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		<title>By: andrewwang</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Speaking of African Americans: they would hate George W. Bush—he murdered Margie Schoedinger (who was an African-American woman).&lt;br&gt;_______________&lt;br&gt;SCANDAL! SCANDAL! SCANDAL!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;George W. Bush continuously criminally stalked Margie Schoedinger to the point that she could not get away from it, and she committed suicide in desperation to escape: he murdered her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“In her suit, Margie Schoedinger states that George W. Bush committed sexual crimes against her, organized harassment and moral pressure on her, her family members and close relatives and friends. As Schoedinger said, she was strongly recommended to keep her mouth shut. . . . Furthermore, she alleges that George Bush ordered to show pressure on her to the point, when she commits suicide” (blog of drizzten).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of those ‘very leasts’ [was] George Bush’s personal complicity in the death (murder to be precise) of my friend Margie Schoedinger in September of 2003. Determining the exact whereabouts and contacts of [then] president-elect George Bush on September 21 thru 22, 2003, should be entirely lacking in difficulty” (Leola McConnell—Nevada Progressive Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Leola McConnell is correct: Bush applying pressure (continuously criminally stalking Margie Schoedinger) purposefully to force Schoedinger to commit suicide does in fact constitute murder where it culminated in her death.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bush is a racist hate criminal and hates black people (&lt;a href=&quot;http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;BEWARE: If the president of the United States hates one—for whatever reasons—he can continuously criminally stalk one to the point that one cannot get away from it, and one ultimately commits suicide in desperation to escape. He can murder people in this way.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bush is getting away with his murder of Schoedinger—with no sheriff, prosecutor, or court willing to uphold the rule of law.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bush’s method of murdering Schoedinger cannot exist in a vacuum: he must have murdered other people in the same way.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bush should confess, come out with the names of all of the people whom he murdered in the disgusting way he murdered Schoedinger, undergo execution, and accordingly find himself at the intersection where he would be free.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;(There are thousands of copies of the information above on the Internet. It exists very extensively in all major search engines. Please feel free to go to any major search engine, type “George W. Bush continuously criminally stalked Margie Schoedinger to the point that she could not get away from it, and she committed suicide in desperation to escape: he murdered her” or “Bush applying pressure (continuously criminally stalking Margie Schoedinger) purposefully to force Schoedinger to commit suicide does in fact constitute murder where it culminated in her death,” hit “Enter,” and find innumerable results.)&lt;br&gt;_______________&lt;br&gt;Andrew Wang&lt;br&gt;(a.k.a. “THE DISSEMINATING MACHINE”)&lt;br&gt;B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996&lt;br&gt;Messiah College, Grantham, PA&lt;br&gt;Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of African Americans: they would hate George W. Bush—he murdered Margie Schoedinger (who was an African-American woman).<br />_______________<br />SCANDAL! SCANDAL! SCANDAL!</p>
<p>EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!</p>
<p>George W. Bush continuously criminally stalked Margie Schoedinger to the point that she could not get away from it, and she committed suicide in desperation to escape: he murdered her.</p>
<p>“In her suit, Margie Schoedinger states that George W. Bush committed sexual crimes against her, organized harassment and moral pressure on her, her family members and close relatives and friends. As Schoedinger said, she was strongly recommended to keep her mouth shut. . . . Furthermore, she alleges that George Bush ordered to show pressure on her to the point, when she commits suicide” (blog of drizzten).</p>
<p>“One of those ‘very leasts’ [was] George Bush’s personal complicity in the death (murder to be precise) of my friend Margie Schoedinger in September of 2003. Determining the exact whereabouts and contacts of [then] president-elect George Bush on September 21 thru 22, 2003, should be entirely lacking in difficulty” (Leola McConnell—Nevada Progressive Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010).</p>
<p>Leola McConnell is correct: Bush applying pressure (continuously criminally stalking Margie Schoedinger) purposefully to force Schoedinger to commit suicide does in fact constitute murder where it culminated in her death.</p>
<p>Bush is a racist hate criminal and hates black people (<a href="http://andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">andrewyu-jenwang.blogspot.com</a>).</p>
