Obama’s 2012 Opponent: The ‘Republican Congress’
**Written by Doug Powers
This falls into the “nice try” category, but ultimately it probably won’t fly.
From The Hill:
President Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill are increasingly referring to the Congress as “Republican” even though their party controls one-half of the unpopular institution.
Obama and his allies have started to deploy the phrase “Republican Congress” in what some experts see as a clear attempt to gain a political advantage.
“I’m the first one to acknowledge that the relations between myself and the Republican Congress have not been good over the last several months, but it’s not for lack of effort,” Obama told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos earlier this month.
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And other Democrats have used the term.
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Political scientists have said that Obama is using a game plan similar to that used by Presidents Truman and Clinton. Both won their reelection by railing about Congress. The difference, however, is that both chambers in 1948 and 1996 were controlled by Republicans.
Jay Carney also pinned the low approval rating of Congress on Republicans as if the GOP owns the show.
Why are they stopping at Congress? As much as Bush is still blamed for everything, shouldn’t Dems go all the way and refer to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as the “Republican White House”?
Sure, a lot of people aren’t aware that the Republicans do not control the full legislative branch, and so they might be tempted to fall for the latest verbal sleight of hand. But since Obama has been on the trail telling everybody he can and will bypass Congress to get what he wants, that would seem to weaken the “blame Republicans” approach. We’ll see.
By the way, the least popular member of the Republican Congress is Nancy Pelosi.
**Written by Doug Powers
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I guess he has nothing to lose running against an organization with even lower approval ratings than his.
All one needs to do is compare Obama’s promises with his results and frame him as a weak man who takes responsibility for nothing. Just ound that in over and over.
He’s just foreshadowing what Congress will be in 2013. Then, he will be entirely accurate to say “The Republican Congress.”
Heck, he’ll even be able to say “The Republican President.”
Yup, still at it. Blame, Blame, Blame.
Can’t do anything on your own, so blame someone else for your failures.
The irony is that if his policies were as wildly popular as Dems portray them to be, he wouldn’t be looking for anyone to blame, but instead would be standing in his bully pulpit imagining a crown of laurels on his head.
(Okay, so he does that anyway, but that’s more of a delusional fantasy than anything based in reality.)
Has anybody bothered to tell Harry Reid that he no longer is the Senate Majority Leader? With the removal from his lofty perch, how will his olfactory ever survive being closer to all those “smelly tourists” he so detests.
What’s the truth? Obama and the truth are not on speaking terms.
Because Boehner and McConnell are worthless, this is a winner for Obama. There is a ton of House passed legislation Reid is sitting on. Do you ever hear the GOP discuss this?
The GOP never attacks. They wait to get beat up and then lamely defend themselves. I would be in front of a camera every day talking about how legislation that would help Americans is “held hostage” in the Senate so it cannot even be discussed. I would point ot the number of days things have been delayed like the Hostage Crisis.
Reid would have to answer why over and over and over again. However, Boehner and McConnell are wimps. Not going to happen.
Congress = House + Senate
Since Dirty Harry is in charge of the Senate, how did the Congress get to be Republican? Weasels.
After the President’s remark at that time, I’m sure Mr. Stephanopholus (?), being the true journalist that he is, followed up with “But, Mr. President, isn’t the Senate controlled by your party?”
Unfortunatly for Barky, the choice on the ballot isn’t going to be between him and the Republican congress.
No Republican will vote for him and Independents are going 2 to 1 against him. Seven in ten or better think the country is on the wrong track. Axelrod is clinging to a strategy for Barky to win in the election in 2012 without Ohio,Florida,Virginia,and Indiana. At this point he even has to spend time and money defending Illinois and Hawaii which he should easily win.
He’s toast. Only 450 days until he’s gone.
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I beg to differ. Comrade Obama’s real opponents are the American Constitution, the American People, and the American way of life.
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And the 450 days left of the Good Messiah and his Regime’s reign will seem like an eternity to most Conservative Americans.
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November 2012 just can’t get here soon enough.
