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		<title>By: iesJerry Wood</title>
		<link>http://www.glennbeck.com/content/blog/stu/are-you-better-off-now-than-you-were-4-years-ago/#comment-143567</link>
		<dc:creator>iesJerry Wood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I recently started my own blog and have hit on this subject from the angle of all the money being spent on public sector jobs and how these are a drain and just burden the tax payer more.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recently started my own blog and have hit on this subject from the angle of all the money being spent on public sector jobs and how these are a drain and just burden the tax payer more.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wait, under W unemployment went up over 3% from start to end, while under Obama it is about the same as when he came into office, yet your take-away from this is that Obama is a failure because the 4-year comparisons are all higher for Obama?  Even if you think the President has direct influence over the unemployment rate, you probably don&#039;t actually believe that his policies are effective immediately, so you probably have to blame the first few months of 2009 on Bush, which makes W look even worse as he pushed it up over 9 and Obama has dropped it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait, under W unemployment went up over 3% from start to end, while under Obama it is about the same as when he came into office, yet your take-away from this is that Obama is a failure because the 4-year comparisons are all higher for Obama?  Even if you think the President has direct influence over the unemployment rate, you probably don&#8217;t actually believe that his policies are effective immediately, so you probably have to blame the first few months of 2009 on Bush, which makes W look even worse as he pushed it up over 9 and Obama has dropped it.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: w. Parker</title>
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		<dc:creator>w. Parker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I disagree, i personally dont believe our founding fathers could conceive the changes we experience today, such as minorities dominating our european white christian society, anymore than man walking on the moon by people living prior to the industrialization of the early 20th century.  Otherwise, based on the beliefs at the time, i believe they would have created/required a check and balance system within the constitution/bill of rights to prevent that.  I would think they would have thought it to be a danger to be dominated by a culture or people different from the majority at the time.  Different cultures, comes different beliefs.  People who immigrated in the late 19th/early 20th century were mostly hard working, christian loving people with an work ethic far superior to most living today, but on the same level as our Signers.  With the surge of liberalism in the mid 20th century has become a concentrated effort by the left to gradually tear down and erode everything that was once hard stone.  America has bent over almost to falling over to adapt to the change to a point we have no further room to bend.  A large segment of society is as immature and unreasonable as the children we attempt to raise.  The pendulum is stuck.  It is stuck close to the &quot;left&quot; side.  The majority i believe and hope want the pendulum to swing closer back to the &quot;right&quot; side.  At present the position of the pendulum is a threat to all that hold what we, the majority has held dear for so long.  Anymore to the left and the pendulum will break and all will suffer - even the left, but they cannot understand.  My family has lived in, fought for, participated in and loved this place since arriving in the 17th century.  I&#039;m not as optimistic as you facing current trends.  I could go on, but thanks for the respectful reply</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I disagree, i personally dont believe our founding fathers could conceive the changes we experience today, such as minorities dominating our european white christian society, anymore than man walking on the moon by people living prior to the industrialization of the early 20th century.  Otherwise, based on the beliefs at the time, i believe they would have created/required a check and balance system within the constitution/bill of rights to prevent that.  I would think they would have thought it to be a danger to be dominated by a culture or people different from the majority at the time.  Different cultures, comes different beliefs.  People who immigrated in the late 19th/early 20th century were mostly hard working, christian loving people with an work ethic far superior to most living today, but on the same level as our Signers.  With the surge of liberalism in the mid 20th century has become a concentrated effort by the left to gradually tear down and erode everything that was once hard stone.  America has bent over almost to falling over to adapt to the change to a point we have no further room to bend.  A large segment of society is as immature and unreasonable as the children we attempt to raise.  The pendulum is stuck.  It is stuck close to the &#8220;left&#8221; side.  The majority i believe and hope want the pendulum to swing closer back to the &#8220;right&#8221; side.  At present the position of the pendulum is a threat to all that hold what we, the majority has held dear for so long.  Anymore to the left and the pendulum will break and all will suffer &#8211; even the left, but they cannot understand.  My family has lived in, fought for, participated in and loved this place since arriving in the 17th century.  I&#8217;m not as optimistic as you facing current trends.  I could go on, but thanks for the respectful reply</p>
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		<title>By: snowleopard (cat folk gallery)</title>
		<link>http://www.glennbeck.com/content/blog/stu/are-you-better-off-now-than-you-were-4-years-ago/#comment-136265</link>
		<dc:creator>snowleopard (cat folk gallery)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Personally, Politically incorrect questions are often the ones most honestly asked; so to the answers that I can give.

