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	<title>Comments on: So McCain didnâ€™t vote for Bush?</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: writerdog</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346842</link>
		<dc:creator>writerdog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 12:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If that wasn’t enough to inflame any nut cases, he mentioned labeling targets “Bill” and “Hillary” when he practiced shooting. 
Hey, them’s some principles!

Rage I heard him say that one, when the teachers would come back to get ready for the beginning of School. Almost everyone of them had a radio on and they pretty much all listen to 1330. The Hallways would act like a speaker and through out the building you heard Liddy. LOL One day he took a call from a 13 y.o. whom asked him how to deal with a bully whom took his lunch money. Liddy said: Well son you know what testacies are? And you know what grapes are? Well you grab the bully’s testacies and twist them like a bunch of grapes till all the juices run out! He will stop taking your money.

Suddenly from ever corner of the building came a collective, “DID YOU JUST HEAR WHAT HE SAID?”.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If that wasn’t enough to inflame any nut cases, he mentioned labeling targets “Bill” and “Hillary” when he practiced shooting.<br />
Hey, them’s some principles!</p>
<p>Rage I heard him say that one, when the teachers would come back to get ready for the beginning of School. Almost everyone of them had a radio on and they pretty much all listen to 1330. The Hallways would act like a speaker and through out the building you heard Liddy. LOL One day he took a call from a 13 y.o. whom asked him how to deal with a bully whom took his lunch money. Liddy said: Well son you know what testacies are? And you know what grapes are? Well you grab the bully’s testacies and twist them like a bunch of grapes till all the juices run out! He will stop taking your money.</p>
<p>Suddenly from ever corner of the building came a collective, “DID YOU JUST HEAR WHAT HE SAID?”.</p>
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		<title>By: John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by LR2</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346770</link>
		<dc:creator>John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by LR2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 04:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by Regular</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346768</link>
		<dc:creator>John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by Regular</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 04:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Regular</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346749</link>
		<dc:creator>Regular</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 04:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;not one con post here —- busy
circling the wagons?&lt;/i&gt;

Too busy preparing for tomorrow to honor the Mothers of the world.

They deserved to be honored.

So, trivial matters are set aside.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>not one con post here —- busy<br />
circling the wagons?</i></p>
<p>Too busy preparing for tomorrow to honor the Mothers of the world.</p>
<p>They deserved to be honored.</p>
<p>So, trivial matters are set aside.</p>
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		<title>By: LR2</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346741</link>
		<dc:creator>LR2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 03:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>not one con post here ----  busy 
circling the wagons?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>not one con post here &#8212;-  busy<br />
circling the wagons?</p>
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		<title>By: bth</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346737</link>
		<dc:creator>bth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 03:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>VET asks "When did he get castrated?"

I think the answer is right after they smeared him in South Carolina in 2000 and he subsequently sucked up to Bush, Rove, Falwell, hagee and the rest so he could become Bush's heir in 2008.

I wonder if he got a lobotomy too?  Or maybe just a 'Limbaugtomy'?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>VET asks &#8220;When did he get castrated?&#8221;</p>
<p>I think the answer is right after they smeared him in South Carolina in 2000 and he subsequently sucked up to Bush, Rove, Falwell, hagee and the rest so he could become Bush&#8217;s heir in 2008.</p>
<p>I wonder if he got a lobotomy too?  Or maybe just a &#8216;Limbaugtomy&#8217;?</p>
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		<title>By: Rage</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346707</link>
		<dc:creator>Rage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My God! Steven might be right! This goes &lt;i&gt; way &lt;/i&gt; back for me, old timers! ;-)

I seem to remember something about a peanut-butter sandwich?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My God! Steven might be right! This goes <i> way </i> back for me, old timers! <img src='http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I seem to remember something about a peanut-butter sandwich?</p>
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		<title>By: TomPaine</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346708</link>
		<dc:creator>TomPaine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I thought Cons hated rock music anyways "devil music"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thought Cons hated rock music anyways &#8220;devil music&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: StevenEDavis</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346705</link>
		<dc:creator>StevenEDavis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I thought _Joy to the World_ was written by Hoyt's mother.  Could be wrong on that, though.

They did kind of suck.  

Now, if CCR was there, a different story -- I woulnd't be here.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I thought _Joy to the World_ was written by Hoyt&#8217;s mother.  Could be wrong on that, though.</p>
<p>They did kind of suck.  </p>
<p>Now, if CCR was there, a different story &#8212; I woulnd&#8217;t be here.</p>
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		<title>By: John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by CapnAmerica</title>
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		<dc:creator>John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by WSClark</title>
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		<dc:creator>John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by Phantom</title>
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		<dc:creator>John McCain News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Comment on So McCain didn’t vote for Bush? by Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Rage</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346699</link>
		<dc:creator>Rage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt; It should be a main point of his campaign, ” I didn’t vote for the Idiot, so don’t blame me!” &lt;/i&gt;

. . .until it's pointed out that he endorsed and campaigned for the SOB. And a wink-and-a-nod won't be enough for most swing voters, I would think.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i> It should be a main point of his campaign, ” I didn’t vote for the Idiot, so don’t blame me!” </i></p>
<p>. . .until it&#8217;s pointed out that he endorsed and campaigned for the SOB. And a wink-and-a-nod won&#8217;t be enough for most swing voters, I would think.</p>
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		<title>By: Rage</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346698</link>
		<dc:creator>Rage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;  why do I have this trivia stuck in my head &lt;/i&gt;

It's okay, Clark. Me too.

