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Friday, September 18, 2009 12:00 AM

Play the ball where the monkey throws it

GOP Rep. Roy Blunt uses a story about monkeys to illustrate conservatives' predicament in Obama's Washington
Mike Madden

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  • Saturday, September 19, 2009 09:13 AM

    Reading this article...

    I'm reminded of the older gentleman at an anti-Obama rally giggling as he held up a stuffed monkey doll to represent the president. Let' face it, there's a TON of folks out there who can't wait for n*****r to be an acceptable term again.

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