comMITTed to Romney!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/mitt-romney-is.html

By: Don Frederick

Brief article at the LATIMES.COM commenting about MR laying the groundwork for 2012 by stumping for the Party. This is exactly what I hoped Mitt would do ever since the decision to withdraw from the 2008 race was made.

~~John Cronin~~

The buzz these days in the Republican vice presidential sweepstakes may surround Condoleezza Rice, but Mitt Romney is doing the type of grit work that will keep his name in the mix — as well as potentially pay long-term political dividends for himself.

Romney is speaking at an event sponsored by local Republicans — the folks the McCain campaign need to get fully on board before launching an all-out fight in a battleground state such as Pennsylvania. Romney’s willingness to play the good soldier in communing with the GOP base can’t hurt his veep prospects.

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Even after the guy drops out, the MSM still working overtime to keep him down. McClatchy spells out their list, six deep, and Mitt is nowhere to be seen. Here’s their list:

…here’s a set of names, with the pros and cons of each person most often mentioned by Republicans:

HALEY BARBOUR, 60, governor of Mississippi

Pro: Popular former national party chairman helped Republicans win Congress in 1994 and got very good reviews for his leadership when Hurricane Katrina struck his state in 2005.

Con: A long record as a Washington lobbyist that could clash with McCain’s reform message.

CHARLIE CRIST, 51, governor of Florida

Pro: He’s a popular governor whose endorsement helped McCain win the critical Florida primary. As running mate, he’d probably help put this big swing state solidly in the Republican column.

Con: His refusal to back an anti-gay marriage initiative and appointment of Democrats to head state agencies tar him as suspect to the party base.

MIKE HUCKABEE, 52, former governor of Arkansas

Pro: He’s shown his ability to win in the South and has support among evangelical Christians. A solid social conservative.

Con: He raised taxes as governor and supported equal benefits for the Arkansas children of illegal immigrants. Picking him might not excite conservatives.

KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, 64, senator from Texas

Pro: Offers a gender balance to the ticket and wins handily in her mega-state.

Con: Support for financing embryonic stem-cell research worries social conservatives. Also, she’s probably more interested in running for governor.

CONDOLEEZZA RICE, 53, secretary of state

Pro: First black woman on the ticket provides racial and gender balance against a Democratic ticket sure to have either a black or a woman.

Con: Nobody knows what she thinks about hot-button issues from abortion to taxes. Also, her record on Iraq and other security issues could provide a running debate with her own running mate, who criticized many of those stands.

MARK SANFORD, 47, governor of South Carolina

Pro: Young, vibrant conservative with a record of fighting spending while in the House, a McCain theme.

Con: Wouldn’t add a state to the McCain column. McCain should carry South Carolina without him.

Now, I’m completely undecided as to whether a Veep spot is really good for Mitt anyway, but I have a hard time believing that Mitt is not even on the top 6 list above some of these other people.

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Do you think that McCain is smarter than Donald Rumsfeld? Do you think McCain would make a better president than Rumsfeld? Did McCain prove that he was a better strategist than Rumsfeld, and that that proves that McCain would make a better president than Rumsfeld?

McCain said; “I think that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history.”

Rumsfeld > McCain:

Reasons to agree:

1. Rumsfeld attended Princeton University on academic scholarships.
2. McCain graduated 894th out of 899 (6th from the bottom) from the Naval Academy.
3. Rumsfeld helped reform the military in a way that John McCain never could have.

Reasons to disagree:

1. McCain wanted more troops in Iraq. Rumsfeld wanted to have fewer troops. The surge worked, which proves that McCain is a better strategist than Rumsfeld.

What mistakes were made in Iraq? What have we learned? Here are some of the mistakes that were made. What would you add to the list of things that we could have done better:

1. Shortage of soldiers
2. De-Ba’athification,
3. Disbanding the Iraqi military,
4. Lack of body-armor,
5. Leaving the ammo-dumps unprotected,
6. Falluja,
7. Abu Ghraib,
8. Haditha,
9. Destruction of stuff from the Iraq Museums.
10. Securing the oil fields first, but not securing other stuff.
11. Letting people riot.

