7.31.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Rush Limbaugh

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Name: Rush Limbaugh
Age: 62
Occupation: right-winged hate talker
Last Seen: West Palm Beach, FL
Bee-otched For: prepping to lose big time--

Years ago, I chastised Cumulus for dumping Howard Stern from all of their stations.

Not to mention, they canned the Dixie Chicks from their stations because of Natalie Maines' criticizing of Bush.

But now, Cumulus Media is proving that they're an equal opportunity canceler.

News is erupting from all over that the second-largest media company is getting ready to dump both Rush Limabugh and Sean Hannity from their stations later this year because of money issues. Cumulus claims that the problems began when Limbaugh called a female law student a "slut" on his show last year. The quip cost Cumulus a ton of sponsors for both Rush and Hannity because sponsors now realized that associating themselves with right-winged bigotry was no longer cool.

Bear in mind that Cumulus does syndicate many of their own shows, such as Mike Huckabee, Geraldo Rivera and Michael Savage. Cumulus owns many Rush affiliates in Michigan, including WKMI Kalamazoo, WJIM Lansing and a biggie, WJR Detroit.

Oh, and Rush's flagship, WABC New York, is owned by - you guessed it - Cumulus.

Thankfully for Rush, all three aforementioned markets have other talk stations, such as WKZO Kalamazoo, WILS Lansing and I'll betcha that Clear Channel will flip long-struggling WDFN to talk to accommodate Rush's proposed move. Let's not forget also that Clear Channel now owns WOR New York.

Ya know, Slutgate damn near killed Rush and the repercussions are still bringing him down. I'm happy that one big radio group is pissed over his idiotic comments. A man who's been married many times has shown why no woman will ever truly love him. Just another hate-filled righty whose advertisers have all abandoned him.

Rush, don't let the door hit your ass.

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7.30.13 Bee-otch of the Day: WYPV

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Name: WYPV
Age: 2
Occupation: right-winged hate talk station
Last Seen: Petoskey, MI
Bee-otched For: polluting northern Michigan's airwaves--

In northern Michigan, a view of the bay is half the pay.

Also, a listen to the radio is half of what it's supposedly worth.

Last week, I went to the UP to check out an old deer cabin that's been in the family since the 1920's. However, I was in the back seat the whole time since I was going up with two aunts. And even worse, the internet sucks, so no Sirius Internet Radio.

Yep, I had to listen to my Walkman.

With no real antenna, the radio SUCKED. SUCKED, SUCKED, SUCK, SUCK, SUCKED. I was lucky to pick up a handful of stations at a time, and even worse, one of those stations was the new-and-improved WYPV, which moved from 106.3 to two frequencies: 94.5 Mackinaw City and 93.9 Mio/Gaylord/Grayling.

For those who don't know, WYPV's call sign stands for "We're Your Patriot Voice". Yep! It's a radio station for the Tea Party and militia nuts that live up north. The station does have a few local hosts, including co-hosts "Trucker Randy" and Brian Sommerfield, who is one of the station's owners. Plus, Greg Marshall, whose show's already heard on WMKT 1270 Charlevoix. National hosts on WYPV include Mark Levin, Red Eye Radio and Alex Jones, who received a lot of flack for being an influence on the Boston bombers.

Sadly, WYPV's signal delivers a punch throughout the Straits area, and even worse, it was a helluva lot better years ago. Ten years ago, 94.5 and 93.9, along with 95.5 Traverse City was The Zone, a modern rock station. 93.9 dropped out of the simulcast, however, and became a simulcast of 102.9 Big Country. In 2007, 94.5 dropped The Zone and became Star 94.5, playing Hot AC. Then, it became classic country and then a simulcast of classic rocker The Bear along with 93.9.

