April 12, 2008 06:30 PM
28%er
Bush hit his lowest approval rating ever:
President George W. Bush's job approval rating has dropped to 28%, the lowest of his administration. Bush's approval is lower than that of any president since World War II, with the exceptions of Jimmy Carter (who had a low point of 28% in 1979), and Richard Nixon and Harry Truman, who suffered ratings in the low- to mid-20% range in the last years of their administrations.
How does it feel. How does it feel. To be on your own...When I saw Bush's poll number, these words crept into my brain. No disrespect to Bob Dylan.
I'm sure he feels just fine, knowing full well he's going to get off scot-free.
Bastard.
How sickening is it to think that nearly one in three of your fellow country men thinks that way.
completely immaterial. he's still at 100% as far as fat russert and the propagandists who control the media flow are concerned.
Even the shrill shill Corporate Media can't pump his numbers up.
Just imagine where the numbers would be if the MSM told the truth about his SH!T.
Let the war crimes tribunal begin.
He'll always be the best... in his own mind. He wanted a legacy. Now he has it.
Bush could be at 1% and the cretin citizenry will be manipulated by the Courtesan Class, corporate media, to elect John McCain. Democracy on works where the populace stays reasonably informed. In the U.S., not so much.
As he'll be likely to remind you... he and the brave 28% of America are ready to fight terrorists and defend the nation. We're too far gone to get excited over low popularity polls-- THEY DON'T CARE WHAT WE THINK
How can 28% be the lowest rating ever? You guys have been calling us 'the 28 percent-ers' for going on two years now.
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Gretchen @ 5:
He didn't want a legacy, that's foolish. He wanted a dictatorship and a one world government. By George, I think he's got it!
dennis @ 8:
I guess morally-depraved imbeciles works too.
linda @ 3:
'xactly so. Nightly News this evening on ABC and NBC both start with the "bitter" story and they're like a runaway horse with the bit in its teeth now.
Never mind that this president admitted that his Principals micromanaged torture.
Never mind that the Pope will be in this country and will he publicly criticize Bush's use of torture?
One thing this sorry episode proves: Obama tells the Audacity of Truth and not only his political opponents but also the orchestrated traditional media adds to the sniper fire. Not a one of 'em listened to what Bill Moyers had to say when he accepted the Riedenhour Award. Shameless.
Personal morality and social morality are also at historical lows in America; Gee, I wonder if there is any connection?!?
Uh, he's been lower for well over two months now...gee duhbya boosh...Worst President EVER!!!
George Bush's Approval Rating Plummets to Just 19%
by Frank J. Ranelli
February 20, 2008 at 16:32:02
Clearly voicing their discontent for George W. Bush, Americans are now reaching historic levels of undisputed antipathy for America’s 43rd President. A new poll has Bush breaking a new nadir in presidential approval ratings, beating out Harry Truman’s 22% for the lowest support among Americans in the nation’s history.
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The latest American Research Group polling of how George W. Bush is conducting himself as President, in the eyes of the America people, is an historic, if not an abysmal low, at just 19% overall. An astounding 77% of those surveyed disapprove of Bush’s job performance. A full 79% of those sampled from February 16-19, were critical of how the President was handling the retreating economy.
Until Bush dipped below the 20% mark in this latest poll by the American Research Group, it was Harry S. Truman, in a Gallup Poll taken in February 1952, who previously held the worst presidential approval rating at just 22%.
Further demonstrating the dour mood of the country, 78% of Americans, more than three-fourths of the nation, believe the economy was getting worse and 47% are confident the country is in a full-blown recession.
The near unanimity among registered voters was that Bush was not getting the job done as president. Merely 18% found him to be successful in his duties and 78% gave him a failing mark. In addition, an astonishing and historically all-time low number of registered voters, just 15%, found Bush favorable in his ability to deal with the economic woes the country is currently facing.
Even amid registered Republican voters, Bush still failed to break through to a majority of supporters with only 45% of Republicans in favor of Bush’s job performance.
Independent voters matched the sour mood of the country as a whole with only 17% finding Bush to be satisfactory in his job achievements and 75% expressed displeasure for America’s 43rd President.