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John Bibb
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Oh, he’ll definitely win the People’s Republic of Hawaii.
I expect hime to lose, but I am worried the R party will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
Although I didn’t see the interview, I’m sure your right. I’m sure George did ask…err… ahhh,, ok ok I can’t say it with a straight face….Bahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha
So 450 days left huh? Well that makes me feel alittle better. Thanks.
It is not the Republican Congress, it is the Czars, Duh!
Lil’ Barry needs some remedial instruction on American Constitutional government. Three branches of government, bicameral legislature, two houses of Congress… Remember professor? Bueller?
If he can’t get his own party on his side, why should that bother Republicans? He needs to send some stim boodle Harry’s way.
if it is the republican congress, does that mean dingy harry is now a republican? he is the best example of a rino ever!
Barry’s new campaign slogan: “Monthly Chicken McNuggets and vodka allowance for everyone, and all the dry bread you can eat!”
Exactly. To use my Dick Morris phrase, that is why Clinton won so big in 1996: because he ran against Dole, the Senate Majority Leader.
In this case, however, if Obama wants to run against Boehner, that’s fine. Boehner will be handily re-elected.
If inflation kicks in and Herman Cain and/or Bachmann are on the ticket, you can expect to see 1/4 to 1/3 of democrats go republican.
That’s problematic, because he’ll need NC then and he’s not going to get it.
The entire Midwest from Minnesota to Wisconsin to Michigan are also in play. I expect Indiana and Iowa to go red. The entire rural sections of these states are poised to vote republican, and if we can get Cain and Bachmann to pick up even 25% of the single woman and black vote in cities like Detriot, Minneapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, it is over.
Name Your Enemy. Target Your Enemy. Turn everyone against Your Enemy.
Barko-the-bozo has learned well from the masters.
Yet one more example of mis/disinformation from America-destroyers.
Fits right in with TLC’s 8-part series, “American Muslim”, which I saw an ad for last night.
The socialists/corporatists/OWVHs/statists/totlalitarians have made common cause with the muslim taqiyyists/jihadists/barbarians/America-destroyers/totalitarians.
We sure have our work cut out for us.
May God Bless and Save America.
“I mean, I’ve bent over backwards pointing out how more people were going to die and children were going to go hungry and the air would get more polluted if they didn’t pass my jobs bill. If that’s not compromise, I don’t know what is.”
He could always resign.
Just a thought.
Obama and the regressives always say what they think will fool the people into hating Republicans and voting for dems. That is their tactic. I’m sure there are idiots out there who actually believe that Republicans want to drink dirty water and breath dirty air.
They continually change the rhetoric to make themselves look good. Truth be damned. They are excellent liars and have had a lot of experience with looking people right in the eye and telling whoppers with a straight face. Look at Obama when he is performing. He really is convincing, isn’t he? Yet we know he is lying…just about all the time now. He no longer can distiguish between truth and lie. He as been carefully programmed to spit out whatever works for him and his radical cronies.
Anyone who can lie so well and has such a destructive, traitorous agenda is truly dangerous.
Obama is a scary man. Happy Halloween!!
Looks like he’s taking a page from HST’s 1948 election play book.
Speaking of which is there any comment out there on what similarities there may be (or may not be) between this coming electtion and the Dewey-Truman election?
Considering it has been well over 2 years since the Senate even passed a budget it would seem that no one is in charge in the Senate.
Also, Obama has been faithfully calling Boehner and the Republican leaders to offer to meet and find mutually agreeable solutions and compromise. Oh wait…I believe that is another of Obama’s whoppers. The truth is, Obama hasn’t called the Republicans even once.
Obama’s definition of compromise: “I’ll give you the bill, you pass it. If you don’t, you are the party of NO. If you want to debate, you are stalling. If you want to change any of it, you are only watching out for the Wall Street Fat Cats. If you don’t pass it now…even before it has been written, we will all suffer horribly. If you do pass it, we will solve all our economic problems, the oceans will recede, the unicorns will fly out of my ass and cover the earth with a blanket of flowers.”
