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Tearful Pelosi Fears Rhetoric Could Lead to Violence

Speaker tears up while recalling late '70s political violence

By Nick McMaster| Posted Sep 17, 09 2:30 PM CDT|

(Newser) – Fighting back tears, Nancy Pelosi said today she fears the inflammatory rhetoric surrounding current political debate could lead to violence, the Hill reports. “I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw…I saw this myself in the late '70s in San Francisco,” the House speaker said, referring to the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.

"This kind of rhetoric is just, is really frightening and it created a climate in which violence took place," said Pelosi. "I wish that we would all, again, curb our enthusiasm in some of the statements that are made."

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)

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pkmac4
Sep 17, 09 2:34 PM CDT

What is she talking about?? This stuff has been going on since George Washington was President. Remember when Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with his cane? In Parliament they all shout at each other on a daily basis. Reply

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hybrid
Sep 17, 09 2:38 PM CDT

better yet who cares!

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kyleleitch
Sep 17, 09 2:38 PM CDT

Yes, but I think she may be talking about the rhetoric that people are spouting that is scaring constituents into fervently hating health care reform, hating the president, etc etc. And it's this kind of silly [il]logic that has caused violent episodes in our history several times.

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hybrid
Sep 17, 09 2:41 PM CDT

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pkmac4
Sep 17, 09 2:42 PM CDT

Yes but how is this any different than when people were hating Bush and everything that was done under his administration. That's politics, baby.

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Wraith
Sep 17, 09 2:44 PM CDT

@ kyleleitch, that as well as the Glen Becks and Limpbalms who do all the trash talk, throw in the Birthers and that insanity and some idiot carying an AK unloads on the PResident which is exactly what the Right wants to happen then they will all shake their pointy heads and say "I never thought this would happen" How else the hell do you think is going to happen if these snot balls don't calm the hell down. They will keep pushing until one of their closet Klansmen comes out and actually think they are "Watering the Tree" water a tree my a$$, nut jobs the entire crew of them

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Speedbump2001
Sep 17, 09 2:53 PM CDT

Maybe she's reflecting on the time she called said the people at the town halls were Nazis?

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kyleleitch
Sep 17, 09 2:58 PM CDT

@Wraith, you are definitely correct. These are the people who are outright telling LIES to their constituents and viewers and they know that they're lies too, which is the disturbing part! And what's worse is that these groups whose rhetoric spurs violence (we're already beginning to see it with the gay club raids in the south) are shouting from their pulpit (Fox news) which is slated to have its best year in terms of viewers. Frankly, I'm scared for what could be coming. (Also, I'm not sure why things are posting multiple times. Anyone else noticing that?)

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doingtherightthing
Sep 17, 09 3:02 PM CDT

........almost tears in my eyes "what a bunch of crap".tactic change by the trolls; call them racists if they disagree, call them Nazi's, call them brownshirters and assassinate there charcter .......thats not working is it Nancy? New troll tactic "can we all be just friends now".........Hey Pelosi.......shove it where the sun doesn't shine troll.........

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foodchain11
Sep 17, 09 3:05 PM CDT

This continues to be the DUMBEST arguement ever. Countries advance, not stay the same. GO to Amish country and stay there if you want no electricity, computers, cars, hospitals, etc, etc, etc. The news did not travel quickly and pervasively, our population was so small you could see your enemies. Just stop this stupid comparison!

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dontlikeyou
Sep 17, 09 3:11 PM CDT

Nancy Pelosi is one crazy bitch. I mean certifiably insane.

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foodchain11
Sep 17, 09 3:11 PM CDT

Sorry, my response was to pkmac and anyone who thinks we can all go back to the founding father's position. Everything was different_everything. They created a government, with checks and balances and a process to govern and address changes. Please stop this 13 colonies crap. It's over.

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Snarfeh
Sep 17, 09 4:29 PM CDT

@fondueyou - You go from "who cares" to some pompous words about responsibility and pelosi needing to be careful? I hate to sound hateful, but you really are full of shit.

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RockyPneumonia
Sep 17, 09 5:09 PM CDT

If you think the rhetoric that was aimed at Bush was in any way similar to what we're seeing now, you were not paying attention.

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cornelison
Sep 17, 09 6:33 PM CDT

If irrational hate has been ongoing on since Washington I haven't seen it. It's the politicians and media that influence & promote the hate demonstrations. This behavior may lead to violence & the Republicans will blame The President for that too. How ironic that a party that promotes individual responsibility will take none for their actions.

