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The Tea Party we were told is only about economics not true. It was always about economics and social issues. They just hid the social issues and now we just see who they really are.

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Andrew Sullivan
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 10
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Michael Moore: a man who never without an excuse for keeping murdering tyrants in power. But now he's supporting the man who bombed Milosevic into submission? How about an explanation, Mr Moore?
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The important things are not worth knowing because they are useful. They are worth knowing because they are true.
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