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the fuck was the point of this?

no, seriously, what? cause it sure doesn't strike me as someone giving a speech to get votes.

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Times like this I need more upfists.

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Pandering to people who hate the NAACP.

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It's sad, but that's exactly what it is. Pandering to the blatant racists, as well as the "moderate" white people who don't want to LOOK racist, but still think black people are lazy and shiftless and living off the hardworking white people while crying about racism when THEY are the real racists.

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It depends on your point of view: <b>Romney Receives Standing Ovation for Straight Talk at NAACP Convention</b> <a href="http://townhall.com/tipshee..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/07...">http://townhall.com/tipshee...

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This will make your day: Backstage at Jimmy Kimmel's show, <a href="http:\/\/24.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_m72kcl9NgH1rqj38io1_500.jpg" target="_blank">Obama reacting to a video of Mitt's speech.</a>

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He is ... he knows the lower classes aren't educated, and just don't get it.

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Not to worry ... come November, half the audience won't have a voter ID card.

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They posted the survey on fauxnewz.com -- where they could get a representative cross section of Real Americans™.

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127% of respondents* believe that tax cuts for billionaires create jobs. That makes it a fact.

*After correcting for the obvious fake responses (that said otherwise.)

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Me two! Or is it too?

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Thanks to Wonkette, I'm on several right wing nutz' mailing lists (I ordered Bachmann Palin tickets a year or so ago).

When I get those surveys in the mail I always stuff everything back in the pre-paid envelope and promptly return them.

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Reminds me of amateur night at the Apollo, right before the sucker gets the hook around the waist.

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Clearly, there aren't enough billionaires in this audience.

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Short for "jigaboo."

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It has become a Republican front, consider all the 'message ads' they run on TV.

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