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The Real Romney
American Clarion ^ | January 18, 2012 | Bob Ellis

Posted on 04/29/2012 4:25:34 PM PDT by SoConPubbie

The Daily Caller reports a huge 200-page research document has hit the internet, and it reveals Mitt Romney utterly and damningly for the flip-flopping opportunistic liberal that he is.

The paper was compiled during the 2008 presidential race and is believed to be from the McCain campaign (not the most conservative source itself). Among some of the interesting tidbits that blow a hole in his claims about being pro-life, pro-marriage, and generally conservative:

Abortion

• Romney says he changed his mind on abortion meeting with Harvard stem cell researcher - Romney claims the doctor said scientists "kill" embryos after 14 days, but doctor later said Romney "mischaracterized my position."
• Months after his "conversion," Romney stated his commitment to upholding Massachusetts’ abortion laws and appointed pro-choice judge to state district court.
• In October 2005, Romney signed bill expanding family planning services, including abortion counseling and morning-after pill.
• In December 2005, Romney "abruptly ordered his administration to reverse course . . . and require Catholic hospitals to provide emergency contraception medication to rape victims."
• Romney health insurance plan expanded access to abortion, required Planned Parenthood representative on state panel.
• Romney endorsed legalization of abortion pill RU-486 access during his 1994 Senate race and backed federal funding of abortion, saying "I think it’s important that people see me not as a pro-life candidate."
• In 1994 and 2002, Romney confirmed his support for Roe v. Wade decision and forcefully positioned himself as pro-choice in 1994 Senate race, saying "you will not see me wavering on that."
• Romney has refused to comment on bill pending in South Carolina legislature requiring that abortion doctors offer pregnant women option of viewing ultrasound.

Gay Rights

• Romney endorsed Rep. Barney Frank’s Employment Nondiscrimination Act in 1994.
• In 1994, Romney called "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy first step toward having gays and lesbians "able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military" and said he would provide "more effective leadership" on gay rights issues than Ted Kennedy.
• In 2003, Washington Times reported Romney "would support a Vermont-style civil union law in Massachusetts."
• As governor, Romney said health coverage benefits and hospital visitation rights should be provided to gay couples.
• Romney promised to make gay partnership benefits a "hallmark of my leadership as governor" and has said he would attend gay weddings if invited.
• Romney publicly opposed Boy Scouts’ ban on homosexuals in 1994 and 2002 campaigns.
• In 2002, Romney backed hate crimes legislation that included sexual orientation provisions.
• In 2007, Romney praised gay parent who confronted him over gay marriage issue, but in 2005 remarked to South Carolina audience that some gay couples "are actually having children" and called it "wrong."

Gun Control

• In 1994 Senate race, Romney backed Brady bill and assault weapons ban, saying "I don’t line up with the NRA" and "that’s not going to make me the hero of the NRA."
• Romney called Clinton crime bill "a big step forward."
• As governor, Romney quadrupled gun licensing fees and vowed not to "chip away" at tough gun laws
• In 2004, Romney signed permanent state-level ban on assault weapons that was mirrored after federal assault weapons ban. • In January 2006, Romney said he owned a gun - then two days later admitted he did not and the gun belonged to his son.
• Romney bragged about being member of the NRA but later revealed he didn’t join until August 2006, just before launching his presidential campaign.
• Romney recently said he’s "been a hunter pretty much all my life" but later admitted he hunted only twice in his life, later clarifying remarks by claiming he has hunted "small varmints . . . more than two times."
• In 2006 press conference, Romney claimed he had been hunting "many times" after returning from quail hunt in Georgia.

The paper also goes on to provide much greater details about these facts also. You should be sure to read the whole thing.

If Republicans allow themselves to be duped into believing Mitt "RomneyCare" Romney is a real Republican (much less a real conservative), they will be sorely disappointed if given a chance to find the truth once he’s in the White House.

