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Clinton Plotting Tea Party Counterattack
BigGovernment ^ | Feb 17, 2010 | Capitol Confidential

Posted on 02/18/2010 1:15:31 AM PST by MestaMachine

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Then, Scott Brown won election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts. No one is laughing anymore. In fact, Democrats are facing political annihilation this November. Not only do Democrats face the possibility of losing their congressional majorities, massive losses in state house races could jeopardize redistricting next year and set back the progressive agenda for at least a decade.

So, the Clinton Empire is planning to strike back.

Big Government has learned that Clintonistas are plotting a “push/pull” strategy. They plan to identify 7-8 national figures active in the tea party movement and engage in deep opposition research on them. If possible, they will identify one or two they can perhaps ‘turn’, either with money or threats, to create a mole in the movement. The others will be subjected to a full-on smear campaign. (Has MSNBC already been notified?)

Big Government has also learned that James Carville will head up the effort.

Obviously, there is no love lost between Obama and the Clinton machine. It may at first seem odd that Clinton would rush to Obama’s defense, but the tea party movement poses a threat far beyond the immediate goals of the Obama Administration.

The tea party movement could evolve into a new political realignment, one founded on a belief in limited government and less government interference in the economy. The Progressive agenda, which has been painstakingly built up over the last three decades, could be left in tatters.

As the Clinton’s know, “politics ain’t beanbag.” Expect the counterattack soon. Don’t say you haven’t been warned.

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To: jmcenanly
The visual of a swam of wasps chasing the Clinton's is very nice. I would hope there would be lots of stings.
51 posted on 02/18/2010 2:29:19 AM PST by pandoraou812 (Alcohol/drug/dementia testing ought to be mandatory for politicians.)
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To: pandoraou812

LOL. Me too. Just can’t sleep.


52 posted on 02/18/2010 2:30:02 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Exactly. The media and the left is going nuts with this in that they are despirate to identify “leaders” of the movement because their attack plans only work on individuals who they can isolate and segregate and eventually discredit as a means to discredit the entire organization by association.

We had a planning meeting last night of a Tea Party sub-group and this was one of the key issues I told the group that was coming down the line.

A warning to any tea party group that endorses any candidate or political party had better get peopared for the coming anal exam along with a massive disinformation campaign. As long as the movement as a whole stays without an identified leader or leader structure, theese folks will tire real quickly of punching at shadows.


53 posted on 02/18/2010 2:30:51 AM PST by mazda77 (Rubio for US Senate - West FL22nd - Dockery for Gov. - JD Hayworth - US Senate)
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To: MestaMachine
The reason they are attempting to identify the leaders and discredit them is because they assume that the Tea Party is structured similar to their phony AstroTurf ACRON, SEIU mobs that they sponsor.

They don't get it because their loyal constituents are too stupid to create a movement similar to the Tea Party. They assume that everyone is so dumb that they need party leadership, and outside money instead of the patriotism that drives the Tea Party movement.

54 posted on 02/18/2010 2:35:44 AM PST by Texas Jack
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To: screaminsunshine

My thoughts exactly.

That is why the Tea Party movement must remain grassroots and local. They will attack people who they PERCEIVE are the ‘leaders’ in the movement. The only thing is, the movement is US. There is no real leader or national organizers.

The Clintonistas just don’t get it - and never will. And that will lead, eventually, to their downfall. Ignore the will of the people, and see what happens. The pot is starting to boil over!


55 posted on 02/18/2010 2:38:03 AM PST by sneakers
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To: greeneyes

I try to sleep but I can’t & then I just lay awake thinking. So I may as well think here lol.


56 posted on 02/18/2010 2:39:06 AM PST by pandoraou812 (Alcohol/drug/dementia testing ought to be mandatory for politicians.)
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To: mazda77
...despirate...
Adopting pirate like tactics when you have very few options left.
57 posted on 02/18/2010 2:40:19 AM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: pandoraou812

Know what you mean. I think I am finally winding down, so will be going to bed soon.


58 posted on 02/18/2010 2:48:27 AM PST by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: MestaMachine; Deagle

>who the heck are you to sign on today then respond to this
>thread?

Mesta: When people pull rank without reading, just call them a fossil and be done with it. Watch ...

Deagle: Fossil

Mesta: You have to understand: Calling people “newbie” is like injecting heroin for some people.


59 posted on 02/18/2010 2:50:57 AM PST by ROTB (Repeal to 1789, for the children. The moslems, however, still support him b/c he’s pro-terror.)
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To: ROTB

Heh... Read the whole thread...


60 posted on 02/18/2010 2:53:31 AM PST by Deagle
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To: MestaMachine
If possible, they will identify one or two they can perhaps ‘turn’, either with money or threats, to create a mole in the movement. The others will be subjected to a full-on smear campaign.

