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Will Eric Holder do the right thing?

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  • Saturday, July 11, 2009 03:15 PM

    "I got enthused about his candidacy because I thought, 'Well, the man can think.'"

    This is how you dumbshits got into this mess in the first place.

    The ease with which you mistake skin color and slogans for policy. Confuse accents and regionalisms for variations in intellect.

    The prior occupant spoke passably fluent Spanish. Their grades were probably even the same, but they'd be hard to compare since BO won't release his. Their speaking abilities off teleprompter are certainly identical.

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