycott all products and services based in sanctuary cities. Don't send your kids to college in any sanctuary cities. They live their lives, they get their goods and services elsewhere, they do their best to isolate these cities and let them fend for themselves economically, and in all other ways.<br><br>After five years, we'll compare the economic state to the sanctuary city residents' economic situation to those living elsewhere. We'll compare average incomes, crime rates, tax rates, education, health, pollution, suicide rates, infant mortality rates, unemployment rates, welfare statistics, and average income. We'll do a side-by-side comparison between sanctuary cities and non-sanctuary cities, in every way that quality of life can be measured.If the quality of life measures out to be overall better in the sanctuary cities, then we will resolve no laws be made to interfere with those policies, as they would clearly be shown to be in the city's best interests. <br><br>If the quality of life in sanctuary cities is worse, that can use that as a basis for outlawing sanctuary city policies and ridding it of all illegals by any means necessary.The bottom line is this: if you want to do away with sanctuary city policies, you must first establish that it's in the public's best interest.<br><br>You must prove beyond a doubt that people's lives would be better without the existence of sanctuary city policies. Because as long as there are people who believe that we as a society benefit from these policies, they will never go away. If you want to PROVE beyond any shadow of doubt that sanctuary cities are a bad idea, this is the best way to do it.<br><br>You'll notice that I'm not taking a side here. I'm only interested in what's best. And until we can conclusively prove one side right and other side wrong, all we have is a difference of opinion - different conclusions drawn from the same set of facts. Whether you support sanctuary city policies or not, you want to see your point of view validated, proven true, and used as the basis for legislation. I respectfully submit that there is no other way I can think of to prove the point. Of course, I am a confessed liberal, and I think that the anti-illegal mentality largely fomented by our friends on the right wing speak to their need to villfy a group and focus their hatred into xenophobia. I think they hate mexicans, and they want it to be not only legal to stick it to all spanish-speaking people, but they want it deemed patriotic. Hence, all the chest-thumping over these sanctuary cities. <br><br>For my part, I live in a sanctuary city and it doesn't bother me one bit. I know most of the people in this city are from somewhere else. Heck, I'm from somewhere else - it just happens that my "somewhere else" origin is also in the United States. But I came here to this city for the economy and a chance at a better life, at least financially, and I got my wish. So I can't bring myself to begrudge those people who have done the same, even if their "somewhere else" wasn't in this country. And in my dealings with government, and after witnessing the inept beauracracy with which they address their affairs, I have to wonder how many of these so-called "illegal immigrants" are only illegal because our government accepts mediocre work from its own employees. If the policies handed down from Congress addressed the issue of immigration with the favor fervor the immigrant demonstrate in the high-risk border crossings, if the people responsible for processing the paperwork from would-be citizens worked as hard as the mexicans bussing tables and washing cars in this city, I have to wonder: would we have fewer illegals? ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ONLY SHITEATING  COMMUNISTS FLAG POSTS  (usa)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Remember Freedom of speech is part of the constitution. If you disagree with a post then reply with your own opinion. People that flag know they can’t fight the truth so it’s easier to flag and delete the truth.<br>
.People who flag posts need to get the fuck out of this country and move to Russia or China.<br>
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 In 1776 we revolted against a corrupt government that did nothing but gouge the working class for money so that the filthy rich could get richer. Now after 230 years we are in the same predicament. Just that some people are just too stupid and stubborn to realize it.<br>
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My ancestors (and probably yours too) worked hard and made large sacrifices so that we could live in peace and prosperity. I also served in the Army back in the early eighties and helped protect our country. I’ll be damned if I will sit back and do nothing as the vermin that has infested our government destroys our economy and sells us out to communist countries like China just so they can pocket a few extra bucks.<br>
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I refuse to do nothing while  assholes like Bush and Cheney ruin our reputation of being a peaceful, helpful nation and not just a bully that will attack any one who disagrees with us. And then help to destroy our economy and our happy way of life.<br>
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No I refuse to run way. I plan to stay and fight this evil corrupt government to bring back peace and prosperity to what was once the greatest nation in the world but is now the biggest pile of crap on the planet thanks to our president and our congress.<br>
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<title><![CDATA[It Only Took 7 1/2 Years... ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<br>
It Only Took 7 1/2 Years for that lazy asshole George Bush JR. to turn the greatest country in the world into the biggest Goddamn pile of shit on the planet.... <br>
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And yes all the Republicans in congress helped him do it..... <br>
They are all human waist and they can all go to Goddamn Hell....<br>
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<title><![CDATA[GOD FUCKING DAMN OUR CORRUPT GOVERNMENT.FUCK AMERICA (SoCAL)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I’m an Army veteran that served back in the early eighties.
They had suspended the GI bill during those years so later when I went to college I had to pay on my own so I could only afford community college. I worked in the technical field for many years but now all those jobs have been outsourced. Now my home is going into foreclosure because I can’t get a job no matter how hard I try.<br><br>
The unemployment here in So.Cal (and probably many other states)is far worse than it has ever been in my lifetime. There are practically no more jobs available here in So. Cal (especially if you’re non-Hispanic) unless you have a PHD and 10 years experience, so if you’re out of work you’re totally screwed. I lost a long term job I had a couple years ago because they wanted only Hispanics working there. Over the last year and a half I’ve sent resumes to over 1200 employers and filled out over 800 applications yet only gotten 3 interviews. I do have a two year college degree and four trade school certificates so I have several skills and I extremely flexible yet no one will hire me for anything. It’s gotten so bad that some employers have told me they get 1 to 5 thousand resumes every time they post a job on the internet. Most company’s in So Cal now require you to be bilingual and won’t hire whites. God fucking damn, how ridiculous is that. It’s just pure selfish greed. 
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The massive unemployment surge is mainly due to the massive exodus of jobs being outsourced overseas and to Mexico. Why doesn’t the government stop it. Because we have the most laziest, rotten, corrupt government that ever existed.  All they care about is the goddamn filthy rich. Everyone else can die in the streets for all they care.
And to top it off food and gas prices have skyrocketed beyond belief. The solution that our government leaders came up with, vote themselves huge cost of living raise and laugh as everyone else goes broke.<br><br>
Jesus Goddamn fucking Christ, how the hell am I support to support my family. How can anybody? We are positively in a Goddamn recession headed for a major depression much worse than in the 1930's because the cost of living is almost twenty times higher. <br><br>
 It’s all because our evil corrupt Goddamn government is now completely controlled by Big Business which includes the oil companies and they plan to eliminate the middle class by outsourcing every Goddamn job and  send prices skyrocketing so the filthy rich can get richer while we drown in debt and slide into poverty.<br><br>
All I can say is
Goddamn Fucking America, the Goddamn Land of the greed….