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yoeydude
Sep 17, 09 2:40 PM CDT

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pkmac4
Sep 17, 09 2:46 PM CDT

Yes we evolve, but over millions of years. People have been inherently the same as far as their thought processes/emotions for the past few hundred years. A little technology isn't going to change that. A robotic brain might.

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pwnage
Sep 17, 09 2:47 PM CDT

say what?.

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foodchain11
Sep 17, 09 3:59 PM CDT

Yep, that's why women and blacks can now own property, vote and hold office. All of these were not possible and most (although not some here) have accepted these changes and we have progressed. In less than a million years, we will all be the same color!

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freethemall
Sep 17, 09 2:50 PM CDT

I wouldn't cavalierly dismiss the Speaker's concerns. One of the bloggers on this site, (it's not "clearly in my sight" just who it was) as much as threatened violence, as he bragged about all the fired-up citizens who marched on Washington, DC, to protest Obama's "socialists" agenda. Reply

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Retribution
Sep 17, 09 9:58 PM CDT

I think the person you refer too was alluding to our protected right to oppose our own government if it gets off track..

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Vorant1
Sep 17, 09 10:08 PM CDT

I don't post much here, but it appears that there are a number of spineless, jackboot licker's, appeasers here. freethemall are you listening?

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 1:17 AM CDT

No, Vorant1, I'm blocking you out. Maybe I should be shaking in my boots. Perhaps, when all you "sons of liberty types" get ready to "water the tree of liberty", I'll be one of the first you come after. That's assuming you don't believe in the 1st amendment, but only the 2nd, I'm sure that's not the case though, is it?

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Dr.Y.Dino
Sep 17, 09 2:50 PM CDT

BITCH!!!! That's why the Leftists keep calling anyone that disagrees with them a racist. So they can foment racial violence towards the opposition again. And use it to keep minorities in their camp. Welcome back to the 60's Reply

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ronimaca
Sep 17, 09 6:24 PM CDT

So you have read 1 book by Karl Rove good for you. Lie all the time someone is bound to believe you. Were you alive in the 60's Hater. Your side was put in their place so be good, you lost we won.

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freethemall
Sep 17, 09 3:23 PM CDT

But what are your true feelings?

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 17, 09 3:31 PM CDT

Leave Glenn Beck out of this.

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pkmac4
Sep 17, 09 3:55 PM CDT

Hahah EVERY newser article has a comment involving Glenn Beck, even completely unrelated articles.

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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 17, 09 7:33 PM CDT

Sorry, when Buh got to the "unbathed old sow tearing up" I thought he must be referring to Beck.

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stacysaw
Sep 17, 09 3:13 PM CDT

well, during bushie's tenure folks that vehemently disagreed with him didn't show up outside his events armed. Reply

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dontlikeyou
Sep 17, 09 3:28 PM CDT

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 2:23 AM CDT

Sounds rather like you're addressing yourself there, don't.

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paul123
Sep 17, 09 3:25 PM CDT

When Bush was in office, there were movies/books about his assassination, foul language at the mention of his name, etc. I would not condone hate speech aimed at Obama, but political criticism is normal from the opposition party. Nancy needs to grow a set....wait, never mind. Reply

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dontlikeyou
Sep 17, 09 3:26 PM CDT

Exactly paul123. Now Pelosi finally speaks out when it is her ass that she is in fear for.

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bcfilmguy
Sep 17, 09 4:08 PM CDT

Paul123, "Death of a President" was terribly unpolitical and, I think, overly forgiving and warm towards Bush. It wasn't a very good movie, period. The main difference is that, while I didn't appreciate some of the comparisons made to Bush, the attacks were done more in terms of pop culture (late night comedians, sketch shows, demonstrations, t-shirts, etc.) You didn't see people bringing guns to town halls and talking about overthrowing a democratically elected government (especially the second term where there wasn't debate about the legitimacy of the election.) Bush was called an idiot and a terrorist, but you didn't see the left (at least the majority of left) condoning violence or saying it would be patriotic to assassinate the president and stifle all civil debate. People don't learn from history. Angry rhetoric based not in facts but in fear has been responsible for most of the political and social atrocities since the beginning of recorded history. And after it happens everyone cowers and says "Oh, how terrible. How could this happen!" Well, it happens because no one learns! As Bush so elegantly put it "Is our children learnin'?"

