America's Olympic Loss


	America's Olympic Loss

cptenaud

10-7-2009 11:48 AM

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childish, republican, rant

cptenaud says:

The Republicans are just childish brats That have never served in the arm forces , yet wave the flag of patriotism as though they earned it.

Nothing but cowards and liars. And they disgust Any real American who actually fought for this country.

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10-8-2009 2:45 PM

citizenbfk

It's amazing the lack of substance to the wacko, rabid Republicans complaints. What they want to do is smear, hinder and defeat the President and anything--everything is used for that purpose.

Obama not born in America, Obama like Hitler, Obama a Communist, Obama a socialist, Obama's health reform has 'death panels," for the elderly, Obama's policies lost the Olympics, etc.

BUT: hile the spotlight is on the president, Republicans are taking a public-opinion pounding.

Quote: " Months of Republican attacks on President Barack Obama’s health-care proposals appear to have hurt the party, according to a Quinnipiac University poll" - printed today.

"The survey found 64 percent of voters disap...

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