Democrats, who have been sharply acrid toward Bush for some time, showed their disdain for his perceived and mounting failures, voiced their undisputed discontent for Bush with 99% finding him unsatisfactory in his job.
Interestingly, among the disparate few who found favor with Bush’s abilities, only 1% believed the economy would approve with Bush in the White House. A certain sign that even Bush’s most ardent supporters believe he is incapable of restoring the economy from its current somber state.
Finally, of the 77% of Americans who disfavor Bush’s job as president, a full 85% stated that the national economy was bad, very bad, or even “terrible.”
The only optimism shown by those polled, indicated by a margin of 42%, feel the national economy will improve a year from now – when Bush will be out of office.
Coupled together with the Federal Reserve’s latest forecast that suggests the economy may weaken further still, with even higher inflation and unemployment rates, it appears unlikely that Bush, with less than a year in office left, will stand any chance of stirring any hope of buoyancy before the next president takes office in January of 2009.
Frank J. Ranelli is a progressive writer, author and Senior Editor for Op Ed News. His current journalism endeavors to educate people on the dangers of the Bush Administration, the Religious Right, and the unlawful occupation of Iraq. In addition, he is an ardent advocate for the impeachment of President George W. Bush. His writing has been well-received and widely published in a variety of news outlets and across the Internet. His "smartly-written and imagery-invoking" articles have earned him such praise as, "Written with directness, strength, passion...It's great when it smacks, glares, grabs one!" -Ms. Joyce Benedict, Park Guide for FDR Historic Site
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_frank_j__080220_george_bush_s_ap...
I don't believe these numbers . . . 28% find something positive about president catastrophe?
someone wake me up when the election is over . . .
Dubya feels just fine, irrespective of what the polls say. I don't know what kind of drugs they are feeding him, but every time I hear his slurred speech, I wonder. He's feeling no guilt; no pain.
dennis @ 8:
Different polls show different numbers. The Gallup has put him in the low thirties for quite some time.
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
But you know you only used to get juiced in it
Does Mary Matlin know?
dennis @ 8:
Because we were being generous. At least you admit to being an extreme fringe radical. Congrats.
dennis @ 8:
When EACH and EVERY poll finds his presidency wanting that WILL be news, Sonny...but till then this particular poll is reporting ITS` finding as the lowest yet.
Ted @ 2:
Amen to that brother.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGpXtIFjlcc
He looks like he feels pretty happy to me :)
King of Kings @ 12:
ya know, i think that is a very important observation. my guilty pleasure is checking out a couple of gossip sites a day -- and, frankly, it's frightening the kinds of things that are posted at too many of them. it's not just the brittney/paris obsession -- it's the nature of the photos -- the more debased, the better. and the tags of the women are always 'whore', 'slut', 'bitch'; and god forbid if she's growing older and put on weight.
additionally, look at what passes for entertainment. i suggest that the lack of outrage by the public to the torture revelations is because they've been conditioned thru tv and movies to accept it -- it's entertainment. 'prom night' was the highest grossing film this weekend.
JM @ 15:
At a guess, antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, and probably OxyContin.
Frank Dufek @ 7:
Or in Cheney's immortal word, "So?"
I guess the 28% would be the actual Bush criminal gang and maybe the swiftboat assholes and that's it!
Obama is correct! Yes we are Bitter!
Bitter about the loss of economic oppertunities!
Bitter about the United States losing its direction!
How can McCain and Clinton not see the bitterness in this country?!
The thing I'm trying to wrap my brain around is how W can be at 28% and a plurality of voters are seemingly endorsing a 3rd term of McBush. Yes, of course the media loves McCain, but really, how is this even remotely possible?
Twenty-eight percent of 300 million is....84 million people.
Why they haven't joined the other 216 million is mystifying, and that's 84 million too many.
You figure 25 out of 100 would support him no matter what....so really, of the remaining 75 with a brain, 3 support him. ouch.
AND if the lying sack of monkey dung was allowed to run for a third term, who wants to bet that he would win? People are the stupidest animals on the planet.