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<title><![CDATA[Subject: Remember this picture on election day!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA['The Pledge of Allegiance' - by Senator John McCain 


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'As you may know, I spent five and one half years as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. In the early years of our imprisonment, the NVA kept us in solitary confinement or two or three to a cell. In 1971 the NVA moved us from these conditions of isolation into large rooms with as many as 30 to 40 men to a room. 




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This was, as you can imagine, a wonderful change and was a direct result of the efforts of millions of Americans on behalf of a few hundred POWs 10,000 miles from home. 

 



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One of the men who moved into my room was a young man named Mike Christian. 

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Mike came from a small town near Selma , Alabama . He didn't wear a pair of shoes until he was 13 years old. At 17, he enlisted in the US Navy. He later earned a commission by going to Officer Training School Then he became a Naval Flight Officer and was shot down and captured in 1967. Mike had a keen and deep appreciation of the opportunities this country and our military provide for people who want to work and want to succeed. 

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As part of the change in treatment, the Vietnamese allowed some prisoners to receive packages from home. In some of these packages were handkerchiefs, scarves and other items of clothing. 



 
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Mike got himself a bamboo needle. Over a period of a couple of months, he created an American flag and sewed on the inside of his shirt. 

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Every afternoon, before we had a bowl of soup, we would hang Mike's shirt on the wall of the cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance. 
  
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I know the Pledge of Allegiance may not seem the most important part of our day now, but I can assure you that in that stark cell it was indeed the most important and meaningful event. 

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One day the Vietnamese searched our cell, as they did periodically, and discovered Mike's shirt with the flag sewn inside, and removed it. 

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That evening they returned, opened the door of the cell, and for the benefit of all of us, beat Mike Christian severely for the next couple of hours. Then, they opened the door of the cell and threw him in. We cleaned him up as well as 
we could.  
 
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The cell in which we lived had a concrete slab in the middle on which we slept Four naked light bulbs hung in each corner of the room. 

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As I said, we tried to clean up Mike as well as we could. After the excitement died down, I looked in the corner of the room, and sitting there beneath that dim light bulb with a piece of red cloth, another shirt and his bamboo needle, was my friend, Mike Christian. He was sitting there with his eyes almost shut from the beating he had received, making another American flag. He was not making the flag because it made Mike Christian feel better. He was making that flag because he knew how important it was to us to be able to Pledge our allegiance to our flag and country. 

