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		<title>Comment on Scandal news by V the K</title>
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		<dc:creator>V the K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why should we trust this Government to fairly and responsibly run background checks on gun owners? Why should we trust this Government to enforce any new immigration laws when they refuse to enforce the current ones? How can we trust this corrupt, politicized IRS with the personal health data they will control under ObamaCare? 

Any Obama defenders care to field those?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why should we trust this Government to fairly and responsibly run background checks on gun owners? Why should we trust this Government to enforce any new immigration laws when they refuse to enforce the current ones? How can we trust this corrupt, politicized IRS with the personal health data they will control under ObamaCare? </p>
<p>Any Obama defenders care to field those?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Scandal news by ILoveCapitalism</title>
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		<dc:creator>ILoveCapitalism</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 02:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama &amp; Co. are Bart Simpson.

Picture that Bart does something outrageous, and gets caught.  Thinking fast, he says &quot;Yes that was outrageous!  And I&#039;m putting a stop to it!  From now on, it&#039;s against my policy!  So we&#039;re good, right?  My new policy stops it.  No need to get the law involved.  The law is irrelevant, since I am so deeply outraged as you are, and don&#039;t quote me out of context, man!&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama &#038; Co. are Bart Simpson.</p>
<p>Picture that Bart does something outrageous, and gets caught.  Thinking fast, he says &#8220;Yes that was outrageous!  And I&#8217;m putting a stop to it!  From now on, it&#8217;s against my policy!  So we&#8217;re good, right?  My new policy stops it.  No need to get the law involved.  The law is irrelevant, since I am so deeply outraged as you are, and don&#8217;t quote me out of context, man!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Comment on Scandal news by V the K</title>
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		<dc:creator>V the K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does Obama look like a man who is outraged over this abuse of power on his behalf by bureaucrats in the employ of his Government.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does Obama look like a man who is outraged over this abuse of power on his behalf by bureaucrats in the employ of his Government.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Scandal news by Ted B. (Charging Rhino)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ted B. (Charging Rhino)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Law is irrelevant?  Either we are a Nation of Laws, or not.  

Are we Germany circa-May 1933?

The parallels between Feb-2013 through now---and Feb-1933 through May-1933---are frightening.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Law is irrelevant?  Either we are a Nation of Laws, or not.  </p>
<p>Are we Germany circa-May 1933?</p>
<p>The parallels between Feb-2013 through now&#8212;and Feb-1933 through May-1933&#8212;are frightening.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Jesus, on tax collectors by Bastiat Fan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bastiat Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;&quot;&gt;It seems that Jesus took note of who was a tax collector and was willing to forgive them, on the premise that they were sinners who obviously needed to repent of their many crimes against their fellow man.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

That was His premise every time ILC. Remember the adulterous woman at the well, which &quot;progressives&quot; love to cite as evidence that we shouldn&#039;t judge because of the famous quote &quot;Let him who is without sin cast the first sin?&quot; He then turned to the woman He had just saved, and forgave her, telling her &quot;Go. And SIN NO MORE.&quot; (They conveniently leave that part out.)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote cite=""><p>It seems that Jesus took note of who was a tax collector and was willing to forgive them, on the premise that they were sinners who obviously needed to repent of their many crimes against their fellow man.</p></blockquote>
<p>That was His premise every time ILC. Remember the adulterous woman at the well, which &#8220;progressives&#8221; love to cite as evidence that we shouldn&#8217;t judge because of the famous quote &#8220;Let him who is without sin cast the first sin?&#8221; He then turned to the woman He had just saved, and forgave her, telling her &#8220;Go. And SIN NO MORE.&#8221; (They conveniently leave that part out.)</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by Bastiat Fan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bastiat Fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[V the K @4: that&#039;s gonna make an AWESOME bumper sticker. I&#039;ll keep you posted.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>V the K @4: that&#8217;s gonna make an AWESOME bumper sticker. I&#8217;ll keep you posted.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Scandal news by Tony</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among the three bad events for Obama, the AP may turn out to be the most costly to his Administration. The AP CEO took to the air today in a no nonsence mood. When you have a liberal media pissing on a liberal President it could get real nasty. The CEO would not rule out a lawsuit.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Among the three bad events for Obama, the AP may turn out to be the most costly to his Administration. The AP CEO took to the air today in a no nonsence mood. When you have a liberal media pissing on a liberal President it could get real nasty. The CEO would not rule out a lawsuit.</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by Observer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Observer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his twelve years as an elected official based in that city, Barack Obama failed to challenged its authority — as he failed to root out corrupt practices and cronyism that defined its government.

