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Skidmore

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5. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts....

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2014, 02:35 PM

May 2014

I don't trust these people on the right. And I have a mistrust of some on the left too at the nexus of right and left. I actually realized this morning that an acquaintance of mine is, for want of a better word, a "leftbagger." Was incredibly shocked to see her start spouting fetid Benghazi claptrap straight from the maw of Fox while simultaneously descrying attacks on ACA and various other policies put forth by the left end of the spectrum. Straddling the picket fence could become painful if you slip. Besides, we thought Birchers and their buddies were long gone after the success of the Civil Rights and Women's Righs movments. We were wrong. They crawled under rocks only to emerge with rabies.

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