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Old 08-21-2011, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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I know how it feels, having someone from your area that has fallen a bit beneath public standards.

John Edwards was a senator from my home state.


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Why all the hate? What did these two do to any of you?
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:47 PM
 
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Why all the hate? What did these two do to any of you?
Rep point to Normie for the great lyrics to finish the ballad.

I don't particularly hate the Salahi's, but they are the worst examples of noveau rich I've ever heard of. There was an in-depth Washington Post article shortly after their White House party crashing about how many hard-working average citizens they stiffed out of payment for work done. They had more than 30 such lawsuits filed against them in Virginia and Maryland. If you want to read the article, it's here:

The party crashers: A trail of accusations leads to Tareq and Michaele Salahi

This paragraph from the Post article says it all:

"The court cases and interviews show that they convinced one person and company after another to chauffeur them, pamper them, provide designer dresses, food or entertainment -- then left them holding the bill. When challenged they sometimes countersued."

The average 19-year-old Marine or Army infantryman fighting in Afghanistan has more character than that pair of poseurs could ever hope to accumulate in a lifetime.
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Old 08-21-2011, 01:49 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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Why all the hate? What did these two do to any of you?
I can't speak for anyone else, but I know people who are suing them for reneging on agreements. One girl paid them $300 for a wine tour graduation party. The Salahi's canceled at the last minute and refused to refund the deposit. Apparently they were also arrogant about it, a sort of a "well you should have known what you were getting into, we have a reputation, so go ahead and sue. We've got a dozen suits before yours" type of attitude.

They regularly stiff local businesses and anyone who does work for them, and they're also famous for failing to show up in court. If you live out in Loudoun it doesn't take long to learn that the local think they're bad news.
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Old 08-21-2011, 02:01 PM
 
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Good riddance.
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Old 08-21-2011, 03:16 PM
 
Location: DMV
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Why all the hate? What did these two do to any of you?
My dislike for them is actually growing after learning about all those lawsuits, yikes!

But before that, I personally dislike individuals who clearly have nothing to contribute to society but yet they continue to keep themselves in the media by doing silly things. If you want to have a Hollywood career, fine, but by all means don't do it by trying to make a name off of lying about who you really are. I do blame the media too. I just don't see how you can be a celebrity for lying about who you really are and people know you're lying! It just seems silly. And then when they got on that Housewives show and people realized how boring they were it just further proved that their 15 minutes was up.
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Old 08-21-2011, 03:25 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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Hollywood's a much better place for them. They can compete for attention with Charlie Sheehan, and drive around drunk with Paris and Lindsey.
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Old 08-21-2011, 03:42 PM
 
Location: Novastan
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They crashed a state dinner and jeopardized the President's safety. That isn't OK in my book.
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Old 08-21-2011, 07:10 PM
 
Location: Richmond va
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Why all the hate? What did these two do to any of you?
it is what they did to so many others..
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Old 08-22-2011, 12:42 AM
 
Location: South South Jersey
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Ignoring these guys is probably the worst possible punishment you could give them.
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Old 08-22-2011, 06:08 AM
 
Location: among the clustered spires
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Not so much the party-crashing thing. It's the 'not paying people' thing.
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