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paul123
Sep 17, 09 6:46 PM CDT

bcfilmguy, I didn't see the movie, but i find it hard to believe that the movie was forgiving and warm toward Bush. Regardless, it should never have been made. I mean, a movie about the assassination of an actual, sitting president? That's horrible. That said, when Bush was in office, he was fodder for multiple media outlets, not just the late night yucksters, and most of it was hateful and inflammatory. Now the shoe is on the other foot and Pelosi doesn't like it. Again, I don't condone hate speech of ANY president, Obama, Bush or otherwise, but legitimate criticism is part of politics. These people who bring guns to meetings, are dumb, but really, how many people actually did this? Clearly not representative of the entire bunch. A bunch of people by the way that have legit concerns, based in fact and not just fanciful, fairy tale rhetoric.

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 4:01 AM CDT

Well put, Paul! Right after the events of 9/11, bushes approval rating was about 92%. People of all political persuasions united behind him, worldwide, as the leader of the free world. It was only after he squandered all this goodwill by his arrogance and incompetence, that he became unpopular, and vulnerable to ridicule. I don't see how any thinking person could compare his situation with Obama's. O's detractors are not even giving him a chance, to try to lead this nation out of a crises that is not of his making. (this comment is subject to copying and pasting.)

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 4:06 AM CDT

If and when I copy and paste the above comment, I will change "bushes" to Bush's. Maybe I was thinking of W as being a pussy.

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divetrader
Sep 17, 09 3:28 PM CDT

No worries Nancy, some day Limbaugh is gonna die from a drug overdose and Beck will die because his God will strike him dead for lieing. And Murdock can't live forever. Reply

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RobN
Sep 17, 09 3:44 PM CDT

She can cry??? Reply

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MackTheHack
Sep 17, 09 3:50 PM CDT

I wish they could all curb their enthusiasm Reply

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JoeQ
Sep 17, 09 3:54 PM CDT

Hey, historians say that the political rhetoric at the time of the Civil War was much much worse back then than it is now. All that happened back then was the most deadly war we ever fought, plus one dead president. Whats to worry? Reply

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MrsK
Sep 17, 09 3:55 PM CDT

pkmac4: It's no different than the hate that was spewed towards Bush. But hypocrites are running the country now. How can anyone respect such hypocrisy? And Nancy Pelosi, your phony tears are pathetic. Reply

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Timinator2K
Sep 17, 09 4:05 PM CDT

BITCHLOSI, YOU LIE! Reply

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 2:25 AM CDT

Get a grip. Timmy.

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liberalanalyst
Sep 17, 09 4:06 PM CDT

Nasty Nancy. This is where their disconnect is look at the screen grab below. It reads Pelosi, Hoyer: Health Reform Haters Ignore Facts. No...YOU both Ignore US and we will take that from you any more. You work for US not the other way around. Reply

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ronimaca
Sep 17, 09 6:18 PM CDT

what US do you live in? Americans voted for change and we can't wait any longer for

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Metal_gear
Sep 17, 09 4:15 PM CDT

I think were better off without this lady. Reply

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ronimaca
Sep 17, 09 6:16 PM CDT

we are better without haters like youKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

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Guava_Jelly
Sep 17, 09 4:32 PM CDT

Does she have to change faces to cry??? Reply

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DLSmooth
Sep 17, 09 4:36 PM CDT

People are free to say/write whatever they want. But let anyone do the unimaginable and hurt or kill President Obama. And ALL hell will break loose in this country. We are very fortunate to have a highly intelligent man at the helm in these critical times. We need to support him rather than hate or oppose him. Thank God we no longer have a buffoon ruling our land. Reply

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doingtherightthing
Sep 17, 09 5:07 PM CDT

dlsmooth......you started off following the new Pelosi doctrine and then, bam you blew it....didn't you get the new doctrine set by Pelosi and the house "calling presidents names not acceptable". Calling president Bush "buffoon" is not living by the new Pelosi decorum.......oops, double standard here. Almost forgot: Chairman Obama, the neo-nazi, the sociialist wants our support......hum let me think here...... He lies to us about Obamacare and cap'n'trade being good for America........this president needs to be ousted ASAP.......

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Caps
Sep 17, 09 5:23 PM CDT

i agree DLSmooth I too thank God we don't have a buffoon ruling our land. He has done this Country more harm in the past 8 years, than any other President, and I thank God that he and Dick Head are GONE.

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RobN
Sep 17, 09 6:06 PM CDT

Perhaps people would be less inclined to hate or oppose him if his supporters didn't constantly take easy pot shots at the other side? Very high rhetoric right up until you couldn't close your post without taking a cheap shot at the last guy.

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ronimaca
Sep 17, 09 6:14 PM CDT

Yes you are the voice of reason

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RobN
Sep 17, 09 6:58 PM CDT

Just love to point out the hypocrisy is all. And since you don't find me calling anybody names, apparently I am the voice of reason.