And herein lies the bigger problem and threat of Leftist politics. It cannot survive on the playing field - or battlefield - of ideas.

All too pathetic. . .demeaning and degrading. Albeit, nothing new from these people. (Still amazes me that Mary Matalin can share as much as bowl of popcorn with husband, James the CarVILE.

61 posted on 02/18/2010 2:57:52 AM PST by cricket (Proud to be the 'Party of NO')
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To: MestaMachine
Good news.

This is the final, decisive battle taking shape.

The left needs to be torn limb from limb, ripped out, root and branch. When they launch an all-out war against true patriots, we tear them to pieces and destroy them permanently using their own vicious obsessiveness against them.

62 posted on 02/18/2010 3:00:17 AM PST by NoControllingLegalAuthority (As Wichita falls so falls Wichita Falls)
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To: NoControllingLegalAuthority
It is following the game plan.

First they ignore you.

Then they mock you.

Then they fight you.

Then you win.

63 posted on 02/18/2010 3:01:41 AM PST by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: MestaMachine

We’ll need to bring the Downside Legacy files back to the front page....there is so much dirt on the ‘toons.


64 posted on 02/18/2010 3:04:01 AM PST by OwenKellogg (GOE 1, July 4, Sep 12, and Nov 7 DC rallies -- Energy, Tax Cuts, Lift American Spirits)
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To: MestaMachine
The Clintons are old news.

Everybody knows their game and no one is buying.

Besides,Billy with that bad heart hasn't got it any more.

65 posted on 02/18/2010 3:05:39 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: pandoraou812

Leaders of the Tea Party — radicals all!

George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. James Madison. Alexander Hamilton.
Stop these men!!

The Tea Party is a mass movement like the “Peace Movement” of the 60s. Such a movement springs up in Democracies (or even oppressive states like Iran) from the grass roots. These are people using their First Amendment rights to express their opinion.

There are no ‘leaders’ and the group can pop up and disappear through PACs as is needed. There’s no way to discredit ‘leaders’ as people come and go.

Nice that Dems are doing exactly the wrong political move to meet the Tea Party challenge. They think in terms of ACORN and activists that are paid hacks. They don’t understand political participation by anyone working from a pure motive to save our nation.


66 posted on 02/18/2010 3:09:13 AM PST by TigerBait
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To: MestaMachine

So who are you gonna believe....the Clinton’s or your wallet?


67 posted on 02/18/2010 3:28:38 AM PST by 03A3
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To: TigerBait

If you watched O’Reilly last night did anyone take note that he said 10 percent of the tea partiers were LOONS! I would like him to explain how he substantiates that number.

He also had some creepy looking fellow on from Southern Poverty Law Center (the hate whitey group) indicating that he feared the Oathkeepers because they were made up of former police officers and veterans and were taking a vow to overthrow the government. O’Reilly said he was going to invite someone from Oathkeepers on his program today.


68 posted on 02/18/2010 3:38:28 AM PST by notaliberal
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To: MestaMachine

There ain’t no 7-8 key figures there are thousands.


69 posted on 02/18/2010 3:45:09 AM PST by Rippin
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To: MestaMachine

Didn’t it seem that Hillary! wanted to be President, and the Rapist sabotaged her?

What’s your theory?


70 posted on 02/18/2010 3:50:37 AM PST by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: screaminsunshine

Sort of like shooting The Thing. There’s no one person that’s absolutely essential. If they destroy some individuals by digging up dirt—nothing will happen.


71 posted on 02/18/2010 3:52:40 AM PST by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: MrDem

We are indeed leaderless, on a National level. That’s because the Tea Parties are all about Local politics. Why? Because we can do something about them. We can influence who sits on the school board, who is our mayor and governor, as well as all our local officials. Our Senators and US representatives are also Local officials, it’s just that nobody realizes it yet. Our complaints against these people are national (Spending, taxes, unwanted health care, etc), but we have discovered we can influence them locally. People like Clinton, who think they are going to influence LOCAL politics are in for a large surprise.


72 posted on 02/18/2010 3:53:10 AM PST by anoldafvet (As of 12/24/2009, no more democrats elected - ever)
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Leftists want power. And their movements are led by people who want power and narcissistic supply. They undoubtedly imagine that the Tea Party movement is a machine constructed by a malignant narcissist like one of themselves. They imagine they can “strike at the shepherd” and the sheep will scatter.


73 posted on 02/18/2010 3:56:35 AM PST by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: MestaMachine

Bring it on Clintonistas. Mess with hot tea and you will get burned.


74 posted on 02/18/2010 3:58:30 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: Deagle

You’ve had 12 years for that double eagle and haven’t made it yet.


