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Thursday, November 6, 2008 08:48 PM
Original article: Our biracial president

@Daizin

Impeccable resume? What experience does Obama have that qualifies him to be President?

A better experience than Palin. He was not indicted in firing of a police chief. He was not indicted in firing of a state librarian, and he did NOT spend $150,000 on his attire.

Spotless personal history? Friendships with traitors, who in any other country would be in prison, is not my idea of a "spotless personal history."

Oh, you mean Cheney? Who still has ownership stakes in the convicted company KBR and halliburton? yeah i agree with you man on that one. STILL owning a company that is a traitor and fled to Dubai to escape punishment is not a spotless personal history.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 07:48 AM
Original article: Our biracial president

@terkoy

Exxon announced the taxes they pay.

Exxon and walmart and the largest 98% of the companies do NOT pay taxes. In fact their percentage of taxes on income is lesser than 3% in reality. I pay 35% tax.

They also employ many people.

And they try to pay them less than the minimum wage and provide unsafe working conditions.

Washington collects tax for doing nothing.

The roads you drive on, the drinking water from your faucet and the delivery of your latest credit card statement does not come free.

At least Exxon provides necessary product.

At 98% markup.

When unions muscle their way in the companies pass along the cost of unions as they do taxes and other government-mandated crap as they are getting ready to do with energy companies.

Ahh that they do. They always pass on increase of costs to customers. But decrease in costs??? No no.. they take that profit.

When the union announces pay at $15/hour it is passed along in the price of goods.

well, the employees should be able to eat, feed their family and put a roof over them. That costs money.

Unions ruined the automobile, airline, steel industries and education with worthless tenured teachers.

No. The companies did it to themslves. Crappy products, arrogance, and ignorance. Toyota and Nissan ALSO manufacture in union controlled plants. Heck, Chrysler in 1980s rose from the grave.

Lets face it. Corporates are pathetic liars and they care profit ONLY. Unions are more interested in workers than profits.

Its like Executive and Congress. Balance.

The executive usurped power for 8 years, and look where we (blue collar workers) are.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 06:56 AM
Original article: Our biracial president

@terkoy

Foreign millions??? Billions flowing to terrorists???

Excuuuseee me you retard!

Since 2001 (when your Dear Leader came to power), YOU have been funnelling billions to buy foreign oil. Where were you then???

You m***fuc**** neocons deliberately refused to kill laden when you had the chance and let him go and instead chose to attack a country which had the highest religious freedom in Middle Eat: where girls in mini-skirts went to colleges and where christians had their churches protected by the state.

So now, Obama comes to power and suddenly he becomes a supporter of terrorism???

You should be drafted, and sent to Afghanistan, no wait, you should be sent to the Iran-Iraq border naked.

You neocons almost caused this Great country to self-destruct and now you want to shift the shit from your fool of a texan to a guy with 146 IQ???

I pray to God you get drafted. I dearly dearly hope so. You guys wanted war, you get one.

Thursday, November 6, 2008 06:39 AM
Original article: Our biracial president

@terkoy

So you mean, the Unions cause prices to increase by increasing salaries?

For 8 long years, real salaries have been declining for blue collar workers.

For 8 long years, the profits of walmarts and Exxons have been obscenely increasing.

For 8 long years, the prices have been going UP, not coming down.

and for 8 long years you neocon thieves and pirates have been robbing us all blind so that you could buy one more carribean island to rest your asses in.

Now its OUR time.

We, The People, have Spoken.

With ONE voice we have spoken: ENOUGH!

This ends today.

It is time to get back our money, our dignity and our homes.

If it means YOU losing one of your SUVs or selling your 13-bedroom mansion, we welcome it.

Obama will Make it so. Using the same laws your neocon texan fool used to intimidate all of us.

Its payback time baby!

Thursday, November 6, 2008 01:54 AM
Original article: Our biracial president

@tonia67

Thank YOU for electing Obama!

You have made a good choice, America. Now its up to the world to meet you half-way.

After 8 years of jibes, cruel texan jokes and insults, you SHOULD feel proud to be American again.

I can see the statue of liberty smiling and her torch burning brighter as the most corrupt, irresponsible, undeserving regime comes to an end.

Once again America has shown that it can't be defeated either from outside or inside.

I only hope you consign the past 8 years of bush to dustbin of history along with his cohorts like John Bolton, Rove, Rumsfeld and Cheney.

And i do hope you bring each of them to justice, get them convicted and sentenced to prove America is a country ruled by law and not political appointees.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008 10:24 PM
Original article: Our biracial president

@tonia67

You letter brought tears to my eyes.

No president-elect in the entire history has won so much accolades from around the world and so much support even before he assumes office.

I can understand your predicament having witnessed many a time in airplanes the distinct separation between lillies and the browns.

These past 8 years were the toughest the Great Republic had to endure: to have survived Darth Vader(Bush) and the Emperor(Cheney) and to come out stronger and more beautiful is the joy of America.

Welcome back America: Welcome back to the world. We welcome you with open arms and an open heart.

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