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The list of the governments that have persecuted journalists

The Washington Post hails those reporters who face grave danger from the Taliban and the governments of Cuba, Uganda, Zimbabwe and the U.S.

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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 04:40 PM

    Baldie McEagle

    If it turns out he uses the master's tools to take apart the master's house (in which he lives), he will have to be (and will have had to have been) extremely crafty.

    Trolling with a few balloon words--

    The conservative's fear was the liberal's hope--Guerrillas In The Mist.

    Or said another way...

    Did you bet on his white half or his black half?

    Another way still...

    Does Obama have more reason not to rock the boat because he is "black." Or did we vote for a "black" man because we assumed he would rock the boat?

    Same old bullshit. Just a question of product/market positioning.

    I apologize for rubbing you the wrong way, though it was a risk I took with my eyes open.

    Never apologize for making people think. Especially me;)

    ----

    omooex,

    And those seeking to extricate themselves from its more nefarious effects, would do better acknowledging its political reality, rather than pleading for the world to don color-blind sunglasses.

    I agree completely. I don't want a world of grey--I just want a little less red.

    I will add that racial atheists might change more minds if they stopped going to church so often.

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