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![“I think that there are just so many people that can't afford not to have Obama win. He's gotten so many disenfranchised people back into the political system that if he didn't win, the disillusionment in America and the idea of more of the same failed policies of the last eight years [2000-2008]…” quote by Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cc/irvine-welsh-843_america_i-think-that-there-are-just-so-many-peop_700710.png)
![“[President Clinton] boasts about 186,000 people denied firearms under the Brady Law rules. The Brady Law has been in force for three years. In that time, they have prosecuted seven people and put three of them in prison. You know, the President has entertained more felons than that at fundraising…” quote by Charlton Heston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/charlton-heston-5386_amendment_president-clinton-boasts-about-186-000-p_1288458.png)
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