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c u n d gulag on September 29, 2012 6:19 PM:
Simon, tonight, have a garFUNkle of enjoyment!
Hue and Cry on September 29, 2012 6:37 PM:
Debates could matter less because the jig is up with Mitt's degrading 47% talk, which could be entitled echoes of the soul.(not)
The president, to his credit, looks wholesome and connected, a sincere, calm, composed leader.
Mitt Romney will forever be the inhumane guy comfortably talking to ultra-wealthy donors with their various noticeable accents, while Mitt blurts out that his job is is not to worry about “those people—people who might need *food*
New meaning to the phrase "caught on camera."