<br>
So the next time you say the Pledge of Allegiance, you must never forget the sacrifice and courage that thousands of Americans have made to build our nation and promote freedom around the world. You must remember our duty, our honor, and our country.' 
<br>

<br>
'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.'
<br>

<br>
PASS THIS ON... And on... And on! You can even send it back to me, I don't mind, because its worth reading again. 
<br>

<br>
oh......and then you have this clown, who refuses to place his hand on his heart and say the pledge......
<br>

<br>
Let's all remember this on election day...if you have family serving in the military, make sure you send it along.  I don't care for Hillary, but at least she shows respect for the country she lives in!]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-07T22:24:18-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Subject: Remember this picture on election day!]]></dc:title>
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<title><![CDATA[__________________It is time for us to sample your views  (immigration levels 1.4 million per year)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[We originally chose the name Americans for Legal Immigration to convey that we were not anti-immigrant or anti-immigration. Many national polls are showing that many Americans are turning against even LEGAL immigration levels and each month Congress keeps pushing to raise legal immigration levels beyond their current historic high of 1.4 million per year. <br>
<br>
It is time for us to sample your views and see where you are at on this. <br>
<br>
Please take a few minutes to vote in our new survey and to comment if you wish. <br>
<br>
Survey Question <br>
My feelings towards current Legal Immigration Levels? <br>
<a href="http://www.alipac.us/survey-53.html"  rel="nofollow">http://www.alipac.us/survey-53.html</a> <br>
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<br>
<br>
Comments may be made by replying to this e-mail or posting at... <br>
<a href="http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-126872.html"  rel="nofollow">http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-126872.html</a><br>
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<br>
<br>
Our efforts to call for more immigration enforcement in the states of CA, TX, and IL will be launched next Monday for maximum success. <br>
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<dc:date>2008-08-07T18:52:58-07:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[citibank next to fail? (ripping you off.)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Citibank has changed in the last few weeks/months. They bounced a check that should have been paid with no problems and then sent me a letter saying if I wanted to protest it they would give me the charges back! WTF? They won't even outright cash a payroll check anymore. I went in to withdraw 9 thousand dollars and they looked at me like I was robbing them and had to get all kinds of managers involved to finally tell me they couldn't do it that day and I had to wait for a few more days. This tells me to withdraw all my funds from this bank who is obviously in trouble. I urge you all to do the same.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-07T15:43:23-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[citibank next to fail? (ripping you off.)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-07T15:43:23-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[re: Mars Candy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[What? Sounds like a GREAT gig.! Most animals would be proud to work for Mars!  Not to mention the food! YUM!!!<br>
<br>
But.. Since you are volunteering for the job.. ]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-07T14:48:23-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[re: Mars Candy]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-07T14:48:23-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[re: Appeals Court]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Yea! How DARE they shoot such a fine, upstanding citizen (By Mexican standards anyway) while he was performing civic duties.. how dare they.. <br>
<br>
Of course it DOES mean that from now on Border patrol agents will make SURE they perp is DEAD. Which is, after all. a good thing]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-07T14:09:30-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[re: Appeals Court]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-07T14:09:30-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Something you wont find in the NY Times. (usA)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Something you wont find in the NY Times.<br>
<br>
<br>
PULLING THE WOOL OVER THE EYES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC<br>
THE FRAUDULENT GDP<br>
<br>
An Economic Message<br>
from Irwin Schiff<br>
July 24, 2008<br>
<br>
I don’t exactly know when government statisticians started to use GDP (Gross Domestic Product) figures instead of traditional GNP (Gross National Product) figures. However, it is clear that a new index was contrived in order to hide from the American public how American wealth is vanishing, along with America’s industrial base. For reasons explained below, if the government had continued using GNP calculations, it would have had to report a falling GNP. So to avoid having to do that, it concocted a new index- the GDP.<br>
<br>
<br>
Unlike GDP figures, the GNP included the value of all goods and services produced by American owned businesses, whether located here or abroad; while excluding from the index the productivity of foreign owned companies, even though they were located in the U.S. The reason for this is simple. The profit from American owned companies, whether located here or abroad, flows back to their American owners, enriching both them and the Nation. Similarly, the profits generated by foreign owned, domestic companies flow out of America to enrich their foreign owners and the countries in which they live. True, America does benefit from the wages that foreign owned businesses pay to their American workers, and those wages are reflected in, and may increase America’s National income figures, but their productivity belongs to foreigners, not to Americans. Therefore it is absurd and deceiving to credit the American economy with the value of all the products produced here (as the GDP does) regardless of whether or not the company producing them is American or foreign. And not making this distinction hides the accelerating gobbling up of American companies by foreign interests, which is undoubtedly why the government switched from GNP to GDP.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-07T09:22:36-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Something you wont find in the NY Times. (usA)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-07T09:22:36-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Appeals Court Affirms Sentence for Ramos and Compean (YEA!!!)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld mandatory 10-year prison sentences for former El Paso Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, convicted of civil-rights violations in 2006 after shooting an immigrant crossing illegally into the US.<br>