<p>BEWARE: If the president of the United States hates one—for whatever reasons—he can continuously criminally stalk one to the point that one cannot get away from it, and one ultimately commits suicide in desperation to escape. He can murder people in this way.</p>
<p>Bush is getting away with his murder of Schoedinger—with no sheriff, prosecutor, or court willing to uphold the rule of law.</p>
<p>Bush’s method of murdering Schoedinger cannot exist in a vacuum: he must have murdered other people in the same way.</p>
<p>Bush should confess, come out with the names of all of the people whom he murdered in the disgusting way he murdered Schoedinger, undergo execution, and accordingly find himself at the intersection where he would be free.</p>
<p>(There are thousands of copies of the information above on the Internet. It exists very extensively in all major search engines. Please feel free to go to any major search engine, type “George W. Bush continuously criminally stalked Margie Schoedinger to the point that she could not get away from it, and she committed suicide in desperation to escape: he murdered her” or “Bush applying pressure (continuously criminally stalking Margie Schoedinger) purposefully to force Schoedinger to commit suicide does in fact constitute murder where it culminated in her death,” hit “Enter,” and find innumerable results.)<br />_______________<br />Andrew Wang<br />(a.k.a. “THE DISSEMINATING MACHINE”)<br />B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996<br />Messiah College, Grantham, PA<br />Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993</p>
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		<title>By: xfree9</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Respect for the US Constitution!? How on earth can you believe that Barack Obama remotely wants to take our country back to following the Constitution? With exception to Gitmo, he has mentioned no interest in taking away the government&#039;s unauthorized and unconstitutional control over the banking system, monetary policy, or anything the Tenth Amendment stipulate the federal gov&#039;t to have. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He&#039;s just more of the same...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Respect for the US Constitution!? How on earth can you believe that Barack Obama remotely wants to take our country back to following the Constitution? With exception to Gitmo, he has mentioned no interest in taking away the government&#39;s unauthorized and unconstitutional control over the banking system, monetary policy, or anything the Tenth Amendment stipulate the federal gov&#39;t to have. </p>
<p>He&#39;s just more of the same&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: odenmoore</title>
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		<dc:creator>odenmoore</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think we need to keep in check the unbridled optimism and not get too drawn in to  the media&#039;s multi-orgasmic response to Obama&#039;s coronation/inauguration without using serious discernment. The honeymoon is barely over. The best part about this election is that America has proven it is finally ready to accept an African American president -- a huge obstacle hurdled in the fight to overcome racism. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;However, Mr. Obama, while well-meaning, very properly presidential and extremely eloquent (though remember People that his speechwriter Jon Favreau is the real &quot;words&quot; behind the teleprompter speeches) is totally green and untested. He&#039;s already renegging on some of his big promises so, since Jim Wallis has been so harsh with and practically demonized George Bush and his administration, let&#039;s give the same eye of scrutiny to this administration -- with grace, of course, but never let up the vigilance based on our emotions in the wake of the sentimental inaugural spirit.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;George Bush, while not our best guy in office, and with plenty of problems, DID keep us safe these last 7 years after 9/11 and some of that is due to tough/rough protective measures that Mr. Wallis may disapprove of. We&#039;ll see if Mr. Obama and his administration can do the same with our national security and safety. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let&#039;s keep an eye of the socialist interests of this Left-leaning administration and Congress, okay? like &quot;fixing&quot; Wall Street and consumer debt with yet frighteningly more debt, spending our livelihoods into oblivion, nationalizing the banks, promising middle class entitlements, and the scary Make Work Pay -- dressed up as a tax cut but really being a national welfare program. We&#039;ll see if all this benefits our country long term. I don&#039;t know about you all but it seems to me that the excessive borrowing and spending is a polar opposite of Biblical principles for money management and debt reduction.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lastly, I found it interesting that none of the bloggers mentioned Joseph Lowrey&#039;s gratuitously racist conclusion to the benediction, which was more like a sermon/political statement than a prayer. Forget the slam on white America, how do you Asian Americans feel about the implication that you&#039;re not mellow? Who gives him the right to say such things with impunity?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think we need to keep in check the unbridled optimism and not get too drawn in to  the media&#39;s multi-orgasmic response to Obama&#39;s coronation/inauguration without using serious discernment. The honeymoon is barely over. The best part about this election is that America has proven it is finally ready to accept an African American president &#8212; a huge obstacle hurdled in the fight to overcome racism. </p>
