Sen. Rick Santorum blasts AARP for backing ObamaCare

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My friend Lee Habeeb sent this over to me. Tear up your AARP card; switch to AMAC!

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M.K.2 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 8:22 PM

AARP is to Obama what Obama is to Alinsky.

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Robert G Munck Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 10:45 PM

"AARP is to Obama what Obama is to Alinsky."

I'm guessing you got about 250 on your Verbal SAT.

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Marc_H Wrote: Feb 28, 2011 10:44 AM

that's still 249 more points that any liberal got on their civics test
or their understand the US Constitution test.

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 2:39 PM

Speaking of liars, let's see if Hack Hengler posts this story:

Ms. Regan had once been involved in an affair with Mr. Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner whose mentor and supporter, former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, was in the nascent stages of a presidential campaign. The News Corporation executive, whom she did not name, wanted to protect Mr. Giuliani and conceal the affair, she said.

Now, court documents filed in a lawsuit make clear whom Ms. Regan was accusing of urging her to lie: Roger E. Ailes, the powerful chairman of Fox News and a longtime friend of Mr. Giuliani. What is more, the documents say that Ms. Regan taped the telephone call from Mr. Ailes in which Mr. Ailes discussed her relationship with Mr....

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joe kidd Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 3:24 PM

What does this have to do with healthcare? Nada,zip ,nothing Pointless and clueless as usual ,cwissie

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vladimir estragon Wrote: Feb 28, 2011 1:26 PM

It's an example of a story that won't be covered in the right-wing echo chamber.

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joe kidd Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 1:32 PM

A look at cancer care from the single-payer system our lefties are in love with

.Dying cancer patients have been refused costly life-extending drugs on cost grounds despite a Government promise to end the "scandal" forever.

Announcing the fund last summer, Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, promised to end 'the scandal' of cancer patients being refused the drugs Photo: PA
By Laura Donnelly, Health Correspondent 9:00PM GMT 26 Feb 2011
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Their requests have been rejected by regional health authorities who were accused of operating covert “blacklists” to restrict dozens of treatments to save money.
An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph has uncovered more than 80 cases in which desperately sick NHS patients have been...

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lilly18 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 7:07 PM

My neighbor, who has breast cancer that has spread to the liver, has been refused an expensive form of chemotherapy. Guess who refused it? Corporate America, personified in her insurance company.

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joe kidd Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 10:35 PM

My wife died last may from breast cancer ,the drugs she needed were held up by the FDA, If she can not afford the drugs most pharmaceutical companies will comp her the drugs for her therapy .The drug companies were very good to us .

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Patriotic Liberal Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 12:06 PM

shirker: not an ounce of vanity in me. I just know flimflam when i see it. You half-pints think that I am arrogant or vain simply because I call you out on your arrogance and vanities. In fact, there is a fundamental humility that I have--which you do not--that enables me to see through your self-deceptions in the first place. I can see you clearly because I can see myself clearly. I look at you without illusion because I look at myself without illusion. That's the difference. And it is why I can anticipate your arguments but you do not know beans about mine. It is why I can refute you at the level of principle, and why you are reduced to whining about this anecdote or that.

So, even if you are enslaved to your conceits and...

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USC Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 7:36 AM

NWO Ruling Elite Plot-Plan Diversion

Oil is the Multi-National Currency Not the US Dollar.

The USA must be brought down to the same level playing field of all of the other countries by way of destroying the USA's economy.

By way of Chinas unnaturally low 3rd world wages and low-life US and foreign manufacturers and US importers who have sold out the USA to make vast profits on that innaturally low 3rd world Chinese labor costs.

Without caring that the USA will be completely destroyed in the process !!!

It's all been one big diversion,

Well planned that you'll be watching and listening non-stop to; tv entertainment, sports, movies, music-tapes-cd's, concerts, etc.

Non-stop, a planned diversion.

The Middle East is important but...

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richard1088 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 6:48 PM

Great speech.

