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		<title>By: cookemom</title>
		<link>http://theobamadiary.com/2013/03/21/rise-and-shine-463/#comment-675136</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks so much for your vote!  Yes, I have two kids, both daughters.  I refer to them online as #1 and #2.   You can vote via the link on Twitter, Facebook, Stumble, and the other social media forums by clicking on the green box labeled &quot;Vote for this Entry&#039; next to her video.  Evidently, the votes only count when you click on the icons in the box, not by just re-tweeting.  

Thanks again for all of your support pugeretto!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks so much for your vote!  Yes, I have two kids, both daughters.  I refer to them online as #1 and #2.   You can vote via the link on Twitter, Facebook, Stumble, and the other social media forums by clicking on the green box labeled &#8220;Vote for this Entry&#8217; next to her video.  Evidently, the votes only count when you click on the icons in the box, not by just re-tweeting.  </p>
<p>Thanks again for all of your support pugeretto!</p>
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		<title>By: Chipsticks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just replied UT, thank you!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just replied UT, thank you!</p>
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		<title>By: utaustinliberal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I tried it and it worked. Then I deleted it so it wouldn&#039;t crowd the post. I sent you a DM about a quick way to post pictures. :D]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I tried it and it worked. Then I deleted it so it wouldn&#8217;t crowd the post. I sent you a DM about a quick way to post pictures. <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Chipsticks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I held my breath when I saw the blank comment, I thought it was going to be a naked John Terry. Phew. Love this!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I held my breath when I saw the blank comment, I thought it was going to be a naked John Terry. Phew. Love this!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: nabsentia23</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet, I read the comment section of that story and found a few people saying, &quot;No, this isn&#039;t because of Obama.  It&#039;s because the GOP brand is dying.&quot;

Yes, the GOP brand is dying, but it still takes a savvy politician to know how to use that to their advantage.   And honestly, if the Democratic Party knew what they were doing, Dukakis would have been President in 1988 and Kerry would have won in 2004.   In regards to Gore, yes, the election was stolen from him.   But, the vote shouldn&#039;t have been that close.   Gore ran a terrible campaign.  In all of these cases, Democratic contenders went up against the Bushes, who are not known for their intellectual prowess or political know-how.    Both GHWB and GWB had glaring weaknesses which the Democrats failed to use to their advantage.   

Obama knows how to use the GOP&#039;s weaknesses and the changing national landscape to his advantage.   I&#039;m honestly stick and tired of people thinking politics is so easy.   It isn&#039;t, especially with our form of government.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yet, I read the comment section of that story and found a few people saying, &#8220;No, this isn&#8217;t because of Obama.  It&#8217;s because the GOP brand is dying.&#8221;</p>
<p>Yes, the GOP brand is dying, but it still takes a savvy politician to know how to use that to their advantage.   And honestly, if the Democratic Party knew what they were doing, Dukakis would have been President in 1988 and Kerry would have won in 2004.   In regards to Gore, yes, the election was stolen from him.   But, the vote shouldn&#8217;t have been that close.   Gore ran a terrible campaign.  In all of these cases, Democratic contenders went up against the Bushes, who are not known for their intellectual prowess or political know-how.    Both GHWB and GWB had glaring weaknesses which the Democrats failed to use to their advantage.   </p>
<p>Obama knows how to use the GOP&#8217;s weaknesses and the changing national landscape to his advantage.   I&#8217;m honestly stick and tired of people thinking politics is so easy.   It isn&#8217;t, especially with our form of government.</p>
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