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Abraham Lincoln said it best: "You don't help the poor by hurting the rich."

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What they truly don't understand is the principle so eloquently stated by Abraham Lincoln: "You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich".

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"We don’t need to rewrite the Constitution of the United States. We need to reread the Constitution and enforce the Constitution. And I know that there’s some people that are not going to do that. So, for the benefit for those that are not going to read it because they don’t want us to go by the Constitution, there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "You know, those ideals that we live by, we believe in, your parents believe in, they instilled in you. When you get to the part about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, don’t stop right there, keep reading."

The phrase, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", is in the second paragraph of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence, which was written in 1776, 11 years before the Constitution was drafted during the Constitutional Convention of 1787...

Confusing the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence is no small mistake, especially for a candidate for president, said Donald E. Wilkes Jr., a University of Georgia law professor. The Declaration is a statement of beliefs. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. "No court makes a legal decision based on the Declaration of Independence," Wilkes said.

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ORIGINAL: imperatrixx

Obama's a fucking retard.

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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY
Hey, Mr President Obama ... President Lincoln wasn't the founder of the Republican Party ... why would you say that on national television, to a joint session of Congress?

Oh, well.  Cain must be almost as dumb as you  are.  [8D][8|]

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George W. Bush, President, on September 16, 2001.
We need to go back to work tomorrow and we will. But we need to be alert to the fact that these evil-doers still exist. We haven't seen this kind of barbarism in a long period of time. No one could have conceivably imagined suicide bombers burrowing into our society and then emerging all in the same day to fly their aircraft — fly U.S. aircraft into buildings full of innocent people — and show no remorse. This is a new kind of — a new kind of evil. And we understand. And the American people are beginning to understand. This crusade, this war on terrorism is going to take a while. And the American people must be patient. I'm going to be patient. But I can assure the American people I am determined, I'm not going to be distracted, I will keep my focus to make sure that not only are these brought to justice, but anybody who's been associated will be brought to justice. Those who harbor terrorists will be brought to justice. It is time for us to win the first war of the 21st century decisively, so that our children and our grandchildren can live peacefully into the 21st century.

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George W. Bush, Nov 6, 2000.
Somalia. It started off as a humanitarian mission then changed into a nation-building mission and that's where the mission went wrong. The mission was changed. And as a result, our nation paid a price, and so I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation building. I think our troops ought to be used to fight and win war. I think our troops ought to be used to help overthrow a dictator when it's in our best interests. But in this case, it was a nation-building exercise. And same with Haiti. I wouldn't have supported either.

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ORIGINAL: imperatrixx
Obama's a fucking retard.

So is Cain.

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ORIGINAL: joether

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ORIGINAL: imperatrixx
Obama's a fucking retard.

So is Cain.

Then why dont you run for the President's office. If they are so 'retarded' compared to you; you should easily win on a third party ticket. Your 'supreme intelligence' and 'awesome charisma' will just 'naturally' carry you to the Oval Office. From there, you 'exceptional wisdom' can create a better, brighter, happier country. And after you leave office, we Americans will praise you as future politicans crawl/stumble/claw/bite/hammer over each other to imitate your 'abilities'.

You might want to ask your doctor to tone down on the medication you take.

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ORIGINAL: StrangerThan

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ORIGINAL: joether

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ORIGINAL: imperatrixx
Obama's a fucking retard.

So is Cain.

Then why dont you run for the President's office. If they are so 'retarded' compared to you; you should easily win on a third party ticket. Your 'supreme intelligence' and 'awesome charisma' will just 'naturally' carry you to the Oval Office. From there, you 'exceptional wisdom' can create a better, brighter, happier country. And after you leave office, we Americans will praise you as future politicans crawl/stumble/claw/bite/hammer over each other to imitate your 'abilities'.

You might want to ask your doctor to tone down on the medication you take.

And then what? If Obama is nothing, he is a classic example of what happens when one gets to the Oval Office. He becomes part of the system, the same elect-me! crowd who stands in front of cameras all day and talks about rights, while pushing for Patriot 2.

Besides, I don't think it humanely possible to satisfy left and right to the point that both would be singing your praises.

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ORIGINAL: imperatrixx

Obama's a fucking retard.

His teleprompter will get the blame.

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ORIGINAL: Theon38

I think Obama should be called Ron Burgundy. The dude called his wife Michael when reading from a teleprompter.

I mean, I can understand being tired and thinking we have 58 States. And I can understand being so dense that you cannot even pronouncement corpse-man.

But calling your own wife Michael? Really?

It's pretty sad when you're dumber than Sarah Palin.

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ORIGINAL: Fightdirecto

Herman Cain, Republican Presidential contender on 10-06-2011 to a FOX-TV interviewer:

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Abraham Lincoln said it best: "You don't help the poor by hurting the rich."

Following in the footsteps of "Saint Ronnie" Reagan, who said in a speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention:

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What they truly don't understand is the principle so eloquently stated by Abraham Lincoln: "You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich".

The problem is that Abraham Lincoln NEVER said this.

Snopes.com clearly details that these "Lincoln quotes" were actually written and published by an obscure anti-union activist named William John Henry Boetcker in 1916 - more than 50 years after Lincoln was assassinated.

