Repubs. Accused Of Bribing Homeless For Petition Sigs.


	Repubs. Accused Of Bribing Homeless For Petition Sigs.

BartendingBear

11-21-2007 3:16 PM

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ca, homeless, gop, calif, elections

BartendingBear says:

Manipulate the homeless. Nice. If they're vets, cut their meds benefit, too.

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11-22-2007 4:55 PM

kkcapricorn

How very "republican" of them.

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