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-Land of the Free
‘We’re Not Some Banana Republic’
2013-09-21
Political oppression of opposition parties - check
Media dominated by ruling party - check
Extensive patronage system - check
Widespread cronyism rewarded from the Treasury - check
Incredible national debt - check

I'd beg to differ.
Posted by:Procopius2k

#5  We may not be completely yet, but Obama and the donks are sure trying like hell to make it one.
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-09-21 11:47  

#4  Anyone remember the graduation speech he hijacked for his Reject Voices of Tyranny speech, just a couple news cycles before the NSA snooping made headline news?

Same ring.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-09-21 09:23  

#3  Forgot to add -

Stuffing the ballot box - check
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-09-21 08:27  

#2  He's just trolling: cause some "conservative" to mention him & bananas in the same sentence---or even in the same paragraph, and leftards will be able to scream "racism" for months.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-09-21 03:28  

#1  And working monkeys are paid either in peanuts or bananas, but not in real money.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-09-21 01:04  

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