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Russell: Hate speech without hate

I’ve been accused of making odd connections between events and maybe this is one. When a Republican congressman shouted “You lie!” at President Barack Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress on health care last year, most people just thought he was rude. I was reminded of the motto reporters privately attribute to the Texas Legislature, “vote conservative – party liberal.” The motto represents rank hypocrisy. The Legislature meets once every two years, when the street price of cocaine and the services of professional ladies go up, demand suddenly overtaking supply. Or so it used to be. Read more »

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