In the case of our changing demographic base, what has to change is the people themselves...change the IDEALS and IDEAS from the liberal insanity to what America should be - WE the PEOPLE of a true, free, and self determined Republic.

From what I understand of the founding fathers, and their basic ideas for the nation; they understood that changes would happen in the nation as it grew and aged across the centuries.

Hence, the Constitution contains the very means to change and adapt it as needed for the challenges they could not have anticipated.

Ultimately, the Constituiton, the government and the nation itself has been entrusted by them into the ones who are the final guardians of it: ALL OF US.

America has undergone change, such as in the late 1800s to 1920s (roughly) in which many immigrants came from Europe; yet many also came to the West Coast from Asian countries, and strong opposition was brought against the immigrants over those years.

Times changed though; slowly, inexorably and not w/o pain and difficulty. This is the means by how we stay true to the ideals and ideas of America.

The differences between all of us, along with that which we agree on, makes us AMERICANS. Hence why we one time were known as the &#039;Great American Melting Pot.&#039;

That image and idea has been shattered by the last 100 years of Progressivism.

It is in the return to America being again a &#039;great melting pot&#039; in which all are AMERICANS first, with the rest of our heritage spice and herbs for the dinner, that can allow us to, step by step, swing the pendulum back from liberal extremist to a center right nation as we once had been.

Understand, this vision I hold for the restoration of the nation; and a return to sanity, will encompass a time of two or three generations to complete.

The first step is for more people to understand who we are, and where we came from; then decide where we wish to be and become.

I hope this answers some of it for you. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally, Politically incorrect questions are often the ones most honestly asked; so to the answers that I can give.</p>
<p>In the case of our changing demographic base, what has to change is the people themselves&#8230;change the IDEALS and IDEAS from the liberal insanity to what America should be &#8211; WE the PEOPLE of a true, free, and self determined Republic.</p>
<p>From what I understand of the founding fathers, and their basic ideas for the nation; they understood that changes would happen in the nation as it grew and aged across the centuries.</p>
<p>Hence, the Constitution contains the very means to change and adapt it as needed for the challenges they could not have anticipated.</p>
<p>Ultimately, the Constituiton, the government and the nation itself has been entrusted by them into the ones who are the final guardians of it: ALL OF US.</p>
<p>America has undergone change, such as in the late 1800s to 1920s (roughly) in which many immigrants came from Europe; yet many also came to the West Coast from Asian countries, and strong opposition was brought against the immigrants over those years.</p>
<p>Times changed though; slowly, inexorably and not w/o pain and difficulty. This is the means by how we stay true to the ideals and ideas of America.</p>
<p>The differences between all of us, along with that which we agree on, makes us AMERICANS. Hence why we one time were known as the &#8216;Great American Melting Pot.&#8217;</p>
<p>That image and idea has been shattered by the last 100 years of Progressivism.</p>
<p>It is in the return to America being again a &#8216;great melting pot&#8217; in which all are AMERICANS first, with the rest of our heritage spice and herbs for the dinner, that can allow us to, step by step, swing the pendulum back from liberal extremist to a center right nation as we once had been.</p>
<p>Understand, this vision I hold for the restoration of the nation; and a return to sanity, will encompass a time of two or three generations to complete.</p>
<p>The first step is for more people to understand who we are, and where we came from; then decide where we wish to be and become.</p>
<p>I hope this answers some of it for you. </p>
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		<title>By: snowleopard (cat folk gallery)</title>
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		<dc:creator>snowleopard (cat folk gallery)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have been giving your post due consideration, which is why the delay in responding. I do agree that those who vote for the anti-american political figures; or for the &#039;political correctness&#039; reasoning/cause/insanity, there is a level of blame to be taken, and to be held accountable for.

Hence in the 08&#039; elections; those who fell under the sway of Obama and his cronies/conspirators wanted a king, and so they got their king, and a devil at the same time.

What I have to draw a differential on is the matter of how ignorant the voters are in the matter. If they honestly did not understand the matter of Obama, whom due to the media control worked well on hiding, obscuring and shrouding him in the illusions over the darkness beneath, then the guilt to be placed upon them is not as high of an amount.

Note though, those who voted for him and his cronies, and the politcal old guard of DC (progressives, socialists, career politicians who care not for the will of the people), and already knew and understood about their motives, means and the like, carry a higher share of the blame.

