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customerserviceguy

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7. I've seen that happen

Reply to beachbum bob (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:51 PM

Apr 2015

You scare the mushy middle enough, and they'll vote for a Richard Nixon, even with a George Wallace siphoning off the worst of the racists. Before "Law and Order" was the title of a series of TV shows, it was on of Tricky Dick's campaign slogans. He knew how to dog whistle. I'll bet Ted Cruz does, too.

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Unfortunately the rioters in Baltimore playing into the ultra-rightwing hands [View all] beachbum bob Apr 2015 OP

Emotions don't play chess like that. Brickbat Apr 2015 #1

the 'community' isn't 'rising up in violence' bigtree Apr 2015 #2

^^^This^^^ FSogol Apr 2015 #4

News is reporting that Baltimore gangs have used this occasion to attack police dixiegrrrrl Apr 2015 #3

the irony bigtree Apr 2015 #5

The looting is just stupid. cwydro Apr 2015 #6

I've seen that happen customerserviceguy Apr 2015 #7

disagree. grntuscarora Apr 2015 #8