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By Fast on 05-02-12 @ 10:25 pm
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I ‘m Senator Barry Goldwater republican and and a constitutionalist .
Rehberg is not a person of integrity.
By Gabby Johnson on 05-03-12 @ 11:20 am
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As an employer of Rep. Rehberg, based on past performance both on and off the job, I’ll be
voting to deny him a promotion to the U.S. Senate.
Simple as that!
By RIGHTOFCENTER on 05-03-12 @ 8:20 pm
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Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester is in trouble!!!  Why, because he is nothing but a “rubber
stamp” for Barrack Hussein Obama.  “Rubber Stamp” Tester does not represent Montana, he
represents liberals in Washington DC and Obama.
By bocephusj57 on 05-04-12 @ 12:19 am
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As opposed to Bush rubber stamp angora goat herder Rehberg who helped the Bush/Cheney/Big Oil
crime syndicate lie the US into a war in Iraq?  And then keep 2 or 3 Trillion dollars off the
books for the deficit?  If Bush rubber stamp Rehberg was in the House, which is in charge of the
budget, why did Rehberg lie to Montanans and America?
By RIGHTOFCENTER on 05-04-12 @ 9:05 am
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Look at the national debt under Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester and Barrack Hussein Obama. 
5 trillion more.  More than all the other presidents combined in the history of the United
States.  “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester and Barrack Hussein Obama are tied at the hip and have
been a disaster and have bankrupted this country.
By Gabby Johnson on 05-04-12 @ 3:00 pm
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I have looked at the 50-year charts of the national debt and the biggest long-term contributors
—by far—are the Bush tax cuts and the two credit card wars.
By RIGHTOFCENTER on 05-04-12 @ 3:33 pm
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Still blaming Bush, SHAMEFUL! 

We’ve got Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester and Barrack Hussein Obama in charge in DC.  As a
matter of fact “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester and Obama could have done anything they wanted
when Obama took office.  Dems had control of the Whitehouse, House of Reps. and veto proof
majority in the Senate, and what did they do?  They ran up more national debt than all the other
presidents in the history of the United States.

Just what did the Dems. and “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester do when they had complete control of
the U.S. Government.  Well they shoved a 2700 page Federal Gov’t run Health Care bill that no one
read down our throats. It was one of the most corrupt pieces of legislation in history.  Remember
the Cornhusker “kickback” and the Louisiana Purchase?
By bocephusj57 on 05-04-12 @ 4:37 pm
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It’s your dishonesty that is shameful.  Bush ran up the nation’s credit card, off the books, and
handed it to Obama.  The Bush/Cheny mafia kept two sets of books.  That responsibility is
Bush’s.  Obama had the temerity to be honest and put the debt on the books where it should have
been under Bush.

It takes 2/3 of the Senate (67) to be veto proof.  Dems barely had 60.

As soon as Obama was elected, Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY)  declared the sole purpose of his caucus
would be to prevent Obama from succeeding and being re-elected.  The R caucus in the Senate has
pulled every obstructionist trick out of the bag to that end.

The ‘Cornhusker kickback’ was never included in PPACA.  More than 60% of the ‘Louisiana
purchase’ was clawwed back.  Of course, if the Rs were engaging in those vote sealing
shenanigans it would okay with you.

If you were to publish the PPACA like a normal book, it would be a 350-400 page paperback book,
your standard length novel.  Apparently you’re never seen how much white space there is on a
page of legislation with wide margins all around, double-spacing, and ever narrowing columns for
the sub-sections.
By RIGHTOFCENTER on 05-04-12 @ 4:52 pm
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Three years without a budget from Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester and Democrat controlled
Senate, what more can be said.  Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester and Obama own Obamacare. 
They own the 5 trillion dollar balooning of the national debt.  They own the balooning number of
people on foodstamps.  The own the balooning cost of a gallon of gas at the pumps.  They own
balooning amount of people who have given up looking for a job in the Tester/Obama depression. 
They own the Solyndra fiasco.  They own the Chevy volt fiasco.  They own the class warfare and
divisiveness in our country.
By Mark Phillips on 05-04-12 @ 11:28 pm
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Fools and name calling never win elections. Swing the middle( the middle, boys and girls, win elections) and away you go. Silly slogans on both sides do nothing but expose the weakness of the
positions they hold so dear.
By mooseberryinn on 05-05-12 @ 8:37 am
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Aside from all other silliness - Tester voted for obamacare without even reading it.  What kind of sorry
idiot is willing to put his name on something because a person like obama, Reid, or Pelosi orders him
to???  Both he and Max put their “party” above Montanans.  They are NOT FIT to represent us.
By mitch on 05-05-12 @ 5:44 pm
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speaking of silliness, do you know for a fact that Tester didn’t read the issue, moose?  Or are
ya just yammering on as usual.  If, in fact you really do believe this, I’ll bet you have a link you
can share with us.  Wow, so our President, Reid and Pelosi “ordered” Tester to vote.  I guess
I’d rather think that he took into consideration the wishes of his party, and the majority or
Americans instead of being bought and paid for by the republican money men.  It’s nice to at
least know who and what our party is going to vote for and feel they’re still working along the
same lines as that for which we voted them in.
By bocephusj57 on 05-05-12 @ 8:41 pm
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Send your complaint to the Senate Budget Comm. chairman, Kent Conrad of ND.  Tester has no
control over that issue.