<p>However, Mr. Obama, while well-meaning, very properly presidential and extremely eloquent (though remember People that his speechwriter Jon Favreau is the real &#8220;words&#8221; behind the teleprompter speeches) is totally green and untested. He&#39;s already renegging on some of his big promises so, since Jim Wallis has been so harsh with and practically demonized George Bush and his administration, let&#39;s give the same eye of scrutiny to this administration &#8212; with grace, of course, but never let up the vigilance based on our emotions in the wake of the sentimental inaugural spirit.</p>
<p>George Bush, while not our best guy in office, and with plenty of problems, DID keep us safe these last 7 years after 9/11 and some of that is due to tough/rough protective measures that Mr. Wallis may disapprove of. We&#39;ll see if Mr. Obama and his administration can do the same with our national security and safety. </p>
<p>Let&#39;s keep an eye of the socialist interests of this Left-leaning administration and Congress, okay? like &#8220;fixing&#8221; Wall Street and consumer debt with yet frighteningly more debt, spending our livelihoods into oblivion, nationalizing the banks, promising middle class entitlements, and the scary Make Work Pay &#8212; dressed up as a tax cut but really being a national welfare program. We&#39;ll see if all this benefits our country long term. I don&#39;t know about you all but it seems to me that the excessive borrowing and spending is a polar opposite of Biblical principles for money management and debt reduction.</p>
<p>Lastly, I found it interesting that none of the bloggers mentioned Joseph Lowrey&#39;s gratuitously racist conclusion to the benediction, which was more like a sermon/political statement than a prayer. Forget the slam on white America, how do you Asian Americans feel about the implication that you&#39;re not mellow? Who gives him the right to say such things with impunity?</p>
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		<title>By: TJSEpiphany</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In addition to &#039;the least of these &#039;, I&#039;m also interested in our treatment of &#039;The least of the least of these&#039;, namely, the unborn. So far I&#039;m unimpressed to say the least with the President&#039;s decision in his first one hundred hours to allow funding for family planning intiatives internationally that will ,in all probability, increase abortions. Looks like the faith community has been exploited once gain on this issue. I heard lots during the campaign about a Democratic platform that was gong to make abortions rare and make it easier for women to carry their pregnancies to term. How gullible was that! I fear that Mr. Obama will be a one term president unless he remembers that people of faith who believe in a more ethical and moral America, believed that he was capable of listening to his &quot;Better Angels&quot; on this issue.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In addition to &#39;the least of these &#39;, I&#39;m also interested in our treatment of &#39;The least of the least of these&#39;, namely, the unborn. So far I&#39;m unimpressed to say the least with the President&#39;s decision in his first one hundred hours to allow funding for family planning intiatives internationally that will ,in all probability, increase abortions. Looks like the faith community has been exploited once gain on this issue. I heard lots during the campaign about a Democratic platform that was gong to make abortions rare and make it easier for women to carry their pregnancies to term. How gullible was that! I fear that Mr. Obama will be a one term president unless he remembers that people of faith who believe in a more ethical and moral America, believed that he was capable of listening to his &#8220;Better Angels&#8221; on this issue.</p>
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		<title>By: JohnH54</title>
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		<dc:creator>JohnH54</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re a liar. The White House never arrests anyone. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Your narcissistic self-importance is disgusting.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#39;re a liar. The White House never arrests anyone. </p>
<p>Your narcissistic self-importance is disgusting.</p>