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 2:32 AM CDT

I hear you! I just hope that if such a terrible thing should come to pass, that people of color will not judge all European Americans by those who try to stir this all up. We don't need a race war, no matter what happens.

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serfinWI
Sep 17, 09 5:27 PM CDT

Alligator tears Reply

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ronimaca
Sep 17, 09 6:12 PM CDT

HATERS OUT THERE WHAT WILL YOU SAY IF SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS... GET YOUR KNUCKLES OFF THE GROUND THIS IS 2009 NOT 1865. IF YOU DON'T CARE WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT... THE HIGH PRICE OF GETTING YOUR WHITE HOODS DRY CLEANED? Reply

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RobN
Sep 17, 09 7:00 PM CDT

To quote somebody around here: I'm sure that I will never see, a post that's worth the caps-lock key.

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riffran
Sep 17, 09 7:12 PM CDT

She is really crying because she didn't get her private jet upgrade Reply

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 17, 09 10:24 PM CDT

Buh, the next time you have a thought just let it go. You are so pathetic it is not even funny.

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BlahBlahBlah
Sep 17, 09 10:26 PM CDT

Ah crap, I got as little mouse happy and thumbed down my own comment. Oops.

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 2:37 AM CDT

Somebody thumbs you up?!! Now that is scary. That means there is more than just one of you out there, unless you thumbs yourself up. Anyway, why don't you tell us how you really feel?

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 2:53 AM CDT

Oh shit! You did get two plusses. Now, somebody out there own up. Anybody! I would like to hear how you can defend this guy. And then tell us what you're true feelings are.

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dontlikenobody
Sep 18, 09 11:21 AM CDT

Don't feed the troll.

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cornelison
Sep 17, 09 9:29 PM CDT

The politicians are keeping a low profile on racism because health care reform would get drowned out. The Democrats are determined to help all American with their health bills - including the 46,000,000 Americans who have no health care. Reply

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fiestygirl
Sep 17, 09 11:59 PM CDT

I thought for a minute that the Speaker had feelings then realized that she has none. Apparently she is using her crocodile tears to either create sympathy for her and her cause. If she thinks it's working then she may be in for a big surprise. I'm not buying it. What I don't understand is how some can dish it out yet can't take it. These individuals work for US yet they are knee deep in their own special interests that the only time any party truly cares about their constituents is during their campaigns. As far as I'm concerned there needs to be a big overhaul on both sides. I'm tired of my voice not being heard and if some of us raise our voices these big babies cry...BOO FLIPPIN HOO! Reply

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freethemall
Sep 18, 09 2:44 AM CDT

That's right girl! You wingnuts need to be shriller. Then maybe someone will pay more attention to you. Your soft spoken approach just isn't getting the job done.

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cornelison
Sep 18, 09 6:13 AM CDT

The Republicans & lobbyists have a hand in the ugly rhetoric. If the right wing protesters were concerned about the deficit they would engage in a constructive dialog. The Republicans don't want to debate. They had no plan to help the economy & whine all the time. Reply

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Reader83540559
Sep 18, 09 2:33 PM CDT

Dear, Dear, Dear, Ms Pelosi, All the evil mutterings from her mouth during the Bush years and all the democrats hateful speech for years never got anyone killed. Even when she accused the CIA of (nicely)not being truthful.Wish those people would get real. Maybe we conservatives aren't as stupid or inept as they think we are. They accuse us of their guilt. Stop it and work for the good of this country no the good of the fabulous 535. We have got to have term limits. Reply

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timeandagain
Sep 18, 09 3:31 PM CDT

I'd like to kick Pelosi in the mouth! Reply

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hamsammichs
Sep 18, 09 3:54 PM CDT

I don't take a single thing she says seriously. She is so full of hate that all this means nothing.

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fiestygirl
Sep 19, 09 10:16 AM CDT

Given all of her plastic surgery and botox treatments you may have to aim for her forehead soon...

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fiestygirl
Sep 19, 09 10:14 AM CDT

I'd love to get real close to your ear freethemall and tell YOU what I REALLY think...I doubt you'd never hear quite the same ever again. FYI I'm not a wingnut. I am a fiscal conservative and a rational person who sees what the nuts on both sides of the isle are doing to this country. If I can't have my say just because I'm not well connected financially or politically I have to conclude that the government is no longer representing THE PEOPLE. They are only out for themselves and their personal bank accounts. Shrill enough for you? Reply

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