Physician & Professor; Medicine/Finance/Healthcare among other topics; Former Senate Staff; 🏳️🌈 Views are MY OWN
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42 years ago, I was a gay (closeted) teen starting my first year of college, experiencing anxiety & suicidal ideation on a fairly constant basis: certain that my LGBTQ status would deprive me of family, children, professional success.
Yesterday, my younger daughter moved into her college residence hall as a first year. On Monday, my older daughter began her third year.
Our three-parent family exists & thrives because of progress made at the state & federal level & community by community.
Love conquers hate, even if it takes some time.
#ItGetsBetter
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When you are explicitly political, you should expect people to treat you as such. Which part of that is confusing to you?
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Thread: #COVID19 #Coronavirus updates & data.
I will repeat this, but really important: cases coming out of the US WILL EXPLODE in the coming days. This is NOT a cause for panic. These EXISTING cases are finally being diagnosed, since testing is now more broadly available. 1/
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When people are choosing to hide their faces, it is usually a sign that they are not quite proud of what they are doing and/or it is illegal. The fact that these same people probably eschew masks makes the whole thing ironic, as well.
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I am concerned that the reason why the White House is not taking the contact tracing seriously is that they fear it will prove that the President was infected WELL before the Rose Garden SCOTUS event. WHEN was the President infected and WHEN did he know it?
This matters.
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#Fauci not taking S*** from Rand Paul today. “ I challenge this. ... you are NOT listening to CDC director...”. Thank you, Dr. Fauci.
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She named, explained, and owned you in less than ten words. You used dozens to demonstrate your insecurity and lack of confidence.
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Very believable, in fact. You violated your oath of office. You have invited foreign interference in our election (again) and have allowed Russian money to influence our policies, as long as it benefits YOU.
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The H1N1 epidemic had a 0.03% fatality rate and millions were tested early on. Here, with a fatality rate of 20-30+ times that level, you sat on your hands and people will DIE prematurely because of it. You have BLOOD on your hands.
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“We should all long to be more like Fiona Hill and less like Ivanka Trump. We should raise our daughters to be principled fact warriors and beautiful blank canvasses. “ @MollyJongFast
"In the highest-stake case, she was the best possible witness, and beneath her steely surface one could see a patriot who was desperate to save Americans from themselves," writes @MollyJongFast trib.al/BeF2bWK
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Nice to note that ALL your competitors seem to allow, if not encourage, cross promotion. Fear of free market competition is a sign of weakness and, perhaps, despair.
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If you would learn how to spell it (#coronavirus ; #Covid19) , it would give the nation more confidence that you actually cared about this potential pandemic.
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“I’m Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden’s husband”.
- the president elect as he announces Dr. Miguel Cardona as his nominee to be Secretary of Education.
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You left out his effort to muzzle the voices of millions of voters through his plea to reverse legal electoral process.
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US senator attempting to undo the damage done by his own vote to confirm a anti-vaccine ideologue. Not enough.
Babies are the most vulnerable among us to many diseases, including meningitis.
Talk to your doctor about how to protect your child from this disease. No family should endure the pain of their child becoming infected or dying from this disease. The meningococcal vaccine is safe & effective.
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You do realize that this tweet is forever and undermines any claim to being a conservative or even in favor of law and order. It’s a sad and bad look when desperation leaves you promoting a banana republic.
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Nobody will punch back better than Bloomberg. Nobody knows the truth about Trump better than Bloomberg. Nobody is more committed to defeating Trump, irrespective of candidate, more than Bloomberg. Bloomberg is Trump’s worst nightmare and Trump just helps him with every attack.
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Impeachment is a horrible and solemn outcome. We should never have to impeach a POTUS. But there really is no choice, when that POTUS does not even have the insight to know what he has done wrong. You can not enrich yourself at the public's expense.
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No one is asking for forever. We are asking to repair the island in the same way we do for any other natural disaster. Stop being inhumane
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But your job creation rate is lower; your GDP growth is comparable or trending lower than his; and the stock market has underperformed his. So maybe you need to find some data to make up and lie better? Not to mention that there is a manufacturing recession under you.
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To those worrying about mutations & variants & risk that this will be endless.
The virus can not mutate if it is not replicating inside a host. Stop infections & you stop mutations.
The less we allow this to go on, the fewer dangerous mutations.
