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Orly Taitz: natural-born litigator
OC Register ^
| 10-23-09
| Martin Wisckol
Posted on 10/24/2009 8:29:20 PM PDT by STARWISE
When you see Orly Taitz deliver her impassioned, Eastern European-accented arguments on Fox News or CNN or YouTube, you're getting just the first hint of the outsized features of her life.
She was born in the USSR, then lived in Israel and Romania before getting married and immigrating to the U.S. The mother and former swimsuit model established a successful dentistry business with two Orange County offices then, in her spare time, studied law and passed the state bar.
Her growing national notoriety is the result of her long-shot legal efforts to have Barack Obama removed as president, claiming that he is not a natural-born citizen.
While the rumor had previously percolated on the political fringes of the Internet with a couple of failed lawsuits, Taitz's relentless filings and colorful personality have raised the visibility of the claim and led to her being dubbed "Queen of the Birthers."
She has presented the courts with two documents that say Obama was born in Kenya. She's yet to get any of her suits to trial, but some experts have opined outside the courtroom that the documents are forgeries. One, for example, bears the phrase "Republic of Kenya" and is dated eight months before Kenya became a republic.
Taitz is undeterred.
"He may have been born in Indonesia," she says. "Even if he was born here, he's not a natural-born citizen because at least one of his parents wasn't a U.S. citizen."
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: birthcertificate; birthers; certifigate; eligibility; humor; keyes; obama; orlytaitz
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posted on
10/24/2009 8:29:21 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
To: penelopesire; seekthetruth; television is just wrong; jcsjcm; BP2; Pablo Mac; April Lexington; ...
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posted on
10/24/2009 8:29:54 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
10/24/2009 8:37:58 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(Clyde Shelton is my hero.)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
10/24/2009 8:42:22 PM PDT
by
Lily4Jesus
( Jesus Saves)
To: STARWISE
CERTIFICATE-GATE
Kenya Sunday Standard headline Kenyan-born Obama all set for US Senate The Nigerian Observer Americans will today go to the polls to elect their next President with Democratic Party candidate, Senator Barack Obama largely favoured to win. The Kenyan-born Senator will
USAfrica Kenyan-born OBAMA makes history
wins presidential nomination of U. S. Democratic party; eyes on White House
AllAfrica.com Little wonder then why Kenyan-born Barack Obama, Americas first Black President
GraphicGhana.com For Ghana, Obamas visit will be a celebration of another milestone in African history as it hosts the first-ever African-American President on this
presidential visit to the continent of his birth. The same article, with the same quote, appeared in ModernGhana.com.
The Ghana Times So far, the odds favour the once underdog in American politics, Obama, the African-American Senator from Illinois state. A Congressional Quarterly
(CQ) politics monitored on BBC put the Kenyan born American ahead of his rivel, John McCain.
From the comment section:
(AmericanDaughter) NPR.org
She also describes the stories that have been exciting, including the U.S. presidential race of Kenyan-born Sen. Barack Obama.
(AmericanDaughter) AllAfrica.com Kampala Ugandans have formed a group to mobilise support for Kenyan born-senator, Barack Obama for the US presidency. "
Kenyan Historian: It's Odd that Kenyan Luo Tribe Member (Obama) Elected President in US Before Kenya (Audio)
We already knew that Barack Obama's brother Malik was a Luo activist and a militant Muslim
who argued that the black man must "liberate himself from the poisoning influences of European culture."

Article in Nairobi Paper June 2004 - Barack born in Africa
An ongoing poll by AOL News currently shows that 58% of Americans have doubts
about Obamas citizenship. The poll was started on July 28 and continues you can go
here to vote. And lest you think that this survey is being conducted in a very anti-Obama
venue, the title of the article is Birthers, Beer and Stuck on Stupidly it is an
environment contemptuous of skeptics. So we can conclude that the results of their poll
are not what they were hoping for.
A scant five years ago, Barack Obama was a little known Illinois state politician, aspiring
to move up to the United States Senate. Undoubtedly, the Marxist handlers behind this
Manchurian candidate had long range plans to capture the US presidency since he was
groomed as a youth by Frank Marshall Davis. But the general public and the press were
not privy to this information.
