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That US Army doc was going to hand it out but he's tied up at the moment. And for about the next six months.

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My only explanation for the last 3 years is that we're living in a modern remake of <i>Blazing Saddles</i>.

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I want to find a video clip of when they read Article 6 and see if anyone was paying attention.

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The Congressional Record will redact it to "slave."

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Flip-flops. Gotta wear flip-flops. Yes, even with kneesocks and breeches.

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Don't bring a gavel to a firefight.

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I'm holding out for Gilbert Gottfried. That guy could rock the Constitution, yo.

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Going to Bankok?

No wait, that's a different setup...

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Read the Constitution <strike>people</strike>sheeple! Fixed.

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DZ: Thank you for a thoughtful response. I can't agree with you. By the time students get to high school they can handle it if it is taught properly. If it makes some students uncomfortable, perhaps that is the idea.

I'm not Black. I used to run around with an African-American friend who called me "N" because that's what he called all his friends (and I was his only White one). Just to be fair I tried calling him that a few times but it just never felt right so I quit.

The fact that a great book can be difficult - in my mind - just makes it all that more important that we teach it correctly.

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Picture of Cao in action. <a href="http://blog.cleveland.com/n..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://blog.cleveland.com/nationworld_impact/2008...">http://blog.cleveland.com/n...

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After reviewing this video a dozen times, I've come to the realization that the woman was actually screaming HELP US CHEESE SAUCE. Which, of course.

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going all o-ren ishii on their ass.

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First off, who counted the number of times the "N-word" is used?

Gettalife!

Second, the whole idea is that the book is TAUGHT! That's what schools are supposed to do - TEACH.

Geez - why shouldn't some half-baked editor take a chainsaw to what has to be The Great American Novel - or, if you go with Moby Dick,, one of the Two Great American Novels...

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Maybe Mr. Obama's mistake was not first placing his Certificate of Live Birth into a Baggie and then waving it around like a dead rat.

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If you don't scream 'Help us Jesus' at the top of your lungs from the gallery during a session of Congress, you're just a poser. Also, Jesus hears you better.

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