75 posted on 02/18/2010 4:01:10 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: notaliberal

If you watched O’Reilly last night did anyone take note that he said 10 percent of the tea partiers were LOONS!<<<

O’Reilly is a bloviating blow hard who frequently wiggles to the left! Not to be trusted IMO


76 posted on 02/18/2010 4:16:08 AM PST by timetostand (Ya say ya wanna revolution -- OK!)
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To: MestaMachine
FTA: Big Government has learned that Clintonistas are plotting a “push/pull” strategy. They plan to identify 7-8 national figures active in the tea party movement and engage in deep opposition research on them.

I don't recall Clinton's OR being that effective in getting the goods on Obama during the primary. This bears watching but mark me down as skeptical.

Anybody who does not yet realize the extent of the clinton hand in the election of obama just cannot possibly be paying attention.

OK, I wasn't paying attention. Would you be so kind as to provide a link or two? TIA...

77 posted on 02/18/2010 4:27:38 AM PST by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: MestaMachine
As the Clinton’s know, “politics ain’t beanbag.”
Hey. Don't diss 'Beanbag'. Beanbag is very exciting.

I saw the Championships once. They were played in Paris.
Many people were killed.

78 posted on 02/18/2010 4:31:05 AM PST by Condor51 (The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits [A. Einstein])
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Have to say NO... Actually, that Double Eagle is as hard to get as almost everything else in life. Just not capable anymore...millions to one...


79 posted on 02/18/2010 4:31:27 AM PST by Deagle
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To: MestaMachine

So the leftists are about to attack the tea party. The attacks will be splashed all over the Marxist propaganda press. How frightening. So they’ll be preaching to an ever shrinking cult of brainwashed morons. Go waste your time.


80 posted on 02/18/2010 4:34:07 AM PST by sergeantdave
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To: MestaMachine

When are these hateful people ever going to stop? Pray for God’s protection from without and within.


81 posted on 02/18/2010 4:41:01 AM PST by AmericaUnite
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To: notaliberal

BOR is discredited phone-sex pervert that had to pay Andrea Mackris 10 mill in a settlement. Who gives a damn what he says.


82 posted on 02/18/2010 5:02:09 AM PST by JApost
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To: MestaMachine

James Carville (DNC): "It's a feel-good story, this Romney thing.
Romney is an ascendant guy
."

83 posted on 02/18/2010 5:07:34 AM PST by Diogenesis
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To: Cindy; MestaMachine
Admittedly there is a huge percentage of Americans who NEVER watch the news and who NEVER follow anything political; but elsewise, just try to find anyone of any political persuasion who intends to vote for Barack Obama next time, and you'll have difficulty finding anyone among your liberal and/or moderate acquaintances who happened to jump on that Hopey-Changey Bandwagon last time around.

And they can't damage the Tea Party -- what are they going to target?? Tea Party is a grassroots moving target which will constantly elude any of their deluded attacks upon it. AND it's pretty ludicrous they choose to attack the very people - AMERICANS - whom they so much which to govern. LOL

84 posted on 02/18/2010 5:15:36 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: MestaMachine

They have no clue. The Tea Party is not the real power of anything. It is the American people. I hope the Clintonistas continue their war on the Tea Party.

The Democrats have no idea what is happening in America right now.


85 posted on 02/18/2010 5:16:36 AM PST by truthandlife ("Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7))
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To: greeneyes
"Spinning changed to out right lies, crude, rude, and hatefulness increased."

Spinning hasn't changed! Spinning in any form is outright lying. It's practice by someone should be identified as such every time it raises its ugly head!

86 posted on 02/18/2010 5:16:57 AM PST by Old Badger (boy do opportunities abound everywhere for Real Conservatives!)
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To: Diogenesis; Jim Robinson; CondoleezzaProtege

O.M.G., diogenesis — that is the best posting I’ve ever seen here, LOLOLOLOL; O.M.G, toooooo funny!!


87 posted on 02/18/2010 5:25:03 AM PST by hennie pennie
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To: MestaMachine

This is precisely why the Tea Party movement should remain decentralized grassroots. Less of an obvious target to pursue.


88 posted on 02/18/2010 5:49:00 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Prayers for the Ft. Hood families, victims and soldiers.)
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To: MestaMachine
It won't work ... Here's why: The Patriot's Flag

Alinksy's stuff doeesn't work on a "populist" movement.

