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[i]You may not agree with him, but you have to admire his steadfastness! And intestinal fortitude! $104,655.60 Ad in the Washington Post. Here is someone with the money to fund a rebuttal to what Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman, said recently that many Republican have never done an honest day's work in their life. The following full page ad was placed in the Washington Post by a businessman named George J. Esseff, Sr. He paid $104,655.60 to run the ad and only did it because he is sick and tired of the way that "the rich" are portrayed by liberals these days. It is a great read.[/i]

Maybe you're a Republican?

In today's America ask a growing number of high school and college students, their teachers and professors, the self-anointed media elite and/or hard working men and women of all ethnicities, the question, "What ! is a Republican?" and you'll be told "... a rich, greedy, egotistical individual, motivated only by money and the desire to accumulate more and more of it, at the expense of the environment, the working poor....and all whom they exploit..."

I am a Republican - And I am none of those things....and I don't know any Republicans who are!

WHAT I AM first and foremost, is a loving husband of some 52 plus years, the father of four and an American who's proud of his country...and his country's heritage

WHAT I AM is the grandson of immigrants who risked everything, including their lives and those of their children, to escape tyranny in search of freedom.

WHAT I AM is a man who grew up during the Depression and witnessed first hand the effects of the Stock Market crash and the soup lines that followed. I watched as both my parents and grand parents, who had very little themselves, share what food they had with a half dozen other families, who had even less.

WHAT I AM is someone who worked his way through college by holding down three and four jobs at a time and then used that education to build a better life.

WHAT I AM is a husband who at age 24 started his own business for the "privilege" of working 60, 70 and 80 hours a week, risking everything I had including my health, in search of a better life for myself and my loved ones.

WHAT I AM is a businessman whose blood, sweat and tears....and plenty of them..., made it possible for me to provide a secure living not only for my family and myself, but also for literally hundreds of my employees throughout the years. Employees, who in turn were able to buy their own homes, raise their own families and give back to their communities and their country.

WHAT I AM is a man who believes in God; a God who has blessed this country... and all for which it stands.

WHAT I AM is someone who knows, if you doubt miracles exist in today's world, you need only to look into the face of those who received them....and the eyes of those who give them.

WHAT I AM is an American who's proud that his President embraces a belief in God; proud of a President who understands, as "politically incorrect" as it may be, there is evil in this world and for the security and safety of all freedom loving people everywhere, it must be confronted...and it must be defeated.

WHAT I AM is an American who takes comfort in the knowledge that our President refuses to allow decisions concerning the very safety and security of this nation, to be governed by the political whims of foreign governments.

WHAT I AM is tired of hearing from leading Democrats who see only negativity in America; racism in her people; class warfare in her society and "political incorrectness" in her character.

WHAT I AM is a former democrat who now understands that it is the soldier and not the reporter that guarantees us our freedoms of press, speech and dissent.

WHAT I AM is a man who believes in the sanctity of life. A man who is repulsed by the pandering of the political left for votes, at the expense of the unborn.

WHAT I AM is a husband and father who believes in the sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the family unit.

WHAT I AM is a ex-movie goer who is repulsed by those insecure, socially inept, elementary thinking, ego-inflated "entertainers" who have appointed themselves "experts" in the fields of national security and geo-politics and then use their forum to attack this nation, its leaders and its actions....much to the delight and encouragement of our enemies.

WHAT I AM is an American who understands the difference between "censorship" and "choice." Evidently, these individuals do not, because when these same "celebrities" receive public ridicule for their offensive actions, the first thing they yell is "censorship." What they seem incapable of understanding is...the right of free speech and dissent is shared equally by those offended...as well as those who offend. I support and will continue to support those films and performers whom I choose to and refuse to support those I don't. It is my right as an American a right I will continue to enthusiastically exercise.

WHAT I AM is a voter, tired of politicians who every time their voting records are subjected to public scrutiny, try to divert attention from their political and legislative failures by accusing their opponents of "attack ads" and "negative campaigning"....and the news media who allow them to get away with it.

WHAT I AM is a Catholic who loves his God and his Faith....and who's been taught to respect all religions whose teachings are based in love, peace and charity. As such, I am embarrassed and ashamed of those individuals in both private and public life whose decisions and actions are devoid of any sense of character or morals; individuals who are only driven by what's best for them....rather than what's right... often times at the expense of many....including our national security.

