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Cornholio libel! The benevolent Cornholio would never be so rude.

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Which is to say, he didn't think it was improper. Someone should do a documentary about this weasel.

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You say condescending asshole, I say condescending asshole.

It's a lot like "tomato, to-mah-to," only you pronounce it "asshole" and "ahhs-hole"

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Personally, I'm surprised Multiple-Choice Mitt didn't say "Sure I'll answer that question, Candy. Soon as I finish eating this watermelon."

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☞ A black guy.

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Until you need the money. Then it's taxed as ordinary income, because you're not in the 1% who deserve the break.

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You have savings? What a snob!

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Mitt thinks people inherit their jobs. (To be fair, it's true, among his friends.)

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True, and taxed as ordinary income, rather than at the for-most-earners more favorable cap gains rate.

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"he said he would eliminate cap gains, dividend, and interest tax on those making less than $200,000."

Probably by not taxing cap gains, dividends, and interest until they reach $200,000 (each).

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Hope he saved a piece ... or do Mormons not hang stockings up for Christmas?

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"Hey, I'm talkin' here. I'm <i>talkin'</i> here! Up yours!"

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Something about your canceled check, I bet.

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If the phone company had not grown so bloated and lazy from collecting $1.50/month for a coily handset cord, it might have had the foresight to think that someday someone might want to send moving pictures and data down its wonderful, highly reliable, world-wide network of wires. Had they been that smart, there'd be no Cox Cable or AT&T Cellular (the twin worst companies on earth) and we'd all be much happier.

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Sure they do! In their 401(k)s and IRAs! Where they're not taxed anyway!

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Remember how Ann responded to questions about tax returns. "You people..."

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