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		<title>By: CurmudgyOneJr</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CurmudgyOneJr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is just another symptom of Obama&#039;s economy: Retailers striving for every red cent because there are so few of them to go around. Thanks a lot Mr President. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is just another symptom of Obama&#039;s economy: Retailers striving for every red cent because there are so few of them to go around. Thanks a lot Mr President. </p>
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		<title>By: Mary Sue</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-hippolito/black-friday-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-3951355</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Sue]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s a good one, hehehe. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#039;s a good one, hehehe. </p>
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		<title>By: Mary Sue</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-hippolito/black-friday-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-3951353</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Sue]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[yup he admitted in another post (with the Coulda Been A Contender title) he admitted he is indeed Robert Goodwin. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yup he admitted in another post (with the Coulda Been A Contender title) he admitted he is indeed Robert Goodwin. </p>
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		<title>By: riverboatbill</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[riverboatbill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meth and circuses. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meth and circuses. </p>
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		<title>By: Lady_Dr</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lady_Dr]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She was no lady.  ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She was no lady.  </p>
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		<title>By: banastre Tarleton</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[banastre Tarleton]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COrrrect .the first step towards a sin is actually thinking about it ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>COrrrect .the first step towards a sin is actually thinking about it </p>
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		<title>By: Len_Powder</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-hippolito/black-friday-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-3948618</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Len_Powder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 07:19:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter are on their way out as religious American holidays. They have become increasingly days of merchandising and self-gratification. It is &quot;Black Friday&quot; that Americans are celebrating, not Thanksgiving. Black Friday has been extended backwards so that it now begins on Thanksgiving. In fact, with many retailers it begins the day before Thanksgiving and extends to &quot;Cyber Monday&quot;. There are new &quot;shopping days&quot; being contemplated which will be introduced in the near future. They will be connected to holidays of one sort or another, secular or religious, although the connection to religion is mainly related to reaching those who have not yet proclaimed atheism as their religion. Offer discounts, print more money, increase the debt, as long as they increase sales. The new religion is consumerism and its spiritual principle is that to satisfy your needs you need to spend money. If you have no money the government has many programs to provide it to you free of charge. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter are on their way out as religious American holidays. They have become increasingly days of merchandising and self-gratification. It is &quot;Black Friday&quot; that Americans are celebrating, not Thanksgiving. Black Friday has been extended backwards so that it now begins on Thanksgiving. In fact, with many retailers it begins the day before Thanksgiving and extends to &quot;Cyber Monday&quot;. There are new &quot;shopping days&quot; being contemplated which will be introduced in the near future. They will be connected to holidays of one sort or another, secular or religious, although the connection to religion is mainly related to reaching those who have not yet proclaimed atheism as their religion. Offer discounts, print more money, increase the debt, as long as they increase sales. The new religion is consumerism and its spiritual principle is that to satisfy your needs you need to spend money. If you have no money the government has many programs to provide it to you free of charge. </p>
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		<title>By: Tanstaafl</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tanstaafl]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we stop shopping on Thanksgiving, stores will stop opening. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If we stop shopping on Thanksgiving, stores will stop opening. </p>
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		<title>By: Tanstaafl</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 05:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walmart, apparently. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Walmart, apparently. </p>
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		<title>By: Mary Sue</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-hippolito/black-friday-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-3947863</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Sue]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 02:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[well, when the Bible says thou shalt not covet thy neighbor&#039;s wife, what does that result in, unchecked?  Adultery!  It doesn&#039;t result in the covetor getting his *own* wife. 
 
There is a doctrine that even thinking about committing a sin is in itself a sin (like Jesus said, &quot;Anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart&quot;). ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>well, when the Bible says thou shalt not covet thy neighbor&#039;s wife, what does that result in, unchecked?  Adultery!  It doesn&#039;t result in the covetor getting his *own* wife. </p>
<p>There is a doctrine that even thinking about committing a sin is in itself a sin (like Jesus said, &quot;Anyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart&quot;). </p>
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		<title>By: TomS</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a definition of Covetous - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster ... Definition of COVETOUS. 1: marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another&#039;s possessions . 2: having a craving for possession &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covetous&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covetous&lt;/a&gt;. Covetousness is not a sin because it may lead to theft any more than lust is a sin because it may lead to rape. These things and the rest of the other seven deadly are sins because they make their victims misserable by cutting them off from the love of God. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The following is a definition of Covetous &#8211; Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster &#8230; Definition of COVETOUS. 1: marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another&#039;s possessions . 2: having a craving for possession <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covetous" rel="nofollow">http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covetous</a>. Covetousness is not a sin because it may lead to theft any more than lust is a sin because it may lead to rape. These things and the rest of the other seven deadly are sins because they make their victims misserable by cutting them off from the love of God. </p>
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		<title>By: objectivefactsmatter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[objectivefactsmatter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;I am not sure what &quot;entitlement&quot; is portrayed by people choosing to shop or keep the shops open other than in a free society people are entitled to choose what to do with their time and money.&quot; 
 
You have a point that discernment should be made. Entitled people are attracted to these come-ons, but so are those concerned with getting maximum value...until they learn the facts. You don&#039;t really get better deals during these events unless you get extremely lucky. Your odds might be better at roulette. Then again, you stand to lose more in a casino. All in all, they are generally a waste of time and end up with people buying stuff that is they probably would not have bought if they knew enough of the facts. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;I am not sure what &quot;entitlement&quot; is portrayed by people choosing to shop or keep the shops open other than in a free society people are entitled to choose what to do with their time and money.&quot; </p>
<p>You have a point that discernment should be made. Entitled people are attracted to these come-ons, but so are those concerned with getting maximum value&#8230;until they learn the facts. You don&#039;t really get better deals during these events unless you get extremely lucky. Your odds might be better at roulette. Then again, you stand to lose more in a casino. All in all, they are generally a waste of time and end up with people buying stuff that is they probably would not have bought if they knew enough of the facts. </p>
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		<title>By: objectivefactsmatter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[objectivefactsmatter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;What does this have to do with liberalism any more than conservatism?&quot; 
 
Liberals hate (on a conscious and or subconscious level) tradition that has any link with the past, especially if there is any Judeo Christian religious connection, no matter how weak. All traditions that tie people to the past greatness of the West and the USA must be destroyed and forgotten, or distorted in to something else like &quot;colonialism&quot; as it is described today. 
 
