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um, i think pretty much every army in history had embedded hookers.

at least that's what shakespeare, hammurabi, ovid, and joss whedon would have me believe.

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man he was on a TEAR today.

dude really needs to retire and get the kids off his lawn.

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i think the 'venereal disease as metaphor' is sadly underused in today's cartooning.

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I don't know if it was me but do you have a slight overbite, red hair, a Harry Truman tattoo on your left butt cheek and tendency to giggle anytime someone says Hyundai?

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There has got to be a wax job joke in this story somewhere.

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I remember in 2008 someone had brought up McCain's statement that he had some feminine companionship in Brazil when he was in the Navy (FIVE AND HALF YEARS!) but I trust he didn't argue about the price the way the young horny toads do these days.

DOH! Chet Kincaid had the actual story! Note to self: read comments before commenting.

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Wounded in the Filipino Insurrection at the age of 19.

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<i>Gingrich continues to receive protection from a scaled-back Secret Service detail, though it's unclear whether that will change before his announcement. Bloomberg/Business Week recently estimated that the detail is costing taxpayers at least $40,000 a day. </i>

How much of that goes to prostitutes? We should just create another civil service position for them to save money.

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<i>In his book, McCain wrote about his rambunctious time in Rio, saying he and his fellow sailors "indulged in the vices sailors are famous for."</i>

Now he indulges in the vices politicians are famous for.

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Marines do that on Tuesdays. But keep thinking.

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One in a Brazilian?

Just for old times' sake, check out the Wonkette photo of the Brazilian protester. <a href="http://wonkette.com/244937/..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://wonkette.com/244937/brazilian-protest-gals...">http://wonkette.com/244937/...

Still to this day the best picture EVER on this website!

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