<br>
Ramos was sentenced to 11 years and Compean 12 years, mainly due to a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence on the federal charge of discharge of a firearm in commission of crime. The law does not exclude law enforcement.<br>
<br>
"The court has validated what this office has said all along -- this prosecution was about the rule of law, plain and simple," U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton said in a statement.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-07T00:01:58-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Appeals Court Affirms Sentence for Ramos and Compean (YEA!!!)]]></dc:title>
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<title><![CDATA[Do you want to keep Gay Marriage legal in California? (Southern California)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I'm personally enraged by the forces of intolerance that are trying to dictate to us what rights we can and cannot enjoy. <br>
<br>
As a result I am in the process of producing a number of Public Service Announcements aimed at getting Gay and straight people in California off the couch and into the voting booth come November to vote to KEEP GAY MARRIAGE LEGAL! <br>
<br>
 I own a small production company with a good deal of experience and I'm currently seeking funding from anyone who might be able and willing to help. I would also be able and willing to create paintings (I'm a landscape artist and muralist) for your home or office, or possibly film some on-air or in-house spots for you or your firm in return, or if you're planning on getting married, I could shoot your wedding. <br>
<br>
I am very serious about getting this done. There are already several well-known character actors attached, as well as one powerhouse Civil rights/Gay rights lobbyist with many awards for her work on board, so I'm not working in a vacuum here. <br>
<br>
 Interested? Email me (ask for Mr. P) and let me know how to contact you directly via phone, and I'll be more than happy to discuss details with you. <br>
<br>
Let's get together and change the world! This is something that's important to ALL Americans whether they think so or not.  <br>
<br>
Thanks.  <br>
  <br>
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<dc:date>2008-08-06T22:37:45-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Do you want to keep Gay Marriage legal in California? (Southern California)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-06T22:37:45-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Protect your community and loved ones from police brutality (the world)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The black community knows what to do when the cops show up. You stand firm with your neighbors and protect yourself and your property from these lying bastards. Don't ever call the police, they can't do much except arrest you for calling, they are not detectives or prosecutors. Don't ever ask a cop any questions, ever, if they knew anything they would not be cops. Don't ever answer any question from a cop, period, like I said, they are not lawyers, judges, or even intelligent. I'm not sure how barely getting your GED makes you an "authority figure".   <br>
<br>
<a href="http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Pennsylvania_police_investigating_death_of_tased_0806.html"  rel="nofollow">http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Pennsylvania_police_investigating_death_of_tased_0806.html</a>]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-06T20:57:14-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Protect your community and loved ones from police brutality (the world)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-06T20:57:14-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Free trade is fair trade]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Anyone in america today that is worried about losing thier job to foreigners should keep in mind that the only way they originally could get that job was through long periods of free trade and offshoring jobs.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-06T20:38:47-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Free trade is fair trade]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-06T20:38:47-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Work with me here.....]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.brainspank.org"  rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.brainspank.org/images/brainspank_webbanner.jpg" border="0"></a><br>
<br>
Bookmark it.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-06T20:16:55-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Work with me here.....]]></dc:title>
<dc:type>text</dc:type>
<dcterms:issued>2008-08-06T20:16:55-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Google: loose change final cut (los angeles)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[1.  Google loose change final cut<br>
2. watch the video<br>
3. get informed how 911 was an inside job]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-06T19:25:21-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Google: loose change final cut (los angeles)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-06T19:25:21-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Re-SWARTZENEGGER FOR PRESIDENT (Ca)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[McCain parents were born in the States and are American, Schwarzenegger's parents are and were born to Austria. I hope we will not have any of these 2 idiots as a President. It will be terrible.<br>
<br>
<br>
McCain wasn't born in the US either. I don't have a problem with him running because he's proved his allegiance to America. Same with Arnold.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-06T10:42:05-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Re-SWARTZENEGGER FOR PRESIDENT (Ca)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-06T10:42:05-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Recycling is for those who are STUPID! (It's all TRASH!)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[This recycling thing is so ridiculous, it amazes me how many people think it makes a difference. It doesn't.  If I have to waste time and money separating all my garbage I wouldn't have time to work.  Frankly, if I think it's garbage, it doesn't matter what color the trash can is, it goes into a can... That's why we call it garbage.<p>

