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ProfessorGAC

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10. Too Many Liberals In High Places...
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:51 PM
Apr 16

...are still functioning as if the old rules apply.
They don't.
He had an opinion worth criticizing and the tradition of not publicly offering such a view is archaic. Especially when offered to part of the crowd that broke every rule & norm.
He doesn't deserve the consideration of the old custom & she should not have apologize.
These folks need to quit embracing rules that only apply to one side. If said rules only apply to one side, they are not, by definition, rules.
She needs to toss that rule book in the trash and say what she really thinks, without any concern of offending a bunch of mobsters.

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