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MissMarple

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76. And what is up with the Zambrellis? They think THEY are our economic engine?

Mon Jul 9, 2012, 05:08 PM

Jul 2012

Also from Reston's article:

"Sharon Zambrelli voted for Obama in 2008 but has been disappointed with his handling of the economy and leadership style. "I was very disenchanted with the political process and he gave me hope," she said, but ultimately: "He's just a politician," she said, an "emperor with no clothes."

The Zambrellis scoffed at attempts by the Democrats -- who mocked Romney in an ad Sunday as "great for oil billionaires, bad for the middle class" -- to wage class warfare. "Would you like to hear about the fundraisers I went to for him?" Sharon Zambrelli said of Obama. "Do you have an hour? ... All the ones in the city -- it was all of Wall Street."

"It's not helping the economy to pit the people who are the engine of the economy against the people who rely on that engine," Michael Zambrelli said as the couple waited in their SUV for clearance into the Creeks shortly after the candidate's motorcade flew by and entered the pine-tree lined estate. "He's basically been biting the hand that fed him in '08. ... I would bet 25% of the people here were supporters of Obama in '08. And they're here now.""

It is no wonder that these people are confused. They really believe the GOP political hype about the "job creator". How...ignorant. Didn't they go to college?

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"Let them eat cake." sakabatou Jul 2012 #1

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"Cake." tjdanielstj Jul 2012 #43

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if this doesn't make... handmade34 Jul 2012 #2

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I can see Ed covering it... handmade34 Jul 2012 #28

Just saw another post on DU that the LA Times reported this flamingdem Jul 2012 #30

The LA Times is where the story originated. The LA Times reporter got the quote from the woman Tx4obama Jul 2012 #39

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your mother? handmade34 Jul 2012 #93

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This idiot woman is who they made guilloines for. Odin2005 Jul 2012 #4

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heh. SammyWinstonJack Jul 2012 #65

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what she means is that the "common People" Volaris Jul 2012 #40

And as I said PatSeg Jul 2012 #46

Doesn't he though? laundry_queen Jul 2012 #50

"But Ann, they smell funny." PatSeg Jul 2012 #56

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"Authoritarian Personality" handmade34 Jul 2012 #31

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She probably speaks for most of them. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #27

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Your neighbor and my neighbor CoffeeCat Jul 2012 #92

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i'm a lower income person with a masters' degree in a science. please enlighten me, rich lady? HiPointDem Jul 2012 #42

Move over "Joe the Plumber"... CoffeeCat Jul 2012 #44

I found this at Facebook this morning PatSeg Jul 2012 #47

no... it's wealthy delusional folks like you who need a guillotine to get it. fascisthunter Jul 2012 #48

Range Rover woman.. soccer1 Jul 2012 #49

Things didn't end well for the original Marie Antoinette. hifiguy Jul 2012 #52

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Remember the great, tragic scene in Roger & Me DefenseLawyer Jul 2012 #57

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Or to put it another way ... Ganja Ninja Jul 2012 #61

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The nails ladies? smokey nj Jul 2012 #68

It's class warfare when we fight back and certainly not when the ruling elite draw the class Citizen Worker Jul 2012 #69

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compassionate conservatism ... napkinz Jul 2012 #74

They have to tell themselves this or face the abyss. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #75

And what is up with the Zambrellis? They think THEY are our economic engine? MissMarple Jul 2012 #76

She's certainly got FlaGranny Jul 2012 #99

The election of GOP candidates proves this to be true. obxhead Jul 2012 #77

It's true I don't understand abelenkpe Jul 2012 #79

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Range Rover lady..... soccer1 Jul 2012 #89

We feel your pain? Peaceful Protester Jul 2012 #90

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