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I think that Governor Romney operates on the capital gains tax, his investments, what he lives off of instead of doing it off of his income.

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Allen West
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 7
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As for everyone else, unless you have been shot at by the Taliban, shut your mouth, war is hell.
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When you look what is happening in this country with the debt, the deficit, the CBO coming out and saying once again we're going to have a trillion dollar plus deficit in 2012, the fourth straight year, and unemployment may be going back up to 8.9 or maybe nine percent by the end of the year, these are serious situations that are going.
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When you talk about raising that debt limit, the only way that I would ever support raising the debt limit if we also talk about budgetary controls on the federal government, capping its spending, how do we deal with the Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid problems, because they cannot continue to run on auto-pilot.
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I want no part of peace with savages who throw acid on and gun down young girls going to school. I would prefer to crush them and kill them wherever they exist. That’s not being a warmonger. It’s being a realist.
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Conservatives understand that the power that binds our republic together is fierce independence held high on the shoulders of compassion.
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I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party.
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As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out.
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I do not believe having a baby is punishment.
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I find it hilarious when Obama's hand gets caught in the cookie jar
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Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.
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I will take my hands off Medicare when there is no Medicare, then I will come and see you, sir.
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