These cities have a nerve even asking people to participate in something that makes them more money.  The sad thing is that after you people separate your garbage, you get thanked by the government with a utility bill that charges you to take away your trash....<p>
I use my blue can for my own use to make money to recoup the CRV tax, which is also extortion money.  When I have any so called hazardous material, I just throw it in first, nobody is going to dig that deep, and again, if I don't want it, it's trash!<p>

Imaging, you work and separate garbage, they make money and then charge you for picking it up!<p>

It's outrageous and I refuse to join the cities and environmentalists!  It is a complete waste.  It was better in the past when ONE trash truck came by with ONE dude in the back dumping trash.  At least they actually worked instead of driving an automatic truck.<p>

Remember, don't recycle unless you do it for yourself.  If the government wants to recycle, let them do it.<p>

Oh and explain to your children that recycling is for the governments revenue and has nothing to do with saving anything!!!!
<p>]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-06T07:43:27-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Recycling is for those who are STUPID! (It's all TRASH!)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-06T07:43:27-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Repeal The Bradley Amendment]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE BRADLEY AMENDMENT<br>
By federal law, child support arrears cannot be modified or eliminated for any purpose. The Bradley Amendment [42, U.S.C. 666(a)(9)(c )] says that once a child-support obligation has been established, it cannot be retroactively reduced or forgiven by a judge.<br>
<br>
If a child support obligor becomes disabled, imprisoned, unemployed, or even slips into a coma, unless they have the wherewithal or presence of mind to file for a suspension or reduction, their debt will continue to accumulate, and cannot be modified for any reason.<br>
<br>
The Bradley amendment all but ensures that any parent who has a dip in cash flow will be buried under a debt that cannot be legally escaped. It often helps chase poor men into illegal activities or the underground economy, away from mainstream jobs and their children. This is clearly wrong, and violates every principle of justice and fair play for which we Americans have always prided ourselves.<br>
<br>
To sign the petition to repeal the Bradley Amendment go to: <br>
<a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/486387368"  rel="nofollow">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/486387368</a><br>
<br>
Please sponsor legislation that would repeal 42, U.S.C. 666(a)(9)(c ), commonly known as the Bradley Amendment, and substitute language that would allow retroactive modification of child support arrears in the interest of justice, and when determined to be in the best interest of the child. This would allow rational judges to do what is right in order to eliminate the manifest injustice faced by millions of child support obligors.<br>
<br>
To sign the petition to repeal the Bradley Amendment go to: <br>
<a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/486387368"  rel="nofollow">http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/486387368</a>]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-06T06:52:57-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Repeal The Bradley Amendment]]></dc:title>
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<title><![CDATA[re: My Granddaughter (yeah right)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<b><br>
I explained that I respect the office of the president but we now have a filthy bucket of garbage who is a liar and a crook. We do not have to respect a man who is so inferior. blah blah blah.. idiot rhetoric snipped </b><br>
<br>
<br>
OK.. <br>
<br>
you HAVE no granddaughter because you are obviously too young and stupid to even have your OWN kids let alone grandkids. <br>
<br>
Did you REALLY think we were that stupid to buy your fake post? <br>
<br>
I'll tell you one thing.. the guy in the White House is vastly more intelligent than you are or ever will be. <br>
<br>
Fuckin' idiot. ]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-05T18:29:16-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[re: My Granddaughter (yeah right)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-05T18:29:16-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[OBAMA WILL TAX US TO DEATH and will never win.. (History is our guide)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[That's right.. Obama will not win cause anyone who guarantees raising taxes will loose in the biggest landslide in American history.<p>

So rest assured that President John McCain will continue the correct path of America and keep the conservative leadership in tact!<p>