Which of these were actual mistakes? Which were unavoidable? What was done right? Mitt Romney is brilliant at strategy. A couple of his kids have MBAs. I hope they go to work on figuring out the cause and solution to the problems in Iraq. I wish I could have the kind of conversations that he is able to have with smart people, but you will have to do. What books would you recommend that Romney and I read, now that we both have a little more spare time?

I think Iraq’s problems with De-Ba’athification can be used to show why we need people like Romney. People rejected Romney because he was not pure. People were rejected from working in the new Iraq Government, because they had been members of the bath party. They were not pure. So they put a whole bunch of people without any experience in charge of the government (think Barak O-Bambi). The new government was falling apart, and people were angry in the streets, not because the people running the government were bad people. Arguments could be made that they were better than the members of the ba’ath party. But people were angry in the streets because the government was not competent.

That is the best argument for Romney: Romney showed in many situations that he was able to fix problems. He was competent.

Maybe comparing Romney to the ba’ath party isn’t a good idea, but who cares? We no longer have to worry about saying something that will embarrass the campaign. There is no campaign. So say whatever you want.

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Mitt wins over Republicans in the focus group with his commercial comparing his vs. Hillary’s experience and readiness to lead:

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David Keene of the American Conservative Union (ACU) has a great article entitled “Double-Talk Jeopardy” discussing McCain’s dishonesty in the days leading up to the Floriday Primary. David has endorsed Mitt Romney. Read the whole thing, but here are a couple choice quotes below:

Most politicians who identify their interests with the national interest eventually conclude that whatever they have to do to advance those interests is justifiable; that in their case, the end almost always justifies the means. Such politicians can be dangerous and John McCain is just such a politician. In McCain’s world everything is personal: to disagree with him marks one not just as wrong, but as almost definitionally evil.

Stories of McCain’s intolerance abound in Washington. He’s attacked his fellow senators personally when they have had the temerity to actually disagree with him. Indeed, one Republican senator told me several years ago that he was confronted by an enraged McCain after voting against a minor amendment in committee and dressed down in “language that would be inappropriate in a barroom, let alone in the Senate.”

It is these qualities that concern many who know McCain best. Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran (R) is universally liked and admired by his colleagues. He’s known McCain for decades, and while he’s no camera hog, his colleagues listen when he speaks. In endorsing Romney over McCain in what many now view as a two-man race, Cochran said of McCain, “The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine.”

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“It’s a tough war we’re in. It’s not going to be over right away. There’s going to be other wars.” Offering more of his increasingly bleak “straight talk,” he repeated the claim: “I’m sorry to tell you, there’s going to be other wars. We will never surrender but there will be other wars.”

“It’s a tough war we’re in. It’s not going to be over right away. There’s going to be other wars.” Offering more of his increasingly bleak “straight talk,” he repeated the claim: “I’m sorry to tell you, there’s going to be other wars. We will never surrender but there will be other wars.”

- John McCain, February 3rd 2008

I would love a commercial by Mitt Romney saying that he is going to do the same thing that Bush did, and try every diplomatic option with-in reason, and that it is irresponsible to say “there will be more wars”. This goes to the heart of why I don’t want to vote for John McCain. He is not putting forth an intelligent argument trying to predict that there will be more wars; he is trying to position himself as the know-it all tough-guy. “Yep, there is going to be more wars, but don’t you worry there little missy, I’ll take care of you.”

