The left hates it when their opposition is a conservative female candidate. It really steams them to think a woman will not fall into goose-step with them.
But there are bigger questions to ask this election year -
Why did Obama handle the real event of the invasion of Georgia by Russia with 3 answers on 3 different days... with the final answer as McCain from the day it occurred...
I think you need to ask questions like why did Obama sit 20 years in a racist church? Did he lock up like a deer in the head lights caused by Jeremiah Wright?
Why did he work with William Ayers on the Woods Fund? Did you know they will not release their records on what they did together? Do you even know who Williams Ayers is?
Why did he work hard as a Chicago state senator to pass legislation which help public housing which would allow his supporters to get huge government loans and grants to construct sub-par developments which can't even be used? And then accept big contributions to his campaign from them... AND have them as advisors to his campaign?
When not using a teleprompter, why does he sound like he stutters as he keeps changing his answers?
Why does he tell a group in San Francisco that there are those who cling to guns and religion which make it difficult for them to better themselves and then speak at black churches where "religion" is espoused?
Why is he even the DNC nomination of choice? He is an extreme leftist who has socialist, communist, racist friends. He is not deserving of the position of POTUS. He is however wonderfully deserving of continuing in his role as community organizer of ACORN.
Answered By: jerster - 10/5/2008 |
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You could find some really average joe's who are "executives" of small companies, but I wouldn't trust them to run IBM. The question is, "executive of what?", and the answer is, not much.
Answered By: Sunshine - 10/5/2008 |
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2 years of state experience doesn't count.
Answered By: Derek - 10/4/2008 |
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Have you listened to her??? That is why!
Answered By: tickled blue - 10/4/2008 |
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Obama and his bot are just silly gooses
Answered By: pablo_asawa - 10/4/2008 |
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Just let them run their mouths, it's all they've got to look forward since Obama is incapable of winning.
Answered By: BOOMER - 10/4/2008 |
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She's unqualified because she's stupid.
Answered By: s.wabbit - 10/4/2008 |
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Palin has no clue what a VP does. No experience for her. Obama is a constitutional Lawyer now that's what we need in the White House.
Answered By: Cherry D - 10/4/2008 |
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McCAin as Commmander in Chief is a bit worrying. He lost FIVE aircraft
The first during a training flight in 1958 when he plunged into Corpus Christi Bay while trying to land.
While deployed in the Mediterranean, McCain lost a second aircraft. "Flying too low over the Iberian Peninsula, he took out some power lines" said a colleague.
McCain lost a third aircraft while flying a Navy trainer solo to Philadelphia for an Army-Navy football game. He ejected before it slammed into trees.
McCain lost his fourth plane on board the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal on July 29, 1967 McCain's plane FIRED A ROCKET across the deck that hit another fully loaded airplane. McCain escaped, but the explosions that followed killed 134 sailors.
On Oct. 26, 1967 Vietnam, he was shot down and captured by the Vietnamese. No witnesses so we only have John's version. Was he shot down - or did he crash it?
Let's hope he's he bit more succesful with the economy.
Answered By: Richard_SM - 10/4/2008 |
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That's exactly right. Obama/Biden have never been governor OR mayor of anything!
Answered By: GOPGirl - 10/4/2008 |
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Wouldn't you rather have an inexperienced VP than an inexperienced president?
My votes with john mccain
palin isn't even inexperienced so i don't know what the media is talking about.
Answered By: Ku4eva - 10/4/2008 |
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Agreed. Why are they attacking the Vp candidate so much claiming shes so unqualified, when shes had more experience than Obama who is running for PRESIDENT!
Makes no sense
Answered By: Fun in the Sun ♫ - 10/4/2008 |
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Yeah executive in experience but never as big as V.P of the United States of America
Answered By: hey everybody 24 - 10/4/2008 |
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Even though she may have more "executive" experience when looking at the calendar, I think it's more important to look at the whole picture. So for that, how about a resume comparison?
PRE-POLITICAL EDUCATION:
Palin: University of Idaho. B.A. in Journalism
Obama: Occidental College,Columbia University,Harvard Law School- B.A. in political science and international relations. Professional Doctorate (J.D. or Juris Doctor) magnacum laude from Harvard.
