Imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery. The Russians flatter us.
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WTH?\u00a0 Could someone tell me what ethnic groups are being rounded up?\u00a0 Congressman Peter King suggests a congressional panel look at the problem of Islamic terrorism in America and the MSM and pop culture has ripped him a new one.\u00a0 That\u2019s after how many Americans killed on and since 9\/11 by Islamic terrorists?\u00a0 Again, there is an entire swath of our country that has gone well beyond the healthy \u2018confession is good for the soul\u2019 approach to national reflection, and gone straight to neurotic psychologically disturbed paranoia and guilt.\u00a0 And just like a person, a country suffering from such flaws will not fair well in the end.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Turns out some in Russia might be pining for the old days of Soviet standards of civil rights.\u00a0 Nothing really new here for anyone with half a brain and a five minute a day slot for following current events.\u00a0 The thing that interests me?\u00a0 Look at the comments.\u00a0 How many immediately take this and say […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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