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In reply to the discussion: Remember that lectern seen being carried around the Capitol by a rioter (who was later arrested)? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)36. Lol, it's now become a historic, symbolic piece. "Yes, the VERY one
an idiot insurrectionist was running around with after the Speaker was whisked away to safety, then used by her to officiate over President Trump's impeachment." Fine.
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Remember that lectern seen being carried around the Capitol by a rioter (who was later arrested)? [View all]
demmiblue
Jan 2021
OP
The word "savage" has frequently been applied to Africans and First Nations because it means crude,
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2021
#16
Sometimes it is good reclaim a word, if that is what is going on. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2021
#22
Wonder how much damage the traitors inflicted on antiques and historically significant items.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jan 2021
#5
There's no podium in the photo. It's a lectern. Please stop commenting on the "podium"!
Ramsey Barner
Jan 2021
#27
It would be so much better if he were made under armed guard to carry it back out himself and put it
ET Awful
Jan 2021
#50