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    Image of Claire Buoyant Claire Buoyant
    11/25/09

    In reply to Tim Durham: The Sleazy Republican Dealmaker Whose Offices Were Raided by the FBI Today
    Take a tour inside his house:
    [video.aol.ca]

    "His favorite artist is Peter Max." Oh, classy.
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    11/25/09

    In reply to Tim Durham: The Sleazy Republican Dealmaker Whose Offices Were Raided by the FBI Today
    The girl in pic #7 was a total upgrade from the girl in pic #2. In in pic #6, who exactly is the "leering-mouth breather"? Is it him or the girls? I say all three.
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    Edited by heywhat at 11/25/09 3:26 PM heywhat was starred heywhat was unstarred
    Image of econdave econdave
    11/25/09

    In reply to Tim Durham: The Sleazy Republican Dealmaker Whose Offices Were Raided by the FBI Today
    Everything about this man screams "tiny penis."
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    Image of pssshwhatever pssshwhatever
    11/25/09

    In reply to Tim Durham: The Sleazy Republican Dealmaker Whose Offices Were Raided by the FBI Today
    Are you required to have a fat, bloated head in order to be a Republican, or does being a Republican *give* you a fat, bloated head?
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    Image of Helio Helio
    11/25/09

    @pssshwhatever: i think they the RNC just included that requirement in their new by-laws.

    ah yes, here it is...

    (11) We support fat, bloated heads. Long and lean, or "Obama-style," heads will be shunned due to lack of hot air and probable existence of intelligence.
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    11/25/09

    In reply to Tim Durham: The Sleazy Republican Dealmaker Whose Offices Were Raided by the FBI Today
    I love Stately Wayne Manor On The Prairie in pic 3; it's like an assisted living facility for douches.
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    Image of Uncle_Billy_Slumming Uncle_Billy_Slumming
    11/25/09

    In reply to Tim Durham: The Sleazy Republican Dealmaker Whose Offices Were Raided by the FBI Today
    Risky businessman.
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    Image of Shadowlayer Shadowlayer
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Insanely Rich Young Mobile Ad Broker You've Never Heard Of
    Thats the difference between real founders (like this guy) and oportunist big talkers like, well, almost everybody else in the valley these days...

    Scammers follow money, and sadly this deserved homerun here will attract even more gold diggers with little or no knowledge about actual IT, but lots of "street smart" capabilities.

    Kudos to Omar anyways, he's a living proof than even in these twittertimes real skills trumps over snake oil marketing. #omarhamoui
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    Image of Jason McCabe Calacanis Jason McCabe Calacanis
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Insanely Rich Young Mobile Ad Broker You've Never Heard Of
    Am I really the benchmark for exits now? Ugh... I better have another hit soon. :-)

    Seriously big ups to fellow Sequoia Capital company AdMob on this HUGE home run.

    Amazing execution, perfect timing and a killer team = huge exit. #omarhamoui
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    Image of Magister Magister
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Insanely Rich Young Mobile Ad Broker You've Never Heard Of
    From the video;

    Some of these are probably bigger than we are right now, but we're bigger than we were 12 months ago

    Well now, you're even larger than you were.
    ---

    He sounds like a smart and prudent guy.
    Congratulations to him.
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    Edited by Magister at 11/09/09 7:33 PM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of PontiusPirate PontiusPirate
    10/27/09

    In reply to Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman
    Oh Tommy... #scientology
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    Image of laurenhasmoney laurenhasmoney
    10/29/09

    @PontiusPirate: Have you read Tommy Davis response to the recent claims on msnbc.com? Here is the link - [www.msnbc.msn.com]

    It gives a clear picture beyond the gossip and rumors. Real news. #scientology
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    PontiusPirate promoted this comment laurenhasmoney was starred laurenhasmoney was unstarred
    Image of PontiusPirate PontiusPirate
    10/30/09

    @laurenhasmoney: Thanks I just read your link. Here's what sticks out:

    "He wanted the church to have an active political stance and the church is prohibited from doing so." Davis said that taking an active political stance would have jeopardized the church’s tax exempt status.

    What a load of total bullshit. If Pastor Rick Warren can come out in public support of Prop 8, then Tommy Davis can come out in public opposition of Prop 8. It has nothing to do with losing your tax exempt status (but thanks for the reminder on where your values are, $cientology) - it has EVERYTHING to do with what you stand for. And $cientology is known for lumping homosexuality with deviant behaviors, and therefore somethign the cult is against. #scientology
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    Image of Anto103 Anto103
    10/27/09

    In reply to Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman
    I'm really beginning to think that Tommy is trying to bring Scientology to it's knees on purpose. #scientology
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    10/27/09

    In reply to Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman
    None of this would bother me in the least if they weren't enjoying a subsidy from the government in the form of a tax exemption. In fact, I think it's high time for the US to consider revoking all tax exemptions for religions. These fairy-story peddlers are all businesses, and should enjoy no more tax exemption than any other marketers. Let them lie to themselves--who fucking cares? Just pay your fucking taxes.
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    Edited by Mediahohoho at 10/27/09 2:41 PM Mediahohoho was starred Mediahohoho was unstarred
    Image of PontiusPirate PontiusPirate
    10/27/09

    @Mediahohoho: There's also the little issue of them conning people into paying thousands of dollars for services which are claimed to be able to help them under the guise of quasi-scientific nonsense. There's also the disconnection policy - whereby people who leave the cult are not allowed to speak to their families who remain in the church. There's also the little issue of waging a smear campaign against psychiatry. I guess there's also the physical violence and intimidation as well.