WHAT I AM is a realist who understands that the terrorist attack that murdered hundreds of innocent Russian children could have occurred here, in our heartland. That's why I sincerely believe America needs now, more than ever, a President who sees with a clear and focused vision and who speaks with a voice when heard by both friend and foe alike is understood, respected and believed.

WHAT I AM is eternally grateful to Ronald Reagan for having the bravery to speak out against Communism and the courage of his convictions in leading the fight to defeat it; and George W. Bush for the vision, courage, conviction and leadership he has shown in America's war on terrorism amidst both the constant and vicious, personal and political attacks both he and his family are made to endure.

WHAT I AM is a human being, full of numerous faults and failures, but a man nonetheless who though not always successful has continually strived to do "what's right" instead of "what's easy." A man who is challenging the religious leaders of all faiths, to not only preach to their congregations the fundamentals of "what's right" and "what's wrong," but to also then hold them accountable for their actions in both the public and private sectors.

WHAT I AM is disgusted with the Courts who on one hand call the murder of a pregnant woman a "double homicide," but then refer to the abortion of her baby as "pro-choice".

WHAT I AM is someone deeply troubled by a political party which embraces a candidate whose primary "leadership" qualities center around his protesting of the Vietnam war and his labeling the honorable men and women who fought in it, (50,000 of whom gave their lives in that action), as rapists, and war criminals (John Kerry). That same political party then stepped forward this year to block the appearance of a true Vietnam war hero, retired Admiral and former United States Senator, Jeremiah Denton, (a man who spent seven years and seven torturous months in a North Vietnam prison), from speaking before an open session of the California legislature as part of that state's 4th of July celebration. The reason Democrats gave for refusing to allow this American hero to speak before their state legislature was because of the "conservative" nature of his views. As an American, that troubles me deeply....as well it should you. (Are you listening Mr. D?)

WHAT I AM is a man who feels the need to spend, ONE HUNDRED & FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED & FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($104, 655.60, tax paid) of his own money, to purchase this advertisement, in order to set the story straight. Some may say this money would have been better spent feeding the world's poor. At the risk of sounding self-serving, as an American and as a Republican, for the last six decades of my life, I have done exactly that...and more. Following the examples of my parents and grand parents, I have used my earnings to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, provide housing for the elderly and medical care for the sick.....and continue to do so...and I'm not alone in that work.

WHAT I AM is someone who is paying for this announcement at my sole expense in hopes of opening the eyes of those led blindly by ill-informed elements of our great nation, who, through either ignorance, or malicious intent, repeatedly attack and belittle those of us who belong to a political party that holds true to the belief, "The rights of the governed, exceed the power of the government." For those interested, I am speaking only as a tax-paying individual who is in no way associated with the Republican National Committee, nor with any of its directors, or delegates.

WHAT I AM is a man who understands, "the American way of life" is a message of self-empowerment for all.

WHAT I AM is an American who is grateful that our nation gives each of us the opportunity of self-determination and the right to benefit from the fruits of self achievement.

WHAT I AM is an American who wants to preserve that way of life for all who seek it.

WHAT I AM is blessed to be an American.... and proud to be a Republican.
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What I am is a bored muthablucka after readin that post
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great read... very similar to another one of his articles, that came out before the election (i assume its the same guy...)

[url="http://whatiam.net/"]article[/url]

[url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=254"]old thread[/url]
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[i][b]I must not be a Republican then [/b][/i] <_<

[quote]who's proud of his country...and his country's heritage[/quote]

[i][b]US history is a scar on the nation and so is the heritage, there IS LITTLE DIFFERENCE - BETWEEN THE HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY AND THE U.S. Both were bent on capturing land, genocide of a people, slavery of another (Nazi work camps).... the only difference was Americans were better at it and got their land and wiped almost everyone out they didn't need)[/b][/i]

[quote]is the grandson of immigrants who risked everything, including their lives and those of their children, to escape tyranny in search of freedom.[/quote]

[i][b]Freedom is such a vague word ??? Republicans I guess love to use it, but only like their definition of it[/b][/i]



[quote]witnessed first hand the effects of the Stock Market crash and the soup lines that followed.[/quote]

[i][b]If it happened today Bush would be handing out Bibles instead of food, :rolleyes: The depression was caused with Republican Presidents and pulled out by a democratic president (FDR)[/b][/i]

