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The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 6/30/2008 12:32:06 AM
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Isaiah29
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Greetings in Christ,
In recent months Barack Obama has racked up a sizable number of endorsements from people and organizations across the fruited plain, and across the globe for that matter. As a matter of political curiosity, I thought it might be interesting to compile a list of some of his more notable endorsements. They say politics makes strange bedfellows, and in the case of Obama, that is certainly true. In fact, given the names on this list, Obama must be sleeping in a very strange bed indeed.
Louis Farrakhant: Head of The Nation of Islam - http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2008/02/america-and-jew.html
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: President of Iran - http://goodtimepolitics.com/2008/05/29/%E2%80%9Cbarack-obama-gets-mahmoud-ahmadinejad%E2%80%99s-coveted-endorsement%E2%80%9D/
Muammar Al-Gaddafi: Libya's Muslim Dictator - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFvWqEwq2Yw&feature=related
Kim Jong Il: North Korea's Communist Dictator - http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/22/yes-the-ultimate-obama-endorsement/
Fidel Castro: Cuba's Communist Dicatator - http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/castros-stinging-endorsement/
Hugo Chavez: Venezuela's Communist Dictator -http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=696181
Hamas - Palestinian terrorist group - http://american-infidels.com/2008/04/22/hamas-endorses-obama/
George Galloway: former British MP and staunch Hezbollah supporter - http://paxalles.blogs.com/paxalles/2008/06/george-galloway.html
FARC: Columbian Marxist terrorist organization - http://infidelsarecool.com/2008/03/05/farc-endorses-obama/
Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA): http://www.arenaofideas.org/?p=1122
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) : http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2008/01/obama-file-3-socialist-unionists.html
New Black Panther Party (NBPP): Black Supremacist Organization - http://sweetness-light.com/archive/shocker-sorosmoveon-endorse-b-hussein-obama
Ku Klux Klan: White Supremacist Organization - http://www.dailysquib.co.uk/?c=117&a=1227
Robert Byrd: (aka former high ranking Ku Klux Klan Kleagle) - http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Senator_Robert_Byrd_endorses_Barack_Obama
NARAL: Pro Abortionist Lobby - http://sweetness-light.com/archive/shocker-sorosmoveon-endorse-b-hussein-obama
Planned Paranthood: Abortion Providers - http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2008/06/11/planned-parenthood-issues-strong-endorsement-obama
AFL-CIO: (aka The Mob) - http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/06/26/afl-cio-endorses-obama-launches-meet-barack-obama/
Teamsters: (aka The Mob) - http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/20/teamsters.obama/index.html
Frankenstein: (aka John Kerry) -http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/01/kerry_to_endors.html
Dracula: (aka Al Gore) - http://freedomeden.blogspot.com/2008/06/gore-endorses-obama.html
Wolf Man: (aka George Soros) - http://sweetness-light.com/archive/shocker-sorosmoveon-endorse-b-hussein-obama
Peanut Man: (aka Jimmy Carter) - http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/after-meeting-hamas-carter-endorses-obama/
Queen of the New Age: (aka Oprah Winfrey) http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/oprah-endorses-obama-2/
Queen of Mean (aka Rosie O'donnell) http://current.com/items/88834593_rosie_o_donnell_endorses_obama_and_clinton
Obviously this is but a small sampling of Obama's endorsements, many of whom are declared enemies of the United States. However, let us not forget his friends and associates with whom he has maintained close friendships and contacts with for some 20 years, including his racist pastor, Jeremiah Wright; his convicted friend and fundraiser, Tony Rezco; his terrorist friends, the Weather Underground founders, William Ayres and Bernadine Dohm; his PLO fundraiser pal, Rashid Khalidi; the list seems to just go on and on. Apparently if you are either a moslem or a communist and have a deep and abiding hatred of the USA, then you are probably an Obama supporter. And why not? Obama's policies promise to cripple America's economy and leave her defenseless against foreign and domestic attacks. Obama is our enemies' dream candidate. So if you want to see America brought down to size, vote Obama. Obama says "Yes we can!" I pray that we don't!
In Christ,
Ariel
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 6/30/2008 8:01:39 AM
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Wow! Your sources speak volumes! 
Peace and God bless,
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 6/30/2008 8:17:32 AM
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No kidding.
Do you know that you included at least one satire page?
Seriously though, it doesn't take much to see that Obama would be a better president--for both us and our enemies.
Also, you may want to refrain from calling people childish names and then signing off: "in Christ."
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 6/30/2008 1:35:05 PM
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Isaiah29
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ORIGINAL: PhunkD
No kidding.