The fact that you don&#039;t recognize this distinguishes you as a dupe rather than a radical communist. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;What does this have to do with liberalism any more than conservatism?&quot; </p>
<p>Liberals hate (on a conscious and or subconscious level) tradition that has any link with the past, especially if there is any Judeo Christian religious connection, no matter how weak. All traditions that tie people to the past greatness of the West and the USA must be destroyed and forgotten, or distorted in to something else like &quot;colonialism&quot; as it is described today. </p>
<p>The fact that you don&#039;t recognize this distinguishes you as a dupe rather than a radical communist. </p>
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		<title>By: objectivefactsmatter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[objectivefactsmatter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;I find the people who hit the midnight deals...a bigger problem.&quot; 
 
 
It&#039;s just another aspect of the same problem. Without crack-smoking customers waiting to save on their whatever (which is generally just a bait and switch game), the retailers wouldn&#039;t feel obligated to their stakeholders to compete like this. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;I find the people who hit the midnight deals&#8230;a bigger problem.&quot; </p>
<p>It&#039;s just another aspect of the same problem. Without crack-smoking customers waiting to save on their whatever (which is generally just a bait and switch game), the retailers wouldn&#039;t feel obligated to their stakeholders to compete like this. </p>
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		<title>By: objectivefactsmatter</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[objectivefactsmatter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Good Heavens. This article remarkably contradicts the whole thrust of FPM, which generally glorifies and viciously protects every profit-making corporate strategy ever devised.&quot; 
 
Wrong. At least you&#039;re honest about your name. ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&quot;Good Heavens. This article remarkably contradicts the whole thrust of FPM, which generally glorifies and viciously protects every profit-making corporate strategy ever devised.&quot; </p>
<p>Wrong. At least you&#039;re honest about your name. </p>
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		<title>By: Mary Sue</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-hippolito/black-friday-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-3947505</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Sue]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[man I missed out on what he said.  How bad was it? ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>man I missed out on what he said.  How bad was it? </p>
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		<title>By: Mary Sue</title>
		<link>http://www.frontpagemag.com/2012/joseph-hippolito/black-friday-eve/comment-page-1/#comment-3947500</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Sue]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the day, there were no Macy&#039;s or Walmarts.  And I mean, back when the 10 Commandments were transcribed.  &quot;Covetousnes&quot; I believe was a stepping stone to outright theft.  You&#039;re not supposed to covet because covetousness leads to taking.  It&#039;s not &quot;coveting your neighbor&#039;s outboard motor&quot; if you go and buy your own.  It&#039;s coveting if you eventually sneak into his garage and take it. 
 
However, that said.  Greed and materialism can be a bad thing, if one is filling a hole left from excising out religion.  Having things is not  bad, but if that&#039;s the entire focus of one&#039;s life, then it can be a problem. 
 
Canada&#039;s starting to cash in on this Black Friday thing, despite the fact that our thanksgiving was a full month earlier and on a Monday to boot, so we&#039;ve never had a logical basis for a &quot;Black Friday&quot; at the end of November.  But eh, the neighbors are doing it so why not... ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back in the day, there were no Macy&#039;s or Walmarts.  And I mean, back when the 10 Commandments were transcribed.  &quot;Covetousnes&quot; I believe was a stepping stone to outright theft.  You&#039;re not supposed to covet because covetousness leads to taking.  It&#039;s not &quot;coveting your neighbor&#039;s outboard motor&quot; if you go and buy your own.  It&#039;s coveting if you eventually sneak into his garage and take it. </p>
<p>However, that said.  Greed and materialism can be a bad thing, if one is filling a hole left from excising out religion.  Having things is not  bad, but if that&#039;s the entire focus of one&#039;s life, then it can be a problem. </p>
<p>Canada&#039;s starting to cash in on this Black Friday thing, despite the fact that our thanksgiving was a full month earlier and on a Monday to boot, so we&#039;ve never had a logical basis for a &quot;Black Friday&quot; at the end of November.  But eh, the neighbors are doing it so why not&#8230; </p>
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		<title>By: Rifleman</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rifleman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get a chuckle when someone says Thanksgiving isn&#039;t a religious holiday.   Who were the Plymouth Colonists thanking, anyway.? ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I get a chuckle when someone says Thanksgiving isn&#039;t a religious holiday.   Who were the Plymouth Colonists thanking, anyway.? </p>
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		<title>By: Questions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Questions]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does this have to do with liberalism any more than conservatism?  This reckless politicization of peronal grievance, great or small, is unhealthy for a society.  Do you think there aren&#039;t any conservatives standing in those queues? ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What does this have to do with liberalism any more than conservatism?  This reckless politicization of peronal grievance, great or small, is unhealthy for a society.  Do you think there aren&#039;t any conservatives standing in those queues? </p>
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		<title>By: UCSPanther</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[UCSPanther]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Internet shopping &gt; holiday shopping.   ]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Internet shopping &gt; holiday shopping.   </p>
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