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Jayb's avatar

We've got to get money out of politics. Why do big corporations shovel cash into campaigns? It's all too obvious. This has got to change.

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"'Senator Perdue simply mispronounced Senator Harris' name, and he didn't mean anything by it,' John Burke, Perdue's communications director, said."

I cannot tell you how many times I heard this >> "he didn't mean anything by it" >> redirect made by a southerner for another southerner's wrongdoing. "He didn't mean anything by it" is southern speak for Yeah, we both know he screwed up but let's you 'n me make a pact to pretend he didn't, and move on, ok? It's intended to remove scrutiny of dysfunctional behavior, and usually suggested by a family member or other relative with something to gain.

Burke doesn't happen to be related to Perdue, does he?

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