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		<title>By: DeaconLucy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I had two comments I wanted to add.  While watching (again) Obama&#039;s inauguration speech on youtube with my kids, I was inspired to watch King&#039;s &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; speech with them.  We then watched Rev. Lowery&#039;s benediction, and I noticed that he used the same imagery of &quot;justice will roll down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream&quot; as Dr. King used in his historic speech.  This felt respectful to me.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have also felt that, of the several times I have heard Obama say, &quot;God bless the United States,&quot; it is the first time I have heard a politician say that and it really sounds like a prayer, rather than just the thing you say at the end of a speech.  I feel like there is true hope for the change that will make this world better for all.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had two comments I wanted to add.  While watching (again) Obama&#39;s inauguration speech on youtube with my kids, I was inspired to watch King&#39;s &#8220;I Have a Dream&#8221; speech with them.  We then watched Rev. Lowery&#39;s benediction, and I noticed that he used the same imagery of &#8220;justice will roll down like waters and righteousness as a mighty stream&#8221; as Dr. King used in his historic speech.  This felt respectful to me.</p>
<p>I have also felt that, of the several times I have heard Obama say, &#8220;God bless the United States,&#8221; it is the first time I have heard a politician say that and it really sounds like a prayer, rather than just the thing you say at the end of a speech.  I feel like there is true hope for the change that will make this world better for all.</p>
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		<title>By: BuckeyeDon</title>
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		<dc:creator>BuckeyeDon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: jmndodge</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We are the only nation to use the large scale atomic weapons, We are the nation which has blocked the UN resolutions regarding Israel and Palestine.  We are the nation which has worked to overthrow governments in Latin America, the Middle East, and pretty much all around the world.  We have suspended our constitution, are guilty by standards of the world court of torture.  Yes many of us are deeply ashamed of our nation and the policies of our leaders.  Some of us are deeply troubled about the free ride that Obama is getting, while talking about continuing some of our most dangerous policies.  We need to read the world press, not just our propoganda controlled media.  Sign me,  hoping to be proud again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are the only nation to use the large scale atomic weapons, We are the nation which has blocked the UN resolutions regarding Israel and Palestine.  We are the nation which has worked to overthrow governments in Latin America, the Middle East, and pretty much all around the world.  We have suspended our constitution, are guilty by standards of the world court of torture.  Yes many of us are deeply ashamed of our nation and the policies of our leaders.  Some of us are deeply troubled about the free ride that Obama is getting, while talking about continuing some of our most dangerous policies.  We need to read the world press, not just our propoganda controlled media.  Sign me,  hoping to be proud again.</p>
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		<title>By: jkc1945</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Pastor Jeff, Whoa!!  Let&#039;s take these one at a time.  President Obama has not &quot;closed down Gitmo.&quot;  He has set up a one-year &quot;study&quot; to determine how best to deal with the prisoners there;  he can close it down, move the prisoners to Egypt (where torture is a common practice);  he can relocate the prisoners to other prisons, he can do a number of things - - but the signing of an decree to study the various possibilities.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;President Obama has not stopped &quot;torture.&quot;  True, he signed a degree stating that the US will &quot;not torture.&quot;  At the same time, however, he has appointed a &quot;blue ribbon panel&quot; to determine, just exactly, what constitutes torture.  So, the end game is a long way off, and the results may or may not be entirely to &quot;stop torture.&quot;  We may find ourselves simply re-defining what it is.  &lt;br&gt;President Obama has not, and will never be able to, curb lobbying.  He has made some statements about lobbying within his administration if you previously worked for it, and many many presidents have done things like this.  However, the right to lobby the government is inherent in our constitution, and we should never want it not to be.  I personally want to be able to get in my car, drive to the capitol, and bitch at my representative all day long, if I choose to.  i have already sent one e-mail to The President.  (so far, no reply haha)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let&#039;s not get too awfully excited quite yet.  President Obama has made some statements, early on.  But I understand that he has made somewhat over 500 campaign promises, in order to obtain election to the office.  And so far as I can see - - President Obama does not have nail holes in his hands or feet.  So I would suggest that we hold off on our ecstatic optimism for a year or two, until the polls start to reflect the recognition of the populace that, after all, President Obama is just another politician, south side of Chicago, yadda yadda.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pastor Jeff, Whoa!!  Let&#39;s take these one at a time.  President Obama has not &#8220;closed down Gitmo.&#8221;  He has set up a one-year &#8220;study&#8221; to determine how best to deal with the prisoners there;  he can close it down, move the prisoners to Egypt (where torture is a common practice);  he can relocate the prisoners to other prisons, he can do a number of things &#8211; - but the signing of an decree to study the various possibilities.  </p>