___________________  

LOL.  Root out corrupt practices and cronyism?  Why would Obama do that?  He was a direct and frequent beneficiary of corrupt practices and cronyism.  In fact, that is how he made his career in Chicago, such as it was.   And the same is even more  true for Obama&#039;s wife Michelle, who owes her entire job history (with the possible exception for a couple of years in her one and only job as a lawyer) to Valerie Jarrett, corrupt Chicago slumlord and political fixer.  And both Obamas owe convicted felon/political fixer Tony Rezko, for helping them secure a sweetheart deal for their Chicago house (and the adjoining lot, which was essentially a gift from Rezko).

Not only was Obama not the &quot;reformer&quot; he claimed to be, he may be one of the most corrupt individuals ever to hold the office of U.S. president.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In his twelve years as an elected official based in that city, Barack Obama failed to challenged its authority — as he failed to root out corrupt practices and cronyism that defined its government.</p>
<p>___________________  </p>
<p>LOL.  Root out corrupt practices and cronyism?  Why would Obama do that?  He was a direct and frequent beneficiary of corrupt practices and cronyism.  In fact, that is how he made his career in Chicago, such as it was.   And the same is even more  true for Obama&#8217;s wife Michelle, who owes her entire job history (with the possible exception for a couple of years in her one and only job as a lawyer) to Valerie Jarrett, corrupt Chicago slumlord and political fixer.  And both Obamas owe convicted felon/political fixer Tony Rezko, for helping them secure a sweetheart deal for their Chicago house (and the adjoining lot, which was essentially a gift from Rezko).</p>
<p>Not only was Obama not the &#8220;reformer&#8221; he claimed to be, he may be one of the most corrupt individuals ever to hold the office of U.S. president.</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by perturbed</title>
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		<dc:creator>perturbed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They all voted him in out of hatred, rage and frustration that they could not formally defeat a man they despised, and the whites at least voted for him out of deep-seated guilt.

That was in 2009. What made them vote for him in 2012, aside from a pack of lies and media obfuscation of his every filthy crime and pitiful inadequacy, I cannot say.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They all voted him in out of hatred, rage and frustration that they could not formally defeat a man they despised, and the whites at least voted for him out of deep-seated guilt.</p>
<p>That was in 2009. What made them vote for him in 2012, aside from a pack of lies and media obfuscation of his every filthy crime and pitiful inadequacy, I cannot say.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Who wrote the Questionnaire*?(*that the IRS reserved for Tea Party groups)? by News of the Week for May 19th, 2013 &#124; The Political Hat</title>
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		<dc:creator>News of the Week for May 19th, 2013 &#124; The Political Hat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Who wrote the Questionnaire*? (*that the IRS reserved for Tea Party groups)?  Looking at the “IRS letters to Tea Party groups“, J. Christian Adams found that they “read like an opposition researcher’s fantasy: demands for the names of volunteers, money, content of speeches, donors, offices, on and on and on.” [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Who wrote the Questionnaire*? (*that the IRS reserved for Tea Party groups)?  Looking at the “IRS letters to Tea Party groups“, J. Christian Adams found that they “read like an opposition researcher’s fantasy: demands for the names of volunteers, money, content of speeches, donors, offices, on and on and on.” [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by North Dallas Thirty</title>
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		<dc:creator>North Dallas Thirty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s a nice thought, crosspatch, but you&#039;re still looking at this from the perspective of someone with morals, values, and a respect for the law.

Think of Obama as a child who has never been told no or had to deal with the consequences of his decisions for his entire life, and you will immediately understand clearly.