If Republicans allow the "mainstream" media and RINO elites to scare them into settling for this poor excuse for a Republican, they are going to kick themselves later. With Americans having gotten a clear look at liberalism under Barack Obama and his Democrat Congress, there will never be a better time to elect a real Republican, a conservative who understands how America was designed to operate. With the damage done by liberals to our great nation, there has never been a time when we have more desperately needed a conservative who knows what makes this country tick . . . not one who will only reduce - but not stop - the level of liberal poison being injected into our society.

The truth is, Romney almost certainly will not get a chance to show his true face. Enough Republicans already understand that he’s nothing but a liberal with an "R" after his name, which means that even if people allow the "mainstream" media and the GOP establishment to fool them into supporting him in the primary, there will not be enough support from Republicans who know the truth to push him over the top in the general election. Principled Republicans will not vote for a fraud like Romney, and when "independents" are given a choice between a liberal with an "R" after his name and a liberal who proudly embraces the liberal Democrat Party, they’ll go for the genuine article every time.

Republicans, let’s throw this pretender onto the side of the road while there is still time, and choose a real Republican like Rick Santorum. Half-measures and "the lesser of two evils" will not be enough to save our ailing country; we must have decisive leadership that understands the need to return to the traditional American values that are PROVEN to work. Rick Santorum understands that; Mitt Romney just doesn’t get it.


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To: DJ MacWoW

I don’t think it matters who we do or don’t vote for
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Sure, that will work. Let’s just all never vote again, that’s will teach them a lesson. FR has gone mad.


121 posted on 05/01/2012 9:16:29 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

McCain knew of massive vote fraud and did nothing.
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McCain is a coward and I held my nose and voted because of Sarah but I often wonder if all of the McCain haters had voted, where would we be today.


122 posted on 05/01/2012 9:18:17 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

Hi DJ,

We need more drastic efforts elsewhere
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Such as?


123 posted on 05/01/2012 9:21:24 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: mojitojoe
You aren't listening, just reacting. We have been taken over from within. We need other remedies. Stop and think about all that you know.

Doing the same thing again and again and hoping for a different result is foolish. We need to clean house and get rid of the infestation.

Tell me that you think the 2008 elections weren't rigged. You know better.

124 posted on 05/01/2012 9:22:00 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: mojitojoe

Our voices are not enough. We need more Americans aware of what they’re losing.


125 posted on 05/01/2012 9:23:41 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: no dems

How much is the Obama team paying you for all your efforts to help keep him in the White House?
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Probably minimum wage or maybe he just does it for free. I wonder how many good Freepers left because of this butthead.


126 posted on 05/01/2012 9:25:46 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: mojitojoe
We'd be the same place. Americas laziness and blinders need to change.

"Socialism is precisely the religion that must overwhelm Christianity. … In the new order, Socialism will triumph by first capturing the culture via infiltration of schools, universities, churches and the media by transforming the consciousness of society." Antonio Gramsci - Marxist - teacher of Saul Alinsky

America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality, and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within. - Joseph Stalin

Joe, we're there.

127 posted on 05/01/2012 9:27:35 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: Raider Sam

Of course he’s not your candidate. Why would he be the candidate of a democratic troll? All day no Romney now, and your home page is all about how McCain sucks. Plus, we all know the group that strings together mutliple adjectives to describe people they dont like are Union thugs. It makes sense now why you are trying to deflate Republicans.
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BINGO! and what’s even worse, is now they are welcome on FR. Something is up. FR about to be DU2?


128 posted on 05/01/2012 9:28:41 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: SoConPubbie; LucyT

SO MANY VALID REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR OBAMA!
http://offgridblogger.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/the-20-most-disgusting-things-from-barack-obama/

Here are the various links that can be added to the links previously in the article below n the same vein:

1. Obama wants to “fundamentally transform” America: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJJP9AYgqU

2. Obama says knowing when human life begins is “above my pay grade”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOTfnz11kBk

3. Obama supported infanticide, voting against the Born Alive Infants Protection Act (and tried to cover up his votes): http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBAIPA/WhitePaperAugust282008.html

4. Obama thinks having a baby is punishment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNbaig-D5pk

5. Obama supports gay marriage and repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and is against Defense of Marriage Act: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jQJuKI0Gf8&feature=fvwrel (For the facts about homosexuality see http://www.faithfacts.org/christ-and-the-culture/gay-rights.)