PRE-POLITICAL EXPERIENCE:
Palin: Winner of the 1984 Miss Wasilla beauty contest, 2nd in the Miss Alaska pageant. Won "Miss Congeniality" award for playing flute. Breifly a sports reporter for KTUU-TV in Anchorage. Also helped her husbands commercial fishing business.
Obama: 4 years at New York Public Interest Research Group, a non partisian political organization. 3 years as a community organizer on the south side of chicago. Editor of Harvard Law Review, later elected President of Harvard Law review. Director of Illinois Project Vote. Teacher of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years. Associate and counsel of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, a 12-attorney law firm for 11 years. Founding member of the board of directors Public Allies. Served on the board of directors of the Woods Fund of Chicago. Served on the board of directors of The Joyce Foundation. Served on the board of directors of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge for 7 years. Served on the board of directors of the Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and the Lugenia Burns Hope Center
POLITICAL CAREER:
Palin: 1992-1996- Served 2 terms on city council then 2 terms as Mayor of Wasilla Alaska- population 6700 people.
Obama: 4 years as an illinois senator- population 12,852,548 people. Chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee.
Palin: 1 year as Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commissioner. Then moved on to serve almost 2 years as governer of Alaska- population 683,478. One of three directors of "Ted Stevens Excellence in Public Service Inc". Lifelong NRA member.
Obama: An additonal 4 years as a U.S. Senator. Senate Committees for Foreign Relations, Environment and Public Works and Veterans' Affairs. Chairman of the Senate's subcommittee on European Affairs. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and more.
MAJOR POLITICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Palin: In 2007, pressured lawmakers to get the Alaska Gasoline Inducement Act passed to build a natural gas pipeline to deliver 35 trillion feet of North Slope natural gas to market. ....Alaska's first woman governor.....
Obama: Sponsored over 800 bills to reform healthcare, ethics in washington, veterans benefits and more. Passed a bill that expanded healthcare to over 100,000 people in Illinois.. Passed a bill that set up community health centers to serve underserved populations. Passed a bill that provided the earned income tax credit to thousands of Illinois families. Passed a bill reforming the death penalty that had sent innocent people to death row. Passed a major ethics reform bill that banned excessive gifts from lobbyists. Co-sponsored a bill to mandate regular inspections of Veterans hospitals like Walter Reid.
There. Now, you decide.
Answered By: zendog13 - 10/4/2008 |
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Her experience isn't her problem, her knowledge that she didn't pickup from that experience is the problem. She has very little knowledge of national politics.
Answered By: Keith - 10/4/2008 |
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And you can add in McCain as well. Are you suggesting she's more qualified to be president than he is?
Answered By: Lawyer X - 10/4/2008 |
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She does not have more experience than Biden. Well okay she has had executive experience but she can't win a debate or talk about McCain's plans in detail to save her life.
Answered By: Shanel D - 10/4/2008 |
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I can see Canada from my porch. Elect me!
With all their maple syrup, and hockey games. I got my eyes on them...
Answered By: Veronica M. - 10/4/2008 |
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Obama is the least experienced in this race. It is typical Democrat point the finger crap because they choose nObama.
Answered By: mick - 10/4/2008 |
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Because Obama supporters are blind,
and to the people who commented that she's stupid,
or "have you listened to her??",
get out of our country if you cant stand listening to ordinary Americans!
Answered By: Dizzy - 10/4/2008 |
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She IS more experienced than Obama. What has Obama done in his 143 days in senate? Nothing but vote "present". We need someone who can make an executive decision!! Besides, McCain is the one who's running for President, not Palin. They're just scared and all they can think to do is say she's unqualified.
Answered By: Lovin Life - 10/4/2008 |
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So did Adolph Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Being president of the PTA, a mayor of a tiny town, or even the governor of a state with fewer people than Obama's senate district, does not qualify you to be President of the United States. Wisdom and integrity are also important, and Palin has demonstrated neither.
Answered By: Don P - 10/4/2008 |
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Amen brother.