    Sure, do all that amongst yourselves - but when it impacts other people outside your cult, be prepared to answer for it. #scientology
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    10/27/09

    @PontiusPirate: Yeah, I get it. I think Cults are horrible. These guys, the moonies, those "the family" assholes on C-street and in the US Senate--they're all the same stripe of fraudulent jerkoff. I agree that their habits of criminal wrongdoing should be pursued relentlessly. But my sympathy for their victims is tempered by the fact that everyone is free to follow their conscience and be a dupe and rube. The people I feel sorriest for are the minors who are dragged into the scams through no fault or vulnerabilities of their own. #scientology
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    Image of PontiusPirate PontiusPirate
    10/27/09

    @Mediahohoho: Yeah, like Jett Travolta. In Scientology circles, it's simply not acceptable to take anti-seizure medicine, let alone medicine for schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, etc. All because L. Ron got a little miffed at the APA years ago when they came out and said Dianetics was horseshit masquerading as legitimate psychological science. #scientology
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    Image of Parah_Salin Parah_Salin
    10/27/09

    @Mediahohoho: I've been thinking the same thing about revoking the tax free status of churches for years. Christian churches have basically turned into PACs for Republicans. I'm sick of big religion sticking their hands out and getting a free ride. I think we should just give them fishing rods and teach them to fish, rather than just giving them free fish all the time. Lazy churches. #scientology
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    Mediahohoho promoted this comment Parah_Salin was starred Parah_Salin was unstarred
    Image of CODiva CODiva
    10/28/09

    @Parah_Salin: Bravo to that idea! #scientology
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    10/27/09

    In reply to Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman

    Two things concern me:

    1) His close personal desire to have Tom Cruise's haircut from most of his films from 1983 to 1994.

    2) The instant retreat at the mere mention of Xenu. Because, what may I ask, is a crazed cult with mystical numbers and levels, leaders with learning disabilities who wear large medallions of power and/or sacrifice, if it doesn't pray to an otherworldly place named similarly for a phrase coined by Robin Williams most likely on a coke bender?
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    10/27/09

    In reply to Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman
    And he's also probably gay. 'I have enough money to never work a day in my life,' he says." How is this possible? Even if his Dad is loaded b/c Anne never pulled down that kind of money, I thought the Scientologists like to almost bleed people dry, leaving them with just enough energy and will to continue working to make more money to spend on auditing and other bullshit Scientology services? As just the spokesman, I doubt he gets paid enough to live such a lavish lifestyle.
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    bytememehard promoted this comment Edited by heywhat at 10/27/09 1:41 PM heywhat was starred heywhat was unstarred
    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    10/27/09

    @heywhat: I don't see the connection between your opening sentence and the rest of the paragraph. #scientology
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    Image of yourfriendandneighbor yourfriendandneighbor
    10/27/09

    @bytememehard: that was like one of those Tom Cruise, "let's go get some ice cream in case there aren't any gay people there" statements. #scientology
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    10/27/09

    @bytememehard: Just stating an opinion. There really was no connection. #scientology
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    10/27/09

    @heywhat: In that case, I want a hamburger. Do you think faeries are real? #scientology
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    Image of heywhat heywhat
    10/27/09

    @m4ximusprim3: I prefer chicken strips. Yes, trees can talk if we would only take the time to listen. #scientology
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    10/27/09

    In reply to Tommy Davis: Scientology's New Angry, Unstable Pitchman
    Next time someone gets yelled at by dumbass Jenna Elfman, just start asking her about Xenu. #scientology
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    Image of Sleepyhead Sleepyhead
    10/27/09

    @BadUncle: It's been done, and it works! There was a Defamer story long ago where a tipster did just that, and she covered her young friend's ears and shrieked bloody murder on the Silverlake street. If I recall correctly, she then unfurled her leathery wings and flew away to her storm-topped castle. #scientology
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    Baroness promoted this comment Sleepyhead was starred Sleepyhead was unstarred
    Image of Baroness Baroness
    10/27/09

    @Sleepyhead: I think I recall that. Didn't she scream that the guy was a "baby-raper" or something vile? They really seem to go right to viciousness very quickly. Ugh. #scientology
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    Image of Sleepyhead Sleepyhead
    10/27/09

    @Baroness: You are, stunningly, spot-on in your remembrance.

    [defamer.gawker.com] #scientology
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