Mitigate & Vaccinate. NOW.
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Just a reminder: you are a SENIOR official of the US government. You are using twitter to call for a violation of international law. Maybe do your job and don’t call for others to violate laws, however much we all might hate Putin and wish him ill.
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@MollyJongFast made me watch this (with a warning) and now I am crying. The young woman showed the power of speech and non-violent activism. We need more dialog. Kudos to the guardsmen for taking a risk and doing the right thing.
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You have failed miserably in this time of greatest need. Even when you have taken correct steps, the public no longer believes you since you lie so much; they no longer can be reassured because you seem only motivated by self-interest.
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Sean Conley just said “72 hours into his diagnosis...”. This resets the timeline. He is implying that symptoms began on Wednesday. Or he mis-spoke and should clarify.
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We all know that if the President were actually innocent, he would have DEMANDED witnesses. Thugs, mobsters, and other criminals hide the truth and punish those who don’t protect them.
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I have grown tired of thinking and saying “there is no bottom.” It is even more disheartening that 35% of the electorate lap this up. My thoughts are with you, @RepDebDingell
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Leadership is NOT using junior high school taunts. Leadership is showing confidence in your experts and authorities and not sending out failed economists to opine on public health matters.
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Ron DeSantis offering up Monoclonal antibodies that cost federal government $2,100/dose in lieu of vaccines that cost $39 dollars/full series.
Your federal tax dollars at work bailing out Florida's "freedoms" and @GovRonDeSantis political hopes.
Monoclonal antibody treatments such as Regeneron have had a major impact in preventing hospitalizations & saved lives. We are utilizing monoclonal antibody strike teams to bring treatment directly to our vulnerable populations in long-term care facilities.
flgov.com/2021/08/12/governo…
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The fear of competition is anathema to what has made America great. But perhaps he just wants mediocrity. Maybe he is mediocre. Maybe he prefers to be a small fish in a bathtub.
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Do you mean like when you pre-judged the Senate outcome and denied your oath and responsibility for calling witnesses? As breathtaking as that? #ResignLindseyGraham
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Look who’s on his knees begging for forgiveness after going after Brian Kemp just 2 weeks ago.
Trump is panicking.
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We look forward to your investigation of your friend’s family! Lara, Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka!
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What can you do?
1. Wash hands frequently.
2. Self-isolate if you are sick.
3. Self-quarantine if you think you might have been exposed to #COVID19
4. Seek medical attention if you have symptoms of Covid19 (fever, cough, shortness of breath).
5. Don't Panic.
6. Be Kind.
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You don’t have to love everything that @MittRomney has or will support in his career. But this is a moment where he is using his standing in the world to augment a movement that needs all the help that is available to it. And this should NOT be forgotten. Thank you!
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Is it smearing a man to shine a light on his actions and deeds and point out that he was ethically and morally wrong even if criminally innocent?
Have you accepted *gifts* from friends that are multiples of your annual Senate salary?
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BTW -
Literally NOBODY predicted this 2 years ago. EVERYONE thought there would be a recession either soon or sooner.
Jamie Dimon predicted a recession for a full 2 years. Elon Musk talked about a great depression w/deflation.
EVERYONE talked stagflation.
THEY were wrong.
BREAKING: Employment report
206K new jobs (but revisions lower prior months by 111K).
Unemployment rate ticks up to 4.1% (statistically unchanged for 1 month, but up over several)
Wage growth: 3.9%
Overall, a solid, if slightly weaker, report; in line with expectations.
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Trump talks about human scum and then proceeds to whine about his sad & pathetic life.
Obama focuses on the meaning of the day and the sacrifices of others.
May we be forever grateful for the men and women who have sacrificed their lives in service to our country.
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Almost positive that he just said #TrumpPandemic again, no?
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It is frightening that you are willing to spend BILLIONS to build an unnecessary wall but not expedite the relief of PR.
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Say it more clearly, Representative Cheney: Our POTUS made a HUGE tactical error, consistent with the nearly infinite number of tactical errors that preceded this. He brings shame to our country. You share this shame, since it has taken you this long to call him out.
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Criticizing non-partisan federal workers/economists because they don’t tell you what you want to hear is Orwellian. You were once a man with huge promise. How low you have sunk. Truly “liddl Marco.”