WYPV originally was on 106.3 out of Onaway, but there was a problem: Del Reynolds wanted to re-purchase the stations that made up The Bear, The Zone and Big Country, Northern Star Broadcasting. Because of FCC regulations, he had to sell off a few stations. So, he dealed with WYPV: they would get 94.5 and 93.9 if Del got 106.3. The trade-off was a success - minus some red tape issues - and what happened in the end was this:

*94.5 and 93.9 became Patriot Voice,
*The Bear moved to 97.7 and is still on 98.1 Traverse City and 107.1 Cadillac,
*the station that once occupied 97.7, Easy 97.7 moved to 106.3.

Also, the Easy format gained 95.5 Traverse City, which yanked off the Real Rock format and gave it a sole home at 105.1. The station came in OK throughout most of the northern part of the trip, but that's it.
Sadly, because of the environment that radio is in, people are being robbed of having something good to listen to. Even in northern Michigan, the wireless internet is a joke (I never got anything over 2G speeds), so streaming was out of the picture except if I wanted to have it sit and buffer for a long, long time.

Even more, why does northern Michigan NEED to have another station aimed towards right-winged wackjobs? There's WTCM, WMKT, WJML and now 94.5/93.9. I did listen to them for a bit, and a lot of their local commercials seemed to be from companies selling vitamins and tax relief companies, plus a Mexican restaurant in Petoskey (weird, huh?).

I checked the Alexa rank for WYPV and it's nonexistent. This website gets more views than they do. I hope that this station doesn't get the ad dollars to keep it on the air and it will shut down soon. What a waste of air space. Bear in mind that the Straits area's lost a lot of population in the past decade thanks to the bad economy and the ideas of their hosts aren't helping. Hell, I have a cousin who had a business in Charlevoix and lost it because of the unprofitable seasonal nature of the north.

And if WYPV goes under, I doubt anybody will be seeing a Sotheby's sign next to the building. (and yes, Sotheby's is in northern Michigan)



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7.29.13 Hero of the Day: Kidd Kraddick

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Name: Kidd Kraddick
Age: was 53
Occupation: morning radio personality
Last Seen: New Orleans, LA
Awarded For: being somebody who gave back to a lot of people--

(God, I hope I don't regret doing this since he was just another top 40 jock doing a morning zoo.....)

Last weekend, the world of radio was shocked after hearing that David Peter Cradick, best known to radio listeners coast to coast as "Kidd Kraddick" died suddenly at a golf outing in New Orleans at the age of 53. According to his employer, Clear Channel, Kraddick died of a brain aneurysm while participating in the tournament, which supported his organization, Kidd's Kids.

Kraddick was born in the Toledo suburb of Napoleon, OH but grew up in Florida. His career started at age 19 and moved up to Dallas in 1984 after working in several smaller markets. His first Dallas station was KEGL - Eagle 97 - where he had good ratings. However, He was let go in 1992 when KEGL flipped to rock and added Howard Stern. He then ended up at KHKS - Kiss 106.1 - where his ratings continued to grow. His show began syndication in 2001 and had nearly 100 affiliates.

Here in Grand Rapids, he was carried on WLHT/Channel 95-7 (who ironically also lost a former personality, Bill Bailey while participating in a charity golf outing due to a heart attack), which dropped him due to poor ratings and a rape joke he made on his program. In Michigan, his sole affiliate was WYSS/99.5 Yes FM in the Twin Saults. He was also a star of a syndicated TV show, Dish Nation which had him pitted with several other morning zoo jocks.

Kraddick is survived by his wife and young daughter. After news of his passing broke, many celebs took to Twitter to pay tribute, including Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and singer Kelly Clarkson, who called Kidd her "childhood DJ".

I know, I'm kissing the ass of a dead top 40 jock, but it's always sad when somebody who had his whole life in front of him dies of something that might have been otherwise prevented. He was a husband, a father and most-importantly, died supporting a cause: sending sick children to Disney World and giving teenage girls with cancer makeovers. I might have never cared about his radio schtick, but as a human being, he was a good person.

Thanks, Kidd. Here's looking at you.


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7.23.13 Bee-otch of the Day: panhandlers

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Name: panhandlers
Ages: various
Occupations: various
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: lying to people--

Too many times, sparing a brother a dime will only do more harm than good.

