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The sudden and abrupt discovery of a somewhat realistic simulacrum of a \u201cconscience\u201d (on selected issues)\u00a0by the \u201cantiwar Left\u201d and the media will make your neck crack and your ears pop on January 20, 2013.\u00a0 Fake dudgeon at the antics of our Ruling Class\u00a0is better than no dudgeon at all.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elect Romney! The sudden and abrupt discovery of a somewhat realistic simulacrum of a \u201cconscience\u201d (on selected issues)\u00a0by the \u201cantiwar Left\u201d and the media will make your neck crack and your ears pop on January 20, 2013.\u00a0 Fake dudgeon at the antics of our Ruling Class\u00a0is better than no dudgeon at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[265,65],"class_list":["post-39537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-state-run-media","tag-the-god-king"],"yoast_head":"\nFree the Press!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Elect Romney! 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