You need to stop huffing helium from balloons, your talking points are getting real squeaky.

More people are going on Food Stamps because there are no jobs.  Why?  Because the Republick
party passed laws that gave Corps tax breaks for sending those jobs overseas.  Why?  Because the
Republicks passed laws that allowed robo-signing of martgages.  Why?  Because the Republicks
passed laws that allowed the banksters to bet both sides of their speculative manuevers.

Look at a year-over-year graph of gas prices.  The nat’l average was $4.11 per gallon (a record)
in late 2008 when Bush was Pretzelnitwit.  Then it plunged and corporate oil has been ratcheting
up the price ever since, primarily fueled by speculators in the oil futures market.

By the way, have you noticed that the Dow and NASDAQ have been at historic high levels.  Obama
is SUCH a socialist to repress the corporations.

In re: Solyndra and Chevy Volt-did Ford quit when they had the Edsel fiasco?  Nope, they kept
trying to improve their product and wound up with the iconic Mustang.  Sometimes you have to
suffer some failure to build towards success.  Apparently, you prefer not to try at all.  Why do
you hate American innovation and inventiveness?

That last line about class warfare and divisiveness is pure projection.  Republicks economic and
tax policy is exactly what creates the 99% vs 1% situation we now suffer.

And, gullible rube that you are, you thought you were gonna get a piece of the 1% action.
By RIGHTOFCENTER on 05-06-12 @ 7:31 am
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Typical Liberal Dribble!  I thought I asked you to stop making a mockery out of Hank Williams Jr.‘s
nickname.  The only thing the voter need to remember when they vote is that Jon “Obama Rubber
Stamp” Tester is a “Rubber Stamp” for everything Barrack Hussein Obama wants.
By inthemiddle on 05-06-12 @ 1:27 pm
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Two points to make,
1- The Chevy Volt has been named care of the year in Europe, Asia and North America based upon
its ground breaking innovations. Its sales have also taken off in the last few months. Also it is not
the failure the republicants make it out to be, it is several years ahead of technology than anything
else out thereand if I needed a car for daily commutes I would buy one.
2- How is it any way at all possible to make a mockery of Hank Williams jr. he has done as good
of a job at that as could be done.
By RIGHTOFCENTER on 05-06-12 @ 4:49 pm
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More liberal dribble.  Just remember when you vote that Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp”
Tester “Rubber Stamps” everything Barrack Hussein Obama wants including
Obamacare/Testercare.
By bocephusj57 on 05-08-12 @ 1:34 am
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Proof positive that rightwingnuts can’t defend their positions, policies and talking points.
By RIGHTOFCENTER on 05-08-12 @ 6:30 am
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Remember when you vote that Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester shoved Obamacare/Testercare
down our throats against the will of the people of Montana.  Remember the national debt went up 5
trillion dollars under Jon “Obama Rubber Stamp” Tester.
By fourweight on 05-08-12 @ 8:44 am
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Rehberg is winning in all the drunk in boats, falling off horses, suing fire departments polls. 
Also up 87 points in the being anti-hunter/fisherman poll
By ICallB.S. on 05-08-12 @ 10:45 am
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Both Tester and Rehberg are bought and paid for by their respective corporate masters.  The
thought of volutarily giving either of them my vote makes my stomach turn.  Tester used to
appear to be least sleazy about 4 years ago, but then he got the “itch” for more power.  Sadly,
one of these clowns will go on to more power.  But they will not get my vote.  I will see whoever
else is registered on the ballot and vote for them instead.  Even if it means throwing away my
vote, at least I will have a clean conscience…
 
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