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And that means that sometimes you have to dig up innocent victims and serve them up as red meat to the hysterical hoards who can only be motivated by the most craven appeals to their bigotry. But of course Olbermann would rather we leave the dead buried and underutilized. Elsewhere: some ...
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I apologize for having so many links about the RNC
The Sideshow — ... The General says, "We're at war, And that means that sometimes you have to dig up innocent victims and serve them up as red meat to the hysterical hoards who can only be motivated by the most craven appeals to their bigotry." (BTW, The General is having ...

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