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November 30, 2013
Dumbed Down Population, False Beliefs
[From article]
On Sept. 17, Constitution Day, a student at Modesto Junior College was told to stop distributing copies of the Constitution until he had filled out the requisite forms for permission to use the college’s designated “free speech area.” The Bank of England is putting Jane Austen on a new 10-pound note because without a woman on some notes, British currency would “not command respect and legitimacy.” Queen Elizabeth II is on all notes.
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MSNBC, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Gov. George Wallace’s attempt to prevent the integration of the University of Alabama, identified Wallace as a Republican.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will112813.php3#.UpeSaN00i6Y
Jewish World Review
Pardon these turkeys: Give thanks to the year 2013
By George Will
November 28, 2013
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