6. Obama thinks Americans are bitter by clinging to guns and religion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2h13OZHdmc

7. Obama ridicules the Bible and exposes his utter ignorance: http://antiobamassiah.wordpress.com/video-of-obama-comments-about-the-bible-that-are-unbelievable/

8. Obama bows and apologizes to foreign leaders, even our mortal enemies: http://www.capveterans.com/america_s_freedom_tea_parties_are_growing/id33.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xWmsoAP-HoE#!

9. Obama sends bust of Churchill home, insulting America’s strongest ally: http://thewesternexperience.com/2009/02/23/president-obama-returns-bust-of-sir-winston-churchill-back-to-britain/

10. Obama wants to punish success and spread the wealth around. (Is the top 10% of earners paying 71% of the taxes–and 49% of Americans paying no federal income tax not enough socialism for you, Mr. President?): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoqI5PSRcXM

11. Obama snubs Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, our strongest ally in the middle east: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/25/president-allegedly-dumps-israeli-prime-minister-dinner/

12. Obama says Israel should return to its 1967 border. (Does he think we should give Texas back to Mexico too?): http://matzav.com/obama-calls-for-israel-palestine-talks-on-1967-borders

13. Obama scolds Supreme Court Justices at State of the Union Address while lying: http://www.politico.com/blogs/politicolive/0110/Justice_Alitos_You_lie_moment.html

14. Obama takes personal credit for killing Osama bin Laden (compare to George W Bush’s comments after capturing Saddam Hussein): http://savingcommonsense.blogspot.com/2011/05/contrasting-speeches-of-bush-on-saddam.html

15. Obama wants electricity rates to “skyrocket”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4

16. Obama only talks to war commander once in 10 weeks. (How bizarre is it for the Commander-in-Chief not to communicate with his general during war time?): http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/09/gibbs-explains-why-the-president-has-only-talked-to-general-mcchrystal-once-in-10-weeks.html

17. Obama wants to circumvent the War Powers Act. (Is he above the law?):

http://theconservativetreehouse.wordpress.com/2011/05/14/will-obama-try-to-circumvent-the-war-powers-act-and-stay-engaged-in-libya/

18. Obama wants to bypass Congress on the debt ceiling. (Does he think he is king?): http://www.cbsnews.com/8601-18563_162-20076575-6.html?assetTypeId=30&blogId=

19. Obama wants U.S. to submit our laws to the world court: http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=116552

20. Obama releases a birth certificate that is most likely a fake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s9StxsFllY&feature=youtu.be

21. Obama is a serial liar: http://www.google.com/search?q=obama+serial+liar&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GZHY_en

22. Obama lost over half a billion dollars of our money on various solar scams, which its own administration admits were awarded without adequate due diligence, and which were a probable result of cronyism: http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/277124, http://www.redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2011/09/14/breaking-white-house-pressured-omb-to-approve-solyndra-loan-before-due-diligence-complete/,http://tucsoncitizen.com/compoundcaptive/2011/10/22/solar-scam-on-taxpayers-and-the-rich-get-richer/ http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/letters/wasting_green_on_greenies_no_more_Ty6EyjqLhb0hAHKgpRcR3L

23. Obama’s stimulus cost $278,000 per job: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-s-economists-stimulus-has-cost-278000-job_576014.html

24. Obama has blatantly ingnored the Constitution in at least 7 instances: http://www.onenewsnow.com/Perspectives/Default.aspx?id=1437376

25. Obama was absent from the Supercommittee deliberations. This absence was unbelievable to me. Here was the chance to get something done on the deficit, and Obama was bouncing around the world condemning America. Just imagine how an strong leader in the White House would be engaged in that process. http://www.northstarwriters.com/2011/11/13/lack-of-obama-leadership-leads-to-supercommittee-failure/

