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31. Agree, and the

Reply to vaberella (Reply #6)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 02:43 PM

Aug 2013

piece doesn't make it clear why it's titled as such. It's mostly about Strom Thurmond, and it goes on to make statements like this:

We betray King's dream each time a white elected official is allowed to say things about the gay community in ways that would never be tolerated if directed at the black community.

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