David Petraeus doesn’t say, “there are going to be more wars.” President Bush doesn’t say, “there are going to be more wars”. The Defense Department and State Department don’t tell us there are going to be more wars. But John McCain knows more than them all put together. Do you see what a train wreck this is going to be? John McCain has spent 25 years in congress out positioning people politically. Saying the right thing to get elected. If he wins he will go from having a staff of 2 to 6 people, to running the largest organization on the planet. His job will be to collect the brightest people on the planet and trying to prevent more wars. That’s what he is going to do right?

Right?

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I’ve posted other YouTubes at NY for Mitt. Come on over.

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Eisenhower and Ford did not win us majorities in congress. They were both moderates. Newt and Reagan won us majorities. They were conservatives. We don’t win by agreeing with democrats. We win by having a smart guy who is capable of making great arguments. Think of Newt. Think of Reagan.

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I had a thought today to go back and compare the Presidential Announcement speeches of both Mitt and McCain.  I thought it would be interesting to see how well defined their focus was almost a year ago (Mitt announced in February, McCain in April), and how their campaigns have evolved since then.  It would be interesting to hear what differences you notice between the two speeches, and any discrepancies you see between what each candidate was saying then versus now.

For me, the obvious difference was how much broader Mitt’s vision was (and is), compared to McCain’s.  Notice as you read through them, that McCain mentions absolutely nothing about families, while Mitt’s speech is abundant in references to his family and the need to strenghthen America’s families.  Next, as you scroll down Mitt’s speech, especially towards the end, there are a lot of “we’s” and us’s” throughout.  Scrolling through McMe’s speech, there are a lot of “I’s” and “me’s.”  The very last sentence is actually very indicative of McCain’s whole approach to the Presidency:

I’m running for President of the United States, a blessed country, a proud country, a hopeful country, the most powerful and prosperous country and the greatest force for good on earth. And when I’m President, I intend to keep it so.”

Contrast this with Mitt’s last statement:

With freedom, nothing can hold us back.
 
“Freedom has made the American dream possible.  Freedom will make the new American dream possible.  And with the work, sacrifice, and greatness of spirit of the American people, freedom has made America - and will keep America - the greatest nation on earth. God bless The United States of America.”

I’ve been frustrated over the past 6 months or so with conservatives complaining that there is no true Reagan conservative in the race - no one upholding the 3-legged stool that Reagan advocated.   Mitt has been putting forth this conservative message all along, beginning with his speech:

At this critical time, we must first transform the role we play in the world [i.e. strong military], secondly strengthen our nation [strong economy], and third build a brighter future for the American family [strong families].

So my question to the conservative pundits is - where have you guys been?  Letting the MSM do your homework and thinking for you, without even bothering to check something as basic as the candidate’s announcement speeches to see what platform they are really running on.  Let’s hope the recent wave of endorsements, while positive and welcome, aren’t too little too late!

Mitt’s speech is excellent, McCain’s speech is very telling.  Check them both out and share what you think!

(One last note, I’m not sure about McCain, but I know that Mitt writes most or all of his own speeches, including this one and his Faith in America speech.)

Mitt’s speech

Click “Continue Reading” below for McCain’s speech

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I just received this email from Trent Christensen. He is saying what the MSM will NEVER say. They will never admit that John “Open Borders” McCain is a paper tiger and even with the help of tens of millions of dollars in free publicity, Mitt Romney is still in McCain’s rear view mirror and getting ready to pass him on the right!

With the fawning, adoring press shamelessly promoting this liberal Democrat, and attacking Mitt Romney 24/7/365, McCain should be leading by 30% points. It is a testament to Romney’s bulldog tenacity and to his supporters competence that he has been able to endure the withering assaults of the press, the Democrats, the entrenched Washington bureaucrats and some members of his own party and is still, despite it all, fighting the good fight and doing so with good humor and enthusiasm.

Please feel free to send this to all your friends and family members and to use it as a “talking points memo” as you make your rounds this weekend.