Carter went from Mr. 28% to being a Nobel Peace Prize winner and respected around the world. I don't believe Bush will quite measure up to Carter after he leaves office.
If you want more of the same Vote McCain!
McCain will be just like another Bush term. Will the United States be able to survive that?
Ted @ 2:
Imagine living in Oklahoma, Idaho or Utah where 2 out of 3 people you pass on the street still support Bush.
Some polls have placed Bush lower than any other President.
And just wait till gas its $4 per gallon.
dennis @ 8:
How can 28% be the lowest rating ever? You guys have been calling us ‘the 28 percent-ers’ for going on two years now.
I suppose it helps explain it that you yourself - as you 'confessed' yesterday - as well as two other members of your own family voted for Obama. You're not officially part of the 28%ers anymore. Rip those epaulets off, slap yourself in the face with a glove, and drum yourself right out of the dwindling Bush base, m'dear...
OT, but check out Hillary's latest rant against Barack Obama. UN-fucking-believable!!! The real shrew emerges.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-hbPmcMFxU
The First Draft of History Looks a Bit Rough on Bush
By Kenneth T. Walsh
Posted April 11, 2008
President Bush often argues that history will vindicate him. So he can't be pleased with an informal survey of 109 professional historians conducted by the History News Network. It found that 98 percent of them believe that Bush's presidency has been a failure, while only about 2 percent see it as a success. Not only that, more than 61 percent of the historians say the current presidency is the worst in American history. In 2004, only 11.6 percent of the historians rated Bush's presidency in last place. Among the reasons given for his low ratings: invading Iraq, "tax breaks for the rich," and alienating many nations around the world. Bush supporters counter that professional historians today tend to be liberal and that it's too early to assess how his policies will turn out.
http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&ned=us&q=History+Ne...
As I stated before, bush = Worst President Ever!
8 dennis Says: How can 28% be the lowest rating ever? You guys have been calling us ‘the 28 percent-ers’ for going on two years now.
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In my defense, I have been calling you the 29%-ers.
How do you feel Mr. Bush-like a rolling stone: Not likely, stones are useful.
Would it be fair to say that these 28% are 'bitter' about Bush's lack of support.
If McNasty supports Bush's agenda then something is wrong with this Corporate media poll. McCrazy/Rice 49%...Clinton/Obama 46%. WTF? McCrazy = McBush.
Is he still President?
109 HISTORIANS RANK BUSH AT THE BOTTOM
7 April 2008
BY ROBERT S McELVAINE
"Like a majority of other historians who participated in this poll, my conclusion is that the preponderance of the evidence now indicates that, while this nation has had at least its share of failed presidencies, no previous presidency was as large a failure in so many areas as the current one."
http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=11744
Three new surveys released Friday document the steep descent of President Bush, and with him, the American economy. While Bush's approval rating reached a new low of 28% in the AP poll, three quarters of economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal believe that the United States is in a recession that has yet to hit bottom. So it comes as no surprise that American consumer confidence spiraled down to its lowest level in 26 years.
For the details, see:
"Bush Approval, Consumer Confidence Hit New Lows."
That 28% likely consists of 2 disparate groups - those mouth-breathers who keep supporting him on faith (after all, god told him to do all that evil stuff he has been doing for at least 7 years), or those who are making money hand over fist because the Muslim killing machine must be fed weapons, torture devices, etc.
Obviously, those who support this war criminal and his regime can't think for themselves, or are, at best, amoral.
dennis @ 8:
I guess Dennis can't read. The post clearly states that Bush's rating is the lowest of HIS administration and is tied with Carter's low but is still higher than Nixon or Truman at their nadirs. If the other 85 mil. of these 28 percenters are as illiterate as Dennis, no wonder they still support this idiot. They are unable to read or understand facts and no doubt get all their info from FOX where Bush has the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury. Nonetheless, the good news is that about 219 mil. people still have some semblance of sense.
henry wallace @ 41:
Yes, It is hard to believe that mcCain is picking up this much support. Is it possible that Karl Rove is playing some sort of media manipulation role behind the McCain Image thing in MSM? The timing and press is almost too perfect.