Obama does not understand the consequences of lying because he has never had to face them. For example, does anyone seriously believe Obama&#039;s grandparents were comfortable with his &quot;Choom Gang&quot; antics, or were willingly giving him money to buy pot? But remember, these were the people who had raised Obama&#039;s mother with exactly zero sense of values or common sense, and it&#039;s doubtful that they were any great improvement on their grandchild. 

Hence Obama says things that are incomprehensible to people who have some fixed star in their firmament. Obama simply says whatever he needs to say to get out of the situation he is in and can, without any mental or ethical issue, say the exact opposite ten minutes later.

It has always worked for him. And it continues to work because the Obamamedia is willing to cover for his lies to get what they want.

Once you realize that Obama really has no concept of right, wrong, truth, or falsehood, and instead simply does and says whatever he wants to in order to get whatever he wants at a given time, you don&#039;t need to invent shadowy cabals or conspiracies; you just need to see it as an extraordinarily-twisted and destructive ideology.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a nice thought, crosspatch, but you&#8217;re still looking at this from the perspective of someone with morals, values, and a respect for the law.</p>
<p>Think of Obama as a child who has never been told no or had to deal with the consequences of his decisions for his entire life, and you will immediately understand clearly.</p>
<p>Obama does not understand the consequences of lying because he has never had to face them. For example, does anyone seriously believe Obama&#8217;s grandparents were comfortable with his &#8220;Choom Gang&#8221; antics, or were willingly giving him money to buy pot? But remember, these were the people who had raised Obama&#8217;s mother with exactly zero sense of values or common sense, and it&#8217;s doubtful that they were any great improvement on their grandchild. </p>
<p>Hence Obama says things that are incomprehensible to people who have some fixed star in their firmament. Obama simply says whatever he needs to say to get out of the situation he is in and can, without any mental or ethical issue, say the exact opposite ten minutes later.</p>
<p>It has always worked for him. And it continues to work because the Obamamedia is willing to cover for his lies to get what they want.</p>
<p>Once you realize that Obama really has no concept of right, wrong, truth, or falsehood, and instead simply does and says whatever he wants to in order to get whatever he wants at a given time, you don&#8217;t need to invent shadowy cabals or conspiracies; you just need to see it as an extraordinarily-twisted and destructive ideology.</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by V the K</title>
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		<dc:creator>V the K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Libs 2009: &quot;It&#039;s racist to claim Obama doesn&#039;t know what&#039;s going on in his Government.&quot; 

Libs 2013: &quot;Obama isn&#039;t responsible for the scandals because he didn&#039;t know what was going on in his Government.&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Libs 2009: &#8220;It&#8217;s racist to claim Obama doesn&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going on in his Government.&#8221; </p>
<p>Libs 2013: &#8220;Obama isn&#8217;t responsible for the scandals because he didn&#8217;t know what was going on in his Government.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by eeyore</title>
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		<dc:creator>eeyore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama himself said he was the screen that everyone could project their hopes and aspirations on.  He let others define him the way they wanted him to be.  Too many are still holding on to that vision as evidenced by the cheers he gets at his current campaign events.  People still want to believe in him or rather what they believe him to be.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama himself said he was the screen that everyone could project their hopes and aspirations on.  He let others define him the way they wanted him to be.  Too many are still holding on to that vision as evidenced by the cheers he gets at his current campaign events.  People still want to believe in him or rather what they believe him to be.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Jesus, on tax collectors by ILoveCapitalism</title>
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		<dc:creator>ILoveCapitalism</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the &lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonexaminer.com/irs-tax-exemptionobamacare-exec-got-100390-in-bonuses/article/2529899&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Washington Examiner&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;blockquote&gt;Sarah Hall Ingram, the IRS executive in charge of the tax exempt division in 2010 when it began targeting conservative Tea Party, evangelical and pro-Israel groups for harassment, got more than $100,000 in bonuses between 2009 and 2012.

More recently, Ingram was promoted...

Ingram received a $7,000 bonus in 2009, according to data obtained by The Washington Examiner from the IRS, then a $34,440 bonus in 2010, $35,400 in 2011 and $26,550 last year, for a total of $103,390. Her annual salary went from $172,500 to $177,000 during the same period.

