THE EGO HAS LANDED WORLD REJECTS OBAMA: CHICAGO OUT IN FIRST ROUND


	THE EGO HAS LANDED WORLD REJECTS OBAMA: CHICAGO OUT IN FIRST ROUND

jay8h

10-2-2009 6:37 PM

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10-2-2009 8:02 PM

dulios

Shockingly, not everything is about Obama.

10-2-2009 9:45 PM

jatfla

Well...you sure had me fooled over the last year.

10-3-2009 3:18 AM

merrie

After trashing and/or apologizing for the US for the past year, suddenly reversing course isn't credible!

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