Just wonderin'

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Why are we supposed to be outraged that steroids may have warped wrestler Chris Benoit's mind, but not concerned about what the Bible may have done to same?

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We're supposed to cluck our tongues and twist our pearls...

and feel grateful that we're not roided-up, well-armed rage fiends with a son who'll NEVER be "Normal" like his dad...
You can take the boy outta the trailer-park...

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Good reading! Favorite quote: What could go wrong?
Beyond war, inflation, the end of the technology/productivity wave, and financial collapse, we think the most potent and short-term threat would be societies demanding a more ‘equitable’ share of wealth.

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Veal with Stockholm Syndrome. Extends Jane Hamsher's "veal pen" metaphor to include solidarity with the keepers' agenda, such as by dissing and marginalizing single-payer advocates in favor of the meaningless "public option." Coined by alert commenter michaelwb.

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