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If you call it a riot, it sounds like it was just a bunch of crazy people who went out and did bad things for no reason. I maintain it was somewhat understandable, if not acceptable. So I call it a rebellion.

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Maxine Waters
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: August 15
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