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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:51 PM
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Teen vowing not to be a Republican raises funds for Hillary Clinton
Edited on Tue Dec-04-07 12:57 PM by brooklynite
From the Dallas Morning News

A teen whose father denied him college tuition because he would not become a Republican now is raising funds for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Teddy Gambordella Teddy Gambordella, 19, who launched a Web site in 2006 to raise money for college, has tweaked it not only to raise funds for his own education but also to generate up to $125,000 for the Clinton campaign.

Mr. Gambordella, a freshman at Brookhaven Community College in Dallas, said splitting the funds will allow his fans to invest in him and the presidential candidate. “Half of it would be for the better of the country now and half of it would be for the better of the country’s future,” he said.

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“I can’t support his college education when he is going to act like that,” the elder Gambordella said. “He’s going to outgrow it. I hope he does.”

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/120507dnmetclinton.6860d739.html


The article throughtfully provides a link to his website
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:51 PM
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1. Fuck you, Dad
:thumbsup:
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AX10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:52 PM
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2. K/R
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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:53 PM
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3. More Republican family values
:crazy:
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:53 PM
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4. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this one
What kind of father would force their kid to be part of a political party to give them access to college?

..."Self made men" bs-ing Republican
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:53 PM
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5. I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this one
What kind of father would force their kid to be part of a political party to give them access to college?

..."Self made men" bs-ing Republican
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:54 PM
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6. Good for Teddy
and fuck his dad. What an ass.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 12:56 PM
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7. Wow, the stones on that kid!
:thumbsup:
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:03 PM
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8. Seems like he chose the candidate closest to a Repug anyway! Whats up with that?
And isn't the kid displaying typical Repug values by using the campaign to benefit themselves as part of the deal? Nothing altruistic here.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:07 PM
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9. Do you ever get sick of your own bile?
Seriously.
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Cheap_Trick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:46 PM
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10. maybe you should read a little slower next time
the article clearly states "Teddy Gambordella, 19, who launched a Web site in 2006 to raise money for college, has tweaked it not only to raise funds for his own education but also to generate up to $125,000 for the Clinton campaign." He started the site originally to raise money for college THEN added a fundraiser for Hillary.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:48 PM
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11. That's doesn't matter.
Saracat has called people like McGovern senile for endorsing Hillary. Castigated Hillary for having her bday party during the CA wildfires.

Now some kid who tells his GOP father to stuff it is the subject of her ire.

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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:05 PM
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17. She's just purely hate-driven
I'm trying to have some sympathy for somebody like that.
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:49 PM
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13. don't bother. when everything is filtered through a lens of hate
it's pointless to try and correct someone's interpretation of facts.
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:31 PM
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24. Not necessary.I am just saying the kid chose the least Democratic of the candidates and wether
before or after posting the plea, the kid is still piggybacking on Hillary as a "gimmick".That is my opinion.Kid is "tweaking" to get more attention IMHO. Whatever.
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rinsd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:51 PM
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29. What's a matter? Realized how ridculous your first post came off?
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 04:28 PM
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31. Least Democratic how?
Because the only way I see that she is the "least Democratic" is because you don't like her. You are not the arbiter of who is Democratic and who isn't.
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 04:49 PM
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32. No. She is , IMHO." least Democratic" because of her Kyl/Lieberman vote
and her continued support of the war as well as her support of lobbyists and corporations and outsourcing.Those do not reflect "Democratic ideals" to me.She is considered by many to be the Dem candidate most in line with GOP fundamentals.She herself has stated she appreciated the "Republican values" of hard work and integrity, and self responsibility,(Her words, not mine)that were instilled in her by her parents. There are some principles that I view as more "Democratic" than others and by that view, Hillary is, in comparison with all our other candidates, the "least Democratic".
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 07:58 PM
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33. Thank you for taking the authority to make the decision for the entire nation
:patriot:
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-05-07 01:15 PM
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34. I said "In my opinion".
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 01:48 PM
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12. God you're pathetic.
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:27 PM
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21. Nope.I would never refer to any poster in such a manner just because I
don't support their particular candidate.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:30 PM
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23. Naw! You just shit on any thread to spew your bile.
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:32 PM
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25. It seems that I am not the one leveling the nastiness here.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:38 PM
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26. Cross + Wood : Shortage, please remove thy self
:nopity: :nopity: :nopity:
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saracat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:48 PM
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27. Back at cha.
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emilyg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:02 PM
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14. Give it a rest.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:04 PM
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15. God, it must suck to be you
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AnotherGreenWorld Donating Member (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:07 PM
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18. Well said.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:10 PM
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19. More like well spewed.
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ChavezSpeakstheTruth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:19 PM
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20. wow - it amazes me, the ridiculous vitriol
unbelievable
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:04 PM
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16. Damn, and my Dad just called me anti-American for being a Dem. nt
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:54 PM
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30. Tell him, you're all for
America and ANTI bushites..who are bringing America down by all their lies and spending all the taxpayers money on their never ending quest for world domination.

I hope he doesn't listen to hate radio cause then you'd have to mention that you think for yourself and don't need anyone like limpdick to think for you.
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kimmylavin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:28 PM
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22. What an ASS.
My kid doesn't share my political views, so I won't pay for his education?
Having his own views is "acting like that"?

Jeez, my parents and I don't agree on ANYTHING politically, but they helped pay for my education, and they've supported me making up my own mind and becoming my own person.

Like someone else said, Republican Family Values at work again - how in the HELL did they manage to claim that???
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-04-07 02:50 PM
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28. So, are we to understand that his father's love.....
is contingent on Teddy's political affiliation????? What a sorry excuse of a man!!! He doesn't deserve to be called "father". Truly disgusting!!!
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