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Democrat Dismisses Conservative Critics Of His Comments About Americans' Lack Of Foreign Language Skills

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by j_flood July 13, 2008 9:39 AM EDT
Old joke:
Q. What do you call a person who speaks three languages?
A. Tri-lingual
Q. What do you call a person who speaks two languages?
A. Bi-lingual
Q. What do you call a person who speaks one language?
A. An American
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by kaelinda July 13, 2008 8:44 AM EDT
If it''s so great, why does it need to be changed?
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by smirk5 July 13, 2008 7:15 AM EDT
McCain will be in Iowa soon and will tell that story about only naming the Hawkeye''s front line while being interrogated in Vietnam.
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by smirk5 July 13, 2008 7:13 AM EDT
McCain will be in New England this week as he tells that story about only naming the Patriots'' front line while being interrogated in Vietnam.
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by brianbwb-2009 July 13, 2008 6:36 AM EDT
"Liberals, Transgender Negros, Terrorist Apologists.
Unity of the Oppressed. Join the Pride Parade.
OBAMA 08!" Posted by Unity-Dems

And hurry, because when the neoNazi Republican party is finally consigned to the toilet bowl of history, John McSame, Alan Keyes, and Unity-dems will be ahead in the queue.
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by brianbwb-2009 July 13, 2008 6:32 AM EDT
"We''''ve got to make sure that people who have more money help the people who have less money."
Barack Hussein Obama
Posted by Barocalto

Sounds like a plan to me.
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by andor3 July 13, 2008 4:36 AM EDT
"Good and evil exist because God represents everything that is GOOD and JUST and Satan represents everything that is evil and deceptive"

And God and Satan are one, or at least identical twins that no one can distinguish. evil comes from good, or trying to judge.
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by andor3 July 13, 2008 4:32 AM EDT
"We have got to make sure that people who have more money help the people who have less money."
Barack Hussein Obama

More wise words from our next President.
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by sgtrds10-4 July 13, 2008 3:26 AM EDT
''''''''My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you''''''''ll join with
me as we try to change it.''''''''

- Barack Obama

Posted by Barocalto
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It''''s the capacity and willingness to change that makes this country great.....sheese...

Posted by hadenough43 at 12:24 AM : Jul 13, 2008

The wisdom of what Barack said flies right over the heads of morons and idiots, as Barocalto proves.
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by July 13, 2008 3:24 AM EDT
''''My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you''''ll join with
me as we try to change it.''''

- Barack Obama

Posted by Barocalto
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It''s the capacity and willingness to change that makes this country great.....sheese...
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by barocalto July 13, 2008 3:19 AM EDT

''My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I hope you''ll join with
me as we try to change it.''

- Barack Obama
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by barocalto July 13, 2008 3:18 AM EDT
"We''ve got to make sure that people who have more money help the people who have less money."

Barack Hussein Obama
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by barocalto July 13, 2008 3:16 AM EDT
The race for the White House is tied. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Barack Obama and John McCain each attract 43% of the vote. When "leaners" are included, Obama holds a statistically insignificant 47% to 46% advantage. Today is the first time that McCain%u2019s support has moved above 45% since Obama clinched the nomination on June 3. It%u2019s also the first time the candidates have been tied since Obama clinched the Democratic nomination
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by barocalto July 13, 2008 3:15 AM EDT
At a recent meeting of city officials in Dallas County, Texas, a small racial brouhaha broke out. County commissioners were hashing out difficulties with the way the central collections office handles traffic tickets. Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield found himself guilty of talking while white. He observed that the bureaucracy "has become a black hole" for lost paperwork.

Fellow Commissioner John Wiley Price took great offense, shouting, "Excuse me!" That office, the black commissioner explained, has become a "white hole."

Seizing on the outrage, Judge Thomas Jones demanded that Mayfield apologize for the "racially insensitive analogy,"
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by cmp271 July 13, 2008 2:50 AM EDT
One of the only things he is right about. American education has been dumbed down for too long. We need to learn a language other than our own. It helps understand others and helps with our own word usage. Besides there are other countries who learn english, why shouldn''t we learn other languages?
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by July 13, 2008 2:04 AM EDT
Barak Hussein Obama is a sort of crazy mix. He is a semi-American. He was apparently born on our soil, but in his own words in his book he says he prefers his father''''s people. Who are his father''''s people. Well, they are all Moslems and all of them today live in Africa. Now, this family is not like a black guy from Atlanta whose ancesters were in Africa three hundred years ago. Oh, no. Obama''''s family is his actual family - like his aunts and uncles and cousins. We are talking about his fathers''''s brothers and sisters and cousins, etc. His actual family. They live today in Africa. So, one-half of his current family live in Africa, folks. Then he''''s got these other people who like him. They are the MoveOn.org/San Francisco/Marin County/Manhattan bunch - the liberal wackos, the American flag burners. At least one of his associates is a Weatherman who is essentially a terrorist. His Weatherman friend said on Sept 11, 2001 that he wished he had set more bombs off in the USA. That''''s what I mean about a crazy mix. But no mix I want associated with our next President.

Posted by joe1022joe
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Yep, we need to maintain "racial purity" in this country all right. Boy, that term sure sounds familiar...hmmm?
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by joe1022joe July 13, 2008 2:00 AM EDT
Barak Hussein Obama is a sort of crazy mix. He is a semi-American. He was apparently born on our soil, but in his own words in his book he says he prefers his father''s people. Who are his father''s people. Well, they are all Moslems and all of them today live in Africa. Now, this family is not like a black guy from Atlanta whose ancesters were in Africa three hundred years ago. Oh, no. Obama''s family is his actual family - like his aunts and uncles and cousins. We are talking about his fathers''s brothers and sisters and cousins, etc. His actual family. They live today in Africa. So, one-half of his current family live in Africa, folks. Then he''s got these other people who like him. They are the MoveOn.org/San Francisco/Marin County/Manhattan bunch - the liberal wackos, the American flag burners. At least one of his associates is a Weatherman who is essentially a terrorist. His Weatherman friend said on Sept 11, 2001 that he wished he had set more bombs off in the USA. That''s what I mean about a crazy mix. But no mix I want associated with our next President.
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by sgtrds10-4 July 13, 2008 1:56 AM EDT
Element51

Absolutely. The concept of a god and the function of religion are about controlling people. Early tribal leaders needed their more illiterate followers to believe that there was some overwhelmingly powerful force above even them that required obedience. Out of that controlling mechanism grew an amazing number of myths and stories whose purposes were to try to explain to simple people complex concepts of good vs evil, creation, death, etc. Collected together the most successful books of myths and fables is the Old Testament.
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by July 13, 2008 1:54 AM EDT
Obama is going to lose the general election. Right now he has a 4% lead over McCain which is nothing. Obama should be up by 18% what with the hate for Bush and all but he is not and that is key. People know who McCain is heck he''''s been around since Washington but they are just starting to learn who Obama is and his poll numbers are dropping. No McCain will win in November, Obama will not do very well.

Posted by Barocalto
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Whatever you gotta tell yourself in order to get through your day, I guess....
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by element51 July 13, 2008 1:53 AM EDT
Barocalto....Wanna bet? Obama will be the POTUS. The American people may be a little slow sometimes but they are fed up with the neocons and they are smart enough not to fall for the same old BS that they have been fed the last two elections. Tell me why would people go out and vote against their own best interest? So get used to it..PRESIDENT OBAMA.
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