I’m the last one to defend George, but when jaw-dropping egregious claims are made by random people, let alone a President, it can be difficult to recover. I know, he’s ‘supposed’ to be a vet!
What was he to do? Call the pResident a bald faced LIAR to his face! On national television? This is how bullies operate.
I read an article on NewsMax.com that even Nancy Pelosi isn’t speaking to his highness. Now I’d consider that a blessing, but it sounds as if the Dems are worried about the elections.
Then don’t. No ‘but.’
Yes. Of course. Failing that, he should realize the kind of slimeball he has supported and voted for and twisted the truth for, and he should become an opponent.
But he won’t, will he? And we know that. So why should we give the lying snake (George) any kind of a pass?
Democrats are evil. Democrats in the MSM are the worst kind of Democrats, even worse than the politicians. If you just remember that all of the time, you can’t go wrong.
Unfortunately this will probably work, because as Herman Cain says, “Stupid people are ruining America.” There is a documentary called Media Malpractice, and if you go to their website, http://www.howobamagotelected.com/ you can see an excerpt with exit interviews with Obama voters. They can’t even answer the most basic question like who controls Congress. The Democrats controlled it then, but Obama and the Democrats were so successful with the narrative that Obama was going change the way Washington worked that the Obama voters assumed Republicans controlled Congress. If they were so ignorant that they got it 100% wrong then, then they certainly won’t realize how Obama is intentionally misleading them now when he is 50% wrong.
Roland said:
Roland, my point was, there is no such thing as ‘interviewing’ this pResident. It’s more akin to getting called in to your boss’s office. Oh and you’ll want to close that door behind you?
There’s a mind numbing experience that takes place when exposed to these types of exchanges. Statements like these are designed to stun, to paralyze their prey.
By now, everyone in the media knows the drill ( just ask Jason Mattera? ) but you never know exactly form the attack is going to take shape? You’re right of course but this is a whole new tack He is taking. And as you note, who better to spring it on?
The unspoken truth: just because the Republicans won’t embrace the Tea Party and our principles doesn’t mean we don’t have a presence and influence. It only took 1/12 of the “1/2 of 1/3 of government” to stand the whole process on its head.
Obama would actually be running against the Tea Party Congress except that most Americans embrace what we are fighting for.
Sucks being the party that doesn’t stand for anything doesn’t it? You don’t get credit for your contributions in advancing the one-world-without-borders globalist progressive agenda and get “blamed” for Tea Party victories anyway.
Try embracing the Tea Party and have faith that the dirty money doesn’t matter. It’s not that expensive to run when you’re not selling cancer.
You nailed that one, Truesoldier! Isn’t a bigger no one around than ol’ Harry Reidiculous.
And what about Odoubletalker’s LOBBYIST
controlledoverrun WH? They’re spinnin’ that one today so furiously, the turntable is getting dizzy!Pasadena Phil said:
When you say “the party that doesn’t stand for anything” you mean OWS, right?
No, I mean the GOP. They tell us whatever they think we want to hear, take the same dirty money as the Dems for the same reasons and take us to the same place.
OWS are just the usual all-purpose malcontents who are against everything.
Pasadena Phil,
What I’m visualizing, and work with me here, is… a strategic alliance between the GOP and the Merry Band of OWS where ‘together’, young & old, rich & poor, they can stand united for… absolutely nothing..?
I’m beginning to wonder what “Tea Party principles” are.
They’re starting to look like they’re just about lowering taxes, social conservatism be darned.
Oh, and that’s an issue for me, because for me, lowering taxes is NOT an end in and of itself. It is only a means to an end. Lowering taxes means starving the beast and forcing it to back out of our lives.
Marshall,
It’s kind of like that already. Right from the start, the marching orders for Republicans was to refrain from attacking the OWSers. The usual suspects like George Will and Charles Krauthammer dedicated a Sunday to propounding their views on this. Of course, they weren’t shy in attacking the Tea Party. But radical lefties? The old reach out and touch someone.
