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Obama pushes back on torture, terror

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  • Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:34 AM

    President Liar

    What a smarmy, condescending asshole this guy is.

    Any president who lectures and finger-wags the people he claims to serve about the rule of law while doing everything in his power to prevent its application gets zero respect, much less support, from me.

    Not that he needs it. It's abdundantly clear where his power comes from, and how he intends to use it. It has been since the FISA and telecom positions he staked out before he inherited the crown.

    Leave it to the loyal Democratic Faithful to bestow praise on this fraudulent, parasitic husk of citizen.

    —Arvin Hill Read Arvin Hill's other letters

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