Obama is just a Chicago Mayor Daley Machine Product with strong ties Socialist groups. You know Chicago, right? Pay to play politics, corruption, nepotism... you name it.
This is the change we need?
I know Bush sucked, but Obama is not the answer.
Answered By: James C - 10/4/2008 |
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Dems are scared and don't know how to react to a real American ticket. It's a good thing Obama has Biden on his ticket, who I actually like. Otherwise, I might assume there was a foreigner running for president with the way he talks bad about America.
Answered By: haelleah - 10/4/2008 |
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I don't care who anyone supports for President but either way we have a major threat of an inexperienced leader...Obama hasn't had the amount of years that Biden and Mccain had in office and if Mccain dies while in office you have Sarah Palin who has the least experience of them all. Either was our country has that unqualified threat.
Answered By: Eazy E - 10/4/2008 |
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Dumbya has spent 8 years being a president and he's still 101?he worst possible choice and the least qualified living creature on Earth for the job. The length of stay does not mean qualification, just being obtuse. Besides, the "qualifications" I deny are her intelligence and education, not how long she stayed here or there. She is a serial incubator and a brainless bimbo, and she'll be the same even if she gets to spend a century in any position whatsoever (well, maybe the doggy position would suit her better).
Answered By: guitar_ero - 10/4/2008 |
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I have executive experience too. I was president of the humanitarian club in college. Does that make me qualified to be VP of the United States?
Palin in numerous interviews showed that she lacks any experience or knowledge of US policy. She is unqualified.
Answered By: Autumn - 10/4/2008 |
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Because as mayor of a small town she cut a line item from the budget without knowing that she was cutting the funds needed to perform r**e kits on r**e victims.
Experience does not equal competence.
Answered By: Not that other guy - 10/4/2008 |
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1. Both Palin & Obama can be considered to be inexperienced.
2. However, Obama is even less experienced than her.
3. Obama is running for #1, Palin is running for #2. I'd rather have an inexperienced #2 than an inexperienced #1 in charge.
4. None of this matters to Obama supporters, because they will never look at Obama with a critical eye. And they will never look at the world at large with a logical eye. I was once a Democrat myself & I know how they think. They don't respond to reason, they respond to emotion. And Obama has the personality & charisma to influence weak-minded people who rely on their emotions & not their brains.
Answered By: Aycora B - 10/4/2008 |
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Sarah palin is an idiot like john mccain and the republican supporter....
Answered By: Blue T - 10/4/2008 |
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Because they can't beat McCain on the issues. This is their way to win...spin things and smear people. Remember...Obama supporters aren't the smartest people. They're the people who want the government hand outs and who think that his policies would help the economy. His supporters are brain washed with *change* *hope* & *yes we can* floating around in their brains while they mindlessly watch him give a speech.
Vote for McCain/Palin!
Answered By: mb852 - 10/4/2008 |
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Obama is in congress which means that he knows a hell of a lot more about the way that this country works from the inside than this "soccer mom"
and biden has been in office for decades. . . . . so who the hell you callin inexperienced?
id rather take a rookie congressman than a lipstick wearin soccer mom who compares herself to a pitbull anyday when it comes to this country!
Answered By: mama bug - 10/4/2008 |
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Tell me, in what way does she have more experience??
Answered By: Carleemo - 10/4/2008 |
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More experience than Biden? Certainly not. Palin has a little more experience than Obama. But Biden is quite experienced.
The reason the liberals are trying to hate Palin for is what they should also hate Obama for.
I would hate to see Palin or Obama as president, neither are anywhere near ready.
Source(s):
Obama is a piece of garbage.
Answered By: blank-mind-peace - 10/4/2008 |
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Consider her state's location and population. That's like putting up little league baseball against the major leagues, but hey, they're both called "leagues."
Answered By: Pow Q(^.^Q) - 10/4/2008 |
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I do not care if she has executive experience since she is not on our side
you guys on your side can fight that out among yourselves AND ARE lol lol
What people are concerned about is her ability to take over president at the drop of a hat or someone that is the real question
From what I have read....there is more concern on the republican side than Dem's
She is just not ready for the BIG leagues.....
