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I'm grateful for Barack Obama

My sappy Thanksgiving post got more serious as I watched the Mumbai tragedy unfold.
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  • Thursday, November 27, 2008 04:30 AM

    clinging

    Perhaps its just that these people doing bad things in India,

    in their idnorance and insecurity,

    cling to their guns and religion,

    and sometimes inflict others with both.

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