This also applies to those who have learned and heard of the truth of the socialists/anti americanists and refuse to understand or deal with the revelation given unto them.

As to the wrath I comment on; Admiral Yamamoto, upon learning the suprise attack on Pearl Harbor came before the declaration of war was given to the American government, declared:

&quot;Gentlemen, I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant, and his wrath shall be severe.&quot;

In the context of the old DC guard, and the current administration; the people are waking and angry over the near loss of our Republic. &#039;10 delivered the first massive shock, the  next one this year has to continue the process and fire them all who will not due as the people will.

In the case of the administration; and any crimes committed in the due course of their term in office, they too need to be held to account in criminal courts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been giving your post due consideration, which is why the delay in responding. I do agree that those who vote for the anti-american political figures; or for the &#8216;political correctness&#8217; reasoning/cause/insanity, there is a level of blame to be taken, and to be held accountable for.</p>
<p>Hence in the 08&#8242; elections; those who fell under the sway of Obama and his cronies/conspirators wanted a king, and so they got their king, and a devil at the same time.</p>
<p>What I have to draw a differential on is the matter of how ignorant the voters are in the matter. If they honestly did not understand the matter of Obama, whom due to the media control worked well on hiding, obscuring and shrouding him in the illusions over the darkness beneath, then the guilt to be placed upon them is not as high of an amount.</p>
<p>Note though, those who voted for him and his cronies, and the politcal old guard of DC (progressives, socialists, career politicians who care not for the will of the people), and already knew and understood about their motives, means and the like, carry a higher share of the blame.</p>
<p>This also applies to those who have learned and heard of the truth of the socialists/anti americanists and refuse to understand or deal with the revelation given unto them.</p>
<p>As to the wrath I comment on; Admiral Yamamoto, upon learning the suprise attack on Pearl Harbor came before the declaration of war was given to the American government, declared:</p>
<p>&#8220;Gentlemen, I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant, and his wrath shall be severe.&#8221;</p>
<p>In the context of the old DC guard, and the current administration; the people are waking and angry over the near loss of our Republic. &#8217;10 delivered the first massive shock, the  next one this year has to continue the process and fire them all who will not due as the people will.</p>
<p>In the case of the administration; and any crimes committed in the due course of their term in office, they too need to be held to account in criminal courts.</p>
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		<title>By: w. Parker</title>
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		<dc:creator>w. Parker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, i&#039;ve waited for 2 days for a response, only to receive no response.  I asked a valid question of you about america&#039;s future.  I see you responded to awakentexas, showing support of minorities, a segment of society i spoke of that will one day dominate america.  Look at Chicago, all major cities - my town!  Who&#039;s voting for who?  Are you timid entering into an intelligent discussion that will affect our childrens/children&#039;s future - our future?  I believe your sympathetic views toward minorities outweighs your concern for conservative america&#039;s future.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, i&#8217;ve waited for 2 days for a response, only to receive no response.  I asked a valid question of you about america&#8217;s future.  I see you responded to awakentexas, showing support of minorities, a segment of society i spoke of that will one day dominate america.  Look at Chicago, all major cities &#8211; my town!  Who&#8217;s voting for who?  Are you timid entering into an intelligent discussion that will affect our childrens/children&#8217;s future &#8211; our future?  I believe your sympathetic views toward minorities outweighs your concern for conservative america&#8217;s future.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hmmm i don&#039;t stand w/a racial discriminatory group...but lawfully keeping brainwashed, uniformed, unintelligent people from casting a potentially disastrous vote, leading to the detriment of their own country, seems to be a civically responsible act by American patriots in position to do so...&quot;tyranny reigns when good men do nothing&quot;. too many of us, regardless of means or station in life or race or age, have let the commie athiests/secular humanists, America hating sociopaths get way too powerful.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hmmm i don&#8217;t stand w/a racial discriminatory group&#8230;but lawfully keeping brainwashed, uniformed, unintelligent people from casting a potentially disastrous vote, leading to the detriment of their own country, seems to be a civically responsible act by American patriots in position to do so&#8230;&#8221;tyranny reigns when good men do nothing&#8221;. too many of us, regardless of means or station in life or race or age, have let the commie athiests/secular humanists, America hating sociopaths get way too powerful.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>10-4. We are in agreement.</description>
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		<title>By: Sharmane</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sharmane</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just two words from me to answer the headline:   Absolutely not! </description>
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