So now all the poor liberals will need to get a job soon, cause the handouts will be over!]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-05T11:18:37-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[OBAMA WILL TAX US TO DEATH and will never win.. (History is our guide)]]></dc:title>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama and change, change, change.... (spare change, anyone?)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I swear if I hear change coming from this idiots camp one more time I'm gonna scream. Can anybody be more specific on his politics of "change"? I just went to his website and there seems to be no mention of how he is going to handle the failing dollar or anything else for that matter. What change is this guy referring to?]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-04T16:02:36-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Obama and change, change, change.... (spare change, anyone?)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-04T16:02:36-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Alaska:  Stiffs and Stashes, Who Covered Asses? (SFV)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[<br>
<br>
How timely, with Senator Stevens and Alaska in the spotlight. <br>
<br>
FROZEN FIEFDOM "Something's Up" in America's Big Berg.<br>
<br>
Free! Read it online today. A True story you won't soon forget.<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://frozenfiefdom.com/requests_to_officials_and_agencies"  rel="nofollow">http://frozenfiefdom.com/requests_to_officials_and_agencies</a> ]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-04T10:54:40-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Alaska:  Stiffs and Stashes, Who Covered Asses? (SFV)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-04T10:54:40-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Rere:Sole Black Reporter Booted from McCain Event (calling you to the ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[1. All of the organizations I listed are BLACK only organizations and they are heavily in the tank for Obama because he is black. <br>
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2. Salivate all you want about Republicans. I am not one. So your delusions are wasted on me. <br>
<br>
3. Color/race based organizations are abhorrent no matter which side of the fence they are on. I see you probably had to do a ton of googling to find the ones you listed.. But your "Republican" sickness is overwhelming your thought processes. <br>
<br>
4:  QUOTE:"Access to the senator is tightly controlled," Block said. "I would first express regret that your reporter was moved, and I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that race had nothing to do with it."<br>
""At the end of the day, your reporter was in the wrong place. I do not know why the other reporters were not moved. The rest of the local press should have been moved as well," Block said."<br>
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THat's good enough for me.. Maybe he was kicked out because he wasn't black enough? HA HA!<br>
<br>
Fucking race baiting idiots. Every time you get a chance you play the race card. Your deck is dog eared and old .. throw it away. We're not buying it anymore.  <br>
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Go hide in a hole.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-04T08:17:42-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Rere:Sole Black Reporter Booted from McCain Event (calling you to the ]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-04T08:17:42-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[re:Once again, Barack Obama has called you a racist (Encino, CA) (RIGHT ON)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Good post man!]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-03T12:55:40-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[re:Once again, Barack Obama has called you a racist (Encino, CA) (RIGHT ON)]]></dc:title>
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<title><![CDATA[re:Sole Black Reporter Booted from McCain Event (Restriction by race)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[OH Jesus.. get off it.. this is ridiculous..   Yeah.. McCain won't allow black reporters near him.. Fuckin eh man.. get a grip. <br>
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Let's talk about restriction by race.. <br>
<br>
NAACP<br>
URBAN LEAGUE<br>
Association of Minority Journalists<br>
BET<br>
Congressional Black Caucus<br>
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All organizations that Obama kisses up to repeatedly. <br>
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Oh yeah.. now THAT is restriction by race.]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-03T12:55:29-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[re:Sole Black Reporter Booted from McCain Event (Restriction by race)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-03T12:55:29-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Once again, Barack Obama has called you a racist (Encino, CA)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[That's right, he's done it again. Barack Obama has suggested that racist Republicans are trying to scare people into not voting for Obama because he "doesn't look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills."<br>
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And it's gonna work on you, too, because you're nothing but a bunch of racist crackers.<br>
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Funny thing: I heard race brought up by his Democratic opponents in the primary, but I haven't heard it brought up by Republicans. <br>
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No, Barack, we don't care that you don't look like the others. We would have happily, gleefully voted for Michael Steele for president, for example.<br>
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No, Barack, we don't want you to be president for a whole bunch of other reasons that have nothing to do with your race:<br>
<br>
We disagree with 99% of your policies.<br>
(Remember that whole concept? Policies? That's what this is about . . . or had you forgotten, Mr. Cult of Personality?)<br>
You are a leftist. Your voting record is the furthest left in the Senate, and your books and your rhetoric indicate an ideology even further to the left than that. We don't vote for leftists.<br>
You are unbelievably arrogant. <br>
<br>
You are a first-term junior senator with no other national or gubernatorial experience. Not to channel Geraldine Ferraro here, but if you looked like those other guys on the dollar bills, that resume wouldn't have been enough to have you where you are now.<br>
Your friends are racists, separatists...and my personal favorite—murderous leftist terrorists like William Ayers and Bernardine "Dig it! First they killed those pigs and then they put a fork in their bellies. Wild!" Dohrn.<br>
You portray yourself as the transcendent figure who will unite us all into a single civic whole, moving together without division into a glorious future. In other words, you are a fascist. And your wife sees you in the same exact way, which means it's not an act. <br>
<br>
Your supporters are a crazed cult. Young people don't think nearly as much as they feel, and the "I'm a uniter" act of charismatic leaders like you works really well on them. Same for the lefty hordes who love you.<br>
The media has gone over the top with bias towards you. It's hard to imagine, but they've actually outdone themselves on agenda journalism. They're not even trying to hide it anymore: they're ogling you in jeans, they're crying, they're going nuts. They're acting like the rest of the crazed throngs you attract. <br>
We're watching all this, and we're sickened by it. <br>
<br>
THAT is why we don't want America to vote for you.<br>
<br>
If you were out there talking about America's greatness (rather than our guilt) . . . about classical liberal positions of free enterprise and initiative, personal responsibility, property rights . . . lower taxes . . . strong defense . . . promoting liberty and representative government around the world (as opposed to seeking ways to prostrate us to the U.N.) . . .<br>
