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When did an old white guy yelling at me, telling me what to think become news? What gives him the right to tell me what to think? When was the last time he was in Iraq or Afghanistan or Sri Lanka... or anywhere that didn't have a beach?

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Lisa Ling
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 30
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Sacramento
California
Lisa J. Ling
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