89 posted on 02/18/2010 5:52:05 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (http://www.thepatriotsflag.com - The Patriot's Flag)
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To: MestaMachine
The Tea Party movement has to be prepared for these attacks and to develop countermeasures. But they should not constantly be on defense. Each Tea Party organization should focus on the following:
  1. identify the enemy
  2. determine their tactics
  3. devise and apply counter strategies to the enemies tactics
  4. go back on the offensive

90 posted on 02/18/2010 6:17:20 AM PST by orinoco
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To: MestaMachine

Good ol’ Alinski and Rules for Radicals as about to strike again.


91 posted on 02/18/2010 6:27:59 AM PST by cake_crumb (Can we impeach him NOW??)
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To: philman_36
The lamestream will try to destroy us and the Dems will eventually infiltrate with phoney tea party "racists" if they haven't done so already.

The New York Times three-pager front-page story on Tuesday tried to do it with photos while their text puts on a mask of innocence. Picture of tea partiers: all men with gray hair, some obviously veterans. Message: It's a movement of old folks, mostly those dangerous veterans. Picture of mixed-race woman: caption says she's afraid to go to tea parties unless she's with a large group.

The NYT has their audience pegged: people who look at the nice color pictures and read the captions because it's easy. They do much more damage with their photos and captions now than with their text.

92 posted on 02/18/2010 7:13:54 AM PST by firebrand
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To: All

+++++ It may at first seem odd that Clinton would rush to Obama defense ++++

Odd?? “They” (D.C./Eastern Beltway big time lobby), has had control all along. What went on in that little meeting in Boxer’s home before the election? What do you think this Steal-Care is all about? One of the main reasons she was NOT elected was her pushing the HC mandates, YET the push for so called “HC’, for over a year now AFTER the election still goes on....AND WHY? It’s not really “she”, it’s the whole inside “banking”, Lieberman/Insurance lobby where there is an inverse correlation between the stock market falling and insurance rates pushing of upwards 33% higher. They want the shackles on every US citizen desperately, to bail out the loses in the pensions invested in “insurance” which invested the pension money in an economy on the brink. Who do you think FRAMES the so called “healthcare” legislation all along?


93 posted on 02/18/2010 7:25:54 AM PST by Varsity Flight
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To: MestaMachine

Another tactic that the DNC, Obama and Clinton are planning to use during the Midterms is the usual “Republicans threaten Social Security and Medicare funding” tact. They are going to point to what Chris Kristy does in New Jersey and spin it in a very negative light (E.G. Republicans hate poor people, minorities, and the elderly; and only like big business.)

Expect lots of very negative news stories out of NJ over the next couple of months over Kristy’s cuts, and expect them to use these to attack Republicans nationwide.


94 posted on 02/18/2010 7:39:10 AM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: MestaMachine

Oh and it is Rham “Dead Fish” Emmanual and the head of the DNC who are going to do the attacks, using the Clintons as cover.


95 posted on 02/18/2010 7:40:18 AM PST by Thunder90 (Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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To: MestaMachine
“...If possible, they will identify one or two they can perhaps ‘turn’, either with money or threats, to create a mole in the movement.”

True Patriots don't “turn”, they just fight harder.

Would Washington have “turned”? This proves how out of touch the Clintonian elitists are with the average American citizen and how little they understand about the Tea Party movement.

96 posted on 02/18/2010 7:55:01 AM PST by 444Flyer (Save the SEALs!(Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe/ Julio Heurtas))
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To: MestaMachine
Speaking of which...

Sarah needs to jump ship from this arse!

97 posted on 02/18/2010 8:05:48 AM PST by 444Flyer (Save the SEALs!(Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe/ Julio Heurtas))
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To: All

Carville and Clinton need only hold up a mirror to see who their own worst enemy is. AMERICA HAS REJECTED THE ANTI-AMERICAN MARXIST AGENDA WHICH IS ON SUCH A DESTRUCTIVE PATH AND AMERICA WANTS FREEDOM, LIBERTY AND SMALL GOVERNMENT. AMERICA WANTS FISCAL RESPONSIBLITY AS WELL AS A STRONG MILITARY AND ADHERENCE TO OUR CONSTITUTION. LAST OF ALL...AMERICA WANTS JOBS AND NOT GREEN ONES!!! WHERE ARE THE JOBS?


98 posted on 02/18/2010 8:19:10 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather (The dogs barked and the caravans rolled on!)
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To: OwenKellogg; MestaMachine
We’ll need to bring the Downside Legacy files back to the front page....there is so much dirt on the ‘toons.

True. The Clintoons have many "Corpse Men" in their past.

99 posted on 02/18/2010 8:26:27 AM PST by 444Flyer (Save the SEALs!(Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe/ Julio Heurtas))
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To: 444Flyer
Whoopsie! on the all indent.
100 posted on 02/18/2010 8:27:52 AM PST by 444Flyer (Save the SEALs!(Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew McCabe, Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe/ Julio Heurtas))
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