At that time, there would have been no reason to fabricate a story about Obamas birth
that would disqualify him for the highest US office. This would be especially true for an
African paper that was simply proud of their native son. So it is reasonable to take the
press clippings of the day at face value. The following item has been on the web all
along, but apparently did not get much attention. It is a June 2004 article from the online
version of the East African Standard, an English-language paper published in Nairobi,
Kenya, titled Kenyan-born Obama all set for US Senate.
Br> US Presidential Polls:Obama, McCain slug it out today
WASHINGTON Americans will today go to the polls to elect their next President with
Democratic Party candidate, Senator Barack Obama largely favoured to win.
The Kenyan-born Senator will, however, face a stiff competition from his Republican
counterpart, John McCain who has taken the presidential battle to the finishing line with
vigorous campaign strategies.
Americans Decide Today - go Obama (this site hasn't been scrubbed yet)
So far, the odds favour the once underdog in American politics, Obama, the African-American Senator from Illinois State .
A Congressional Quarterly (CQ) politics monitored on BBC put the Kenyan born American ahead of his rival, Senator McCain.
D.C. Tech Official Is Accused of Bribery(Birth Certificate Forgery)
A D.C. government official and a business executive were arrested yesterday on bribery
charges involving city technology contracts that included "ghost" workers and
kickbacks, federal authorities said. Until recently, the technology office was headed
by Vivek Kundra, who has taken a job as President Obama's chief information officer.
A White House official confirmed last night that Kundra has taken a leave of absence.
Yusuf Acar, 40, who has worked in the technology office since 2004, was charged with
bribery, conspiracy, money laundering and conflict of interest.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Hibarger told a federal judge that Acar is a flight risk because agents
seized $70,000 in cash in his house and because in recorded conversations, he boasted that he could easily flee to his native Turkey.
Acar also told the informant that he could use
computers to create fake D.C. birth certificates, Hibarger said.
"Security Breach May Lead To Obama Natural Born Status
A series of 2008 security breaches at the US State Department may indicate that someone knows Barack Obamas true status as a natural born citizen - and is waiting for the right time to reveal it. The breaches, which occurred on January 9, February 21 and March 14 of 2008, were done by two low level contractors and another in a mid-level position with no management role.
... An investigation of the incidents revealed that all three major presidential candidates - Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain - had their passport files compromised.
... News of the security breaches prompted a statement from then-Senator Joseph Biden, who had not yet been chosen as Obamas running mate. Biden, who was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, had oversight of the Foreign Service and the passport office.
I am deeply troubled that State Department contract employees sought access to Sen. Barack Obamas passport files, the statement from Biden read. Firing or disciplining those responsible is an important first step. But we need to understand why these employees had access to this information in the first place, why they sought the information, and why it took over two months for this matter to come to light. I urge the Secretary of State to promptly refer this matter to the State Department Inspector General for investigation.
... On April 5, 2008, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services Ann Barrett resigned from her post after a credit card scheme using US passport date was uncovered by the security probe. State Department Spokesman Tom Casey told The Washington Times that 24-year-old Lieutenant Quarles Harris Jr. told federal authorities he obtained passport information from a co-conspirator who works for the U.S. Department of State.
From The Washington Times report:
The investigation began after Metropolitan Police on March 25 pulled over Mr. Harris in Southeast on suspicion that the windows of his vehicle were tinted too darkly.
After searching Mr. Harris and his vehicle, police found marijuana and 21 credit cards that were not issued in his name or the name of a female passenger with him. Police also found eight printouts of State Department passport applications, and four of the names on the applications matched four of the credit cards.
Upon questioning by agents from the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Postal Service and State Department, Mr. Harris admitted he obtained the passport information from a State Department employee, court documents say.
Mr. Harris also said the fraud ring submitted credit-card applications using the names and identifying information of the persons listed on the passport applications, and that a postal service employee then would intercept the cards before they were delivered to the appropriate residences.
