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DollarBillHines

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21. "a great American who cares about his country"?

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 01:44 PM

Dec 2012

How in the hell can you use that phrase in context with GHWB?

If every poor person in America died tomorrow, all he would bemoan would be the loss of cheap labor.

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score! rtassi Dec 2012 #15

Let's not forget where the eggs came from.. sheshe2 Dec 2012 #17

Wasn't she in the first Alien movie? GoneOffShore Dec 2012 #27

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"Born with a silver spoon up his ass" is more like it. Myrina Dec 2012 #16

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"a great American who cares about his country"? DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #21

So you can read his mind now silhouete2 Dec 2012 #31

Yes, you are free to call him a great American, but you won't find many that agree with you. Thor_MN Dec 2012 #44

I didn't come up with the Great American thing silhouete2 Dec 2012 #45

You tried to argue that he was. Thor_MN Dec 2012 #54

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I told you nicely that it's fine to have your opinion, but you won't find much support Thor_MN Dec 2012 #72

Keeping innocent Americans locked up in Iraq lark Dec 2012 #22

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He really was one of the worst Awknid Dec 2012 #41

That is a person's opinion silhouete2 Dec 2012 #47

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Is this close enough? Rain Mcloud Dec 2012 #37

Thanks for this list. Awknid Dec 2012 #52

Thanks! lunatica Dec 2012 #55

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