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		<title>By: UP n student</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-718366</link>
		<dc:creator>UP n student</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hillary, for all her warts, is a known quantity.  People know who they will go through to get to her.

Obama --- not known.  Does one go through Jesse Jackson or that Sharpton guy to reach Obama?

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As for Romney --- after about $45million of his own money, Romney is pulling out of the Republican race.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hillary, for all her warts, is a known quantity.  People know who they will go through to get to her.</p>
<p>Obama &#8212; not known.  Does one go through Jesse Jackson or that Sharpton guy to reach Obama?</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
As for Romney &#8212; after about $45million of his own money, Romney is pulling out of the Republican race.</p>
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		<title>By: DevilsAdvc8</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-711802</link>
		<dc:creator>DevilsAdvc8</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>equalizer, i read the entire debate&#039;s transcript online. IMO, both did pretty well.

on the dynasty question, i think Hillary parried it well by saying &quot;it took a Clinton to clean up the mess of the 1st Bush (obviously referring to Bush Sr), perhaps it&#039;ll take another Clinton to clean up the mess of the second (junior).

iraq - yeah, hillary is pretty much damned on this one. why won&#039;t she just admit her vote was wrong? acting strong-headed on this one makes her out like Bush Jr. who&#039;s well known to be pretty damn strong-headed in the most stupid way.

bill clinton - idk, some americans still love Bill no matter what. they get wistful taking about the clinton presidency. so it goes both ways.

as I said, Obama is a great orator. he&#039;s sharp, he&#039;s expressive, and he brings to the table not just answers prepared by hired spins (Hillary&#039;s answers all sound prepped) but answers he makes as the debate goes on.

but as you know, be wary of those with the golden tongue. hitler was a great orator. he whipped up such a german frenzy we now have the holocaust as his legacy.

maybe people should take a second look at Ron Paul.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>equalizer, i read the entire debate&#8217;s transcript online. IMO, both did pretty well.</p>
<p>on the dynasty question, i think Hillary parried it well by saying &#8220;it took a Clinton to clean up the mess of the 1st Bush (obviously referring to Bush Sr), perhaps it&#8217;ll take another Clinton to clean up the mess of the second (junior).</p>
<p>iraq &#8211; yeah, hillary is pretty much damned on this one. why won&#8217;t she just admit her vote was wrong? acting strong-headed on this one makes her out like Bush Jr. who&#8217;s well known to be pretty damn strong-headed in the most stupid way.</p>
<p>bill clinton &#8211; idk, some americans still love Bill no matter what. they get wistful taking about the clinton presidency. so it goes both ways.</p>
<p>as I said, Obama is a great orator. he&#8217;s sharp, he&#8217;s expressive, and he brings to the table not just answers prepared by hired spins (Hillary&#8217;s answers all sound prepped) but answers he makes as the debate goes on.</p>
<p>but as you know, be wary of those with the golden tongue. hitler was a great orator. he whipped up such a german frenzy we now have the holocaust as his legacy.</p>
<p>maybe people should take a second look at Ron Paul.</p>
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		<title>By: UP n student</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-710494</link>
		<dc:creator>UP n student</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>On a serious note :  with the dollar nearing its bottom,  a strategy is for those Filipinos who can, to slowly start changing pesos into dollars.  

Also worth remembering what US lawmaker Everett Dirksen had said : &quot;A billion here, a billion there, sooner or later it adds up to real money.&quot;   And he was talking about 1960&#039;s money!!!!

And forget the US elections. So there will be a different US Ambassador to the Philippines. But be it Barack, Hillary, Mitt or John who wins, the pervasive &quot;THEY&quot; will still want you to stop making bootleg-CD&#039;s and DVD&#039;s and &quot;THEY&quot; will continue with shoulder-to-shoulder US troops in Mindanao.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On a serious note :  with the dollar nearing its bottom,  a strategy is for those Filipinos who can, to slowly start changing pesos into dollars.  </p>
<p>Also worth remembering what US lawmaker Everett Dirksen had said : &#8220;A billion here, a billion there, sooner or later it adds up to real money.&#8221;   And he was talking about 1960&#8242;s money!!!!</p>
<p>And forget the US elections. So there will be a different US Ambassador to the Philippines. But be it Barack, Hillary, Mitt or John who wins, the pervasive &#8220;THEY&#8221; will still want you to stop making bootleg-CD&#8217;s and DVD&#8217;s and &#8220;THEY&#8221; will continue with shoulder-to-shoulder US troops in Mindanao.</p>
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		<title>By: nash</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-710238</link>
		<dc:creator>nash</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@UP n,

We forgot that Morgan Freeman can give Will a run for his money. Too bad during Freeman&#039;s presidency he had that idiot Ben Affleck as CIA advisor (fortunately, Harrison Ford replaced him)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@UP n,</p>
<p>We forgot that Morgan Freeman can give Will a run for his money. Too bad during Freeman&#8217;s presidency he had that idiot Ben Affleck as CIA advisor (fortunately, Harrison Ford replaced him)</p>
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		<title>By: The Equalizer</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-709967</link>
		<dc:creator>The Equalizer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think that Obama just won the debate and Hillary just lost the nomination. Why?