Do you know that you included at least one satire page?
Seriously though, it doesn't take much to see that Obama would be a better president--for both us and our enemies.
Also, you may want to refrain from calling people childish names and then signing off: "in Christ."
Greetings PhunkD,
You may have a point. I probably should have simply referred to them en masse as "brood of vipers!" (Mat. 23:33) and "whited sepulchres!" (Mat. 23: 27) and then signed off "in Christ".
In Christ,
Ariel
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 6/30/2008 2:53:30 PM
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So if you want to see America brought down to size, vote Obama. Obama says "Yes we can!" I pray that we don't!
This is going to happen if Obama is president or not. The policies dems and repubs have put into place over the years as they divide us on other stuff to keep us distracted has pretty much set it all in motion. It's amazing how many of us, especially people of faith are running around scared to death.
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 6/30/2008 3:50:40 PM
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The fact that you're willing to take the word of the dictators of Cuba and North Korea, and the terrorists of FARC and Hamas, at face value is somewhat disturbing to me.
These people aren't stupid. If what they really wanted was for Obama to win, I kind of doubt they'd say so publicly, because they'd expect just the sort of reaction it's causing here. I suspect it's more likely they're trying to stir up trouble and divide Americans.
People should vote for who they think will best lead their country and pay no attention to the rantings of foreign dictators on voting day.
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 6/30/2008 5:07:27 PM
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ORIGINAL: fiat_lux
People should vote for who they think will best lead their country and pay no attention to the rantings of foreign dictators on voting day.
I definitely agree with that!
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 1:22:22 AM
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Well Folks, this will not suprise most of you. Somebody see the light. He has the worst friends list, I have ever seen. Now does that not even bother any of you?
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 2:12:09 AM
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fiat_lux
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Now does that not even bother any of you?
I suspect it would be a grand exaggeration to describe Isaiah29's list as a "friends list."
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 10:24:21 AM
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I does beg the question, though....who would our enemies like to see win the White House?
I think it's fairly obvious they would want Obama as the next President, given his apparent pacifism in the face of Islamic radicalism.
I'm not sure why anybody would want to be endorsing the same guy as those who have vowed to kill us are endorsing, but after reading some of the posts on these forums, nothing surprises me anymore....
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 3:17:09 PM
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I'm not sure why anybody would want to be endorsing the same guy as those who have vowed to kill us are endorsing, but after reading some of the posts on these forums, nothing surprises me anymore....
Here's the problem with that view: these aren't your run-of-the-mill campaign endorsements. The dictators and terrorists in question aren't (relatively) honest statesmen delivering their opinion in public. They are declared enemies who attempt to manipulate us. They're not stupid. They expect that if they stand up and announce they want to see Obama in the White House, a large number of people are going to reconsider voting for Obama on that basis. If they really, really desperately wanted Obama in the White House, I have to think they fully realize that the smartest thing to do would not be to make their support public.
Voting on the basis of who will best lead a country in a confrontation is perfectly valid, and I can certainly see that decision swinging in favour of McCain. But we really shouldn't let manipulative foreign tyrants push us towards anything.
The list, furthermore, seems to have a disturbing number of pretty vague entries. Castro's, for example, is a weird bit of doublespeak, but he eventually gets around to accusing Obama's platform of being "hunger for the nation, remittances as charitable handouts and visits to Cuba as propaganda for consumerism and the unsustainable way of life behind it." The Kim Jong-Il link doesn't actually have any statements from Kim Jong-Il himself, and the strongest claim made is that the North Korean in question would prefer Obama because he'd be more willing to negotiate (true, but I think we already knew that and hardly needed the North Koreans to tell us). And so on and so forth.
I'd be a little more worried about some of the other, domestic parts of the endorsement list, and even then, I'd be a lot more worried about the issues than about the people lining up behind them.
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 3:36:17 PM
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Maybe a better way to look at this is to ask whose endorsements you would consider? Who has your respect enough that an endorsement might make a difference in how you look at a candidate?
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 6:00:19 PM
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PhunkD
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ORIGINAL: tafkam
I does beg the question, though....who would our enemies like to see win the White House?
I think it's fairly obvious they would want Obama as the next President, given his apparent pacifism in the face of Islamic radicalism.
I'm not sure why anybody would want to be endorsing the same guy as those who have vowed to kill us are endorsing, but after reading some of the posts on these forums, nothing surprises me anymore....
I don't know. With McCain privatizing social security, continuing our stupid war, and keeping the Bush tax cuts, our enemies might be banking on him to destroy the country for them.
