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dawg

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39. Oh well, bothsiders gonna "bothsides".

Sat Jun 13, 2020, 09:14 AM

Jun 2020

Most of us are aware of our party's less than perfect record on racial (and other) issues over the years, but, if I can be forgiven for flipping the parable around a little, now isn't the time to be worrying about the mote in our own eye when the only alternative has a plank in his.

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