Recently, our local ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids, WZZM-13 did a story on panhandlers and they interviewed a man who claims that he's a "homeless vet" and wasn't. His name's Rudy, and his turf was downtown under a US-131 overpass by a Burger King.

The highly-rated Free Beer and Hot Wings morning show on WGRD 97.9 exposed this loser by having one of their producers "Producer Joe" go to Rudy's location to hold up a bigger sign that read "LIAR" with an arrow pointed to him. Rudy started running away from Joe and eventually ended up on his bicycle, running away from him.

A day later, The Free Beer and Hot Wings show and WGRD set up a booth at Rudy's usual begging spot. This time, the money they begged for went to a legitimate cause: the money-plagued Grand Rapids Home for Veterans. The event raised $2,200 for the center from both WGRD and their listeners.

As for Rudy, he apparently has found a new begging spot.

Look, I understand that people in Grand Rapids - and elsewhere - are broke. Their unemployment's run out and they realize that some street beggars make more money than most burger flippers. But claiming that you're a veteran and you're not proves only one thing: you're an asshole. My two grandfathers were vets and my father served in Germany during Vietnam. Hell, my aunt works at the Vets Home! To use a lie to make money proves how retarded you really are.

If you beg, don't expect any love from me. Thanks, but I help real people.


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7.22.13 Bee-otch of the Day: us

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Name: us
Ages: various
Occupations: various
Last Seen: everywhere
Bee-otched For: killing Detroit--

Motown. The Motor City. Rock City. The D. Hockeytown.

The list goes on and on.

It gave us the automobile assembly line. It also gave us Vernor's, the original Lone Ranger, Dick Tracy, unions, Faygo and Little Caesars Pizza. It also gave us the likes of The Supremes, Eminem, Casey Kasem, James Earl Jones, Ed McMahon, Gilda Radner, Soupy Sales, Bob Segar and too many more to mention. Three out of its four sports teams have won championships in the past 30 years and they were once one of the most-powerful cities on the planet.

As a matter of fact, a lot of my family's from the Detroit area.

But now, Detroit is a shadow of themselves and it shows. Dilapidated buildings line up the city and some of them have been that way for over 40 years. Once-bustling factories have left town and in the past 50 years, about 1.3 million people. It's no real wonder as to why this past week, the city of Detroit did the thinkable: file for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy.

Years of abandonment and poor management by city leaders have left the city in nearly $20 billion in debt and over 100,000 creditors. As usual, people are pointing fingers as to who is responsible for Motown's downfall. The Democrats blame Republicans like Ronald Reagan for killing unions and allowing companies like GM to downsize. The Republicans point the finger at the fact that the last time the city had one of their own running the city, it was indeed 50 years ago and the mayors the city has had since then have been almost all corrupt. The whites blame the blacks for virtually taking over the town and not keeping it up and the blacks blame Whitey for not giving them enough welfare money when jobs left town.

But the real person to blame for Detroit's downfall is simple: walk into your bathroom and look into your mirror. That's right. The real reason for Detroit's transition from powerhouse to poorhouse is simply because of us.

The other day, I posted on Facebook and Twitter that BOTH Democrats and Republicans deserve equal blame for Detroit's tumble. And guess who put those people in office? US. We elected Ronald Reagan who like I said did his union-busting and allowed companies like Toyota to grow while Detroit was making junk. We even shook our heads when we realized that Kwame Kilpatrick - a VERY good reason for Detroit's foibles - was nothing more than a cash-stealing thug.

Look, I like black people. I think for the most part, Barack Obama is doing a good job as president. But with the notable exception of Dennis Archer, Detroit has had nothing but horrid mayors since Coleman Young became mayor in 1974. Archer helped revitalize downtown in the 1990s with new stadiums and casinos that have created many, many jobs.