"You know I smoke a lotta grass, oh lord, I've popped a lotta pills. . ."  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>  why do I have this trivia stuck in my head </i></p>
<p>It&#8217;s okay, Clark. Me too.</p>
<p>&#8220;You know I smoke a lotta grass, oh lord, I&#8217;ve popped a lotta pills. . .&#8221;  <img src='http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Phantom</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346694</link>
		<dc:creator>Phantom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It should be a main point of his campaign, " I didn't vote for the Idiot, so don't blame me!"</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It should be a main point of his campaign, &#8221; I didn&#8217;t vote for the Idiot, so don&#8217;t blame me!&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346693</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>............... why do I have this trivia stuck in my head.............</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; why do I have this trivia stuck in my head&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346691</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>................. Hoyt Axton...........</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Hoyt Axton&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346690</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 00:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And Three Dog Night's biggest "hit" (Joy to the World) was written by.......................</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And Three Dog Night&#8217;s biggest &#8220;hit&#8221; (Joy to the World) was written by&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346683</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tee Hee!

I was glad somebody picked up on that, WSClark.

While the hipters were listening to Dylan and Hendrix, the wanna-bes had their AM dials locked to the pop stations.

3 Dog Night = Pop Schlock.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tee Hee!</p>
<p>I was glad somebody picked up on that, WSClark.</p>
<p>While the hipters were listening to Dylan and Hendrix, the wanna-bes had their AM dials locked to the pop stations.</p>
<p>3 Dog Night = Pop Schlock.</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346681</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Three Dog Night? They sucked in 1969 and they haven't done anything since.

Figures that the Cons would be flocking to see them - they like that stale, old shit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three Dog Night? They sucked in 1969 and they haven&#8217;t done anything since.</p>
<p>Figures that the Cons would be flocking to see them - they like that stale, old shit.</p>
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		<title>By: lindainks55</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346663</link>
		<dc:creator>lindainks55</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 23:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Maybe there is no defense?  The most positive comment on McCain I've heard from anyone who posts here is that he isn't Hillary or Obama.  When have you heard any positive comments on the Republican Party nominee.  Some admiration for his military career from both sides, but nothing more.  Mostly it's negative posts about the two who are still vying for the Democratic Party nomination.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe there is no defense?  The most positive comment on McCain I&#8217;ve heard from anyone who posts here is that he isn&#8217;t Hillary or Obama.  When have you heard any positive comments on the Republican Party nominee.  Some admiration for his military career from both sides, but nothing more.  Mostly it&#8217;s negative posts about the two who are still vying for the Democratic Party nomination.</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346661</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wait a minute.  Three Dog Night is playing at the RiverFest.

That explains where all the CONs are . . .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait a minute.  Three Dog Night is playing at the RiverFest.</p>
<p>That explains where all the CONs are . . .</p>
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		<title>By: CapnAmerica</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346660</link>
		<dc:creator>CapnAmerica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 22:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow! Thirty posts and not a single CON can find the strength to defend McSame.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow! Thirty posts and not a single CON can find the strength to defend McSame.</p>
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		<title>By: WSClark</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346639</link>
		<dc:creator>WSClark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 21:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So McCain didn't vote for Bush in 2000 - big freakin' deal. The majority of Americans didn't for for Bush either.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So McCain didn&#8217;t vote for Bush in 2000 - big freakin&#8217; deal. The majority of Americans didn&#8217;t for for Bush either.</p>
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		<title>By: CF2K</title>
		<link>http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/05/so-mccain-didn%e2%80%99t-vote-for-bush/#comment-346632</link>
		<dc:creator>CF2K</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 21:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And then there's this: the lobbyist McCain has tapped to manage this summer's Republican convention, Doug Goodyear, worked for a while as a lobbyist for the military dictatorship in Myanmar:

"Potentially more problematic: the firm was paid $348,000 in 2002 to represent Burma's military junta, which had been strongly condemned by the State Department for its human-rights record and remains in power today. Justice Department lobbying records show DCI pushed to "begin a dialogue of political reconciliation" with the regime. It also led a PR campaign to burnish the junta's image, drafting releases praising Burma's efforts to curb the drug trade and denouncing "falsehoods" by the Bush administration that the regime engaged in rape and other abuses. "It was our only foreign representation, it was for a short tenure, and it was six years ago," Goodyear told NEWSWEEK, adding the junta's record in the current cyclone crisis is "reprehensible.""

http://www.newsweek.com/id/136321

John McCain: truly a perfect asshole.  He and the Republican Party utterly deserve one another.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And then there&#8217;s this: the lobbyist McCain has tapped to manage this summer&#8217;s Republican convention, Doug Goodyear, worked for a while as a lobbyist for the military dictatorship in Myanmar:</p>
<p>&#8220;Potentially more problematic: the firm was paid $348,000 in 2002 to represent Burma&#8217;s military junta, which had been strongly condemned by the State Department for its human-rights record and remains in power today. Justice Department lobbying records show DCI pushed to &#8220;begin a dialogue of political reconciliation&#8221; with the regime. It also led a PR campaign to burnish the junta&#8217;s image, drafting releases praising Burma&#8217;s efforts to curb the drug trade and denouncing &#8220;falsehoods&#8221; by the Bush administration that the regime engaged in rape and other abuses. &#8220;It was our only foreign representation, it was for a short tenure, and it was six years ago,&#8221; Goodyear told NEWSWEEK, adding the junta&#8217;s record in the current cyclone crisis is &#8220;reprehensible.&#8221;"</p>
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<p>John McCain: truly a perfect asshole.  He and the Republican Party utterly deserve one another.</p>
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