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"Check this out, all right. I'm the president of the United States. We only finished paying off our student loans off about eight years ago. That wasn't that long ago. And that wasn't easy--especially because when we had Malia and Sasha, we're supposed to be saving up for their college educations, and we're still...
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This isn't the first time Romney has had to be walked back by his staff. In recent weeks he's misstated or switched positions on abortion and on Medicaid. But at 67 million viewers, this was by far the largest audience that's heard something different from what the candidate's position actually is.
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"My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.” - When he said this, Romney confirmed the worst suspicions about who he is: an entitled rich guy with no understanding of how people who aren’t rich actually live.
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There is no Constitutional basis for America’s current two-party system. In fact, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson specifically warned against political parties, which they feared would become entrenched as elitists and servers of special interests, unresponsive to the needs and desires of the people.
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“When politicians start talking about large groups of their fellow Americans as ‘enemies,’ it’s time for a quiet stir of alertness. Polarizing people is a good way to win an election, and also a good way to wreck a country.” -Molly Ivins
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What is your take on the new Obama campaign flag? Offensive? Inspiring? How dare he? That awesome designer deserves a raise? The response has been widely varied and few without impassioned remarks. We want to hear yours.
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This video is a must see. A reminder of the timelessness of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Cooperation between a learned and progressive citizenry and a progressive government is what has made this country great. The business of the government is the business of the people, and the people are right here.
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How, pray tell, has this consistently been the plight of the 99% for most of the history of civilized mankind? Surely, at some point, civilized man (or WOMAN!) will passionately come to the unified social mindset that we ALL have the same common, middle goals when everything is said and done. For that matter…...
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If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
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