~~John Cronin~~

From: tchristensen@mittromney.com Add Mobile Alert
To: jtc1767@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:12:05 GMT
Subject: What Republicans need to know before they vote! (PLEASE FORWARD)

Dear Fellow Romney Supporters,

We have heard a lot of feedback from Romney supporters all over the country that feel like they are not getting the real picture about Governor Romney’s chances of winning the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Many people say that the information they do receive always paints a picture of Governor Romney as losing this race. You are entitled to know how Governor Romney is truly doing in this race. PLEASE FORWARD this information on to friends and family and help get the word out about the truth about Governor Romney’s campaign!

The TRUTH is this: Governor Romney CAN and SHOULD win the Republican nomination for President of the United States. This is a two-man race between Governor Romney and John McCain and Governor Romney is literally only a few points/delegates behind! Senator McCain would like everyone to believe that somehow Governor Romney is too far behind to ever catch up. That is NOT true. We need to rally behind Governor Romney, because only a slight increase in support among conservatives is all that’s needed to tip the scales in favor of Governor Romney and conservative change!

People shouldn’t think that McCain has this rapped up. They need to understand the tremendous support that Governor Romney already has. Consider the following:

1) Governor Romney has led for most of this race and is still positioned well to win the nomination! Until recently Governor Romney has handily led the delegate count. Though he is currently in second place in the delegate count since the Florida Primary, by CNN’s count Governor Romney has 6% of the support he needs to win and John McCain ONLY HAS 8%. Translation = Governor Romney is not trailing far behind; in reality, he is right on McCain’s heels and is well-positioned to succeed in the upcoming primaries because he is the true conservative.

2) Governor Romney is the True Conservative in this race. Governor Romney supported the Bush Tax Cuts and supports making them permanent, he supports appointing conservative judges and justices like John Roberts and Samuel Alito, and he will confront and defeat radical Islamic Jihad, end our energy dependence on foreign oil, curb federal spending, and sustain traditional American values. But don’t just take my word for it.

3) True conservative thinkers all support Governor Romney. For a small sampling, consider the following sources:
- Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan:
http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/MichaelReagan/2008/01/31/john_mccain_hates_me

- Mark Levin:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDEzMDYzZjBkMDNhYjk0ZjdhZmJlZWNkMWQ1NjI4MGI=

- Sean Hannity: “I’ll tell you right now, and I’ve not announced this, but I will be voting for Mitt Romney in this campaign. It’s the first time I’ve stated it publicly. I’ll state it now.” (”Sean Hannity Radio Show,” 1/31/08.)

- Laura Ingraham: “All right, I’m going to see your endorsement and raise you an announcement: February 12th is the big D.C. primary, I’m pulling the lever for Mitt Romney. No doubt about it. No hesitation.” (”The Laura Ingraham Show,” 2/1/08)

- Lars Larson: “It’s time for the GOP to pick a real Republican standard bearer. I’ve been keeping my powder dry on this question for months till I had the chance to talk to all of the potential nominees. I’ve done that now, and I’m left with only one conclusion. Governor Mitt Romney is the best choice for 2008.” (”The Lars Larson Show,” 2/1/08)

4) Governor Romney has National Support: Listed at the bottom of this email are just some of the additional names of the endorsements of Governor Romney from elected officials, national figures and several publications and newspapers. (Feel free to add yours as well when you forward this on!)

5) Governor Romney has tremendous financial support, from people just like you. Not including ANY of Governor Romney’s personal contributions to his campaign, Governor Romney’s campaign has raised more money than any candidate in the history of the Republican Party! He has raised roughly $20 million more than John McCain thus far. And that financial support remains strong; in fact, the day after placing second in the New Hampshire primary—what some were calling a “big loss” to McCain—Governor Romney held a fundraiser and raised $5 million in one day. By comparison, the democrat winner in NH, Hillary Clinton, also held a fundraiser that day and raised only $700,000. This relates directly to his ability to stay the course and beat the Democrat nominee in November.

