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In reply to the discussion: A sober warning (and one of the best essays I have read thus far about Ferguson): [View all]KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)44. Holy Shit! The photos are mind-blowing. Thanks for posting! - nt
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A sober warning (and one of the best essays I have read thus far about Ferguson): [View all]
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
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I was trying to explain to my wife why I can't simply paraphrase the tour-de-force
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
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McCulloch is the elected DA of St. Louis County. He was most recently re-elected for
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#5
Bob Dylan said it best: "A hard rain's gonna fall." It will not be pretty and
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#9
I've heard tell that there are competing factions within the bourgeoisie (those who
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#23
".....yes, you can have full faith in the rule of law." Not since at least December 2000.
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#12
I actually trace the beginning of the rot back to Iran-Contra. I'm sure others (like Octafish)
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#13
I'm just talking about the court system. For SURE "America" has been a fraud for decades!
WinkyDink
Nov 2014
#31
"It's a dire evil to have any cultural, political, or institutional tolerance for lynching by
Cha
Nov 2014
#15
On Monday night, as my wife and I stood vigil with about 30 other fellow
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
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"I find it a breathtaking compounding of injustice to have a man like Bob McCulloch at the wheel at
Cha
Nov 2014
#19
A sense of entitlement and a lack of empathy are terrible, destructive partners
democrank
Nov 2014
#21
It's getting late out here in LA and I'm a little punch-drunk from all the
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#27
Wow, I'm very sorry to hear about your losing your job. This is a rough time
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#64
I felt I should honor the spirit of the stylebook for Late Breaking News, which says
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#24
I think the 4 para rule is universal on this board, not specific to LBN. You dun rite.
Jackpine Radical
Nov 2014
#48
Yeah, I figured as much, given the 'Fair Use Doctrine' and what-not. Glad to see
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#51
MO Governor Jay Nixon's lackluster response is certainly implicated in this, as is the
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#34
I use Firefox (with AdBlock), so I think I am spared a lot of the annoying pop-ups and
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#33
Some say there was nothing 'accidental' about it and that it was just the brutal
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
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With all due respect and out of a persnickety desire to make sure we get the details
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
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I am going to have to punt on the issue(s) around the Ferguson Market video, at least
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#58
These are excellent observations. Methinks I feel an OP forming by you around this
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
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