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If you were out there talking about all that stuff, we'd be on your side. Black, white, red, yellow—it doesn't matter. To us, it's about ideas, and it's about who each individual is as a person. <br>
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We don't like your ideas, and we don't like who you are as a person.<br>
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<dc:date>2008-08-03T10:10:41-07:00</dc:date>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Once again, Barack Obama has called you a racist (Encino, CA)]]></dc:title>
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<title><![CDATA[Budget Crisis in California (SoCAL)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The main reason we are in such a huge budget crisis here in California is simply because so many people are on government assistance instead of working. Most of them want to work but due to all the damn outsourcing there are few jobs left. Also due to all the hiring of illegal aliens which means no tax money for the state. <br>
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Arnold has been trying his best to keep us afloat but the problem of outsourcing is snowballing out of control. It’s because the federal government has become so corrupt it beyond belief. .There used to be laws restricting companies from outsourcing but in exchange for favors like campaign donations ( bribes and kickbacks) our federal government leaders have received, they have eliminated all such restrictions.<br>
<br>
As the population increases we need more jobs not less but instead of stopping the outsourcing, our piece of shit government encourages it. Now to top it off, the military has awarded a billion dollar contract for building air bus tankers to a company based primarily in Europe instead of an American company called Boeing here in California. This shows just how incredibility fucked our federal government has become due to the assholes that are now running it<br>
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Damn it, almost all the decent jobs have been outsourced thanks to the lazy, corrupt evil, rotten government we have. The mortgage crisis would not have happened if the government didn’t have their heads up their asses. They let these businesses do want ever they want no matter how corrupt, dishonest and harmful it is to the nation. They don’t want to interfere with these multi-million dollar companies and corporations yet they want to control what we do in our personal lives. It’s OK to be hungry, sick, suffering and even homeless because there’s no more jobs available (mainly due to outsourcing and illegal immigration) but if you smoke pot, the government will send the cops over to bash your head and throw you in jail. How fucked is that….<br>
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There’s is ONLY one way to stop the recession. Reverse the outsourcing and bring the jobs back. All the government has to do is increase taxes on companies that outsource and lower or eliminate taxes on companies that don’t. Level the playing field. Double, triple, or even quad triple the taxes on the companies that outsource. Tax them to a level that forces them to return the jobs to this country. It’s simple as that.<br>
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Why doesn’t the government do this. It’s because outsourcing helps the filthy rich get richer and that’s all our government cares about. The government says” we are all rich, our friends and family are all rich, all we care about is the rich. The rest of the country can die in the streets for all we care.” Our government wants a recession so that they can turn us into helpless slaves.<br>
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<br>
People, this country is doomed unless our government leaders pull their heads out of each others assholes, clean the shit from their eyes and mouths and begin dealing with the problems starting with the stopping goddamn outsourcing. The few companies that haven’t yet stooped to outsourcing know there is a shortage of jobs so they figure why the hell should they give benefits and healthcare so they don’t. Our government shrugs their shoulders and says” who cares, we’re all rich, all our friends and family are rich, all we care about is the rich, the rest of the country can die in streets for all we care"<br>
<br>
 <br>
 Unless we stop supporting this reckless, evil, lazy, corrupt beyond belief government we are all going to be up shit creek without a paddle with our hands tied behind our backs and the government pushing us under. It will be even worse for our children who will forced to live a life of violence and poverty when all the jobs are gone. If you don’t want this to happen then join the battle. We need to band together and stop supporting this damn fucked up pile of shit government…We need to start protesting against this corrupt government that keeps becomes worse and worse...<br>
We need a revolution now…….<br>
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Please check out this website for the facts<br>
<a href="http://tntalk.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/us-outsourcing-and-multinational-corporations/"  rel="nofollow">http://tntalk.wordpress.com/2008/03/18/us-outsourcing-and-multinational-corporations/</a><br>
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<dc:date>2008-08-02T12:30:20-07:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Blame Arnold, Blame the Feds (CA)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[If you want to blame someone blame the our piece of shit federal government for helping to outsource hundreds of millions of jobs overseas and did nothing about all the illegal immigrants pouring into California and soaking up all the resources. Most companies here in So.Cal say they can only hire Hispanics or illegal immigrants who will work for much less in order to compete with all the outsourcing. That combined with all the welfare, medical support of illegals  and unemployment because so many are out of work, no wonder the state is bankrupt.<br>
<br>
Yes those Goddamn assholes in Washington have destroyed the economy for all of us not just you. Bitching about it won't do any good. Until we start protesting and rioting things will only get worse. It's because we have the most evil, corrupt government in this countries history. <br>
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Our countries new slogan is<br>
GODDAMN AMERICA THE LAND OF THE GREED<br>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[Don't Blame Arnold, Blame the Feds (CA)]]></dc:title>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-02T12:29:28-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[SWARTZENNEGGER RULES (usa)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[His only goal is to help the people of California. He doesn't even take a salary. If the Goddamn piece of shit federal government would do their job and stop the offshoring of jobs and hiring of illegals then the state would not be in such a financial mess. <br>
<br>
That hunk of shit Grey Davis was going to triple car registration before we kicked him out. He would have drove taxes through the roof on all the working people but he would not raise taxes a penny on the filthy rich. <br>
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Arnold may play a cyborg in the movies but he's the only republican that actually has a heart<br>
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<dc:date>2008-08-01T12:17:23-07:00</dc:date>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-01T12:17:23-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain / Quayle 2008 (usa)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[John McCain is considering asking Dan Quayle to be his running mate. Dan may not be that bright but that can be a big advantage to McCain because it will make him look like a genius. Dan is like a puppy who quietly guards the house and obeys all commands.<br><br>