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 8:11:23 PM
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Isaiah29
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I'm not sure why anybody would want to be endorsing the same guy as those who have vowed to kill us are endorsing, but after reading some of the posts on these forums, nothing surprises me anymore....
Here's the problem with that view: these aren't your run-of-the-mill campaign endorsements. The dictators and terrorists in question aren't (relatively) honest statesmen delivering their opinion in public. They are declared enemies who attempt to manipulate us. They're not stupid. They expect that if they stand up and announce they want to see Obama in the White House, a large number of people are going to reconsider voting for Obama on that basis. If they really, really desperately wanted Obama in the White House, I have to think they fully realize that the smartest thing to do would not be to make their support public.
Voting on the basis of who will best lead a country in a confrontation is perfectly valid, and I can certainly see that decision swinging in favour of McCain. But we really shouldn't let manipulative foreign tyrants push us towards anything.
The list, furthermore, seems to have a disturbing number of pretty vague entries. Castro's, for example, is a weird bit of doublespeak, but he eventually gets around to accusing Obama's platform of being "hunger for the nation, remittances as charitable handouts and visits to Cuba as propaganda for consumerism and the unsustainable way of life behind it." The Kim Jong-Il link doesn't actually have any statements from Kim Jong-Il himself, and the strongest claim made is that the North Korean in question would prefer Obama because he'd be more willing to negotiate (true, but I think we already knew that and hardly needed the North Koreans to tell us). And so on and so forth.
I'd be a little more worried about some of the other, domestic parts of the endorsement list, and even then, I'd be a lot more worried about the issues than about the people lining up behind them.
Greetings fiat-lux,
I agree that some of the links are somewhat vague. For instance, the Castro link comes from the New York Times, thus explaining the "weird bit of doublespeak". I probably should have done a better job of screening the links. However, when a link does seem vague, I encourage you to further explore each particular endorsement on your own. In many cases there are multiple articles discussing the endorsement.
The list was never intended to be the last word on Obama's endorsements, but rather a platform for discussion on the various individuals and groups who's favor Obama attracts. For example, leaving the petty dictators aside, why does Obama seem to attract so many marxist and terrorist groups' support? Could it be that there is a certain level of sympatico with his ideology and policies? And if so, what does that portend for the nations future, as we are currently engaged in an external war with Islamic extremism, and an internal struggle against encroaching Marxism (embodied by progressive socialism and environmenal nazism)?
Indeed, each individual endorsement could foster an entire discussion on its own. For instance, does Al Gore's endorsement suggest that Obama has bought into Gore's global warming hoax? His statements seem to indicate that he has, (although to be fair, so do McCain's), and if he has, will he suppress the use of energy in the country by driving up the cost through cap and trade and limited supply? Do we see energy rationing in our future, and if so, what will that do to our already struggling economy?
Or does Naral's and Planned Parenthood's support indicate that Obama favors murdering babies, (ie. abortions, especially live birth)? Obama's legislative track record in the Illinois State Senate suggests that he does. Indeed, read Jill Stanek's excellent article on the subject at World Net Daily:
http://www.jillshttp://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51121
as well as numerious others:
http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?id=28131
http://www.humanevents.com
http://husaria.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/infanticide-is-an-obamanation/m/article.php?id=18647
You were certainly right to state that there are reasons to worry about the domestic issues that are raised by the list of endorsements, but whether foreign or domestic, America is headed into some very difficult times, and we have a lot of enemies home and abroad, whether we would like to admit it or not. Sticking our collective heads in the sand and wishing them away will not solve the problems we face. I long for a strong leader who has the wisdom and the courage to confront these problems and make the difficult decissions that are necessary to lead us through these difficult and dangerous times. However, when I survey the political landscape, all I see politicians who are tall on rhetoric, but short on actions; and the only ones I see truly committed are the ones committed to communism instead of capitalism, environmental nazism instead of democratic freedom, and secular humanism instead of Christianity!
"And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which has devoured her fruit, so that she has no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation." Ezekiel 19: 13-14
In Christ,
Ariel
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 8:28:51 PM
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@Isaiah29:
What do you make of the KKK's endorsement of Obama?
Isn't it horrible?!?!?
I, for one, am outraged.
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 9:00:42 PM
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ORIGINAL: fiat_lux
Here's the problem with that view: these aren't your run-of-the-mill campaign endorsements. The dictators and terrorists in question aren't (relatively) honest statesmen delivering their opinion in public. They are declared enemies who attempt to manipulate us. They're not stupid. They expect that if they stand up and announce they want to see Obama in the White House, a large number of people are going to reconsider voting for Obama on that basis. If they really, really desperately wanted Obama in the White House, I have to think they fully realize that the smartest thing to do would not be to make their support public.