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FastEd Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 4:56 PM

First off, Santorum is a jerk. Second, why WOULD seniors listen to him or ANY Republican or Conservative on health care. The Affordable Health Care Act ("Obamacare" is a meaningless slur that only ignorant right wingers use because they don't understand anything that helps middle or lower class people) has to do exclusively with Insurance; not Health. As a poster correctly put a couple posts ago, seniors cannot afford health care today because Insurance is too expensive. The Affordable Health Care Act, which is by no means is perfect, tried to do something about those insurance premiums. So, why are Republicans and Conservative against it? Simply, because they want to keep the premiums high so the health care companies can continue...

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Arch2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 7:48 PM

Arch says

Here we have a serious lib idiot that is beyond ignorance of the reality that Obama care is a very bad thing for human liberty and freedom! Walker would rather let the government sodomize him rather than work to pay for his own medical bills. The latent imbecile has the gall to expose himself here on townhall as the moron he is amongst the conservative genius membership. Another lib too stupid to exist on his own accomplishments! A product of the public school system in all its glory!

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:33 PM

So walker you are upset that insurance contribute to republicans, I guess you are also pizzzzzzed that unions contribute to democraps, dumbazzzzzz.

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 10:56 PM

Yes, arch and big sky cowboy are the poster children for the future of GOP education.

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Arch2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 11:53 PM

Arch says

I am proud to be in agreement with Big Sky! He is totally correct in his evaluation of the liberal mind and the political instincts that render you useless and idiotic in debate!
Christian, I wonder how you even manage to feed yourself with the intellect you display here amongst the giants of wisdom in conservative thinking? Are you really as stupid as you post?

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 1:11 AM

chrissy there are new rules at TH no pussies allowed, bye azzzzzzzzhole

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 2:37 AM

I'm due back on Planet Earth now.

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BK22 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 7:31 AM

Somehow I think the door is locked for you!

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Grumpy25 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 12:09 AM

"The Affordable Health Care Act, which is by no means is perfect, tried to do something about those insurance premiums. "

It did? What exactly was that, pray tell? Did it cap them? Limit them? Restrict them in any way at all?

Please do clue us in about the "something" that HIR "tried" to do so we can give you brownie points for the good intentions that (inadvertently) lead to a rise in premiums and a decrease on coverage.

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BamaBoySlim Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 11:15 AM

Walker,
If the "Affordable Health Care Act" is a real solution to a real problem, I'm the Pope. According to the CBO, it will raise rather than lower health care costs. According to at least one of Obama's advisors, in testimony before congress, it will raise rather than lower health care costs.
If it is a real solution to a real problem, why have over 900 organizations, many of them unions that helped get O elected, opted out of the program?
National government, democrat or republican, has no business in health care.

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JACK W Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 3:56 PM

I AM 82 AND WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF AARP. WHEN THEY TURNED TO LEFT WING POLITICS I SAID GOOD BY AND WISH THEY WOULD STOP SENDING THEIR PROPAGANDA THAT GOES INTO THE TRASH

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 3:50 PM

Wow - does the GOP think that only FOX and Townhall readers are going to comprise the electorate?

And Santorum was also the moron who claimed we found WMD's in Iraq - you know, the ones that never existed. Hack Hengler has no interest in the truth, reality or even journalism.

He's a stooge as our most of today's bully GOP.

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NOTW Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 4:40 PM

Once again Drama, you attack the messengers instead of the content.

You really are the perfect "useful idiot" Saul had in mind to use as a tool.

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Valerie149 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 7:18 PM

NOTW'S DAILY ALINKSY TM.

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 7:32 PM

I'm attacking both foolish message and messenger.

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Paul3081 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:33 PM

"I'm attacking both foolish message and messenger."

Liar.

Remind us what you said about the message again. Point out the comment where you said anything relevant.

So far on this thread you have attacked NOTW, George Bush, Roger Ailes, the GOP, Townhall, Greg Hengler and called Rick Santorum a moron but you haven't said word one about the topic.

All drama and zero substance as usual.