Look on Gallup and you see both Obama and Clinton lead McCain. Rove is working for McCain now.
henry wallace @ 41:
You are right. The numbers don't jive.
Edwin Hussein @ 37:
How can ANYONE listen to THAT woman speak and still support her? How can she STILL be even close in numbers of supporters, after video proof of just one of her lies, not to mention the myriad of other myths and questionable tactics. This boggles my mind more than the fact that Bushie is still close to 30% in the polls.
ConcernedCanuck @ 49:
The thing that I cannot understand is how can anyone even consider McCain?
McCain is just another form of Bush. Incompetent!
GWB spouts "I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times" and the MSM hold him in high regard. Sadly, I think we're all doomed, not just the nitwits who voted for him. I hope the Supreme Court that crowned King George are proud of themselves.
Bea @ 51:
That is why Obama is correct.
People are Bitter!
Why McCain and Hillary do not understand that is my question?
DC @ 50:
McCain, Clinton, or any of these lying sacks of crap. Obama IS a new face. Not in politics long. I would think that would be a positive aspect of him to one and all. Instead of the same old lying lifer politicians.
There are 28% of Americans who can't name either the Vice President or the Sec. of State nor could they find Iraq on a map.Some live in a trailer, some are well off, some work at Wal Mart and watch FOX News on their black and white TV and others know theres a war going on in the Middle East somewhere against the terrorists. These folks think life is this way for a reason, the terrorists from Iraq that attacked us on 9/11 are fighting us in Baghdad today, but its better there than here. Osama Bin Laden is still hiding in Iraq but we will find him someday. Yes, the President is doing a good job in keeping us safe. Give him some credit
Unfortunately the 28%ers are gearing up for a 3rd Bush term. As if the first two weren't bad enough. Did everyone see the post at Think Progress about who McSame has on his global war team: Kristol, Max Boot, James Woolsey, Robert Kagan...he frigging hired everyone out of PNAC.
Traitors and War Criminals All in the Bush Regime.
Time to Impeach, Indict and Convict them for their High Crimes against Humanity.
Watch the Bush bubble burst
How does it feel to be "on his own?"
God, liberal complacency pisses me off!
He has 28 percent of the country with him. THAT'S TOO HIGH! 85,075,200 people still support him or are ambivalent. What in your life can you claim you have 85,000,000 people behind you on?
If the libs had two brain cells to rub together Bush's score would be fifteen points lower and he'd have been bounced already.
nonny mouse @ 36:
Nonny-
Bush wasn't on the ballot this time. And that was before Brok called me a bitter, racist, gun-totin' bible-thumper to his wine and brie-eating comrades out on the Left Coast.
ConcernedCanuck @ 53:
I have to admit it, McCain and Clinton both act like they can say and do anything and the voters are stupid and will vote for me anyway. McCain with his whole staff of lobbists then saying he is an independent, McCain and Clinton both jumping from one side on an issue to the other depending on who they are speaking to.
Check McCain's record he will say anything to become president.
Avid Reader @ 14:
wake up its over and we lost again!
28% seem a little high to me
I don't think Dylan is appropriate. I'd go with Beck.
"Soy un perdedor" (Spanish for "I'm a loser.")
"I'm a loser, baby. So why don't you kill me?" (I am NOT advocating assassination.)
This is the song where Beck sampled President George H.W. Bush saying "I'm a driver, I'm a winner; things are gonna change I can feel it."
If Beck were to release "Loser Remix 2008" with samples of W. saying "Stay the Course" or something, then he would make millions.
Beck, all I ask for this idea is five dollars ($5.00). No more.
Ruthless People @ 34:
PUH-LEEZE! I just ate my dinner.
Klaus von Schnitzel @ 58:
Seeing the statistics, what's holding this Administration up are all the Loyalists(R), NOT the liberals.
There is a great divide in this Nation,
66% support usurping the Constitution, TORTURE, and war criminals
what remains are Patriots...
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Klaus von Schnitzel @ 58:
Don't speak the truth too loud. It makes people shoot the messenger.
Here are the supporters... only 200 people
Bush Family Picnic Today...
