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Old 07-19-2009, 10:09 PM
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Im surprised that this didnt get a mention. Do any of my conservative friends care to comment?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25072.html
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Old 07-19-2009, 10:49 PM
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Im surprised that this didnt get a mention. Do any of my conservative friends care to comment?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25072.html
only if you let me know how Jesse Jackson has made a living all these years
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Old 07-20-2009, 07:27 AM
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25072.html
John Hsu ring a bell? BTW...You HAVE conservative friends? j/k
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Old 07-20-2009, 07:56 AM
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Im surprised that this didnt get a mention. Do any of my conservative friends care to comment?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25072.html
Ok, Welcome to Washington. Lobbying groups want to get paid? Why is this surprising?
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Old 07-20-2009, 09:43 AM
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Ok, Welcome to Washington. Lobbying groups want to get paid? Why is this surprising?
LOL. Did you read the article? The ACU got caught with their hands in the cookie jar. This is basically political extortion. Is this what goes on in washington? Of course it is.

Is any other group stupid enough to put it in a letter and then flip to the other side when their demands werent met?
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Old 07-20-2009, 09:45 AM
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only if you let me know how Jesse Jackson has made a living all these years
Im sorry Del, I dont understand the paralell
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John Hsu ring a bell? BTW...You HAVE conservative friends? j/k
Do you mean Norman Hsu? Again, I don't see the paralell.
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Old 07-20-2009, 09:52 AM
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Do you mean Norman Hsu? Again, I don't see the paralell.
My apologies to John! Apparently eveybody has their people with their hands out for influence.
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Old 07-20-2009, 10:29 AM
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Im sorry Del, I dont understand the paralell
Guess you have to be from Chicago to get that one...
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