Answered By: darcy m - 10/4/2008 |
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EXPERIENCE -PALIN -REALLY ?
WHAT IN BAR TENDING ? -WINK - no wonder she appeals to Joe six pack.
HAY My Republican friends thought that Palin reminded them of a Bar tender. I THINK THEY MAY BE RIGHT. MCCAIN LOST SOME RELIGIOUS RIGHT VOTERS AFTER THE DEBATE. They were not impressed.
Answered By: bluechristy12 - 10/4/2008 |
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She was the mayor of a town with the population of 2000 ( according to the national census ) and governor of a state with the population the size of Charlotte NC 975,000. This is a state with a scattered population at that, if you are at all familiar with Alaska or have ever been there. I have and assure you it is not the same setting as a large city, the population is very scattered and communication amongst the largest of the population is by plane! Executive management of these two cenarios by no means accounts for any experience needed to run a country the size of the lower 48 or the foreign affairs experience needed in the VP position of the same.
Answered By: Rod M - 10/4/2008 |
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At least there is one Obama supporter on this site who admits the truth, even if he did it by accident. In a question about why Palin didn't resign as Governor while campaigning for VP, he had these additional comments when people pointed out that neither Obama, McCain nor Biden had resigned:
Additional Details
7 hours ago
(((Bob B))): McCain, Obama, and Biden are LEGISLATORS and government can function in their absence. But Palin is an EXECUTIVE
In other words, she is an EXECUTIVE; her state NEEDS her and her experience. Obama, on the other hand, is just an expendable legislator whose job can be performed just as competently with or without him.
Here's the link: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...
I find it amusing that my using that quote in an answer to her question prodded another poster to let her liberal, tolerant facade drop and frothingly call me a hag. Love it.
Answered By: claudiacake - 10/4/2008 |
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She also has more experience than McCain. Would you not vote for McCain?
Palin has some executive experience - a year and a half as Governor - of an isolated, sparsely populated state that gets big budget surpluses due to its oil revenue. Not real challenging as governorships go. And less than two years is not nearly enough to evaluate a governor. Ours here in IL looked great for about two years - now he is pretty much universally hated.
Before that - just two years ago - she was mayor of a small town. She didnt even run the administrative stuff - she had a village manager for that. Thats really stretching it to count as executive experience.
Before that? She didnt do much. She also has little education - bouncing around colleges and getting a TV journalism degree. Not the preparation I want to see in a president.
Obama has a pretty good track record of legislative experience- six years as state senator, four years as US Senator is one of the most populous states in the US.
Before that, he has experience as a community organizer and is a graduate of two Ivy league schools - and was the editor of the Harvard Law Review - the #1 position in the #1 Law school in the country.
Answered By: threegooofs - 10/4/2008 |
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Palin is a governor and has a governor's mentality. She knows very little about political history in general. In order for this country to be stable, we need a good Vice-president and President. I'm not saying McCain is going to die in office, but what if something happened to him? Palin needs to be ready for the responsibility of a country, not a state. Especially when that state is Alaska. Sometimes we need smarter candidates more than experienced candidates. Because let's face it, we need someone to know what the country needs. Anyone who has taken a history class, knows how the country is run. Our country needs a strong VP as well as a strong President. They work together in order to keep this country running. Palin is very unqualified, if you watched the debate, you know that she always changed the question or mentioned McCain. We wanted to know he opinions, not McCain's. She's practically a puppet. Palin only says what McCain tells her to say. She has a mind, she needs to use it.
Answered By: Chelle - 10/4/2008 |
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Palin is not a nominee, she was picked by Mccain, the candidate nominated by his party to run for President. She is the VP candidate, and has not been chosen by the electorate.
As is expected in an election the parties point out strengths of their candidate, and try to find shortfalls in the other party.
Obama will be the better president, and if McCain dies in office we will be stuck with his VP choice. This is why it is becoming important to consider whether or not you would want her to be President.
Please vote for Obama, unless you want 4 more years of the same as we have now.
