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Yasser Arafat got a Nobel Peace Prize. That should show you it's good for nothing but a doorstop. So let Barack Obama keep his. He could use it for a presidential paperweight.
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I'm sure that Obama, like every other president, has his speeches written for him. Granted, he can read them, although I think his cadence is sort of monotonous. But he needs to be more than an orator. We need someone who is decisive.
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President Obama's drawn-out decision-making on Afghanistan is sending messages. To the Afghan government: Clean up your act. To the Pentagon: I'm no rubber stamp. To the American public: More troops can't be the sole answer.
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You can poke holes in the Bush administration all you want, but at least we had jobs and money in the bank.
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What right do we have to shoot al-Qaida members in Afghanistan and Iraq? We should bring them to the United States for civilian trials by their peers.
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I'll gladly trade my Sarah Palin book for two boxes of Eggo waffles.
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How long before Rep. Todd Tiahrt decides that the people really want him to continue as their congressman and that he should withdraw from the Senate race?
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The only reason I have a problem giving to local charities for the holidays is that the people who really need the help usually don't get it. It's the moochers of our society who are always in line for a handout.
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I find it interesting that Koch Industries and Koch foundations claim to have no involvement with the national "tea parties." They admit to 5 percent of Americans for Prosperity funding, and everyone knows that group helps organize the tea parties. Sounds like involvement to me.
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Thank you, Koch, for your "political agenda." It is good to have some companies willing to support common sense instead of whimpering to the government agenda.
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Why are prices for concerts at the Intrust Bank Arena so expensive? Average working people and retirees will not be able to attend at those prices. It seems ridiculous to spend more than $40 for a ticket to a two- hour show when people are hungry on the streets.
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I went to the new arena to buy a ticket to the Brad Paisley concert, but I couldn't find a parking place.
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An overdraft? What's that? Where were you people in grade school when they taught addition and subtraction?
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Was it really necessary for B-98 to start playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving?