Then, on April 17, 2008, Lt. Harris was found fatally shot dead slumped over the steering wheel of his car in front of the Judah House Praise Baptist Church in Northeast DC."
Key Witness in Presidential Passport Tampering Case Murdered in 2008, No Arrests
On April 8, 2008, Obama confessed to having taken a trip to Pakistan in 1981. Here is what Obama said - Jake Tapper was there:
"So when I speak about having lived in Indonesia for four years, having family that is impoverished in small villages in Africa --knowing the leaders is not important -- what I know is the people...I traveled to Pakistan when I was in college -- I knew what Sunni and Shia was [sic] before I joined the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."
... Much speculation has been made about what national passport Obama used when he traveled to Pakistan in 1981.
So Obama confessed to this trip two weeks after his passport was tampered with.
.... A key witness in a federal probe into passport information stolen from the State Department was fatally shot in front of a District church, the Metropolitan Police Department said yesterday. Lt. Quarles Harris Jr., 24, who had been cooperating with a federal investigators, was found late Thursday night slumped dead inside a car, in front of the Judah House Praise Baptist Church in Northeast, said Cmdr. Michael Anzallo, head of the department's Criminal Investigations Division.
Cmdr. Anzallo said a police officer was patrolling the neighborhood when gunshots were heard, then Lt. Harris was found dead inside the vehicle, which investigators would describe only as a blue car."
"Mysterious Dead Person Connected To 2008 Elections
The Washington Times reported April 5 that contractors for the State Department had improperly accessed passport information
for presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain, which resulted in a series of firings that reached into the agency's top ranks."
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posted on
10/24/2009 8:43:59 PM PDT
by
Diogenesis
("Those who go below the surface do so at their peril" - Oscar Wilde)
To: STARWISE
A difference between Orly and Ann C.? At least Orly is using her law degree.
(And if it doesn’t work out, she can always go back to yanking teeth.)
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posted on
10/24/2009 8:56:47 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(They Live! The Worst Family: Alien monsters!)
To: Diogenesis
To: tumblindice
Getting anyone to listen to what Orly is saying about our illegally born pres__ent is like pulling teeth!
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:12:52 PM PDT
by
getarope
(One Big Ass Mistake, America!)
To: STARWISE
She just reminds me too much of my mother-in-law. A loud, possibly angry, Russian woman with no concept of the idea of indoor/outdoor voices. It makes me cringe every time I hear her speak.
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:13:09 PM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
To: perfect_rovian_storm
Any criticism leveled at Orly is wasted energy. Criticize the marxist thug usuper in the White House instead.
So what if she isn’t perfect in every way? She got guts and determination and has seen first hand what totalitarian leftist governments are like.
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:19:00 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
To: little jeremiah
I’m really not trying to criticize. Anyone who doesn’t have my mother-in-law, probably won’t feel the same way I do, nor am I trying to influence them in any way.
But she reminds me of my scary mother-in-law. I can’t help it. :)
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:26:17 PM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
To: STARWISE
Just imagine if a few years ago, someone would have told you that it was patriotic to support a Soviet-born lawyer with an online law degree that was having members of our military question the legitimacy of the Commander-in-Chief while bypassing established military procedures. Crazy times we are living in.
To: getarope
All it will take is one judge signing an Order to compel discovery, then we can start to pick up the pieces.
To: tumblindice
A difference between Orly and Ann C.? At least Orly is using her law degree.In a few months we'll be able to say at least Ann C. hasn't been disbarred.
(And if it doesnt work out, she can always go back to yanking teeth.)
Indeed. Defending herself in dental malpractice suits was the reason Orly earned her law degree in the first place.
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:29:00 PM PDT
by
Drew68
To: perfect_rovian_storm
I guess I’m sort of hair trigger on this issue because of the numerous 0bama suckups who post on these threads...
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:29:50 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
To: little jeremiah
I understand...I just had to blurt it out for some reason. :)
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:32:41 PM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
To: STARWISE
Orly Taitz also presented an ap artice that celebrates
Kenyan bornBarack Hussein Obama's accension to the Senate (after some very dirty dealing against Jack Ryan).