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/stories/DN-...
I heard that Soldiers, Guard, Veterans, Navy Seals and others who take the oath are a bit concerned....
Any follow up to this story...
03.14.08: BUSH ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO GUT THE ESPIONAGE OVERSIGHT BOARD
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2008/03/14/preside...
28% is "political capital time" for Chimpy Mc Screwup. Also just goes to show that 28% of Americans are fucking morons still.
Okay, now I don't have to worry about questioning the sanity of 72% of Americans.
Only when the 28% bottom dwellers lose everything, they will see the light. Either that, or just wait for the Rapture that will never come.
Nonny-
Bush wasn’t on the ballot this time. And that was before Brok called me a bitter, racist, gun-totin’ bible-thumper to his wine and brie-eating comrades out on the Left Coast.
LOL. One, I didn't realize you lived in Pennsylvania. Two, what, they don't have brie and wine in Middle America? It's only west coast lefty liberal elitists who quaff Pinor Noir and nibble the French fromage? (And by the same logic, no self-respecting lefty liberal elitist would be caught dead swilling Bud and eating Cheetos?) And three, are you seriously trying to convince me you'd vote for Bush a third time, given the chance? If that were the case, why Obama over McCain for you? Nah, your heart might still ache for the good old days of true Goldwater conservatism - long dead at the hands of Bush's Neo-Con thugs - but your head still has enough grey cells firing to realize the future does not lie with the die-hard 28%ers... Not convinced, dennis, m'man, not at all... :)
McCain = Bush
Karl Rove was in attendance and was said to be ebullient about the current presidential campaign. Presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain was in Texas on Friday and it was thought he might pop in before the evening ended.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/stories/DN-...
Pay Attention Son, this is what is really happening!
Protect that rear!
linda @ 3:
Exactly. He's not alone. The media is preparing our next mediocre leader , McBonkers. But here's another season of American Idol , the Biggest Loser, and Miley Cyrus to help ease the pain.
nonny mouse @ 71:
you go girl!!!!!!!!!!
tell me, tyree, as a member of the working-class, bitter, gun-totin' Middle America, would you turn your nose up at a nice Brie and Pinot Noir?
nonny my gal i dont even know wtf that is ! im still hooked on cheese burgers!
lilybelle @ 28:
They control our minds with propaganda. It really is that simple.
At least you're still living proof that one does not have to be a brie-munching, wine-swilling over-educated liberals like moi to know that 'Brok's' comments were far from being 'elitist'.
But I like that... 'Brok'. I can see the lapel pins now: 'I Grok Brok'. (Does that date me?)
But he'll be a hero when they revise history in 50 years....
nonny mouse @ 78:
not in the least nonny , this elections a farce to begin with you know my feelings the repigs will not be driven from the whitehouse by words and speaches alone ,
I think it's time to dust off your old copy of Pink Floyd's Animals and give a listen to "Dogs." Oh boy, does it ever resonate.
I want the 28% still in his favor rounded up and held for questioning.
P.D. @ 70:
I wish it would. Take them and let the smart people left over fix the planet.
links don't work!!!!
tyree @ 80:
yep! ya gotta watch those voting machines! Here in NJ, they have not investigates the report of the elections auditors who found that up to 2/3 of the votes can have errors. the NJ Dist.Att. has done nothing, Corzine has done nothing. No reports in the papers or on the airwaves, except the Rachel Maddow show on AAR(I grok her!)
85 CoIntelPro against all things repug! Says:
investigates = investigated
let's be clear:
that 28% is of the people they polled. if you assume that's registered voters who vote, then that's 28% of 48%, which makes it more like 14% !!!!
At best it represents the people who did not respond: "What a stupid fucking question! I'm broke, jobless, losing my house, can't pay for my kid's college! and you're asking me a question about how I feel about that idiot!"
Well, whoopi-fuckin-doo.
He still gets everything he really wants and gets away with everything he does.
And true to form, he'll dump his fetal-alcohol-syndrome induced failures on someone else as he skates off scot-free with a shit eating smirk on his simian face.
(I know, I know... ad hominem attacks are for inarticulate motherfuckers.)