It’s all kabuki and the important audience for “both” parties is the dirty money they need to finance their cancer campaigns. We are just the fools in this play. Liberals and conservatives alike are disenfranchised by their parties of choice and mostly for the same core reasons (it doesn’t matter which party you vote for, you get to the same place) but the worse it gets, the more militant they are in defending holding their noses and repeating the same mistake over and over again.
It’s like a drug addiction.
Pasadena Phil,
Ok, I’m a sport. You ( as a TP mbr. ) are sitting in George’s seat:
Hiraghm,
Tea Party 101:
http://www.teapartypatriots.org/Mission.aspx
Shortly after BHO was elected, I remember a You Tube video which was posted which showed interviews with a number of Obama voters. Link below:
http://www.howobamagotelected.com/media-malpractice-obama-voter-video.asp
Even though Democrats controlled both houses of Congress at the time of the 2008 elections, more than 50% of Obama voters thought the Republicans controlled both houses of Congress. So, I believe that Obama is counting on the ignorance (or is stupidity the more appropriate term) of the electorate when he rails against the Republican Congress. And unfortunately, he’ll probably get away with it.
Actually, the GOP DOES discuss it but the MSM won’t ever report on that! Paul Ryan gave a great speech earlier this week and it got no mention anywhere but conservative blogs.
The networks (including FOX) are allowing Obama to get away with this narrative because they won’t report that it is the DEMOCRAT controlled Senate that hasn’t even put forth a budget for over 900 days! This is all a well thought out plan….Bambi proposes some pie-in-the sky plan, the Republicans in the House respond with an actual bill that has real numbers, the Senate refuses to bring it up for a vote and the Boy King then wags his finger at the cameras and says “Well, I’m tryin’ here folks but I’m not gettin’ any help from Congress so I’m going to have to act on my own, for the good of the country cause I care SO MUCH more about people instead of politics!”
The MSM portrays him as the grown-up and they show pictures of John Boehner instead of Harry Reid while they bemoan the gridlock in Washington!
Every single time they have a camera on them, Boehner, McConnell, et al need to say, “We have put forward SPECIFIC legislation to address the issues facing this country and the President’s party, which controls the Senate, refuses to even allow it to come to the floor.” If they would be disciplined enough to repeat that on every talk show, in every interview, even have the RNC run ads making that point, it might finally get across exactly where the problem lies….but I’m not holding my breath! : (
What does it matter what Obama says? He’s stuck on a fixed narrative and the truth never seems to work its way into his reasoning. The truth is that the GOP rolled over for the first two years rather than fighting one bad bill after another and then fought the Tea Party in the third year.
They rolled on the continuing resolution after last November’s historic Tea Party victory during the lame duck session and were rolling again this year until the 20 House conservatives (most of which were NOT members of the Bachmann’s House Tea Party Committee but of Jim Jordan’s Republican Study Committee BTW). The GOP HAS been cooperating with Obama as people like Cantor and Boehner are quick to point out after their closed door sessions.
We don’t get to see what happens behind the closed doors, we only get the kabuki. They even agree to pass bills unread before they are even finalized. Headline to be followed by details later after the vote. That is a bipartisan problem.
With hat in hand. The GOP is playing badmitton trying to defeat Al Capone.
And then we have Spud Butt spewing this tripe:
“In a chilling appraisal of President Obama’s Republican opposition, First Lady Michelle Obama Thursday suggested a Republican victory in the 2012 presidential election would result in curbs on freedom of speech and religion.”
pffft, Stephanopoulos takes it up the rear from anything democrat. He and James Carville luuurve each other.
I agree with you on fighting the Tea Party, but please do tell exactly how was the GOP able to stop anything the Dem’s wanted in the first two years of Obama? The Dem’s had a majority in the House and the They had a 60 vote majority in the Senate. The only thing that the GOP could do was put their votes on record as oppostion and I seem to remember that happening quite a bit.
figuratively, of course.