Why Doesn't the "Orange County Register" mention that? I think we all the know the answer.
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:47:02 PM PDT
by
Stepan12
(Palin & Bolton in 2012)
To: Drew68
I don’t think Ann’s licensed, is she? Like so many scholars who decided they didn’t particularly like practicing law, I believe she writes books and give lectures. I’m not all sure she’s ever tried a case.
So what does Ann care if she’s disbarred? Like you and other GOP `moderates’ all she’s done is bellyache about the efforts of patriots like Orly, so on this issue, as much as I like Ann, if she doesn’t want to shoot she (and you) can either chalk her nose or step back from the table and let someone else play.
To: kukaniloko
Just imagine, if 233 years ago, our Founding
Fathers, weren’t the honorable and protective
men they were .. and even tho they and their
beloved families suffered devastating losses
and gave so much for the noble cause of birthing
this nation .. unique in the world ...
they opted to ignore, to overlook human nature
and the intrinsic worth of high personal character
and the inherent, inborn national loyalty of humans
and, therefore, future presidents and just left
out that clause.
Well then, this wouldn’t be the case of first
impression that it is.
That this is the first time in ALL our generations
since our founding that this man of puzzles and
concealment is at the center of such a storm shows
the merit and success of the Founders’ legacy of
intentions of allegiance to country by virtue of
birth status for those who would seek to lead this
country.
The Founders weep.
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:50:52 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
To: little jeremiah
“OC Register ^ | 10-23-09 | Martin Wisckol”
Well how bout criticism of folks like Martin W, and others who bloviate upon particulars of the messenger in order to glow in their command of the subject, at the expense of both OT and the message.
This actually looks like a straw man set up to me. A friend like Martin of the OC Register is kinda like a gift packet of crabs.
Rab
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:52:04 PM PDT
by
Rabin
To: Stepan12
(after some very dirty dealing against Jack Ryan).
~~~~~~~~~~
Excessively, thug-like dirty dealing, with the
help of the Chicago Tribune, as I understand it.
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:53:58 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
To: kukaniloko
Welcome
to
Free
Republic...
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:54:10 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
To: STARWISE
“and former swimsuit model” pics are needed for analysis...
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posted on
10/24/2009 9:59:10 PM PDT
by
isom35
To: little jeremiah
She got guts and determination and has seen first hand what totalitarian leftist governments are like.
Exactly! And she's unlike some American born lawyers who wouldn't risk 'their' reputation and 'their' comfy lifestyle. Win or lose, NO ONE can question her love for America!
To: tumblindice
“I dont think Anns licensed,”
Ann C. isn’t up on tooth yank either, I don’t think. Many equate Ann to a root canal, if that counts.
R
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posted on
10/24/2009 10:04:49 PM PDT
by
Rabin
To: TXnMA
Poster was ‘welcomed’ on another Orly thread recently. Something smells like BO.
To: STARWISE
People like kukuklock think the founders were evil paternalistic bigoted white men, who are fortunately dead, who wrote some documents that really need updates and revisions.
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posted on
10/24/2009 10:07:01 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
To: presently no screen name
It’s crystal clear whose side kukuklock is on. I’m sure he’s a hireling.
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posted on
10/24/2009 10:07:30 PM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
To: Drew68; kukaniloko; All
THIS woman has absolutely NO power. NONE. She's not a judge, nor is she elected to Congress, nor does she hold ANY Executive power.
She cannot cannot throw you under the bus, nor can she effect your Constitutional rights, nor act in ANY way other than how the US Government will permit.
However, THESE people are conspiring against you, your family and all that you hold dear on a DAILY basis:

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posted on
10/24/2009 10:12:19 PM PDT
by
BP2
(I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
To: presently no screen name; little jeremiah; kukaniloko
Probably should have formatted it like this:
~~~~~~~~~~~
10... Welcome
9... to
8... Free
7... Republic...
6...
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posted on
10/24/2009 10:20:24 PM PDT
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
To: All

Go Dr. Orly!!!!
.
