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suffragette

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26. Blackwell was so blatant and used every trick in the book and then some,
Wed Nov 16, 2016, 06:52 PM
Nov 2016

Even down to the weight of paper, as I recall.

We needed strong leaders like Lewis then and will need them even more now.

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I was just going to say... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #1
And he didn't succeed. The trains didn't run on time. SharonAnn Nov 2016 #7
Yeah, that's the ironic stupidity of it all Maeve Nov 2016 #19
Fascist efficiency is what's being discussed. Hortensis Nov 2016 #30
"Why, no, that idiom has nothing to do with fascism." Beartracks Nov 2016 #2
Until he finds out defunding Amtrak is an option bhikkhu Nov 2016 #3
Ken Blackwell KT2000 Nov 2016 #4
Sure. But who's going to be in them? Behind the Aegis Nov 2016 #5
Beat me to it!!! nt msanthrope Nov 2016 #17
Blackwell gopiscrap Nov 2016 #6
What an incredibly stupid man. Solly Mack Nov 2016 #8
And a dangerous man. He worked hard to disenfranchise voters in Ohio in 2004. suffragette Nov 2016 #11
Very. Solly Mack Nov 2016 #12
Did you see this?: annabanana Nov 2016 #14
Damn Solly Mack Nov 2016 #15
I think the people in denial about Trump believing what he's said is a combo of the liars, fools or suffragette Nov 2016 #21
Please do find it and let me know when you do. Solly Mack Nov 2016 #22
I posted it in Video. Here's the link suffragette Nov 2016 #23
Thanks! Off to view. Solly Mack Nov 2016 #29
And John Lewis came to Ohio then to lead a protest against Blackwell's actions. nt pinboy3niner Nov 2016 #24
Blackwell was so blatant and used every trick in the book and then some, suffragette Nov 2016 #26
My grandmother, bless her, died in here sleep at the age of 94 in 2006. Feeling the Bern Nov 2016 #9
WTF? Does anyone even know what that means? It sounds like a 1940's term. C Moon Nov 2016 #10
It's a common term in British politics, and it always refers to Mussolini muriel_volestrangler Nov 2016 #13
Family Research Council's Starkly Anti-Gay Ken Blackwell Leading Trump's Domestic Transition Team Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #16
OMFG eShirl Nov 2016 #18
In all fairness, the Republicans will probably defund Amtrak... brooklynite Nov 2016 #20
1 uponit7771 Nov 2016 #25
Any lie will do, does not matter how ridiculous it sounds, Trump just needs to say words. Thinkingabout Nov 2016 #27
Il Douche! dhol82 Nov 2016 #28
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