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treestar

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41. The law and government look especially easy

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #21)

Wed Mar 4, 2015, 06:03 PM

Mar 2015

They've seen Law and Order and Perry Mason or whatever, so they must know how the law works and what it is. lol.

And the Bible bit, that will indeed work when it comes to that lot of people who think it will automatically be the fount of all wisdom.

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Like most smart people treestar Mar 2015 #1

The Peter Principle. nt Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #2

Yes! treestar Mar 2015 #3

With a little... 3catwoman3 Mar 2015 #31

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Intelligent people are well skilled in rhetoric Johonny Mar 2015 #38

Looks like a good book to read! eom treestar Mar 2015 #40

I think that's very true. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2015 #21

The law and government look especially easy treestar Mar 2015 #41

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I think... sendero Mar 2015 #6

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Fair enough.. sendero Mar 2015 #18

Perhaps certain evangelical, fundamentalist Christians. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #14

I agree... sendero Mar 2015 #19

please paint with a smaller brush guillaumeb Mar 2015 #29

Nonsense. 840high Mar 2015 #33

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He is quite accomplished and strawberries Mar 2015 #8

On political issues, he's quite dumb. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #9

did he say why he felt that way? NT strawberries Mar 2015 #10

The quote. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #11

wow strawberries Mar 2015 #15

It's okay. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2015 #16

Pretty Good! ProfessorGAC Mar 2015 #34

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Oh that gay people are so by choice treestar Mar 2015 #24

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It's all about selling books to the Faux News crowd NightWatcher Mar 2015 #26

That and speakers' fees. Addressing whatever GOP affiliated groups will pay him big bucks to speak. Erose999 Mar 2015 #35

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