Right, and they seem focused on only the first one of their “core values”. The powers that be in the movement don’t seem to realize that social conservatism will lead to the accomplishment of the 2nd two goals. I’ve even heard would-be leaders of Tea Party organizations badmouth social conservatism.
That’s why I correct anyone who calls me a Tea Partier. I’m a Browncoat. Their first core value is only a path to the 2nd core value, and the 3rd will come automatically once the 2nd is achieved. But, based on their rhetoric, may vocal Tea Partiers consider Constitutionally limited gov’t as secondary, a means to achieve lower taxes and free markets, rather than the primary and most important aspect of reform. Social conservatism equals Constitutionally limited government.
The Tea Party doesn’t seem to care as much about how meddlesome the gov’t is, as they care about the gov’t grabbing their wallets.
And if the Tea Party did care more about Constitutionally limited government rather than “What’s in your wallet?”, Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul (crazy as he is) would be lightyears ahead of the rest. Instead,they’re backbenching her and marginalizing him, and refraining from attacking the stalking-horses Romneycare and the Pig-eyed weasel.
Of the three law-passing and budget-making bodies,
(Presidency, Senate, and House)
Democrats have controlled a majority since January 2007.
Much of what was blamed on Bush should really have been blamed on the Democratic Congress.
And if you’re unhappy with how the last nearly 5 years have gone,
look at which party held majority control…
Yet if the dems regained the majority, she’d be speaker again.
Hiraghm,
I’ll agree in principle, but the truth is, when you have Grand Piano on your toe, THAT is your first priority! It doesn’t mean you don’t have other problems, just that right now, this is your biggest one?
Taking up the banner for any number of socially conservative causes ( however worthy! ) dilutes the message. We’re too fledgling to afford those ‘luxuries’ right this minute.
For the moment, this is more about “establishing a beach head”.
Taking up abortion ( see MM’s most excellent article btw ) ghey marriage etc. only provides our critics w/ the all the ammo they’ll ever need. Very familiar ground for Progs and given our fiscal state and the perf. of their pResident, believe me they’d welcome the distraction with a big juicy “Culture of Corruption Mwah”!
Barky Doesn’t Know Why He’s Even At 44%.
I feel like repeating this:
Jan 2007 – Jan 2009: Democrats controlled Senate and House
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011: Democrats controlled Presidency, Senate and House
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013: Democrats controlled Presidency and Senate
What we’ve been suffering under since January 2007 is the
FAILED POLICIES of the DEMOCRAT MAJORITY.
If you HOPE for CHANGE, then VOTE for CONSERVATIVES!
Thanks, ITTRP @#57. I have said this to everyone, but the liberals still, to this day, say it is a lie. I particularly point out the 2009-2011 period as the one in which I believe this country has been sold out the most.
Surely Daley intends to the upside right? Yeah Bill, we can’t figure it out either. Only the finest spun straw!
For the most part Conservatives aren’t sqwaking about Teh One’s forays into all things foreign. Other than turning his back on Israel, zero support for a legitimate protestor movement in Iran.
To say “and all this in not exactly the best of times” really doesn’t flush Dim’s. Or what you feel you’ve inherited. It’s about what you’ve squandered domestically that has lost him the middle.
Well, what he can’t dazzle with brilliance, he’ll bury with BS. His administration is sinking while he clings to the illusion that he can pull this off with lies and cheating. This man is sneaky and will continue to misrepresent the truth to get any leverage he can. The more corrupt he is, the further he’ll fall.
The fans of the movie “Up” can clearly see this administration’s strategy for the next 12 months…SQUIRREL!
Exactly.
There are three things to consider for attracting non-ideologue Independent voters:
1.)People vote based on what is or is not in their pocketbook.
2.)People vote based on what is or is not in their pocketbook.
and MOST importantly
3.) People vote based on what is or is not in their pocketbook.
Alter: Obama’s Miracle is a Scandal-Free White House
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-27/obama-miracle-is-white-house-free-of-scandal-commentary-by-jonathan-alter.html
I’ll leave it up to you as to whether or not this is tongue in cheek. Posts below are not favorable.