The 2010, 2011 and 2012 bonuses were awarded during the period when IRS harassment of the conservative groups was most intense. The newspaper obtained the data via a Freedom of Information Act request...

Bonuses as large as those awarded to Ingram typically require presidential approval...“If the recommended award is over $25,000, the Director of OPM reviews the nomination and forwards his/her recommendation to the President for approval,” according to the OPM guidance...&lt;/blockquote&gt;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the <a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/irs-tax-exemptionobamacare-exec-got-100390-in-bonuses/article/2529899" rel="nofollow">Washington Examiner</a>:<br />
<blockquote>Sarah Hall Ingram, the IRS executive in charge of the tax exempt division in 2010 when it began targeting conservative Tea Party, evangelical and pro-Israel groups for harassment, got more than $100,000 in bonuses between 2009 and 2012.</p>
<p>More recently, Ingram was promoted&#8230;</p>
<p>Ingram received a $7,000 bonus in 2009, according to data obtained by The Washington Examiner from the IRS, then a $34,440 bonus in 2010, $35,400 in 2011 and $26,550 last year, for a total of $103,390. Her annual salary went from $172,500 to $177,000 during the same period.</p>
<p>The 2010, 2011 and 2012 bonuses were awarded during the period when IRS harassment of the conservative groups was most intense. The newspaper obtained the data via a Freedom of Information Act request&#8230;</p>
<p>Bonuses as large as those awarded to Ingram typically require presidential approval&#8230;“If the recommended award is over $25,000, the Director of OPM reviews the nomination and forwards his/her recommendation to the President for approval,” according to the OPM guidance&#8230;</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Comment on Jesus, on tax collectors by ILoveCapitalism</title>
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		<dc:creator>ILoveCapitalism</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chad, thanks. Yes, the ancient tax collectors would enrich themselves directly, and WE HOPE that today&#039;s don&#039;t.  (Without knowing for sure.  I&#039;ve heard, for example, tales of tax adjustors taking bribes to make certain adjustments, and politicians and regulators taking &quot;contributions&quot; to create certain tax exemptions.  Both of which are only a little better than extortion.)

But the fact remains that taxation is theft.  The only excuse for it, morally, is if it is &lt;em&gt;both&lt;/em&gt; (1) voted democratically, and (2) kept light.  Our Founding Fathers revolted over vastly smaller taxes than we have today.

With the kind of heavy taxation that the Roman empire and modern America have in common, I see little moral difference if the tax collector carries out the thefts for themselves, or instead for the government who pays for the collector&#039;s trouble with handsome bonuses, post-retirement sinecures or consulting fees, etc., as enjoyed by our top tax collectors.

I am willing to say our &quot;top&quot; collectors, because I am sure that within the IRS, there are many honest and decent mid-level professionals like your aunt.

Nonetheless, taxation is: taking from people by force.  That hasn&#039;t changed in the last 2000 years.  I see little moral difference if the tax collector applies physical force to people directly on his &#039;collection&#039; rounds, or if instead he sits in an air-conditioned office in suit-and-tie and orders the bank to do collections for him.  (And/or faces a neatly terrified citizenry who will mostly pay on their own.)