But when it comes to the issue of white vs. black, it is a sad one, especially since the 1967 riots. I know a lot of people who now live in northern Michigan who used to live in the Detroit area, but "got away from the n*ggers". Yet, there's a lot of towns up north that resemble Detroit with abandoned downtowns (ie Harrieta) and no operating businesses. Not to mention, eyesore after eyesore.

I think the thick of it is simple: we just don't know how to work out a plan to save this once great city. The people who once lived in Detroit won't go back there and the people who do don't have the money to move. True, the Republicans will cry that it's time for a conservative white mayor, but that won't happen. The only way to save Detroit is to find a way to pay the creditors off and move on. How are they going to pony up the $20 billion? True, they can raise some taxes, but not with our Republican governor.

We wish we can turn back time and save this great city. We wish we could go back to do things such as re-elect Jimmy Carter, ban slavery in the beginning, stop the gunman from killing Martin Luther King, Jr., stop foreign automakers from invading America or so many different things.

Maybe that's what Detroit needs to make: the time machine.
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7.18.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Rick Snyder

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Name: Rick Snyder
Age: 55
Occupation: failed CEO
Last Seen: Ann Arbor, MI
Bee-otched For: outsourcing--

When Rick Snyder was the CEO of Gateway Computers, he was notorious for outsourcing jobs to China.

Eventually, under Snyder's control of the company, Gateway became a dud in the computer world and eventually, Snyder and co. sold out to the Taiwanese. Now, it's a part of Acer.

Sadly, Snyder's still making the same mistakes. Now as governor of the state of Michigan, he's doing everything to kiss his and 1% ass. In this case, he's printing brochures for the state's "Pure Michigan" campaign to promote tourism....

...in Iowa.

That's right! Pure Michigan brochures made in Iowa. It's almost like an American flag made in China. According to Snyder's camp, the reason for the Iowan Pure Michigan brochures is because it's cheaper. The brochures will cost $1.5 million to make.

So, it's cheaper to put together and print Pure Michigan ads in Iowa, saving taxpayers big time bucks, but our state's government can't support their own print shops? Stupid. As somebody who works in the industry itself, I think it's retarded that once again, Snyder has stuck his head up his ass and won't support his state's own. Saving money? How about REDISTRIBUTING it?

2014 won't be a good year for the nerd.

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7.17.13 Bee-otch of the Day: Walmart

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Name: Walmart
Age: 51
Occupation: Satan
Last Seen: Bentonville, AR
Bee-otched For: choosing dumbasses over animals--

It seems that Walmart doesn't just screw over their American employees.

A Canadian Walmart employee named Carla Cheney says that she was fired from their store in Kemptville, Ontario because she berated a customer for leaving his dog in his hot truck. Her shift didn't start yet, and she wasn't wearing her uniform.

In an interview with the local CBC affiliate in Ottawa, Cheney claimed that she was threatening to call the cops if the man didn't come out soon. She sat at a picnic table as the man came out, jumped into his truck and came toward her with his truck. The man nicely introed himself and Cheney told him that he shouldn't leave his dog in his truck, and the next time he came, she would call the cops on him. Cheney then said that he would never come to that Walmart again, and she said "fine" and he left.

Later on that day, Cheney was called into her boss's office, and gave her side of the story. The manager then told her that she had no authority to tell employees how to treat their animals, and that she would be terminated as a result. Cheney claimed that she was doing the right thing, and other employees were doing the same thing as well, but apparently, she was the chosen one to go. Their excuse was she was rude to that customer, but she wasn't even on the clock when it happened.

But that's Walmart for ya: a chain that cares more about customers and money than their own underpaid employees. After all, when their founders are worth over $20 billion a piece while their employees only make less than $20,000 per year, it makes me proud that I avoid them at all costs.

But today's Bee-otch of the Day has an honorable mention, and it's the producers of Fox's Masterchef. Sadly, Walmart is a major sponsor of that show, and it's turning into a 60-minute ad for the chain. During some of the show's challenges, they use and promote Walmart products, such as their meats and produce. I cringe when the fat dude, Graham Elliot talks about how Masterchef only uses high-quality ingredients and that only one out of five steaks can be sold at Walmart.