As the researcher at Snopes noted, two axioms related to quoting others are:

1. Famous quotes need famous mouths

2. If the word we like cannot be credited to someone we've heard of, they might as well not have been said at all.

Mr. Cain may know how to make a pizza - but he doesn't know much about American history or the actual words of the Constitution of the United States of America Cain mistakes Declaration of Independence language for Constitution.

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"We don’t need to rewrite the Constitution of the United States. We need to reread the Constitution and enforce the Constitution. And I know that there’s some people that are not going to do that. So, for the benefit for those that are not going to read it because they don’t want us to go by the Constitution, there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "You know, those ideals that we live by, we believe in, your parents believe in, they instilled in you. When you get to the part about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, don’t stop right there, keep reading."

The phrase, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", is in the second paragraph of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence, which was written in 1776, 11 years before the Constitution was drafted during the Constitutional Convention of 1787...

Confusing the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence is no small mistake, especially for a candidate for president, said Donald E. Wilkes Jr., a University of Georgia law professor. The Declaration is a statement of beliefs. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. "No court makes a legal decision based on the Declaration of Independence," Wilkes said.

IMO, Mr. Cain didn't intentionally quote an obscure anti-union activist and attribute his words to Abraham Lincoln - Mr. Cain was just too dumb or intellectually lazy to do his research.

However, if one of his Godfather pizza customers ordered a pepperoni pizza, and Cain's employee gave the customer an anchovie pizza instead - Mr. Cain would probably fire him for being too dumb to do the job. Shouldn't we hold Mr. Cain to that same standard when it comes to the job of President of the United States?

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ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

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ORIGINAL: Fightdirecto

Herman Cain, Republican Presidential contender on 10-06-2011 to a FOX-TV interviewer:

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Abraham Lincoln said it best: "You don't help the poor by hurting the rich."

Following in the footsteps of "Saint Ronnie" Reagan, who said in a speech at the 1992 Republican National Convention:

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What they truly don't understand is the principle so eloquently stated by Abraham Lincoln: "You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich".

The problem is that Abraham Lincoln NEVER said this.

Snopes.com clearly details that these "Lincoln quotes" were actually written and published by an obscure anti-union activist named William John Henry Boetcker in 1916 - more than 50 years after Lincoln was assassinated.

As the researcher at Snopes noted, two axioms related to quoting others are:

1. Famous quotes need famous mouths

2. If the word we like cannot be credited to someone we've heard of, they might as well not have been said at all.

Mr. Cain may know how to make a pizza - but he doesn't know much about American history or the actual words of the Constitution of the United States of America Cain mistakes Declaration of Independence language for Constitution.

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"We don’t need to rewrite the Constitution of the United States. We need to reread the Constitution and enforce the Constitution. And I know that there’s some people that are not going to do that. So, for the benefit for those that are not going to read it because they don’t want us to go by the Constitution, there’s a little section in there that talks about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "You know, those ideals that we live by, we believe in, your parents believe in, they instilled in you. When you get to the part about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, don’t stop right there, keep reading."

The phrase, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness", is in the second paragraph of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence, which was written in 1776, 11 years before the Constitution was drafted during the Constitutional Convention of 1787...

Confusing the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence is no small mistake, especially for a candidate for president, said Donald E. Wilkes Jr., a University of Georgia law professor. The Declaration is a statement of beliefs. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. "No court makes a legal decision based on the Declaration of Independence," Wilkes said.

IMO, Mr. Cain didn't intentionally quote an obscure anti-union activist and attribute his words to Abraham Lincoln - Mr. Cain was just too dumb or intellectually lazy to do his research.

However, if one of his Godfather pizza customers ordered a pepperoni pizza, and Cain's employee gave the customer an anchovie pizza instead - Mr. Cain would probably fire him for being too dumb to do the job. Shouldn't we hold Mr. Cain to that same standard when it comes to the job of President of the United States?

Who gives a shit?

Your vote doesn't mean skadich.

The Electoral College elects the Prez.

What the fuck do you care what any of these bastards say (or mean)?

You don't matter today...and you never did.

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ORIGINAL: erieangel

I am beginning to accept the fact that very few of our politicians actually know anything of American history.  The Republicans hail Reagan as some sort of god and they all try to emulate him while forgetting that he raised taxes on the rich something like 11 times(?).  Reagan also gave speeches in which he advocated to end tax loopholes that benefited only the rich.  Today, those same kind of speeches given by Obama--and I'm sure, if given by any Democratic president--sends the Republicans in fits, simply because they forgot that their 'god' had said the same things.

ETA:  I'm pretty sure it was 11 tax increases under Reagan, but I may be wrong.  I really don't have time to look up the stats right now.

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Obama's a fucking retard.

So is Cain.

Then why dont you run for the President's office. If they are so 'retarded' compared to you; you should easily win on a third party ticket. Your 'supreme intelligence' and 'awesome charisma' will just 'naturally' carry you to the Oval Office. From there, you 'exceptional wisdom' can create a better, brighter, happier country. And after you leave office, we Americans will praise you as future politicans crawl/stumble/claw/bite/hammer over each other to imitate your 'abilities'.

You might want to ask your doctor to tone down on the medication you take.