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JHB

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6. But he knows how to dog-whistle

Reply to thelordofhell (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 09:20 AM

Feb 2012

This is one of those things that sounds odd and crazy to outsiders, but won't really get them up in arms. However, for those "in the know" inside the RW bubble, for whom "college" is defined by protesting hippies and tales of leftist indoctination, he's telling them loud and clear that he's their guy.

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