[quote]WHAT I AM is someone who worked his way through college by holding down three and four jobs at a time and then used that education to build a better life.[/quote]

[i][b]And apparently didn't learn much about history or World politics[/b][/i]



[quote]WHAT I AM is a man who believes in God; a God who has blessed this country... and all for which it stands.[/quote]

[i][b]Congratulations [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//30.gif[/img] I assume you are refering to the fact that you think God impregnated a virgin, and then had a carpenter man god make pigs run off a cliff, curse out a fig tree, have a large meal and get nailed to a post (whoopefuckindo) And every nation thinks God blesses them even Iran[/b][/i]


[quote]WHAT I AM is someone who knows, if you doubt miracles exist in today's world, you need only to look into the face of those who received them....and the eyes of those who give them.[/quote]

[i][b]see the above man god quote[/b][/i]


[quote]WHAT I AM is an American who's proud that his President embraces a belief in God; proud of a President who understands, as "politically incorrect" as it may be, there is evil in this world and for the security and safety of all freedom loving people everywhere, it must be confronted...and it must be defeated.[/quote]

[i][b]Proud of a president who doesn't know the English language, can't read an atlas and figure out where countries are, and only "found God" when he was done snorting coke lines off urinals and anal fucking Laura and figured ok now how can I bury all that ---- I know Jesus [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//30.gif[/img]


Really I can't even finish this Bullshit without falling out of my chair,

[u]he should have just started with[/u]

[color="green"]What I am is a fucking adorable cuddly wuddly teddy bear who likes anecdotal flowery language without any substance, or knowledge behind its claims. [/color] [/b][/i]
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[quote name='BlackJesus' date='Jun 27 2005, 05:59 PM'][i][b]US history is a scar on the nation and so is the heritage, there IS LITTLE DIFFERENCE - BETWEEN THE HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY AND THE U.S. Both were bent on capturing land, genocide of a people, slavery of another (Nazi work camps).... the only difference was Americans were better at it and got their land and wiped almost everyone out they didn't need)[/b][/i][/quote]
Isn't that how pretty much every nation was founded?
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[quote name='BlackJesus' date='Jun 27 2005, 03:59 PM'][i][b]I must not be a Republican then [/b][/i] <_<
[i][b]US history is a scar on the nation and so is the heritage, there IS LITTLE DIFFERENCE - BETWEEN THE HISTORY OF NAZI GERMANY AND THE U.S. Both were bent on capturing land, genocide of a people, slavery of another (Nazi work camps).... the only difference was Americans were better at it and got their land and wiped almost everyone out they didn't need)[/b][/i]
[i][b]Freedom is such a vague word ??? Republicans I guess love to use it, but only like their definition of it[/b][/i]
[i][b]If it happened today Bush would be handing out Bibles instead of food,  :rolleyes:   The depression was caused with Republican Presidents and pulled out by a democratic president (FDR)[/b][/i]
[i][b]And apparently didn't learn much about history or World politics[/b][/i]
[i][b]Congratulations  [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//30.gif[/img] I assume you are refering to the fact that you think God impregnated a virgin, and then had a carpenter man god make pigs run off a cliff, curse out a fig tree, have a large meal and get nailed to a post (whoopefuckindo)  And every nation thinks God blesses them even Iran[/b][/i]


[i][b]see the above man god quote[/b][/i]
[i][b]Proud of a president who doesn't know the English language, can't read an atlas and figure out where countries are, and only "found God" when he was done snorting coke lines off urinals and anal fucking Laura and figured ok now how can I bury all that ---- I know Jesus  [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//30.gif[/img]
Really I can't even finish this Bullshit without falling out of my chair,

[u]he should have just started with[/u]

[color="green"]What I am is a fucking adorable cuddly wuddly teddy bear who likes anecdotal flowery language without any substance, or knowledge behind its claims. [/color] [/b][/i]
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You have the FREEDOM to move...


If you hate the Greatest Nation on the face of the earth so
bad and are ashamed of being an American so much ...then
do yourself and every1 else a favor...oh and take Michael Moore
with you. [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons//3.gif[/img]

[url="http://www.parisnet.net/airfares.html"]http://www.parisnet.net/airfares.html[/url]

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[quote]Isn't that how pretty much every nation was founded?[/quote]

[i][b]Actually no, because for every nation doing the enslaving, there were other nations being the enslaved.....