26. Obama says he is the fourth best president in history (better than Washington, better than Jefferson, etc). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxvSjDkF7HE

27. Obama had close associations with outspoken hater of America Jeremiah Wright and an unrepentenat terrorist Bill Ayers. (No white Republican candidate would have gotten away with that!) http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/08/obama_the_affirmative_action_president.html

28. Obama proposes a new legal system in which citizen suspects could be imprisoned without trial. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/23/us/politics/23detain.html

29. Obama stops the Keystone pipeline and our offshore drilling but is party to allowing (through the Ex-Im Bank) subsidies to the Brazilian oil company and its offshore drilling, perhaps because his liberal pal George Soros owns shares. http://www.youtube.com/watch? feature=player_embedded&v=xWmsoAP-HoE#!, http://www.politisite.com/2010/06/21/soros-invested-in-petrobras-days-before-obama-invested-billions-special-prosecutor-needed/

30. The U.S. capital Christmas tree pays homage to Obama but not Jesus. http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-capitol-christmas-tree-pays-homage-obama-not-jesus

31. During the Chrysler bankruptcy, Obama violated the Fifth Amendment and more than 150 years of bankruptcy law by illegally treating secured creditors worse than unsecured creditors. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32074

32. While running for President, Obama had promised that he would not have any lobbyists working in his administration. However, by February 2010, he had more than 40 lobbyists working in his administration. http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/obama-makes-mockery-his-own-lobbyist-ban

33. In 2011, after Boeing had hired 1,000 new employees to work at its new factory in South Carolina, the Obama administration ordered Boeing to shut down the factory, because the factory was non-union. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/business/21boeing.html?_r=3

34. The Obama administration pressured Ford to pull adds that told the truth about bailout money for General Motors and Chrysler. http://nation.foxnews.com/obama-administration/2011/09/27/wh-pressures-ford-pull-bailout-ad

35. The Obama administration used racially motivated actions to withdraw the case against Black Panthers who were intimidating voters. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/us/07rights.html

36. Obama outrageously ramped up the bureacracy by appointing numberous Czars, probably in opposition to the Consitution which gives the Senate right of approval for such posts. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/59071-feingold-questions-obama-czars

37. Obama wants to rid the U.S. of private health insurance. http://www.breitbart.tv/uncovered-video-obama-explains-how-his-health-care-plan-will-eliminate-private-insurance/

38. The Obama administration gives over 1300 waivers to his own health care law. http://www.breitbart.tv/uncovered-video-obama-explains-how-his-health-care-plan-will-eliminate-private-insurance/

39. Obama puts self-described communists in his administration (including Van Jones, Anita Dunn, and others). http://www.breitbart.tv/uncovered-video-obama-explains-how-his-health-care-plan-will-eliminate-private-insurance/ , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2FVEe7wCzs

40. Obama reneged on promises to be the most transparent administration and not to hire lobbyists. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/us/politics/25caribou.html , http://www.breitbart.tv/white-house-reporters-grill-gibbs-over-selected-questions-for-obama/, http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11449 , http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090128/pl_politico/18128

41. Obama defends public schools and the teachers unions but sends his own kids to private schools while eliminating vouchers for kids who cannot afford private schools. http://theweek.com/article/index/207598/should-obama-send-his-kids-to-public-school , http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31163

42. Obama promises to cut the deficit but adds half again as much debt as all previous presidents combined. http://www.google.com/search?q=obama+deficits&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=A1b&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvnsu&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=8OoET9TNFKz_sQLao6iRCg&ved=0CDMQsAQ&biw=1122&bih=837


129 posted on 05/01/2012 9:31:49 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: mojitojoe; Raider Sam

FR is the home of Patriots. You know that. Don’t shoot at the wrong people. Our disarray is exactly what the enemy wants. Whoever that poster is doesn’t matter. It’s the bosses that we need to stop.


