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Wellstone ruled

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10. Agree.

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #9)

Thu Dec 15, 2016, 08:02 PM

Dec 2016

Now that their Gravy Train derailed,suddenly,wow what happened,as one who slogged in the trenches hoping to make a difference,this was a tough one. And yes it was all about the Optics knowing full well the Media was ready to pounce,but the alternative was what we received. This whole thing was so total fail.

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