Most nations in fact did not begin this way....[/b][/i]
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Hey, go back further. The Egyptians enslaved people, and the Romans, the Greeks. We can probably find each nation has enslaved or done something even worse. Look at the English. The only thing is, our history is more recent, so the details are a little more defined. So many nations were founded by wars. Get over it already. Oh yeah, and the Egyptians are in Africa, the country full of harmless victims. WTF? Just be part of the corrupt system you live in. There is no good place here on this Earth full of peaceful loving people that are always there for you. "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with."
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[quote name='steggyD' date='Jun 27 2005, 05:14 PM']There is no good place here on this Earth full of peaceful loving people that are always there for you.
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Tahiti :mellow:

I'm goin there next summer. I'm saving up now. I don't think I'll come back, though.

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[quote name='BadassBengal' date='Jun 27 2005, 04:48 PM']Tahiti  :mellow:

I'm goin there next summer. I'm saving up now. I don't think I'll come back, though.
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Hopefully you'll be in a place over there where they have internet access...we'd miss you around here too much if you just dropped of the face of the earth... ;)

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[quote name='BlackJesus' date='Jun 27 2005, 04:12 PM'][i][b]Actually no, because for every nation doing the enslaving, there were other nations being the enslaved.....

Most nations in fact did not begin this way....[/b][/i]
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Steggy's right...I can't think of any nation/city/state that wasn't founded on some kind of conflict or bloodshed...except maybe Ur....

I don't necesarily align myself with either party, but I do agree with most of the ideals put forth in this article...

And I knew putting it on here would spark some controversy...
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Oh yeah, and if you think only white people enslave other races, think again:

[url="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20040322/slave.html"]http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20040322/slave.html[/url]

[url="http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040310-115506-8528r.htm"]http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040310-115506-8528r.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0929903056/103-8152792-7388614?v=glance"]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...388614?v=glance[/url]

[url="http://www.revisionisthistory.org/forgottenslaves.html"]http://www.revisionisthistory.org/forgottenslaves.html[/url]

I'm not looking for any sympathy. I'm only trying to help further your "enlightenment".

Even some Native Americans owned slaves? When they were not busy being enslaved themselves?

[url="http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_036400_slavery.htm"]http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscom...400_slavery.htm[/url]

A brief and unfinished timeline of slavery:

[url="http://www.freetheslaves.net/slavery/timeline/"]http://www.freetheslaves.net/slavery/timeline/[/url]

Slavery in Egypt:

[url="http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/slavery.htm"]http://nefertiti.iwebland.com/timelines/topics/slavery.htm[/url]

But I think you are right. Only Americans and Nazis are evil people...
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And for a slight touch on genocide.

[url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides_in_history[/url]
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This was really just a rebuttal towards Dean and the Dems for shamelessly blanket generalizing all Republicans as greedy, self-serving people who never worked a day in their lives...that's all...

[i]Here is someone with the money to fund a rebuttal to what Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman, said recently that many Republican have never done an honest day's work in their life[/i]

It's all political hogwash anyway...but hey, we're talking, and it IS the offseason.
Once the season starts I think the political divide will close and we can ALL agree on Bengals football....
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I understand, Bunghole. I just get upset when people become so "enlightened", that they forget what they are against. BJ claims to be anti-ignorance, such as religion. Yet, he is so sure that he is right, that everyone else is just dumb to him. Well, I am no fan of religion myself, but I will never tell anyone else that they are wrong. What if they are right? I'm not the one who wants to stand in front of the supreme being when he decides what my next life is or whether I'll go to heaven or hell when I have been telling everyone that they are dumb for believing in him.

And I am also upset that he thinks that white Americans are just the most evil people in the world. I am attempting to point out the inherant evil of all mankind. All we can do is root for the side that we are on, because someone really is always out to use you up for their own benefit.