And now we see that our tax collectors violate the foundations of our democracy, by blocking or at least discouraging participation from the &#039;wrong&#039; political viewpoints.  I am glad you&#039;re mad about it.  Thank you for being mad about it.  Everyone should be.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chad, thanks. Yes, the ancient tax collectors would enrich themselves directly, and WE HOPE that today&#8217;s don&#8217;t.  (Without knowing for sure.  I&#8217;ve heard, for example, tales of tax adjustors taking bribes to make certain adjustments, and politicians and regulators taking &#8220;contributions&#8221; to create certain tax exemptions.  Both of which are only a little better than extortion.)</p>
<p>But the fact remains that taxation is theft.  The only excuse for it, morally, is if it is <em>both</em> (1) voted democratically, and (2) kept light.  Our Founding Fathers revolted over vastly smaller taxes than we have today.</p>
<p>With the kind of heavy taxation that the Roman empire and modern America have in common, I see little moral difference if the tax collector carries out the thefts for themselves, or instead for the government who pays for the collector&#8217;s trouble with handsome bonuses, post-retirement sinecures or consulting fees, etc., as enjoyed by our top tax collectors.</p>
<p>I am willing to say our &#8220;top&#8221; collectors, because I am sure that within the IRS, there are many honest and decent mid-level professionals like your aunt.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, taxation is: taking from people by force.  That hasn&#8217;t changed in the last 2000 years.  I see little moral difference if the tax collector applies physical force to people directly on his &#8216;collection&#8217; rounds, or if instead he sits in an air-conditioned office in suit-and-tie and orders the bank to do collections for him.  (And/or faces a neatly terrified citizenry who will mostly pay on their own.)</p>
<p>And now we see that our tax collectors violate the foundations of our democracy, by blocking or at least discouraging participation from the &#8216;wrong&#8217; political viewpoints.  I am glad you&#8217;re mad about it.  Thank you for being mad about it.  Everyone should be.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Did the IRS ask progressive groups the same kind of intrusive questions they asked of Tea Party groups?  (And if not, why not?) by V the K</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2013/05/19/did-the-irs-act-progressive-groups-the-same-kind-of-intrusive-questions-they-asked-of-tea-party-groups-and-if-not-why-not/comment-page-1/#comment-757668</link>
		<dc:creator>V the K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Candy Crowley, again, coming to Obama&#039;s defense: &lt;a href=&quot;http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/05/19/candy-crowley-it-possible-isnt-political-and-irs-didnt-intend-harass&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Is it possible these IRS investigations weren&#039;t at all political?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;

Yeah, Candy, it could just be a total coincidence that the actions of the IRS aligned perfectly with the goals of the Obama campaign. 

Now, get back to the all-you-can-eat buffet, you leftist cow.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Candy Crowley, again, coming to Obama&#8217;s defense: <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/05/19/candy-crowley-it-possible-isnt-political-and-irs-didnt-intend-harass" rel="nofollow">&#8220;Is it possible these IRS investigations weren&#8217;t at all political?&#8221;</a></p>
<p>Yeah, Candy, it could just be a total coincidence that the actions of the IRS aligned perfectly with the goals of the Obama campaign. </p>
<p>Now, get back to the all-you-can-eat buffet, you leftist cow.</p>
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		<title>Comment on What took the IRS so long to come clean about the scandal? by Peter Hughes</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2013/05/18/what-took-the-irs-so-long-to-come-clean-about-the-scandal/comment-page-1/#comment-757666</link>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hughes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still shake my head when I hear Dhimmicrats on Fox News telling both GOP guests and the moderators that &quot;Republicans better not think about running with these scandals, because it will hurt them with the voters in the long run.&quot;

First off - why should we even care what these libtards think? Does anyone honestly believe you should take advice from the enemy? (And yes, the DNC is the enemy. Period.)

Second - if the Dhimmicrats are telling the GOP &quot;not to run with it,&quot; it means that (a) they are scared as the dickens that something else will erupt and (b) they know it will cause them to lose big in next year&#039;s mid-term elections if we keep up the pressure.

If you&#039;re not catching any flack, then you&#039;re not over the target.

Peter&#039;s memo to the GOP: Grow a pair. Quickly.