E Pleb Neesta
GODISNOWHERE
Blessed are the cheese makers.
28% Geez. I was married 3 times and divorced twice at least I have a 33% approval rating.
joeedugan @ 63:
How about "I'm the decider. We've turned the corner."
ConcernedCanuck @ 31:
The elections are rigged . . . there is some hope . . . Bush didn't win either election
linda @ 3:
You've got that right. They let chimpy get away with spitting and shitting on the Constitution, anything after that is blowback.
John, I'm glad to see you are contributing more to your blog, afterall your stance got me to stay awhile. :)
that song certainly begs for usage in many ways during this administration, no? i couldn't help myself either back on march 12th!
soon to be joined by Bill Clinton.
Another Dylan passage that made me think of the Bush Junta - from "Tombstone Blues':
"Well, John the Baptist, after torturing a theif
Looked up at his hero the Commander and Chief
Saying "Tell me great hero, but please make it brief
is there a hole for me to get sick in?"
The Commander and Chief answers while chasing a fly
Saying "Death to all those who would whimper and cry!"
And dropping a bar-bell, he points to the sky sayin'
"The Sun's not yellow it's CHICKEN!"
tHeHusseinGaMeOfLiFe @ 92:
I thought blow-back was what happened to Monica's blue dress.
Still think you'll increase your ratings 45% georgie?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwnqqj5Q1BU
Alice Hussein @ 4:
No kidding. This is all he can muster with nearly a 100% monopoly on MSM?
Still, it's sad to think 28% in this country are so cluelessly stupid and hopelessly ignorant, they wouldn't know if their hair was on fire!
HECKUVA JOB!
It's embarrassing and shameful to think that I have family members who are among the 28 %'ers. If it were only a core of 1%, they'd be among them. Nothing will penetrate their self-justifications, self-deceptions and compartmentalized thinking. Whey they are not indifferent to truth, they are afraid of it. They are mostly looking to Bushco to validate the things in themselves that they know they should be ashamed of; if an authority figure like the president can be that kind of person, then it gives them permission to do the same thing....and....think of themselves as good and great people, while they're at it. It's a pretty toxic combination. What's strange, is that in their particular cases they are all highly intelligent people. But, they are willfully and passionately ignorant. I find that I am having less and less to do with them as time goes by.
It's kind of weird of Gallup to phrase something as "lowest since" when there's been three presidents that did the same. I mean, if there's one exception fine... But three? Including the current one I think, offhand, there's been 11. That's almost a 1/4.
Paul @ 99:
Excellent analysis of the typical Bush supporter. Most that I know have no shame.
No disrespect to Bob Dylan.
I have nothing but.
28%? That's incredibly high, almost 1/3! Give me a friggin break. Tell me we don't live in a country full of simpletons. "President George W. Bush’s job approval rating has dropped to 28%, the lowest of his administration" I've been hearing the same headline for the past 2 years.
He'll be close to a big fat goose egg by the time he is (finally) ready to leave office. And the sad part is he won't give a damn. He never gave a damn what the opinions were of others and always chose to ignore the opinions of those who were in direct contrast with his convoluted view of the world. January 20, 2009 cannot get here fast enough.
The only reason that his rating is as high as 28% is that is exactly the percentage of people in this world who can NEVER admit they made a mistake.
I was driving behind a car in Central Missouri last week that had a bumper sticker reading, "VIVA BUSH." The old guy driving the car, like his car, appeared to be on his last leg. I am sure he's part of your basic 28%.
Dubya is the torture president and he heads the torture administration.
And always by Dubya's side was his faithful dog, I mean companion, the VP FUtus of Borg.
Their motto: semper quiritatio. Always screaming.
For of you who are not in the know, here is a scoop.
Neoconservatism is a Satanic cult. Why do you think they seek
100 years of death of maiming in Iraq that will result in a Shiite state
and very rich oil companies? Did you ever stop and think: what's in this
for us? Nothing, unless you are a member of a Satanic cult. After all,
Al Queda was not in Iraq until chief Satanist Dubya attracted them with
an illegal, immoral, unnecessary war.
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