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:39 PM

S T F U you drunk w hore

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:40 PM

oh you are attacking yourself dumbazzzzzzz

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 10:57 PM

Santorum is an idiot. Attacking AARP for backing the Health Care bill is idiocy.

You fools are children. AARP are adults.

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:39 PM

yeah chrissy is sooooooo smart there were never any WMDs, ever ever, you f*cking idiot, the kurds died in massss from a sand flea outbreak dumbf*ck

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 10:58 PM

Uh - where were the WMD's the Bush cabal claimed were there?

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Arch2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 11:56 PM

Arch says

Same place they were when Clinton claimed they existed by virtue of our intelligence!
I swear you are an idiot forgotten!

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 1:14 AM

he had wmds, how did the kurds die azzzzzzzhole?

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Bobzmcishl Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 2:00 PM

AARP has studied health care more extensively than probably most organizations so their observations has a lot of merit. They also represent a segment of the population that gets sick a lot, including me. I am a member of AARP and they are pretty middle of the road on their policy positions. Their main observation that our current approach to delivering health care services is not only convoluted but twice as expensive as it needs to be. Obamacare has not addressed that issue, so that is a ticking time bomb for us seniors. But getting rid of upper limits on health care costs is a major plus as it getting rid of the pre-existing condition issue that prevents many American's from getting proper health care. I also like the fact that...

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joeH2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 11:19 AM

AARP sold us out big time and their not bringing up how their taking away Avastin for the women 17,000 women with late-stage breast cancer. The FDA is delabling it and only rich people like craggly necked Nancy Pelosi will now be able to get it. Thanks AARP I hope the millions you make when they take away Medicare Advantage and people have to buy your Medigap is worth it. I sang about the greedy AARP in my song teapartiers I can’t hear you at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJfboOindCo

Here’s a verse

Dodd , Rangle others steal from us Nancy looks the other way
trusting these crooks with your health care does that sound OK
If your old your told you can trust the greedy AARP.
look at the chart that Congress don’t want you to...

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 10:57 AM

Yeah-----SO----it's not as if Obama and the democraps are supported by UNIONS as all you conservatives say------Uhhhhhhh, wait a minute, how much do they give to the Liberals?

Top All-Time Donors, 1989-2010

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php

#3. American Fedn of State, County & Municipal Employees 43,477,361

#7. Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 33,056,216

#8 National Education Assn 32,024,610

#9. Laborers Union 30,292,050

#10. Teamsters Union 29,319,982

#11. Carpenters & Joiners Union 29,265,808

#12. Service Employees International Union 29,140,232

#13. American Federation of Teachers 28,733,991

# 14 Communications Workers of America 28,376,306

Yeah----BUT......what about those "EVIL" Koch...

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Patriotic Liberal Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 10:53 AM

I love this AMAC thing. I love the product placement. I'm guessing AMAC is an insurance concern? Their marketing approach is to sell insurance to a bunch of gullible and teed-off geezers?! Priceless.

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Nan96 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:15 AM

By the way, since FOX won't report this you should know that another judge ruled in favor of Affordable Care Act.

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Dan661 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:26 AM

Some judges are morons ... or democrats.

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Valerie149 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 9:18 AM

or Patriots

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NOTW Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 4:41 PM

Patriots? Ignoring the Constitution is more like treason.

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 7:34 PM

Ignoring which part of the constitution? Habeas Corpus - the right Bush suspended?

You phony "constitutional" scholars were silent for eight years.

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:45 PM

or w hores like val, snort

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Arch2 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 12:23 AM

Arch says

Val is more like a slu t than a who re. Just saying! She would give it away to anyone willing to defile themselves!

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The Sloandog Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 9:26 AM

Well Nan this Harvard trained activist Judge ruled that the govt can now control "mental health". In your case it just confirms the obvious.

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 3:53 PM

Sssh. Don't let reality intrude here. Mass Delusion In Session.

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JRG3 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 1:58 AM

Another reason AARP will never get my money. Any organization that backed Obamacide got paid off, one way or anther at the expense of the individual. Obamacare, in its totality, is indefensible.

