"Thoughtful Europeans"?
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Submitted by Glenn Smith, Feb 12, 2008 18:15

I wonder if Mr. Hazard would have the courage to spout the same if America hadn't saved him and his fellow "thoughtful Europeans" from the Third Reich?

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↔ ↔ ↔	Glenn Smith	Feb 12, 2008 18:15
↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ I've just now had a chance to read "Frankly Speaking".It is a very thoughtful response for which I am grateful.... [MORE]	Patrick D.Hazard	Feb 13, 2008 10:26
↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ Don't be so quick to assume America is about to elect either a woman or an African American man as... [MORE]	BklynGal305	Feb 14, 2008 17:38
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔	ricardo maxwell	Feb 21, 2008 08:51
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔	gxb	Mar 10, 2008 10:38
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↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔ ↔	Billy Smith	Feb 12, 2008 11:29
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