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Pura vida!

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Found reference to the dissertation on Wikipedia. Does not sound like something I want to read:

"Page received a PhD degree from SOAS, University of London in 2012, where he was supervised by Shirin Akiner.[2][10] His doctoral dissertation on the transition of Asian countries from communism to capitalism was rejected twice before ultimately being accepted by new examiners.[17] One of his original examiners later said Page "knew next to nothing" about the subject matter and was unfamiliar with "basic concepts" such as Marxism and state capitalism.[18] He sought unsuccessfully to publish his dissertation as a book; a reviewer described it as "very analytically confused, just throwing a lot of stuff out there without any real kind of argument."[2] Page blamed the rejection on anti-Russian and anti-American bias.[18] "

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Well you've been a great guy with your advice and insights, but most of all super depressing.

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I cannot find any reference to his dissertation in any university library. It is custom to donate a copy to your university that is cataloged into the library's collection.

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Sorry. I meant to write "tits".

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Well, then go for it.

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Dude, get a life! I will call that ignorant, fascist, plastic, money hungry bitch whatever the hell I want! She is unhappy because she married an old man for money, I don't pity her.

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What is wrong with you people? Did Melania Trump promise you something and then let you down? She keeps her mouth shut, and otherwise she seems to do the absolute minimum. I've seen one happy picture of her-- she was hanging out with the Obamas. And that's perhaps the only public occasion when she's been relaxed.

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nice!

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well i never!so he got his phds by fatuous obfuscation?

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She didn't steal it, I don't know how else to say it. A person she trusted handed it to her, I imagine, and she delivered it. I, someone long infatuated with Michelle Obama, didn't recognize those sections, and I'm not surprised Melania didn't. And my advice to you, boss, would be to avoid words like "boobs."

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Does he ever get around to saying what he means, like his car or his shed? I didn't see it. Does he mean his reputation? It was the Russkies who said those bad things, not the "Clinton/Obama Regime" he believes were obsessed with him. I feel mean talking about him but I'm so tired of reading this kind of lie about Democrats, I can't stand it. Plus I just read a whole book about Mitch McConnell, called The Cynic. Oh gosh oh gosh.

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Thanks for the advice. What can I even say, boss, except, she didn't steal it? Someone she trusted wrote it for her, and she liked it and she delivered it, not recognizing anything. I certainly didn't recognize the parts of the other speech, tho I'm a fervent admirer of Michelle. This point is relevant, since we seem to be discussing Melania's extremely evil character.

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My cousin, the lawyer, told me the old saying that if you have the law, pound the law, if you have the facts pound the facts. If you have neither, pound the table. In this case the table has been reduced to kindling.

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Oh yes, I'm an old "fan" of Orly and her particular brand of insanity. She was the birther queen long before Trump climbed on the crazy train.

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God hell, man! Quick, more ether 😎😎😎

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