6) Governor Romney is the most electable Republican because he can fight the fight. I just mentioned money raised. Money will mean a lot in the coming months! John McCain is currently spending as much money as he brings in and is $4.5 million in debt. The Democrats have raised hundreds of millions of dollars and if Senator McCain becomes the nominee, he will have no money with which to compete with the Democrats. The Democrats will bury him with the sheer size of their war chests. He CANNOT compete with them financially.

7) Senator McCain CANNOT beat the Democrats. You cannot beat the Democrats by acting like a Democrat. John McCain has sided with the Democrats on issues from supporting amnesty for illegal immigrants, attacking the 1st Amendment with campaign finance reform, opposing drilling for oil in ANWR to reduce our reliance on foreign oil, and he voted TWICE against the Bush tax cuts. John McCain was reported to have considered running as John Kerry’s running mate in 2004. You can’t beat Democrats at their game, you need someone who talks AND acts like a true Republican leader. That is clearly not John McCain; that person is Governor Romney.

We need to unite NOW behind Governor Romney. People ought not to vote for John McCain simply because they aren’t given all the information about how strong Governor Romney is as a candidate. PLEASE FORWARD this on so that those who believe in having a strong military, and a strong economy, and strong families know that Governor Romney CAN win this election.

Governor Romney is as strong as ever in this race. And with all of us united behind true conservative principles, Governor Romney WILL win. Please forward this email on and vote for Governor Mitt Romney.

Best regards,

Trent

Trent Christensen
Romney for President, Inc.
(o) 857.288.6398
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tchristensen@mittromney.com

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Visit www.MittRomney.com for more on Governor Romney and his vision for conservative change in America.

Governor Romney Endorsements (Feel free to add your endorsement at the bottom)
Governor Matt Blunt (Mo.)
Lt. Gov. Jim Risch (Idaho)
Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Mikolajcik
Fmr. Governor Kenny Guinn (Nev.)
Fmr.Gov. Robert Ehrlich (Maine)
Gary Marx - Dir. Judicial Confirmation Network
James Bopp Jr. - Legal counsel for the National Right to Life Committee
Jay Sekulow - Chief Counsel American Center for Law and Justice
Joe Earle - Director of Outreach Iowa Christian Alliance
Attorney General John Suthers (Col.)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (Fla.)
Rep. Bill Shuster (Pa.)
Rep. Brian Bilbray (Calif.)
Rep. Chris Cannon (Utah)
Rep. Connie Mack IV (Fla.)
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.)
Rep. Dave Camp (Mich.)
Rep. Dennis Hastert (Ill.)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (Ky.)
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (Fla.)
Rep. Hal Rogers (Ky.)
Rep. Howard McKeon (Calif.)
Rep. Jack Kingston (Ga.)
Rep. Jim McCrery (La.)
Rep. Joe Knollenberg (Mich.)
Rep. John Campbell (Calif.)
Rep. John Carter (Texas)
Rep. Kay Granger (Texas)
Rep. Lamar Smith (Texas)
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.)
Rep. Mike Conaway (Texas)
Rep. Mike Rogers (Ala.)
Rep. Mike Simpson (Idaho)
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (Mich.)
Rep. Phil Gingrey (Ga.)
Rep. Ralph Regula (Ohio)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (Ala.)
Rep. Rodney Alexander (La.)
Rep. Ron Lewis (Ky.)
Rep. Tom Feeney (Fla.)
Rep. Tom Petri (Wis.)
Rep. Tom Price (Ga.)
Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colo.)
Rep. Vernon Ehlers (Mich.)
Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.)
Rep. Wally Herger (Calif.)
Sen. Bob Bennett (Utah)
Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.)
Sen. Judd Gregg (N.H.)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah)
Sen. Thad Cochran (Miss.)
Sen. Wayne Allard (Colo.)
Dorothy Bush Koch - sister of Jeb & President George Bush (Tex.)
Neil Bush - brother of the President
Dr. John Wilke - Chair Right to Life Committee
The National Review
The Daily Nonpareil (IA)
The Times-Republican (IA)
Sioux City Journal (IA)
The Grand Rapids Press (MI)
The Oakland Press (MI)
Las Vegas Review Journal (NV)
Reno Gazette-Journal (NV)
Elko Daily Free Press (NV)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
Hartford Courant (CT)
Salt Lake Tribune (UT)
Trent Christensen (MA)
John T. Cronin (MO)