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Nan96 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:14 AM

AARP must be devastated by this news.

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Mary Lynn Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 9:39 AM

And the other million or so who dropped their membership in AARP

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Arch2 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 12:00 AM

Arch says

I dropped mine and continue to throw their junk mail in the garbage! There are similar organizations that offer the same benefits as ARRP but are totally conservative! Check them out and use them instead! Don't spend a penny on AARP ever again!

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Robert G Munck Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 1:12 PM

"And the other million or so who dropped their membership in AARP"

60,000 people dropped their membership in AARP during the healthcare controversy. That's not a million. 400,000 new people joined AARP and 1.5 million renewed their membership during that time. They have 40 million members.

Why do you lie about "the other million or so?"

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Buford14 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 8:01 PM

Same here. They suck.

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Keith180 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 1:48 PM

Sadly, I've been saying this for YEARS. They have been on the side of liberals for decades, basically since they started. When I turned 50, I started getting their drivel. How'd they get my name and age? Scary. Happily they included a post paid return envelop. I like to do my part, you know, reduce, reuse, recycle... So I returned it all. Probably require special handling. It was a thick package. At least I didn't include a pund of lead, but the thought crossed my mind. If the Sierra Club tries that (again) I'd probably do that. They have to properly dispose of it, all of it. After all we are talking about San Fran!

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cottoneyed Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 11:13 PM

This Chicago street punk's administration is totally and completely lawless. Federal judges rulings mean nothing, and now not enforcing DOMA, could very well bring on a Constitutional crisis. The punk knows without doubt that he cannot win another term, so he's going for the entire socialist agenda, now! Not enforcing federal law, seems to be an impeachable offense. All who voted for this street hustler, this street punk should be strung up and horse whipped. He has no regard for the rule of law. Street punk's seldom if ever do. It's a blight on the presidency having such an individual as president. Shame on all who voted for this punk! He deserves absolutely no respect, normally accorded the president of these United States....

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cottoneyed Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 11:17 PM

By whatever spelling, *sickening is an apt term.

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Valerie149 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 7:18 AM

Boy you are going to be one sad sack when the American people give Obama a second term!

Another Ditto head's heart breaks!

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Keith180 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 10:58 AM

ummm, excuse me? What are you drinking, other than the kool-aid? He's toast...

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:47 PM

there are not enough w hores like you val that are dumb enough to vote for that azzzzzzhole twice

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 3:54 PM

Keyword: "street punk" -- apparently because he wasn't fed off the oil trough like self-made George Bush Jr.

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NOTW Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 4:46 PM

No Christian, he admired his psuedo father (or was that really the sperm donating father) Frank Marshall Davis. He was a Communist. What do you suppose he learned from this 'darth vader' man in his life you useful idiot?

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 7:35 PM

How dare a child have feelings for his father? Why didn't he disavow him like Ron Reagan Jr? You really are a silly, unserious and unread dupe.

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:48 PM

oh how uncivil of you chrissy, you pr*ck

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christian92 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 11:00 PM

The fact that NOTW sees you as an intellectual ally says it all.

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Valerie149 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 11:19 PM

ZING!

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Arch2 Wrote: Feb 27, 2011 12:04 AM

Arch says

Val. Is that what noise it makes when an intelligent conservative misses your head with the swing of an axe? Or is that you O- scream?

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The Sloandog Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 9:58 PM

A little competition never hurt anyone.Unless you are in the union.

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Raging Moderate 77 Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 9:29 PM

Santorum is history. He has been destroyed by Dan Savage, and there is probably nothing he can do to change that.

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Chemurgic Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 8:25 PM

Who cares what Santorum thinks?

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Greg446 Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 9:17 PM

Obviously you do.

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Greg446 Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 9:17 PM

Obviously you do.

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cottoneyed Wrote: Feb 25, 2011 11:14 PM

I, as well as you do, that's who!

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1 Big Sky Cowboy2 Wrote: Feb 26, 2011 8:50 PM

more than care what you think chem the azzzzzzzzzhole

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