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Discussing Israel/Gaza on right-wing talk radio

I had an unexpectedly substantive discussion of the Middle East and the "Islamic threat" on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" last night.

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 01:03 PM

    It's not about insulting people.

    It's about what the law IS. You are free to hold whatever views you like. You are even free to repeat them. But when a forum such as this promotes race hatred, racial violence and worse then it crosses over into the legal realm. I don't plan to engage you, rise to your bait or otherwise 'debate' with hate mongers. I plan to look into how to stop it.

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