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posted on
10/24/2009 10:45:41 PM PDT
by
patriot08
(TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
To: TXnMA; BP2; STARWISE; Vendome; ~Kim4VRWC's~; presently no screen name; little jeremiah; ...
I could NOT resist.

A friend of my mom's went nuts when she saw kukaniloko as a screen name here a few days ago. She emailed me with a link to the site of an old puppet show.
I howled.
Here it be.
http://kukla.tv/
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posted on
10/24/2009 10:46:31 PM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1, 4 if by Thread.)
To: MestaMachine
Kukla, Fran and Ollie was an early American television show using puppets - originated in Chicago
To: presently no screen name
I have a faint recollection of them ... ;)
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:01:28 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The Art & Science Institute of Chicago Politics NE Div: now open at the White House)
To: little jeremiah
To: presently no screen name
It’s adorable!
And originated in Chicago. How utterly ironic...and appropriate.
I wish we still had that much innocence. Sigh.
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:06:36 PM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1, 4 if by Thread.)
To: presently no screen name
Yeah, for royal births. Is that akin to royal pains in the butt or in close proximity thereof?
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:09:28 PM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1, 4 if by Thread.)
To: STARWISE
The article states...
“In fact, the Pew poll found the 41 percent of those who’d heard of the issue thought the media was spending too much time on it, while 28 percent said the media was spending too little time.”
Are they speaking of the Pew Poll run by these liberals??...
http://www.americanpolicy.org/more/civicjournalism.htm
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:14:12 PM PDT
by
dianed
To: MestaMachine
More like connecting the dots.... Hawaii, birthers..(Kukaniloko Birthing Stones) .....These uplands of Wahiawa in central O’ahu were a place where chiefs were born.... A child born in the presence of the chiefs was called he ali’i, he akua, he wela - a chief, a god,
To: dianed
41 percent of those whod heard of the issue thought the media was spending too much time on it,
That's too funny! What media? "Pew" as in BO! You're right.
To: presently no screen name
I know. I like mine better. Royal pain in the butt area. Any woman who has given birth can identify with that.
Besides, how many stoned royal Hawaiians are Texas lawyers?
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:27:51 PM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1, 4 if by Thread.)
To: perfect_rovian_storm
WHY did you choose that scary M-i-L???
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:28:20 PM PDT
by
danamco
To: kukaniloko; LucyT
Just imagine a few years ago, someone would have told you that it was patriotic to support a British (Kenyan) Subject with Indonesian dual citizenship to be a legit Commander-in-Chief, huh???
Yes you are right CRAZY times we are living in!!!
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:36:44 PM PDT
by
danamco
To: MestaMachine; All
LOL.
kook-aniloko is fitting.
Probably just another Bull Moose Progressive in disguise (with open UDP ports).

Quite an attention-starved bunch of fakes:

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posted on
10/24/2009 11:41:47 PM PDT
by
BP2
(I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
To: Rabin
The reason for the long legged Ann’s Gig on FOX is if she NOT touch this issue, so that she can continue to promote her books!!!
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posted on
10/24/2009 11:43:36 PM PDT
by
danamco
To: BP2
So what is idential RUM? Do Jamaica be claimin’ him too, Mon????
Dey got 151 proof. We got zero. How is dat eben fair?
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posted on
10/25/2009 12:15:17 AM PDT
by
MestaMachine
(One if by land, 2 if by sea, 3 if by Air Force 1, 4 if by Thread.)
To: STARWISE
One, for example, bears the phrase "Republic of Kenya" and is dated eight months before Kenya became a republic.I know this statement is wrong. I just don't remember why.
To: STARWISE
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posted on
10/25/2009 2:14:24 AM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(A mob of one.)
To: STARWISE
May God bless and protect her! At least she is out there fighting the good fight. She knows what marxists and commies look like...they look like Obama and his administration! Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
10/25/2009 7:14:01 AM PDT
by
penelopesire
("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
To: danamco
It was a package deal, I’m afraid.
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posted on
10/25/2009 9:51:51 AM PDT
by
perfect_rovian_storm
(The worst is behind us. Unfortunately it is really well endowed.)
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