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Opinion by MajorDork74 posted 2 months ago
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This comes in 3 parts:

Part 1:
In just one year. Remember the election in 2006?
Thought you might like to read the following:
Two short years ago

1) Consumer confidence stood at a 2 1/2 year high;
2) Regular gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon;
3) The unemployment rate was 4.5%.

Since voting in a Democratic Congress in 2006 we have seen

1) Consumer confidence plummet;
2) The cost of regular gasoline soar to over $3.50 a
gallon;
3) Unemployment is up to 5% (a 10% increase);
4) American households have seen $2.3 trillion in equity
value evaporate (stock and mutual fund losses);
5) Americans have seen their home equity drop by $1.2
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Opinion by MajorDork74 posted 2 months ago
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PRIME MINISTER JOHN HOWARD of Australia!

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told back in February to leave Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terrorist attacks.
Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims, at that time, by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation’s mosques.
QUOTE: “Immigrants, not Australians, must adapt! TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge of patriotism by the majority of Australians.”

“This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.”
“We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!”
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