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To: i-node who wrote (668054)	8/18/2012 6:52:36 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580023

Late Night Snark Welcomes the (romney)-RYAN Ticket: The Vaudeville team of Comedy & Gold "Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate. This guy is a representative from Wisconsin. He looks like one of those guys who pretends to be a doctor on an infomercial." ---David Letterman - "I mean, white, Christian, and male? That's a triple not-threat to me. … And, of course, like all Republican VP picks, he looks exactly like Tina Fey." ---Stephen Colbert - "His eyes are just so blue. It's like looking into a Smurf's anus." ---Jon Stewart - "Mitt Romney kept his selection of Ryan as his VP nominee secret for more than a week. You know how he was able to keep it secret? He had it hidden next to his tax returns." ---Jay Leno - "Mitt Romney is hoping to energize Republicans by announcing Paul Ryan as his running mate. Seriously? That’s like trying to spice up a bowl of oatmeal with MORE oatmeal." ---Jimmy Fallon - "Speaking of Paul Ryan, a new poll actually found that 42 percent of Americans do not approve of Mitt Romney's running mate, which isn't too bad considering most Americans don't approve of Paul Ryan's running mate." ---Jimmy Kimmel "Tell me one area where Paul Ryan and Sarah Palin would disagree. I cannot find one area. So, somehow, he's the smartest guy in the party and she's the stupidest woman on earth but they agree on everything." ---Bill Maher

To: i-node who wrote (668054)	8/18/2012 6:55:41 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580023

>> ..I never said it was acceptable. I just pointed out why it happened. If a similar thing happened in the US, there would be a civil war. Moving a business is mild by comparison. But I never said it was okay. You were defending U2's actions in moving their business away from an over-taxed situation. Yet you condemn American businesses for doing exactly the same thing. OMG, you're unbelievable at times. I was explaining it; not defending it. You made it sound like he got a finger up his ass and decided to move to the Netherlands. Instead, the tax rate was increased significantly. Not a smart move on Ireland's part. Nonetheless, I don't think its okay that Bono moved that portion of his business. After all, he is a very rich man...........does he think he's going to take it with him?