(1)Dynasty question Ã¢â‚¬â€œ They planted that little nugget in the minds of voters before Super Tuesday. I noticed that after Hillary got that question, she sounded very tentative. SheÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s worried about how voters are processing that question. I think that if they both do well in the debate, it is the dynasty question that will DAMN Hillary in the minds of voters that want change.

(2)Iraq Ã¢â‚¬â€œ They got Hillary on the war vote, the name of the Iraq resolution which clearly was about authorizing use of military force (she says it was for Ã¢â‚¬Å“diplomacyÃ¢â‚¬Â), the fact that she voted against the Levin amendment, and the fact that she wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t just say the vote was wrong.

(3)Bill Clinton Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Hillary couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t control Bill on the campaign trail and canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t control him on the White House.

Obama made no mistakes and had his best debate performance yet (rock solid, presidential). Although Hillary answered the above questions to the best of her ability, I think the above questions will prove problematic for Hillary in the minds of voters.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that Obama just won the debate and Hillary just lost the nomination. Why?</p>
<p>(1)Dynasty question Ã¢â‚¬â€œ They planted that little nugget in the minds of voters before Super Tuesday. I noticed that after Hillary got that question, she sounded very tentative. SheÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s worried about how voters are processing that question. I think that if they both do well in the debate, it is the dynasty question that will DAMN Hillary in the minds of voters that want change.</p>
<p>(2)Iraq Ã¢â‚¬â€œ They got Hillary on the war vote, the name of the Iraq resolution which clearly was about authorizing use of military force (she says it was for Ã¢â‚¬Å“diplomacyÃ¢â‚¬Â), the fact that she voted against the Levin amendment, and the fact that she wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t just say the vote was wrong.</p>
<p>(3)Bill Clinton Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Hillary couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t control Bill on the campaign trail and canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t control him on the White House.</p>
<p>Obama made no mistakes and had his best debate performance yet (rock solid, presidential). Although Hillary answered the above questions to the best of her ability, I think the above questions will prove problematic for Hillary in the minds of voters.</p>
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		<title>By: DevilsAdvc8</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-709651</link>
		<dc:creator>DevilsAdvc8</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Obama raises hope - indeed. but why is it that i feel the same foreboding to him as i did with Arroyo? i watched some of his speeches on youtube and it is hair-raising. he is a great orator.

but all i can think abt is Obama = anti-christ

we&#039;re definitely at a point where all choices for the next president has been made unlikable. it&#039;s like destiny has cut them down to black and white to be the bad guys, obviously painting Obama as a knight in shining armor.

the dark knight.

christ, it gives me the willies.

yet, if im an american, i&#039;d still vote for him. Obama who promised debt relief to 3rd world countries, not just Africa.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Obama raises hope &#8211; indeed. but why is it that i feel the same foreboding to him as i did with Arroyo? i watched some of his speeches on youtube and it is hair-raising. he is a great orator.</p>
<p>but all i can think abt is Obama = anti-christ</p>
<p>we&#8217;re definitely at a point where all choices for the next president has been made unlikable. it&#8217;s like destiny has cut them down to black and white to be the bad guys, obviously painting Obama as a knight in shining armor.</p>
<p>the dark knight.</p>
<p>christ, it gives me the willies.</p>
<p>yet, if im an american, i&#8217;d still vote for him. Obama who promised debt relief to 3rd world countries, not just Africa.</p>
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		<title>By: UP n student</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-709565</link>
		<dc:creator>UP n student</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>nash :  Will Smith ... the Legend who saved the world from rabies. The CBCP will adore this black hero -- didn&#039;t Smith say  &quot;...God has not abandoned humanity after all&quot;... why else did the brown-skinned angel show up in his life when she did?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>nash :  Will Smith &#8230; the Legend who saved the world from rabies. The CBCP will adore this black hero &#8212; didn&#8217;t Smith say  &#8220;&#8230;God has not abandoned humanity after all&#8221;&#8230; why else did the brown-skinned angel show up in his life when she did?</p>
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		<title>By: anthony scalia</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-709426</link>
		<dc:creator>anthony scalia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;[I guess they meant Ã¢â‚¬Å“someoneÃ¢â‚¬Â rather than Ã¢â‚¬Å“somehow.Ã¢â‚¬Â]&quot;

