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Ted’s final speech; M’chelle’s poignant tear; and, Zombie reports riot in Denver’s City Center

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From text messages sent to Charles Johnson…
“Riot in civic center still happening. Moved south. I got pepper sprayed. Currently trapped with anarchists…”Received at 6:50 pm PST:
“Trapped with several hundred rioters … no way out … 100s of police have us encircled. Possible arrest looming.”
“Tried to talk my way through police lines. [...]

Ted's final speech; M'chelle's poignant tear; and, Zombie reports riot in Denver's City Center

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From text messages sent to Charles Johnson...
"Riot in civic center still happening. Moved south. I got pepper sprayed. Currently trapped with anarchists..."Received at 6:50 pm PST:

"Trapped with several hundred rioters ... no way out ... 100s of police have us encircled. Possible arrest looming."

“Tolerability in healthy volunteers under optimal conditions does not mean safety.”

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Much of today's police force has begun moving towards weapons considered "non-lethal" in nature, designed to subdue, rather than kill outright, unruly or uncooperative individuals. While being tased is probably a a far better outcome than being blasted by a 12-guage riot shotgun, the effect can still be just as deadly.....

Birthdays and Stuff

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Birthdays galore today for two of my favorite girls…

One…my little niece, Mattie, turned 3 today.

Let the Mainstream Media Re-Rack This Black Preacher's Jeremiad Over and Again

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Now, since I am a preacher by calling, I suppose it is not surprising that I have ... major reasons for bringing Vietnam into the field of my moral vision .... I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without first having spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today: my own government.

It’s a fine suggestion . . . but

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Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s plan outlined in the New York Times yesterday will only work if the primary of superdelegates gives Hillary Clinton enough of a margin to push her over the top.  If Barack Obama still has the lead, this won’t

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