i've been on a US-related non-fiction tear lately since the events in Charlottesville. started with Harwell's Civil War Reader and just finished The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward. Currently in the beginnings of Trouble in Mind by Leon F. Litwack.
i'll put that Germany book on the ever-growing list, thanks for re-recommending it.
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"That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
"That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
So there's a good chance my next Senator is into teenagers
- 10/11/2017 08:33:01 PM
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The worse Republican is preferable to the best Democrat.
- 10/11/2017 09:43:09 PM
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14 year olds, dude. *NM*
- 10/11/2017 09:57:25 PM
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He admitted he probably did date 16 year olds (when he was in his 30s) to Hannity
- 10/11/2017 11:29:56 PM
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It was 1979 in Alabama... check the age of consent laws for that time frame. *NM*
- 13/11/2017 08:06:06 PM
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I am talk not legally but morally and ethically.
- 13/11/2017 08:24:26 PM
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He concured that the behavior was vile, and that he was guilty but debated the correct statute.
- 17/11/2017 03:02:10 PM
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if you are in your 30s and know age of consent laws, you are a creep. plain and simple
- 13/11/2017 08:52:37 PM
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Then why have "Age of Consent" laws in the first place? We can just rely on *your* opinion...
- 17/11/2017 03:07:58 PM
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He's said that Muslims shouldn't be able to serve in Congress, dude. *NM*
- 12/11/2017 07:29:44 AM
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You can't really believe that. Do you really?
- 12/11/2017 02:59:41 PM
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I was contemplating not responding....
- 13/11/2017 10:12:04 PM
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Devil's Advocate question that will seem like I am being an asshole
- 13/11/2017 10:40:43 PM
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I thank you for your thoughtful response.
- 13/11/2017 11:53:24 PM
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what in the ACTUAL FUCK IS WRONG WITH REPUBLICANS?
- 13/11/2017 07:26:49 PM
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Someone who defends child molestors... oh like Hillary Clinton? *NM*
- 13/11/2017 08:05:01 PM
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shouldn't you be outside busting up your keurig machine or something? *NM*
- 13/11/2017 08:58:24 PM
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Did you finally get over your emberassment regarding the election spanking?
- 17/11/2017 03:11:04 PM
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Hold on a second...
- 13/11/2017 10:15:33 PM
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Re: Hold on a second...
- 14/11/2017 01:06:52 AM
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I'm not going to stand toe to toe
- 14/11/2017 05:07:28 PM
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which half was naked? *NM*
- 10/11/2017 11:55:47 PM
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I was particularly impressed by the Alabama official who defended him...
- 11/11/2017 12:09:46 AM
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Can we change our government to a Matriarchy
- 11/11/2017 12:25:13 AM
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why because having a person whose moods swing with the moon is beter?
- 11/11/2017 12:42:34 AM
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Is that really a problem if the woman is 50? Or on birth control?
- 11/11/2017 12:59:06 AM
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This is such a politicized pile of shit
- 11/11/2017 04:09:00 PM
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That was my first take but it seems clear he liked um young
- 13/11/2017 04:37:07 PM
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If there is enough evidence then I'm inclined to agree with your take.
- 13/11/2017 07:11:49 PM
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It would be kind of awesome if Strange tries to pull a Murkowski.
- 13/11/2017 07:16:08 PM
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I am not clear that can work due to the Alabama Sore Loser Law
- 13/11/2017 08:19:15 PM
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You know what's a really interesting possibility?
- 13/11/2017 08:27:53 PM
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Really Black Humor, just let me have my fun 
- 13/11/2017 08:54:50 PM
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- 13/11/2017 08:54:50 PM
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go fuck yourself
- 13/11/2017 07:41:52 PM
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Oh - It's you again. Guten Tag!
- 13/11/2017 08:06:36 PM
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Re: Oh - It's you again. Guten Tag!
- 13/11/2017 08:47:15 PM
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Sold they adjust your meds again? *NM*
- 14/11/2017 02:10:09 AM
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Laughs at the irony of So vs Sold 
something about people throwing stones *NM*
- 14/11/2017 02:17:30 AM
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something about people throwing stones *NM*
- 14/11/2017 02:17:30 AM
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It looks like the evidence is mounting, what with the mall ban and the yearbook. *NM*
- 14/11/2017 05:02:30 AM
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Aren't you a lawyer?
- 14/11/2017 05:41:56 PM
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Sure, it's circumstantial. So are fingerprints and DNA tests.
- 15/11/2017 08:27:55 AM
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To be clear, no one has alleged rape against Moore that I am aware of
- 15/11/2017 04:11:14 PM
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Except the mall manager states he wasn't and the yearbook is looking like a fake... *NM*
- 17/11/2017 03:18:24 PM
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He may yet lose.
- 12/11/2017 03:01:04 PM
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..and the WaPo may print a retraction, they seem to need to do that a couple times a week...
- 13/11/2017 08:10:36 PM
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I think it's more likely Moore will win. Sadly for the US.
- 13/11/2017 08:20:20 PM
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Oh there is plenty to dislike about the guy, but these recent allegations reek of political tricks *NM*
- 17/11/2017 03:20:28 PM
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It's likely that this scandal has everything now - including a fake accuser
- 17/11/2017 02:41:16 PM
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