that &#039;someone&#039; is actually the opposition and their equally clueless sympathizers</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;[I guess they meant Ã¢â‚¬Å“someoneÃ¢â‚¬Â rather than Ã¢â‚¬Å“somehow.Ã¢â‚¬Â]&#8221;</p>
<p>that &#8216;someone&#8217; is actually the opposition and their equally clueless sympathizers</p>
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		<title>By: anthony scalia</title>
		<link>http://www.quezon.ph/2008/01/31/bonanza/comment-page-1/#comment-709411</link>
		<dc:creator>anthony scalia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;HabitoÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ practically all the articles from him that IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve seen are polemics, not analysis&quot;

True</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;HabitoÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ practically all the articles from him that IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve seen are polemics, not analysis&#8221;</p>
<p>True</p>
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		<title>By: hvrds</title>
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		<dc:creator>hvrds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why Bill and Hillary are really Republicans at heart. GMA&#039;s best bud is really a fixer. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/us/politics/31donor.html?em&amp;ex=1201928400&amp;en=2f3b14d2114e7d12&amp;ei=5087%0A

 &quot;Upon landing on the first stop of a three-country philanthropic tour, the two men were whisked off to share a sumptuous midnight banquet with KazakhstanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s president, Nursultan A. Nazarbayev, whose 19-year stranglehold on the country has all but quashed political dissent.&quot;

&quot;Mr. Nazarbayev walked away from the table with a propaganda coup, after Mr. Clinton expressed enthusiastic support for the Kazakh leaderÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s bid to head an international organization that monitors elections and supports democracy. Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s public declaration undercut both American foreign policy and sharp criticism of KazakhstanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s poor human rights record by, among others, Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.&quot;

&quot;Within two days, corporate records show that Mr. Giustra also came up a winner when his company signed preliminary agreements giving it the right to buy into three uranium projects controlled by KazakhstanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s state-owned uranium agency, Kazatomprom.&quot;

&quot;The monster deal stunned the mining industry, turning an unknown shell company into one of the worldÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s largest uranium producers in a transaction ultimately worth tens of millions of dollars to Mr. Giustra, analysts said.&quot;

&quot;Just months after the Kazakh pact was finalized, Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s charitable foundation received its own windfall: a $31.3 million donation from Mr. Giustra that had remained a secret until he acknowledged it last month. The gift, combined with Mr. GiustraÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s more recent and public pledge to give the William J. Clinton Foundation an additional $100 million, secured Mr. Giustra a place in Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s inner circle, an exclusive club of wealthy entrepreneurs in which friendship with the former president has its privileges.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why Bill and Hillary are really Republicans at heart. GMA&#8217;s best bud is really a fixer. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/us/politics/31donor.html?em&#038;ex=1201928400&#038;en=2f3b14d2114e7d12&#038;ei=5087" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/us/politics/31donor.html?em&#038;ex=1201928400&#038;en=2f3b14d2114e7d12&#038;ei=5087</a></p>
<p> &#8220;Upon landing on the first stop of a three-country philanthropic tour, the two men were whisked off to share a sumptuous midnight banquet with KazakhstanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s president, Nursultan A. Nazarbayev, whose 19-year stranglehold on the country has all but quashed political dissent.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Mr. Nazarbayev walked away from the table with a propaganda coup, after Mr. Clinton expressed enthusiastic support for the Kazakh leaderÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s bid to head an international organization that monitors elections and supports democracy. Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s public declaration undercut both American foreign policy and sharp criticism of KazakhstanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s poor human rights record by, among others, Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Within two days, corporate records show that Mr. Giustra also came up a winner when his company signed preliminary agreements giving it the right to buy into three uranium projects controlled by KazakhstanÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s state-owned uranium agency, Kazatomprom.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The monster deal stunned the mining industry, turning an unknown shell company into one of the worldÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s largest uranium producers in a transaction ultimately worth tens of millions of dollars to Mr. Giustra, analysts said.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Just months after the Kazakh pact was finalized, Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s charitable foundation received its own windfall: a $31.3 million donation from Mr. Giustra that had remained a secret until he acknowledged it last month. The gift, combined with Mr. GiustraÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s more recent and public pledge to give the William J. Clinton Foundation an additional $100 million, secured Mr. Giustra a place in Mr. ClintonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s inner circle, an exclusive club of wealthy entrepreneurs in which friendship with the former president has its privileges.&#8221;</p>
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