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DFW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-06-08 01:07 PM
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342. This is the 1960s updated
In the south, they used to dream up all kinds of voter eligibility tests
to keep blacks from voting. One (made-up) example had a white guy going in
to cast his vote. He was required to read the headline from the local newspaper.
He did so and was allowed to vote. Then a black guy went in to cast his vote.
He was given a Chinese newspaper and asked if he could read the headline. He
said sure. The incredulous poll judge said, "you can read THAT?" The black guy
repeated, "sure." The poll judge then asked his what the headline said. The black
guy replied, "it says 'here is one black guy who won't be allowed to vote this year.'"

New version, new players, same old story.

Rove is Stalin's child, and he's still getting what he wants.
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