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Amerigo Vespucci

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17. They watch Fox and listen to Rush and feel like they "belong."

Reply to Old and In the Way (Reply #16)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 06:27 PM

Jun 2012

You're right, there is no fact-based knowledge beyond what they are told. That's how Limbaugh made his millions...he makes his listeners feel "relevant," when we all know that nothing could be further from the truth.

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