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bart95

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19. he DIDN'T make it clear, or there'd be a way to cite those 'clear intentions'

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #18)

Sun Apr 8, 2012, 10:28 AM

Apr 2012

this was no naive kid, he was the son of a governor and 1968 presidential candidate

he was back then, the son of what he is now

he knew exactly what he was doing, he was sucking up to the war machine, and trying to intimidate those who stood up to it

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