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Fumesucker

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11. I was watching a Dubya primary event in 2000...

Reply to wildeyed (Reply #7)

Mon May 28, 2012, 09:17 AM

May 2012

Dubya said, talking about liberals, "They think Social Security is a federal program"..

The audience cheered wildly..

Now these were people who were interested enough in politics to come out to a primary speech..

And you expect people who don't care about politics to have a clue?

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But I didn't! wildeyed May 2012 #6

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I was watching a Dubya primary event in 2000... Fumesucker May 2012 #11

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