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No, no, you weren't following the script Sam, you're supposed to say, "Yep, they sure do" and then give a link. I suppose even something like WorldNetDaily is better than nothing.

I know you've got the link, you're busting to drop it in so go for it
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His support is only going to get stronger. He comes across as down-to-Earth and with lots of common-sense. Unlike most of the candidates currently runnung, he doesn't sound like a politician, which plays very well with voters.
I agree.
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Thank you - bookmarked (interesting site).
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Or, in this case, to funnel money to his son, 'cause that's all this PAC has done.
But why is this unclean?
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If you don't see it, I don't know that I can really explain it to you.
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But why is this unclean?
If his son is pissing it up against a wall don't you think there's a problem?
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If his son is pissing it up against a wall don't you think there's a problem?
I dont understand what you mean, but I have no problem with people legally donating to a PAC, even one run by his son that supports Thompsan.
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It's not the donations that are a problem. The problem is that the PAC's money is just being given to Thompson's son as a "consultant." There's no real PAC-related behavior happening.
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Thank you - bookmarked (interesting site).
It's also relatively unbiased, which is why I like it. If you look at their front page they post articles from both right and left authors and politicians so you can get both perspectives on an issue.
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I dont understand what you mean, but I have no problem with people legally donating to a PAC, even one run by his son that supports Thompsan.
That's fair enough on the face of it. What's jhis son doing with the money? There must be a money trail in and out I would think.


Sorry pram, I missed your comment. More specific than mine.
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It's also relatively unbiased, which is why I like it. If you look at their front page they post articles from both right and left authors and politicians so you can get both perspectives on an issue.
Yes, I got that sense of objectivity, it's very useful (hurts my brain reading it though )
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That's fair enough on the face of it. What's jhis son doing with the money? There must be a money trail in and out I would think.


Sorry pram, I missed your comment. More specific than mine.
Got me, but how does assuming something nefarious is going on help things? Why not wait for some actual information?
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It is just another case of Liberals being afraid of a strong conservative candidate. Therefore they try to dig something up and blow it all out of proportion in a cowardly attempt to discredit said conservative early on. They do this because they know they cannot win a debate against an honest, right-thinking conservative because most liberal political beliefs are hubris.
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It is just another case of Liberals being afraid of a strong conservative candidate. Therefore they try to dig something up and blow it all out of proportion in a cowardly attempt to discredit said conservative early on. They do this because they know they cannot win a debate against an honest, right-thinking conservative because most liberal political beliefs are hubris.
Uh, what?

You just performed exactly what you accused "liberals" of doing.

If this were a Democrat, you guys would be all over it. Look at the thread on the $400 spent on John Edwards' haircut, FFS.
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Got me, but how does assuming something nefarious is going on help things? Why not wait for some actual information?
Strangely enough I don't assume things like that - but the point came up.
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