130 posted on 05/01/2012 9:35:24 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: Patton@Bastogne; no dems
I'm really disappointed that the Obama Relection Campaign has stopped paying us the $ 20,000 a week that they've done for the past six months ...

being forced to accept a measely $ 5,000 a week bribe from them is ...

well, it's just not cricket, i tell you !


LOL!

Yes, that measly $5000 just doesn't cover my expenses, I guess I'll have to increase my anti-Romney posts so the DNC will pay me more. <\SARCASM>
131 posted on 05/01/2012 9:37:09 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Raider Sam; Windflier
Its just like every other election. Its always “the worst” or “weve never seen anything like this” or “the last one well have.” Absolutely no perspective, just paranoia.

Then why should we listen to all the posts from the MittWitts telling us the world will end tomorrow if we don't vote for Mitt Romney?
132 posted on 05/01/2012 9:39:16 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: oldtimer
Go back to DemocRAT Underground and hide under your rock. You are on the wrong page.

Once again, another MittWitt cannot refute the evidence of Mitt Romney's lying, left-wing, Progressive Liberal Record so he/she chooses instead to lie about the poster.

No one should be surprised about this type of behavior coming from a supporter of Mitt Romney, because this is example that Mitt has set himself all along, lying about his opponents, and lying about his record.
133 posted on 05/01/2012 9:42:46 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Raider Sam
Of course he’s not your candidate. Why would he be the candidate of a democratic troll? All day no Romney now, and your home page is all about how McCain sucks. Plus, we all know the group that strings together mutliple adjectives to describe people they dont like are Union thugs. It makes sense now why you are trying to deflate Republicans.

And another MittWitt decides to lie about somebody posting the truth about Mitt Romney.

What's wrong, the truth about Mitt driving you crazy?

What is it about MittWitts that they choose to continually lie about people posting the truth about Romney?

I guess no-one should be surprised, as their candidate as set such a good example of lying both about his opponents and his own record on such a continual basis.
134 posted on 05/01/2012 9:45:25 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: mojitojoe; DJ MacWoW
Because you are a freak and have OCD regarding mittens. Spend some of the energy exposing the Kenyan Marxist usurper. There is tons of material, very easily found, but you don’t want to do that do you? Why? Because you want Soetoro to win and you will probably vote for him. I’ve always thought you were a sleeper troll.

Hey DJ,

I think given mojitojoe illuminating posts on this page and his choice to lie about both my posting history and my motives I don't think I was too far off the mark.
135 posted on 05/01/2012 9:48:29 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

LOL! Your past post speak for themselves as do mine. Illuminating posts? I don’t need the likes of you to illuminate me thank you very much. 95% of Freepers think you’re a troll and in fact despise you, but you already know that. You like it. Don’t bother to respond. I know what your game plan is.


136 posted on 05/01/2012 9:51:38 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

If our disarray is what they want, then they must be throwing a big party. Disarray is an understatement. Implosion is more like it. WHERE IS EVERYONE AROUND HERE? It’s practically vacant.


137 posted on 05/01/2012 9:54:25 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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To: SoConPubbie; mojitojoe
Joe is a friend of mine.

Our current problem is that we don't know whom to trust. I imagine the American Revolution was the same. Since generations of Americans weren't paying attention, we are now back to square one with masters. The questions is how to be cohesive and throw off the yokes they have slowly burdened us with.

Shooting at one another suits the elites. Then they can continue unscathed. We need to come together and defeat them. And we need more Americans to wake up.

138 posted on 05/01/2012 9:56:41 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: mojitojoe

We have had some serious trolls that have spread lies. Useful idiots. Some of them enemies of FR. Their anger blinds them to what they are doing. And the elites are smiling.


139 posted on 05/01/2012 9:59:14 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: DJ MacWoW

DJ I don’t listen to idle gossip or lies. I am strictly going by what I am observing here on FR.


140 posted on 05/01/2012 10:02:03 AM PDT by mojitojoe (American by birth. Southern by the grace of God. Conservative by reason and logic.)
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