Also when it comes to the economy, Dan has the experience he’s looking for. He learned quite well from George Bush Sr. how to drive the economy down into the dirt as they did in the early 90’s. Since McCain intends to continue tax breaks for the rich and to assist companies to outsource our jobs in order to wipe out the middle class, who would be a better choice than good ol’ Danny boy? 
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<dc:date>2008-08-01T11:46:46-07:00</dc:date>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-01T11:46:46-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[Re-SWARTZENEGGER FOR PRESIDENT (Ca)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[McCain wasn't born in the US either. I don't have a problem with him running because he's proved his allegiance to America. Same with Arnold. ]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-01T11:45:59-07:00</dc:date>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-01T11:45:59-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[SWARTZNEGGER FOR PRESIDENT (CA)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Swartznegger rules. When there's a crises at least he deals with problem unlike those assholes in Washington that ignore all the problems. He has no choice but to reduce government salaries. The rest of us who are not working for the government have had to settle for lower wages or lost their job like I did thanks to do all the Goddamn outsourcing and hiring of illegal aliens. Now the government employees can feel what it's like to suffer. Most of them are a bunch of lazy asses anyway.<br>
<br>
If the Goddamn piece of shit federal government would do their job and stop the outsourcing and hiring of illegals then their would be enough tax money coming in to pay the bills. If Arnold was president, he would kick those hunks of shit running the country in the ass and force them to work for the American people instead of only Big Business and the rich who give them bribes.<br>
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<dc:date>2008-08-01T10:35:27-07:00</dc:date>
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<dcterms:issued>2008-08-01T10:35:27-07:00</dcterms:issued>
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<title><![CDATA[It Only Took 7 1/2 Years...  (usa)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[It Only Took 7 1/2 Years for that lazy asshole George Bush JR. to turn the greatest country in the world into the biggest Goddamn pile of shit on the planet.... <br>
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And yes all the Republicans in congress helped him do it..... <br>
They are all human waist and they can all go to Goddamn Hell....<br>
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<dc:date>2008-08-01T10:09:51-07:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[WITH A GOVERNMENT LIKE OURS, WHO NEEDS TERRORISTS (USA)]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[We need to band together to begin massive protests to show our disgust for how evil and corrupt our government has become. We all know the war in Iraq was a total blunder built on lies instigated by Bush and his rich Tycoon buddies to protect their oil empires and so he could make daddy proud. Not to secure lower oil prices for the US, but simply to get more profits for them and to actually boost the price up. That’s why the price of gas has more than tripled since Bush took over in 2001. No it’s not just a coincidence,<br>
<br>
Now we’re in a recession and headed for a major depression much worse than in the 1930’s. because the cost of living is twenty times higher thanks to our goddamn government not controlling inflation., The current statistics on the unemployment rate is total bullshit.  It only counts people actually collecting unemployment insurance. Because of the massive shortage of jobs a lot of people were never able to find jobs so when their unemployment ran out they were no longer counted. Many people have just given up because the job situation is so bad. The real rate of unemployment is somewhere between 15% and 20% and rising quickly.<br>
<br>
There are many reasons for massive job losses everywhere but we all know the two main reasons are outsourcing and illegal immigration. Everyday thousands of Americans are losing their jobs, their life savings, their homes, everything they own and many are ending up in the streets (many have college degrees even) Our goddamn, fucking, piece of shit government doesn’t give a rats ass, They know their enormous pay and million dollar pensions are guaranteed. Instead of controlling inflation, They kick back and do nothing as prices skyrocket (Gas, Food, Utilities, Healthcare, Etc) All they do is laugh and vote themselves BIG pay raises instead of dealing with the problem. To top it off they encourage companies to outsource our jobs and even give them tax breaks to do it.<br>
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We have the most evil, the most vial, the most Goddamn corrupt government in this countries history. Congress and the rest of our government leaders are nothing but lying, rotten, hunks of human waist that don’t deserve to live on this planet.  My wish is that they all contract a fatal disease and drop dead. That way they can all fuck each other in Hell instead of us paying them millions to fuck us and shit on us as a country.  <br>
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We don’t need terrorists to destroy our economy and our way of life. Our pile of crap government is doing it for them,,,,  <br>
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<dc:title><![CDATA[WITH A GOVERNMENT LIKE OURS, WHO NEEDS TERRORISTS (USA)]]></dc:title>
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<description><![CDATA[<b>This crap plays well in freeper circles, but Craigslist readers aren't stupid.</b><br>
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You are!<br>
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"First, Powell's statement was not made in England. It was during a presentation to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland during January, 2003.<br>
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Powell responded by affirming the "soft power" of values but that it was the "hard power" of the military that, for example, helped free Europe and so the "soft power" of peace and reconstruction could take place.<br>
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Powell then said, "We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we’ve done this as recently as the last year in Afghanistan and put wonderful young men and women at risk, many of whom have lost their lives, and we have asked for nothing except enough ground to bury them in, and otherwise we have returned home to seek our own, you know, to seek our own lives in peace, to live our own lives in peace. But there comes a time when soft power or talking with evil will not work where, unfortunately, hard power is the only thing that works."<br>
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Seee? SOME Craigslist readers ARE Stupid! ]]></description>
<dc:date>2008-08-01T08:23:25-07:00</dc:date>
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