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Lucky Luciano

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9. Wonder why he endorsed the candidate he did then...(with all due respect)

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 12:06 PM

Jun 2016

"I think as politicians, as elected officials, we should not only follow but we must lead, lead our districts, not put our fingers into the wind to see which way the air is blowing but be leaders. "

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