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Old 10-22-2008, 10:13 AM
 
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By the way, my name is normie, not Norman. I'm not a guy, not in the least.
So you're not a real man, either?????
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:46 AM
 
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Here's a real American.



A Muslim kid, born in New Jersey, who joined up because of 9/11 and who paid the ultimate price for us.

An American kid that the some of his fellow Americans don't think is a real American because he is a Muslim.
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Old 10-22-2008, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Bay Area
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Such nasty people on here....

you are a real American because you vote and care about this country. Stop it with the insults because you don't agree with who she voted for. At least she voted, that's what matters.

For all the Christian talk, someone forgot about the thou shalt not judge? Or do you only recall what is convenient for your and your argument at the time?
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:31 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Talking walking the walk vs talking the talk

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Such nasty people on here....

you are a real American because you vote and care about this country. Stop it with the insults because you don't agree with who she voted for. At least she voted, that's what matters.

For all the Christian talk, someone forgot about the thou shalt not judge? Or do you only recall what is convenient for your and your argument at the time?

But doesn't Jesus love hatred and intolerance?
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:39 AM
 
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Oh, the analogy I use is "The Emperor's New Clothes" - Obama has nothing on.
You must be kidding us mama.

The all-time "emperors new clothes" remark of this entire campaign is McCain's "the fundamentals of our economy are sound."

Runner up award goes to McCain for his totally EMPTY promise for every problem: "I know how to fix..." is as empty as our Treasury.

McCain's entire "platform" is naked. It has nothing and it is nothing. Vote for McCain and you'll get NOTHING.
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:40 AM
 
Location: ✶✶✶✶
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But doesn't Jesus love hatred and intolerance?
Not Jesus, just some members of the fan club.

So....what I want to know is if I'm a real American or not. I mean, I do live in the fourth-largest city in the country, but I was raised in a small blue-collar town.

"I am a real American / Fight for the right of every man"

"When it comes crashing down and it hurts inside..."
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:41 AM
 
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Here's a real American.

A Muslim kid, born in New Jersey, who joined up because of 9/11 and who paid the ultimate price for us.

An American kid that the some of his fellow Americans don't think is a real American because he is a Muslim.
Further, NEW JERSEY is also the "real" America.
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:55 AM
 
Location: The Land of Lincoln
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You must be kidding us mama.

The all-time "emperors new clothes" remark of this entire campaign is McCain's "the fundamentals of our economy are sound."

Runner up award goes to McCain for his totally EMPTY promise for every problem: "I know how to fix..." is as empty as our Treasury.

McCain's entire "platform" is naked. It has nothing and it is nothing. Vote for McCain and you'll get NOTHING.

I will take the McCain credentials over the Obama long list of nothing anytime. I live in Chicago and attempted to work with him on funding for Illinois schools when he was in the legislature. He was one big joke.
What you are missing is that Obama will say anything that he believes will benefit his campaign. He will then turn around and do the opposite, he has even thrown his spiritual advisor under the bus.
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:56 AM
 
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Further, NEW JERSEY is also the "real" America.
Does that mean we have to claim Bon Jovi as a real American?
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Old 10-22-2008, 11:57 AM
 
Location: Home is where the heart is
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One of the problems I see as the cause of this is that we view our country and government like a football game instead of like a company. We root for our team no matter what, period. Whereas in a company environment we seek people out to audit the performance of our company in order to discover waste, fraud, and work toward making more efficient and profitable. We don't hire an auditor to give us a report that says... You're wonderful and perfect!
LOL, funny you would say that, I've been saying almost the same thing. The football game mentality causes a lot of problems, especially the idea of "root for our team no matter what."
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