Regards,
Peter H.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I still shake my head when I hear Dhimmicrats on Fox News telling both GOP guests and the moderators that &#8220;Republicans better not think about running with these scandals, because it will hurt them with the voters in the long run.&#8221;</p>
<p>First off &#8211; why should we even care what these libtards think? Does anyone honestly believe you should take advice from the enemy? (And yes, the DNC is the enemy. Period.)</p>
<p>Second &#8211; if the Dhimmicrats are telling the GOP &#8220;not to run with it,&#8221; it means that (a) they are scared as the dickens that something else will erupt and (b) they know it will cause them to lose big in next year&#8217;s mid-term elections if we keep up the pressure.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re not catching any flack, then you&#8217;re not over the target.</p>
<p>Peter&#8217;s memo to the GOP: Grow a pair. Quickly.</p>
<p>Regards,<br />
Peter H.</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by Babette Holder-Youngberg</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2013/05/19/in-2008-we-could-have-told-you-obama-wasnt-the-man-you-were-voting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-757665</link>
		<dc:creator>Babette Holder-Youngberg</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excellent! You nailed it with the Chicago Machine, trust me, I&#039;m on the outskirts of the actually city, and have been involved in Illinois politics for years  (as a Republican) and that democrat demonic machine has governed the City of Chicago for over 80 years thus the significant and steady decline in economics, jobs, desirability to attract businesses, and the ridiculous crime spree! They tried to use their miserably inept legislative, make that dictatorial politics to lead a nation and are failing miserably!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent! You nailed it with the Chicago Machine, trust me, I&#8217;m on the outskirts of the actually city, and have been involved in Illinois politics for years  (as a Republican) and that democrat demonic machine has governed the City of Chicago for over 80 years thus the significant and steady decline in economics, jobs, desirability to attract businesses, and the ridiculous crime spree! They tried to use their miserably inept legislative, make that dictatorial politics to lead a nation and are failing miserably!</p>
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		<title>Comment on In 2008, we told you Obama wasn&#8217;t the man you (thought you) were voting for. . . by Peter Hughes</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2013/05/19/in-2008-we-could-have-told-you-obama-wasnt-the-man-you-were-voting-for/comment-page-1/#comment-757664</link>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hughes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:43:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time we conservatives/libertarians told the GayLeftLib borg that SnObama was an empty suit, we got called &quot;racist&quot; for pointing out the truth.

Unfortunately, race is the reason why SnObama won&#039;t ever get impeached.  Both the black racist Dhimmicrats and those in the State-Run Media will never let the &quot;first black president&quot; ever get impeached.  And watch - they will try to rehab his image in 2017 the likes of which you have never seen before.

We are so screwed.

Regards,
Peter H.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every time we conservatives/libertarians told the GayLeftLib borg that SnObama was an empty suit, we got called &#8220;racist&#8221; for pointing out the truth.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, race is the reason why SnObama won&#8217;t ever get impeached.  Both the black racist Dhimmicrats and those in the State-Run Media will never let the &#8220;first black president&#8221; ever get impeached.  And watch &#8211; they will try to rehab his image in 2017 the likes of which you have never seen before.</p>
<p>We are so screwed.</p>
<p>Regards,<br />
Peter H.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Meanwhile, at Obama&#8217;s EPA. . . by Chad</title>
		<link>http://www.gaypatriot.net/2013/05/18/meanwhile-at-obamas-epa/comment-page-1/#comment-757663</link>
		<dc:creator>Chad</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would guess the EPA is pretty small potatoes compared to the IRS scandal, BUT the one thing a breaking EPA scandal could do is to make it harder for anyone to argue that the IRS scandal was initiated by a few rogue agents.  I certainly don&#039;t believe that IRS agents, especially anyone a few levels down from the top, were the ones who came up with the idea to discriminate against conservatives or leak their info, but obviously there are plenty of people in the press and a lot of low-information voters who are willing to believe that (or, at least argue that, even if they know it&#039;s crap).  If there&#039;s compelling evidence that the EPA discriminated against conservatives, it sounds a lot more silly to argue that low-level EPA agents AND low-level IRS agents both randomly decided to go rogue against conservatives without the encouragement of someone higher up.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would guess the EPA is pretty small potatoes compared to the IRS scandal, BUT the one thing a breaking EPA scandal could do is to make it harder for anyone to argue that the IRS scandal was initiated by a few rogue agents.  I certainly don&#8217;t believe that IRS agents, especially anyone a few levels down from the top, were the ones who came up with the idea to discriminate against conservatives or leak their info, but obviously there are plenty of people in the press and a lot of low-information voters who are willing to believe that (or, at least argue that, even if they know it&#8217;s crap).  If there&#8217;s compelling evidence that the EPA discriminated against conservatives, it sounds a lot more silly to argue that low-level EPA agents AND low-level IRS agents both randomly decided to go rogue against conservatives without the encouragement of someone higher up.</p>
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