Answered By: Cindy B - 10/4/2008 |
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According to your argument, I am more qualified to be president than any of them. I have been an executive for many years. Executive experience isn't the end all of qualifications for being president. The reason people think Palin is inexperienced is because she is inexperienced. She has been governor of a very small (population-wise) state for a very short time. And Alaska is very different than the rest of the US. And she has spent NO TIME outside of the US and many of her answers to questions about her experience are absurd. She has been shielded from the media (why they've respected that, I don't understand) and can only sound intelligent when she has been coached. I think the reason Obama supporters claim that Palin is inexperienced is because she SOUNDS inexperienced. However, this is not why I or most Obama supporters are not voting for McCain/Palin. We are voting for Obama because we believe in the work and message that Obama beleives in. I would not vote for someone with tons of experience if I didn't believe in what they believed in. Sarah Palin's lack of experience is just an easy target. However, if you don't like that target there are plenty of other reasons to NOT support her. Vote for what you believe in and if you believe in fighting in the war in Iraq, that's certainly your choice. If you believe in not having health care, that's certainly up to you. If you believe in not funding educational programs for our kids, go ahead and support the candidate of your choice.
Answered By: eve - 10/4/2008 |
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The elections are all about talking down the opponent to convince the general populace of the other person's faults. I am still not sure who is a better candidate but I can say a couple good things about both. President Lincoln was an inexperienced president that failed at least 11 times before he even made it into the running.. Look how well he did. Obama may not be the worst choice ever. On the other hand, McCain is smart for choosing Palin because the general public can relate with her. McCain is smart and has a history but he is older so he made a wise decision of choosing Palin, whether I think she is qualified or not, she seems like an average person to me and I can identify with her as not just a candidate but a person. That gets votes.
Answered By: KarmaRific - 10/4/2008 |
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Dude wake the hell up. I wish all of you Palin/McCain zombies just wake the Hell up. Just because somebody has been in a position doesn't qualify them for office. Since when is executive experience the qualifier for becoming president of the USA. Where did all that Experience go when she was asked a question as simple as "what newspaper do you read?" You guys need to stop Drinking the Koo laid. McCain doesn't care about Palin. McCain cares about himself. McCain doesn't have confidence in her. He wants to make you Believe he does. This is such a joke.
SO Mrs Executive starts to read a Newspaper and discovers that they pulled out of Michigan and wondered why McCain didn't tell her. Folksssssssssssssssssssss she learned That the McCain Campaign Pulled Out of Michigan from a Newspaper. DOES MCCAIN HAVE FAITH IN PALINS ABILITY TO BE PRESIDENT?!?!?!? NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Answered By: allterrainwarrior - 10/4/2008 |
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They fear her. She is obviously more qualified than Obama. Palin is what we need. She is intelligent and not part of the corrupt political click
Answered By: tammy - 10/4/2008 |
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Why is executive experience important. She was the executive of a city that has far less than my apartment complex. Guilliani has executive experience and trust me, he would make a worse president than Bush. Who the f**k cares? Really? Before she was VP, it was all about international experience. That is a solid point. Obama picked Biden, which made sense. Palin was picked as VP and NOW it's all about executive experience. She got rattled with many basic questions. She fumbled answers and is not even ready to be gov of new york state. She is unqualified and is a joke. At least she is entertaining. I love her winked, shout outs and all the ya betchas and gosh darnits. I haven't heard that since 7th grade btw.
Answered By: shaolinthemple - 10/4/2008 |
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Get serious. You're talking about the most influential country in the world versus the State of Alaska. It's apple and oranges.
Answered By: bfarl33 - 10/4/2008 |
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How many presidents have effectively served our country after serving in the senate without ever being the mayor of their city or governor of their state? Obama knows how federal government works and he has established strong relationships with senators in both major parties.
Palin knows Alaska State policy. This does not make her more qualified in any way. If McCain is elected and passes in office, we will truly have the less-qualified president in office. If Obama is elected and passes in office, we will have an experienced VP to take over.
The nutshell answer to your question is that many people from both parties are very concerned about the age and health of John McCain. Sarah Palin is not a qualified choice for president.
Answered By: mgctouch - 10/4/2008 |
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