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Jeff In Milwaukee

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7. When I was a kid...
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:17 PM
Aug 2014

I remember going to the county fair and seeing these guys at a booth with bumper stickers about how Queen Elizabeth was a communist and how fluoride promoted thought control or some damn thing. They were crazy. We all knew it. But we only saw them and their mimeographed newsletters once a year.

Thanks to the internet and Fox News, these crazy bastards are part of our national political discussion. And also thanks to the rest of the mainstream media, which for some twisted reason thinks these people should be given a fair hearing ("balance" and all that), we're never going to get rid of them.

But it's probably Obama's fault...

That was quick... [View all] Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2014 OP
Anybody else want to slap the Baker Act on Alex Jones? shenmue Aug 2014 #1
A true whiff GP6971 Aug 2014 #2
The fearmongers, the talented ones with a nose for the shit, can smell fear and produce Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #3
Oh yes, of course! It's all so clear to me now! Turbineguy Aug 2014 #4
That is all republicans have. deathrind Aug 2014 #5
Back in the day ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #6
When I was a kid... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2014 #7
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