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Obama turns 50th birthday into campaign fundraiser
reuters ^ | aug. 3, 2011 | Steve Holland

Posted on 08/03/2011 7:36:38 PM PDT by PROCON

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama turned his 50th birthday into a 2012 campaign fundraising bonanza on Wednesday, buoyed by a hometown crowd after what he called a frustrating period locked in a debt battle with Republicans.

Obama made clear in remarks to a big audience at a music auditorium and in a videoconference with supporters scattered across the country that he will now focus on trying to spur job growth now that the debt debate is behind him.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0bama
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Obama used his appearances to defend his economic record, saying he inherited severe challenges from Republican President George W. Bush, including an economy that was worse than he and his aides had realized

Sheesh, how long will the sheeple fall for this crap?!

1 posted on 08/03/2011 7:36:41 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON

This is actually news. He turns everything into a campaign fundraiser.


2 posted on 08/03/2011 7:38:24 PM PDT by conservativebuckeye
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To: PROCON
Sheesh, how long will the sheeple fall for this crap?!

Guess we'll find out come next election.

3 posted on 08/03/2011 7:39:21 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: PROCON

What’s hard to believe is that anyone is still supporting him.


4 posted on 08/03/2011 7:39:32 PM PDT by Shannon
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To: conservativebuckeye

oops, should be a question mark after news.


5 posted on 08/03/2011 7:39:36 PM PDT by conservativebuckeye
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To: PROCON

Amused by BO’s supporters throwing their funds into a Black Hole.


6 posted on 08/03/2011 7:41:48 PM PDT by steelyourfaith (If it's "green" ... it's crap !!!)
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To: PROCON
Hey O'Bozo...Unhappy Birthday! Dumb-Ass!!!

Hope you read this too!

7 posted on 08/03/2011 7:42:20 PM PDT by MountainDad (Support your local Militia)
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To: Shannon
I thought I'd never ever despise anyone more than Bill Clinton for the embarrassment he put our nation through, for the treasonous acts committed to hold onto power.......until, O-bozo!
8 posted on 08/03/2011 7:44:21 PM PDT by servantboy777
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To: PROCON
What a bunch of self loathing losers. "Give us validation Obama!"
9 posted on 08/03/2011 7:45:16 PM PDT by mylife (OPINIONS ~ $ 1.00 HALFBAKED ~ 50c)
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To: PROCON

2008: I’ll spur job growth
2009: I’ll spur job growth
2010: I’ll spur job growth
2011: I’ll spur job growth
2012: I still have time to spur job growth
2013: They didn’t give me enough time to spur job growth.


10 posted on 08/03/2011 7:46:08 PM PDT by mardi59 (T)
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To: steelyourfaith
throwing their funds into a Black Hole.


11 posted on 08/03/2011 7:46:23 PM PDT by PROCON (Don't even get me started on Man-Made globalwarming.)
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inherited severe challenges from Republican President George W. Bush, including an economy that was worse than he and his aides had realized
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Oh, if the Lord would just let us put him in the ‘goback’ machine we could allow him a ‘doover’.

Better yet, send him back to his ‘never was’ period and we would be rid of him.


12 posted on 08/03/2011 7:53:04 PM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) We have got to get serious about 'readjusting' the present House and Senate.)
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To: PROCON
Sweet!!!

The 'community organizer' in chief is grubbing money from who? The Chicago rich. Ya know if these fools have enough funds to cough up 38000+ to celebrate Zero's birthday, they should send it into the treasury to pay down the debt. Hypocrits........

13 posted on 08/03/2011 7:54:26 PM PDT by eeriegeno (<p>)
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To: PROCON

He’s been raising funds for 5yrs now. And raiding our funds for 2.5


14 posted on 08/03/2011 7:56:25 PM PDT by sappy
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“including an economy that was worse than he and his aides had realized”

You made the economy worse than it was, Bozo.


15 posted on 08/03/2011 8:17:43 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: PROCON

50 years old and still he does not know socialism is Stupid.. and extremely negative..
Negative for the poor and the rich.. and is always run by a MOb an elite Mob..


16 posted on 08/03/2011 8:18:43 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole...)
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FALL for it?? / sarc.

Crap, THEY WANT IT! They WANT SOCIALISM.

They are absolutely, fundamentally no different than THIS crowd:

Why should we be surprised.

17 posted on 08/03/2011 8:22:15 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Washington, D.C. is a swamp in bad need of a full draining)
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To: mardi59
2008: I’ll spur job growth
2009: I’ll spur job growth
2010: I’ll spur job growth
2011: I’ll spur job growth


"I will not rest until the [insert problem here] is solved. (audio)
18 posted on 08/03/2011 8:22:59 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Cheerio

I guess he won’t be getting any rest, the moron!


19 posted on 08/03/2011 8:28:02 PM PDT by mardi59 (T)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
They are absolutely, fundamentally no different than THIS crowd:

Good point!

Or this crowd of "believers" from the Killing Fields...


20 posted on 08/03/2011 8:29:03 PM PDT by PROCON (Don't even get me started on Man-Made globalwarming.)
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