<p>President Obama has not stopped &#8220;torture.&#8221;  True, he signed a degree stating that the US will &#8220;not torture.&#8221;  At the same time, however, he has appointed a &#8220;blue ribbon panel&#8221; to determine, just exactly, what constitutes torture.  So, the end game is a long way off, and the results may or may not be entirely to &#8220;stop torture.&#8221;  We may find ourselves simply re-defining what it is.  <br />President Obama has not, and will never be able to, curb lobbying.  He has made some statements about lobbying within his administration if you previously worked for it, and many many presidents have done things like this.  However, the right to lobby the government is inherent in our constitution, and we should never want it not to be.  I personally want to be able to get in my car, drive to the capitol, and bitch at my representative all day long, if I choose to.  i have already sent one e-mail to The President.  (so far, no reply haha)</p>
<p>Let&#39;s not get too awfully excited quite yet.  President Obama has made some statements, early on.  But I understand that he has made somewhat over 500 campaign promises, in order to obtain election to the office.  And so far as I can see &#8211; - President Obama does not have nail holes in his hands or feet.  So I would suggest that we hold off on our ecstatic optimism for a year or two, until the polls start to reflect the recognition of the populace that, after all, President Obama is just another politician, south side of Chicago, yadda yadda.</p>
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		<title>By: commonsense247</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JUSTICE - following the rule of law and ensuring new laws are based upon ethical, humane, constitutional standards and values our forefathers intended in the framework of this country&#039;s establishment.  &lt;br&gt;INTEGRITY - actions and behavior being consistent with words and statements in honest transparency.&lt;br&gt;PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY - placing an emphasis on privacy and individual freedom coupled with encouragement from government to be more charitable and involved in service, not by government mandate or management, but private service taking the lead with assistance/incentives from government.&lt;br&gt;DEFENSE AND SECURITY - leading and negotiating through diplomacy and humbleness, continuing to build smart systems of armed defense and secure ports and borders, and using wisdom and discernment to identify when each tactic is most prudent.&lt;br&gt;STEADFASTNESS - resisting any urge or prompting to purse an economic system proven to be failed or flawed simply because our current system needs more oversight and accountability.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JUSTICE &#8211; following the rule of law and ensuring new laws are based upon ethical, humane, constitutional standards and values our forefathers intended in the framework of this country&#39;s establishment.  <br />INTEGRITY &#8211; actions and behavior being consistent with words and statements in honest transparency.<br />PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMUNITY &#8211; placing an emphasis on privacy and individual freedom coupled with encouragement from government to be more charitable and involved in service, not by government mandate or management, but private service taking the lead with assistance/incentives from government.<br />DEFENSE AND SECURITY &#8211; leading and negotiating through diplomacy and humbleness, continuing to build smart systems of armed defense and secure ports and borders, and using wisdom and discernment to identify when each tactic is most prudent.<br />STEADFASTNESS &#8211; resisting any urge or prompting to purse an economic system proven to be failed or flawed simply because our current system needs more oversight and accountability.</p>
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		<title>By: JAS82</title>
		<link>http://blog.sojo.net/2009/01/22/inauguration-journal-scattered-thoughts-over-four-days-of-history/comment-page-1/#comment-83245</link>
