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JHB

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8. I'm old enough to remember when Republicans would be the first to scream...

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sun Aug 27, 2023, 09:47 AM

Aug 2023

..."COMMUNISM" at such a policy.

But then, "getting government off your back" was always a smoke screen for sticking it up all sorts of other places.

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Iowa nickname permission paperwork [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 OP

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I learned early on that if someone yelled "Hey, Jerkface!" Buns_of_Fire Aug 2023 #6

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It makes me think that someone might be trying to highlight harumph Aug 2023 #10

Small Government at its finest dalton99a Aug 2023 #11

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My niece got one of these emails. KentuckyWoman Aug 2023 #13

I'll just call her Kimberly Kay until I get a note from her mom struggle4progress Aug 2023 #14