WOW! Will he get clubbed over the head with that article about 8 months from now.
This is why I love all of you conservatives – you bring these redneck idiots into Congress and they almost force an American debt default.
And their approval rating go into the single digits 9% approaval – and you people still think you have good ideas.
Even though 91% of Americans are disgusted by the Michelle Bachmann & Eric Cantors of the world.
God bless all of you conservatives – keep fighting for what you think is right.
Flyoverman,
While I’m a regular Bloomberg reader ( comes w/ the job ) seldom do I delve into their ‘Politics’ links. I saw that and when I picked myself up off the floor ( thank God for Berber huh? )
One issue we need to get back in the crosshairs ( can I say that MM? ) is the Gulf Oil Spill. All these resources at the ready sitting idly by while millions of gallons of crude bubble to the surface waiting for NTSB to perform a lifejacket inspection..?
Bellweather moment my friends. THAT is when even his most staunch supporters from among the “moderates & independents” ( who can burn in HELL btw ) saw Him for what He is.
“Ilovemycountry” You wear your party’s JACKASS symbol quite convincingly!!!
Thank you, ILMC. We will!
ILoveMySpreadingAcne @#65:
You said,
“God bless all of you conservatives – keep fighting for what you think is right.”
Exactly what we intend to do.
But, and it’s a big butt, you look awful in the cheerleading outfit. Your knees are bony, your shoulders as wide as a fullback, and no boobs.
The sad thing about the two twit trolls on this blog is they spout the party line and never realize how much of their own freedom is on the line. Like the Germans who followed Hitler, thinking he was the messiah, these idiots are singing to der Fuhrer without realizing the cost of their ideology.
It makes me wonder how old are these “minds full of mush”. Reading history and watching stupid people repeat it over and over lets me know it’s not going to end well if Obowmao gets the chance to complete his “dream”.
Just like Adolph, who hated the jews and the imperfect, he looked for his own glory and vision, despite killing millions of people and destroying the lives of others who survived to pick up the pieces.
Smart people use their eyes and ears to listen. The prophet Jeremiah said: Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear..
Bottom line: you can’t fix stupid.
It must hurt, being you people.
No one in the civilized world repects any of you or your goofy ideas about cutting all government spending.
At least you people still have Ted Nugent.
Right again.On October 28th, 2011 at 4:33 pm, Ilovemytowerofpower said:
At least you people still have Ted Nugent! Yes and I also have my honor and dignity. You, snapperhead, are a lick spittle of the lowest order.
Perhaps zey are zinking zis to der Furher?
I can join zem in zinking zat zong…
I’d bet my bottom dollar Stephanopoulos didn’t point out to him that the Dems control the senate.
On another note, House Republicans that say they only control 1/2 of 1/3 of the government need to be taken out to the woodshed and beaten with a rubber hose.
aw, ilmc, did the head of the centipede eat beefareeno again?
Alles gutte when you’re a dummkopf.
You know who I miss?
Alan Keyes, 2012!
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HI ILOVEMYCOUNTRY–#71. You seem to be a little “numbers challenged” on your ideas on what is wrong with our economy.
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DO THE MATH! Or look at a couple of simple bar graphs based on Government numbers. Our debt has shot up horribly in the last 6 years. Our Government has grown by over 10 percent in the last 4 years.
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We don’t have an income problem–we have a humongeous wild wasteful overspending problem. It started in 2006 when SanFranNan and the democrats took over the House–and when President Bush 43 failed to veto the bills since the funding for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars was being held hostage. President Reagan would have used the veto and bully pulpit to stop her / their agenda.
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The decline in Government income is a small amount compared to the increase in spending. And the current Comrade plan is to ramp up the spending now, raise taxes to pay for it, and to promise fictional cost / spending reductions 10 years from now!
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Only clueless clowns sign on to this failed agenda. Or the reality challenged. We’ll fix it for you in Nov. 2012.
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John Bibb
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