		<dc:creator>JAS82</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>agreed, and in the spirit of of this blog I will admit that petty may have been a poor word choice, thus the danger of rants.  However, Mr. Wallis&#039; comment was that this was the first time in a very long time that he felt proud of his country.  To many people I have spoken with over the past few days have held this same position.  Our country, blemishes and all, is considerably more tolerant and humane than so many other countries, even over the past eight years.  If you speak out against the government nobody comes to arrest you in the middle of the night never to be heard from again.  There is a peacful change of power rather than one involving guns and violence, etc.  Are there things that we need to change about this country, yes.  However, does our History and way of government give us all something to be proud of at all times, even when we feel anger at an administration or policy, again I believe the answer to be yes.  So my comments are directed mostly at the retoric, that I sense, that says we have no reason to be pround prior to 1.20.09.  In closing, 1.20.09 was a great day in the country, as are all the other elections and peacful changes of power.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>agreed, and in the spirit of of this blog I will admit that petty may have been a poor word choice, thus the danger of rants.  However, Mr. Wallis&#39; comment was that this was the first time in a very long time that he felt proud of his country.  To many people I have spoken with over the past few days have held this same position.  Our country, blemishes and all, is considerably more tolerant and humane than so many other countries, even over the past eight years.  If you speak out against the government nobody comes to arrest you in the middle of the night never to be heard from again.  There is a peacful change of power rather than one involving guns and violence, etc.  Are there things that we need to change about this country, yes.  However, does our History and way of government give us all something to be proud of at all times, even when we feel anger at an administration or policy, again I believe the answer to be yes.  So my comments are directed mostly at the retoric, that I sense, that says we have no reason to be pround prior to 1.20.09.  In closing, 1.20.09 was a great day in the country, as are all the other elections and peacful changes of power.</p>
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		<title>By: dunaven</title>
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		<dc:creator>dunaven</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A Very Hearty AMEN!!!  I&#039;ve already e-mailed the article to serveral of my friends.</description>
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		<title>By: dunaven</title>
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		<dc:creator>dunaven</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t think it&#039;s petty at all!  There have been several times over the last eight years that I really wasn&#039;t that proud to be an American.  And it obviously did have something to do with who was in the White House.  &lt;br&gt;We can love our country and at the same time be ashamed of some of it&#039;s policies .  Hoping and working to change those  policies is then part of the beauty of what is America..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#39;t think it&#39;s petty at all!  There have been several times over the last eight years that I really wasn&#39;t that proud to be an American.  And it obviously did have something to do with who was in the White House.  <br />We can love our country and at the same time be ashamed of some of it&#39;s policies .  Hoping and working to change those  policies is then part of the beauty of what is America..</p>
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		<title>By: PASTOR JEFF</title>
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		<dc:creator>PASTOR JEFF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:06:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>By the return of the rule of law, respect for human rights and the US Constitution, a revival of neighborliness and a decrease in the abortion rate.  As far as I&#039;m concerned, he has done the main things that I voted for him for which was closing Gitmo, outlawing torture, curbing lobbying and setting a positive spiritual tone, one in which petty disdain is not tolerated, even from his VP.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By the return of the rule of law, respect for human rights and the US Constitution, a revival of neighborliness and a decrease in the abortion rate.  As far as I&#39;m concerned, he has done the main things that I voted for him for which was closing Gitmo, outlawing torture, curbing lobbying and setting a positive spiritual tone, one in which petty disdain is not tolerated, even from his VP.</p>
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		<title>By: JukkaL</title>
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		<dc:creator>JukkaL</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear, Mr Jim Wallis and Friends!&lt;br&gt;This is so inspiring!&lt;br&gt;I can tell you the same Spirit is encouraging us, here in Finland.&lt;br&gt;With you in prayers and deeds for a common good.&lt;br&gt;I stand by your side, with blessings, JukkaL</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear, Mr Jim Wallis and Friends!<br />This is so inspiring!<br />I can tell you the same Spirit is encouraging us, here in Finland.<br />With you in prayers and deeds for a common good.<br />I stand by your side, with blessings, JukkaL</p>