But that reminds me of another Fox show from years past: King of the Hill. In one episode, Hank is pissed over the quality of the meat and produce that Mega-Lo Mart (the Arlen, TX version of Walmart) sells, so he joins a local co-op and is shocked that their food actually has flavor. It's the truth: Walmart doesn't have local butchers; everything's shipped in from a processing plant in Timbuk Two. I also laugh at the ads that say that Walmart "works with local farmers" to get their produce. Sadly, those farmers have never heard of Vlasic or Huffy Bikes or even Levis and others that Wally World has screwed over for years.

But that's the Walmart way. They create a situation where the world kisses their ass and they win all the time. That's why I'm glad I live in a town where there's both big chains and small guys alike. Take for an example Gordy's Market near 44th and Division here in Grand Rapids. They have new owners and a new distributor, IGA after nearly 70 years as a Spartan Store. They recently remodeled and the store looks very nice now. Their meat department is full service and is all butchered and processed on site. Heck, I like talking to their butchers! You can't do that at a Walmart.

Point is, the small guy may/might not give you the best deal on food, but it's better to shop at a place that's all about the community instead of lining 1-percenter pocketbooks. If I owned a supermarket and one of my customers kept their animals in their vehicles on a hot Summer's day, I would take action, even if that meant $100 less in a week. People who neglect animals and especially children are the real bee-otches and shouldn't have them if they keep them in their car in the Summer.

Walmart: bringing 'Murica to Canada.

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7.16.13 Bee-otch of the Day: T-Mobile

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Name: T-Mobile
Age: 23
Occupation: cell phone giant
Last Seen: Bonn, Germany
Bee-otched For: ripping me off--

Like many in this whole wide world, I'm a very data-reliant guy.

For years, my internet service provider was my apartment's. Yep, they're in the media business, providing cable and internet to their many residents. But sadly, the cost is a bit much, so I've dumped cable, and I even made the decision to dump the web as well because they're a little too slow for my liking.

So, I decided to go with internet from my cell phone company, T-Mobile. They're much faster and when I'm on YouTube, it doesn't freeze often.

But, on Wednesday morning, the jig was up. T-Mobile put up a screen stating that I was beyond my free allowance on their wi-fi plan. So later that day, I called them up and asked to join their $30 per month wi-fi plan. However, they told me that it was 4 gigs for $20, 6 gigs for $30 and so on until 12 gigs for $60. So, I went with the six-gigger, thinking that it applied to the wi-fi plan.

It did not. It applied to both my cell phone and computer. Now, I was slower than a turtle with crappy 2G speeds.

So, I was on the horn with T-Mobile, and they told me that it was unlimited for a spell, but their servers kept blacking out. So, it's no longer unlimited and that once I've downloaded x amount of videos and other things that are data hogs, it will have to slow down, like it or not. I was pissed, and was thisclose to getting my old ISP back.

Thankfully, I called my apartment people, and they told me that Clear Internet was the way to go since a lot of my neighbors are using it and love it. I called them up, and within just one day, I was hooked up. It's 4G speeds and with the exception of a burp or two time and again, it's a helluva lot better than my apartment's ISP. Hell, it's faster than T-Mobile's 4G!

There you have it. T-Mobile sucks. Even worse, I'm still under contract with them. One day, I will dump them and go somewhere else. I've been a customer of theirs for years and this is bullshit. A billion-dollar company should have the capital to get high-quality servers and invest in their customers, not fuck them over.

But that's what happens when there's only four cell phone companies to choose from.


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7.15.13 Hero of the Day: Jerry "JT" Tarrants

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Name: Jerry Tarrants
Age: 51
Occupation: soon-to-be former PD/OM Townsquare Media Grand Rapids, soon-to-be PD WCSX Detroit
Last Seen: Grand Rapids
Awarded For: transforming WGRD from a wuss station to a dominance in the rock world--

Ten years ago, Grand Rapids rock radio was turning into a joke.