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Before you pull the lever for John McCain on Super Tuesday, please consider the following information first. As a Mitt Romney supporter, I would prefer to convince people why they should vote for my candidate, rather than against John McCain. However, I’ve tried this approach for the past 18 months, but people haven’t been able to get past his religion or the false impression that he’s a flip-flopper. As governor, Romney never contradicted a position he campaigned for in 2002 and while he did change his stance on abortion, he upheld his campaign promises throughout the end of his term. You can trust that the stances he is taking for America (which are decidedly different than the needs of Massachusetts in 2002), will be consistently adhered to while he is in office.

McCain on the other hand consistently changes positions, or blatantly lies about his record and the records of others. As accounts continue to surface about his private dealings with fellow legislators, staffers, and other private individuals, it is abundantly clear that John McCain is concerned about the one thing he’s always been concerned about—himself.

Perhaps you’ve resigned yourself to the “electability” argument, and believe that John McCain is the only Republican who could win in November. McCain will be the first one to tell you not to trust polls that come out 6 months before an election (just look at last July’s polling data for McCain). Additionally, you give the Democrats too much credit. As the economy and budget woes worsen, neither Hillary Clinton nor Barak Obama has any credibility to solve this impending crisis. On this issue alone, John McCain would be much easier to beat than Romney since he can’t run effectively on the economy. If we nominate John McCain, it will be like nominating Bob Dole all over again (and he was supposed to be the most electable at the time).

For all you know, everything I have just said could simply be made up charges for political reasons. So I ask you to take a look at the whole picture of John McCain’s life and his accelerated advancement through the naval ranks—in spite of his poor record and actions unbecoming of a Naval officer. As you read the following story of McCain’s Naval record, compare this with Mitt Romney and answer the following questions:

· Both had influential fathers, what did this give them in life?
· Both were accepted to prestigious universities, what did they do with that opportunity?
· Both had careers that ended in high-profile positions. How did they get there?
· How do their personal and family lives compare?
· What kind of people do they associate themselves with?
· What have these two candidate shown that they are good at?

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See Vic’s video below from Comedy Central

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The fact that McCain agrees with the democrats on campaign finance will not help him. Moderates don’t jut want democrats and republicans to come together so they can smile for the cameras. They want republicans and democrats to work together to produce legislation that actually fixes the problems. The problem with McCain isn’t that he is too liberal, its that he is incompetent. Every bill that has his name on it, has done the exact opposite of what it promised it would do. McCain-Feingold had the exact opposite effect: there is more dirty money that is not transparent now than ever.

You know how Bush coined the phrase, “compassionate conservative.” I would love to have Romney use the words “competent conservative.” Its not just about saying that you have compassion, or saying that you are a conservative, its about accomplishing something that is able to deliver compassion in a conservative manner. Any of this talk, I’m sorry to say, is many levels over McCain’s head. All that matters to him is working with the other side, not actually fixing problems. That’s what happens when you look at the world from behind a committee, and that is why we don’t elect senators to be presidents.

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I woke up this morning tired and bleary eyed ready to be disheartened.

Instead, I’m motivated. There is no way that McCandidate is going to take my party down the path of big government liberalism without a fight.

To paraphrase Charleton Heston, they’ll take my party from my cold, dead hands.

It’s time to get going folks. We’ve got miles still to march and battles to fight and win. This isn’t even close to over. It’s just the beginning.

UPDATE: The clip below seems appropriate for what we’re up against (warning, not for the kiddies)

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