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		<title>By: littleroundtop</title>
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		<dc:creator>littleroundtop</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;It’s a better country than I thought it was&#039;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Well better late then never Jim , I always believed this country was capable of the things you now see taking place .  We are a great people , with a great Constitution , and with a heritage that sees God as a blessing in our lives .  I am happy for you . Fighting only the bad stuff can get you out of balance ,  Hang in there . &lt;br&gt;Spirtually that is .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;It’s a better country than I thought it was&#39;</p>
<p>Well better late then never Jim , I always believed this country was capable of the things you now see taking place .  We are a great people , with a great Constitution , and with a heritage that sees God as a blessing in our lives .  I am happy for you . Fighting only the bad stuff can get you out of balance ,  Hang in there . <br />Spirtually that is .</p>
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		<title>By: letjusticerolldown</title>
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		<dc:creator>letjusticerolldown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In your moment of pride for this nation--had something changed--on the ground?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My concerns for this country revolve more around what the people expect from the person in the Oval Office, than from who the personality who is working in the room.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I understand all this symbolizes. But the nation was not  a different place at 1:00 pm on Jan 20 than it was at 11:00 am that day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I pray for your faithful witness to the good news of Jesus in these days and for favor in offering of wise counsel; and I pray for all of our faithful witness to Jesus and for blessed favor as we labor for the One Creator, being cheered by a great cloud of witnesses from every tribe, tongue and nation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In your moment of pride for this nation&#8211;had something changed&#8211;on the ground?</p>
<p>My concerns for this country revolve more around what the people expect from the person in the Oval Office, than from who the personality who is working in the room.</p>
<p>I understand all this symbolizes. But the nation was not  a different place at 1:00 pm on Jan 20 than it was at 11:00 am that day.</p>
<p>I pray for your faithful witness to the good news of Jesus in these days and for favor in offering of wise counsel; and I pray for all of our faithful witness to Jesus and for blessed favor as we labor for the One Creator, being cheered by a great cloud of witnesses from every tribe, tongue and nation.</p>
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		<title>By: PDBurns</title>
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		<dc:creator>PDBurns</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jim Wallis and anyone else, I have a simple question:  How will you measure President Obama’s success in 3 years?</description>
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		<title>By: JAS82</title>
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		<dc:creator>JAS82</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I must admit that I am getting tired of people saying they finally feel proud of their country, or that they finally feel proud to be an American.  You should feel proud to be an American regardless of whose in the White House.  How petty.  So when someone you don&#039;t like or didn&#039;t vote for is in the White House I guess that you will go back to not being proud to be an American.  I&#039;m sure this will tick of many of you but I&#039;ve just heard this comment too much over the past few days.  I didn&#039;t vote for Obama but I believe that he will be a good leader and I now believe that he is what this country needs.  God Bless President Obama, God Bless the USA and God Bless the World.  With that said I have always been proud to be an American.  Sorry, Rant over I just had to channel my inner Dennis Miller.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I must admit that I am getting tired of people saying they finally feel proud of their country, or that they finally feel proud to be an American.  You should feel proud to be an American regardless of whose in the White House.  How petty.  So when someone you don&#39;t like or didn&#39;t vote for is in the White House I guess that you will go back to not being proud to be an American.  I&#39;m sure this will tick of many of you but I&#39;ve just heard this comment too much over the past few days.  I didn&#39;t vote for Obama but I believe that he will be a good leader and I now believe that he is what this country needs.  God Bless President Obama, God Bless the USA and God Bless the World.  With that said I have always been proud to be an American.  Sorry, Rant over I just had to channel my inner Dennis Miller.</p>
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