Enlightenment is not about thinking you have all the right ideas, and insulting those with different ideas. You may be able to ask others to think about what they do, but never think that you have it down pat. None of us know why we are here and what our purpose is, and none of us ever will. Keep your mind open, meditate, and help others along to enlightenment.
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way to go stupid selfish republican.. dont help poor people or feed neddy, or even seld some gift packs to our troops or support the fighting CHILDREN risking thier lives, waste over $100,000 on a fucking ad defending fucking republicans? are you kidding me with this shit? what a shithead. i hope he gets hit by a truck. what a worthless human being.

self righteous egotistical prick.

some counties cant afford the salary of the proper # of police to stop crim e but this fuck bisquit throws a hundred grand out the window to release a pretty essay on why he isnt a greeedy peice of shit.

makes sense.

fuckin hate republicans.
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[quote name='GoBengals' date='Jun 27 2005, 10:01 PM']way to go stupid selfish republican.. [b]dont help poor people or feed neddy, or even seld some gift packs to our troops or support the fighting CHILDREN risking thier lives,[/b] waste over $100,000 on a fucking ad defending fucking republicans? are you kidding me with this shit? what a shithead. i hope he gets hit by a truck. what a worthless human being.

self righteous egotistical prick.

some counties cant afford the salary of the proper # of police to stop crim e but this fuck bisquit throws a hundred grand out the window to release a pretty essay on why he isnt a greeedy peice of shit.

makes sense.

fuckin hate republicans.
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[quote]WHAT I AM is a man who feels the need to spend, ONE HUNDRED & FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED & FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($104, 655.60, tax paid) of his own money, to purchase this advertisement, in order to set the story straight. [b]Some may say this money would have been better spent feeding the world's poor. At the risk of sounding self-serving, as an American and as a Republican, for the last six decades of my life, [u]I have done exactly that...and more.[/u] Following the examples of my parents and grand parents, [u]I have used my earnings to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, provide housing for the elderly and medical care for the sick[/u].....and continue to do so...and I'm not alone in that work.[/b][/quote]

I guess you didn't read that part???
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[quote name='Jason' date='Jun 27 2005, 09:22 PM']I guess you didn't read that part???
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?....so because he helped some its ok to throw away this amount of money, ...?

seems logical...


"hey i helped the needy, i can waste all the money i want, im rich!"
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Well yeah, he doesn't owe anyone, right? We all throw money away on unnecessary items. Why blame him? A ticket to watch the Bengals is not necessary for life, you could donate that money to some poor person...
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[quote name='steggyD' date='Jun 27 2005, 05:04 PM']Isn't that how pretty much every nation was founded?
[right][post="107957"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote]


[img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif[/img] I was about to say the exact same thing.

No offense BJ, but when it comes to idealistic left (way past left) wingers, you are the biggest I've ever seen...
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[quote name='CTBengalsFan' date='Jun 27 2005, 11:46 PM'] [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif[/img] I was about to say the exact same thing.

No offense BJ, but when it comes to idealistic left (way past left) wingers, you are the biggest I've ever seen...
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But, as long as he's a Hoosh fan(and TJ is, in fact, the greatest WR to ever play the game), then he's OK with me.
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[quote name='BadassBengal' date='Jun 27 2005, 11:08 PM']But, as long as he's a Hoosh fan(and TJ is, in fact, the greatest WR to ever play the game), then he's OK with me.
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That is some of the dumbest bullshit ever uttered (even though I knew you were joking)....There's a guy named Chad Johmson that happens to play for us...
I knew you were joking, but still...
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[quote name='GoBengals' date='Jun 27 2005, 08:01 PM']way to go stupid selfish republican.. dont help poor people or feed neddy, or even seld some gift packs to our troops or support the fighting CHILDREN risking thier lives, waste over $100,000 on a fucking ad defending fucking republicans? are you kidding me with this shit? what a shithead. i hope he gets hit by a truck. what a worthless human being.

self righteous egotistical prick.

some counties cant afford the salary of the proper # of police to stop crim e but this fuck bisquit throws a hundred grand out the window to release a pretty essay on why he isnt a greeedy peice of shit.

makes sense.

fuckin hate republicans.
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Democrats are the same Go. You will learn that aspect of our beloved 2 Party system if you pay attention long enough, year after year. They ALL LIE AND DECEIVE! It's WHAT they lie and deceive about (hence costing taxpayer dollars, and consequently breeding a new set of problems) that matters. I would rather be on the offensive against terrorism and be lied to (to a degree) about it that sit on my hands and worry. It's that simple. The starving children across the world, well, we could ALL do more but don't. That is a personal decesion. Sell your dog into slavery if you must.
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