Voting on the basis of who will best lead a country in a confrontation is perfectly valid, and I can certainly see that decision swinging in favour of McCain. But we really shouldn't let manipulative foreign tyrants push us towards anything.
The list, furthermore, seems to have a disturbing number of pretty vague entries. Castro's, for example, is a weird bit of doublespeak, but he eventually gets around to accusing Obama's platform of being "hunger for the nation, remittances as charitable handouts and visits to Cuba as propaganda for consumerism and the unsustainable way of life behind it." The Kim Jong-Il link doesn't actually have any statements from Kim Jong-Il himself, and the strongest claim made is that the North Korean in question would prefer Obama because he'd be more willing to negotiate (true, but I think we already knew that and hardly needed the North Koreans to tell us). And so on and so forth.
I'd be a little more worried about some of the other, domestic parts of the endorsement list, and even then, I'd be a lot more worried about the issues than about the people lining up behind them.
Well said.
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 9:02:42 PM
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This is getting absolutely ridiculous.
- Julius
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/1/2008 11:04:07 PM
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ORIGINAL: saved9201
This is getting absolutely ridiculous.
- Julius
I think we surpassed ridiculous a long time ago
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/2/2008 12:10:26 AM
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With McCain privatizing social security, continuing our stupid war, and keeping the Bush tax cuts, our enemies might be banking on him to destroy the country for them.
Wow, encouraging personal responsibility for one's future, keeping our country safe from our enemies, and letting people actually keep more of the money they earned..........yeah, sure sounds like a shady character to me.....
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/2/2008 8:44:44 AM
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Sure I keep more of what I earn, thanks to Bush.
But its worth less (dollar value has plummeted under Bush--and will continue with Bush III).
And on average, we earn less of it (median income has dropped about two thousand dollars).
Our war hasn't made things any safer. Bush's generals have said as much. Creating a space for al-quida to operate doesn't make us safer. Stretching our military to the breaking point doesn't make us safer.
And privatizing social security has been soundly rejected. It would throw us even further into debt. I can't believe you even TRIED to defend that one.
Bush III is bad for our future, and anybody who hates America would certainly welcome him into office, unless they feared our crash would take the rest of the world down with us (which, given the spectacle of the past 8 years of failure, is quite likely)
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/2/2008 9:55:51 AM
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Well, I personally have done much better under Bush, but then I'm also probably what some of the wealth envy crowd would consider the "evil rich", so....
WSar hasn't made us safer? After a string of successful terror attacks leading up to 9/11, not a single succesful attempt against American interests since......
And the SS debacle was by and large due to the ignorance of the American people, who apparently would much rather have the government take care of them cradle to grave as oppose to exercising any personal responsibility for their own futures. Personally I trust MY ability to handle my money and invest for my future as oppose to allowing the government to do it. They screw up most everything else they touch, so why trust them with your retirement?
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Bush III is bad for our future, and anybody who hates America would certainly welcome him into office,
Odd, I'm not aware that there is a Bush III running for office. There is however, a Republican candidate named John McCain (who I'm not crazy about, but he's still light years better than Barack)...
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/2/2008 8:52:26 PM
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WSar hasn't made us safer? After a string of successful terror attacks leading up to 9/11, not a single succesful attempt against American interests since......
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There are 4,113 American military personnel that would disagree. Many more if you count the wounded.
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RE: The Growing List of Obama Endorsements - 7/2/2008 9:47:36 PM
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Me too, I have no complaints. I praise God for it though. Obamma is not my hope, no hope in man, but in the Lord Jesus Christ. The KKK, endorses him so they can kill him.
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Well, I personally have done much better under Bush, but then I'm also probably what some of the wealth envy crowd would consider the "evil rich", so....
WSar hasn't made us safer? After a string of successful terror attacks leading up to 9/11, not a single succesful attempt against American interests since......
And the SS debacle was by and large due to the ignorance of the American people, who apparently would much rather have the government take care of them cradle to grave as oppose to exercising any personal responsibility for their own futures. Personally I trust MY ability to handle my money and invest for my future as oppose to allowing the government to do it. They screw up most everything else they touch, so why trust them with your retirement?
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Bush III is bad for our future, and anybody who hates America would certainly welcome him into office,
Odd, I'm not aware that there is a Bush III running for office. There is however, a Republican candidate named John McCain (who I'm not crazy about, but he's still light years better than Barack)...
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