WKLQ had dropped Howard Stern and added on unfunny Stern clones Ron and Don and the disastrous Man Made Radio. Jocks such as Bill Walters and Mark "The Head" Feurie were canned while others like Cristi Cantle wanted out. Most of all, their fans wanted another rock station in town, but there was one problem:

WGRD.

'GRD had transitioned from "New Rock 97-9" to "Grand Rapids' Rock Alternative", and they were playing a lot of lame emo music and pop crap that turned off those needing their dose of Pantera and Metallica. Even more, their morning show sucked. Thankfully, their PD, Michael Grey was canned, but guess where he ended up? KLQ.

Enter Jerry Tarrants.

GRD knew that their ratings sucked, and something had to be done about it. Since Jerry worked all over the rock dials in the Flint area, such as Banana 101.5, Z93 and Wheelz 104.5, he found himself trying to save a Grand Rapids radio institution that needed help, now.

And he did.

Under Tarrants' leadership, GRD got themselves a popular morning show, Free Beer and Hot Wings that quickly grew amongst Grand Rapids radio fans. When WBBL and Citadel Broadcasting dropped Howard Stern once and for all, fans flocked to FB&HW. With the new male-friendly morning show, WGRD found themselves shelving the Dave Matthews and Paramore and added on Metallica, Guns 'N Roses, Godsmack and Aerosmith. They even started reporting to the trades as an active rock station (although to this day, they're still "Grand Rapids' Rock Alternative").

True, the Bill Walters, Suzy Coles, Mark Fueries and the Cristi Cantles have long moved on, but Tarrants gave us Dahmer, Shaffee and my girlfriend, Jackie. They even added a Sunday night metal show (albeit syndied): Full Metal Jackie.

Late last week, Jerry announced that he's leaving GRD and going to run WCSX in Detroit, that city's heritage classic rocker. His loss will definitely be CSX's gain. With the recent changes at sister WRIF, it'll be exciting to know what JT will bring to the table there. As for GRD, I heard that Michael Grey's back on the market (now, I'm probably going to have to slam my head against the wall for saying that).

Nonetheless, JT, you'll be missed here in Grand Rapids.

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7.10.13 Bee-otch of the Day: the Republican Party

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Name: The Republican Party
Age: 159
Occupation: right-winged idiots
Last Seen: Washington, DC
Bee-otched For: making 20-somethings pay
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It seems that when Reagan was president, he only had one major goal: to make life miserable for those born in the 1980's and decades after that.

When my dad was born, his dad was 26 and had a decent job as a mailman. When I was born, my dad was 29 and had a good job part of the year as a bus driver for the local public school district.

Now, I'm 32, no kids and my job sucks. My plan is to get a new job if I don't get a raise within the next year. I haven't had a raise since 2003, and part of it's due to - you guessed it - the Republicans.

But, I'm not alone. The Repukes are making sure that no matter how hard you work and how well you do in high school, that once you're in college, you'll be forced to drop out while their rich oil buddies' kids have the best life ever.

Last week, student loans went up from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. House Republicans and their fearless leader John Boehner all boo-hooed Senate Democrats for not doing anything to help those in need. However, part of the reason for the holdup is the fact that the House wants a cap on spending limits while the Senate and President Obama do not.

Look, I think that if somebody wants to go to the best colleges, they should. The Repukes want poor people to go to crap schools, and that's so their kids don't have to sit with somebody from the ghetto. That's how I see it. I think the problem too is that both sides just flat-out don't see eye-to-eye, especially since the House has failed miserably to get rid of the Affordable Heathcare Act instead of creating jobs.

But, there's good news, and that's 2014's around the corner. Let's get rid of John Boehner and his thugs and get this country back to where it was before the Repukes stole the House in 2010. Let's create jobs, lower unemployment and lower student loans. And yes, let's keep Obamacare.

After all, as Whitney Houston once sang, "I believe the children are our future."
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