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The House does not conduct a Trial. (please read constitution or have someone read it to you). The Senate can conduct a fair trial if you let them. But that requires that you stop obstructing fact witnesses from testifying: Bolton, Perry, Pompeo, Mulvaney, Barr, Giuliani.
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It is not helping matters when you continue to lie to the people. We have an ongoing pandemic with tens of thousands of cases in the USA. The only reason we can not document this is because of the failure to #TESTVIRUSNOW !
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First impeachment trial in history without witnesses because GOP know that there was wrongdoing and can not afford to let the public know more. #ImpeachmentTrialSham
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You denied them access to documents and witnesses. No amount of lying will deny those facts.
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Treating herd immunity as an option is ridiculous because it violates principles of biomedical ethics.
Could we REALLY tolerate 1.2 million deaths in a short period of time; MILLIONS more with unknown complications?
nytimes.com/live/2020/10/13/…
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You have made a lot of bad choices in life. Everything you touch seems to die, one way or another. Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort, General Flynn. Maybe it's not just them. Maybe it is YOU. #ETTD
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When Don Jr. and his girlfriend received $50K for an hour speech at University of Florida (tuition funds), that must have infuriated you. Investigate! nytimes.com/2019/11/13/us/un…
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Just to be VERY clear. It doesn't matter what the outcome was. The fact that our POTUS is trying to pick winners and losers, based on his personal vendettas IS IMPEACHABLE. This is what dictators do. We can not become a banana republic....
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You don’t have to keep being his toady. You seem to move in whichever direction the wind blows. Don’t you have ANY principles? Or are you merely protoplasm built around politics?
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Stop kicking them when they are down! People are losing their lives while you underestimate the impact of this disaster.
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Your concern for Bernie Sanders is duly noted. If you had a fraction of this concern for the millions of americans who are potentially being exposed to #Covid_19 #coronavirus while your administration has failed to #TESTVIRUSNOW , we might not be in a crisis.
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Thankfully, this was all caught on camera. Your statements, therefore, suggest that the arresting officers either lied or are incompetent. I expect you will figure out which one, soon, and act accordingly.
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You have an amazing opportunity to help us understand POTUS's extortion AND the ensuing coverup. Be a hero; Be a man who takes his oath of office (to our constitution and nation and NOT to POTUS) seriously.
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You should express your outrage at the @GOPLeader , who opposed the bipartisan alternative that you seem to want. Where was your outrage at him then? Now?
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Here is the list of Senators who voted to REDUCE the regulatory oversight of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in 2018, signed into law by then President Trump. Maybe ask them why they did this?
cc: @marcorubio @LindseyGrahamSC @RandPaul @MarkWarner
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Are you really this incompetent? Is this why so many people have died in South Dakota?
Real leaders unite; they lead; they inspire.
When you default to divisiveness, you are proving that you have failed in your mission and should step away. Also, college might help.
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If you have had a stroke, just reply and we will send help.
If you have NOT had a stroke, then there is little excuse for this stupidity.
Are you saying that Trump had confiscated material that would be critical to an ongoing or necessary investigation?
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Instead of attacking a religious magazine, perhaps you could just stop BLOCKING the very people who COULD exculpate you? Mulvaney, Perry, Bolton, Giuliani, Pompeo, Barr! Maybe you wouldn’t look so guilty if you weren’t engaged in a cover-up.
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Somebody is REALLY scared. Can we get you a teddy bear? Or just one of your sycophants? I hear @LindseyGrahamSC is available.
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Put differently, democrats don’t want voting by landmass, we want voting by people. Each individual’s vote should mean something.
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You said exactly that. wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-i…
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You are not the messiah. You are not all-knowing. You have caused massive death and destruction. Too many predicted it but their voices were not heeded. We will recover DESPITE you.
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Parler is down. Trump is suspended from Twitter. A lot of angry people have idle hands right now. Please secure your belongings and seats of government until further notice.
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Real patriots obey the law of the land. Faux patriots attack our laws when they lose. You will be remembered for this. And when you use freighted words like "recharge," you well may be complicit in harm to fellow man and woman. Not very Christian.
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Are we to understand that your father is now officially “deplorable?” Which would make you the spawn of the deplorable? Just making sure I have that correct. Have a good night, #failson.
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Do you think that the people of Kansas will be upset that you don’t know where they are? Or, for that matter where Missouri is? I mean, it’s not like it’s Ukraine or Bangalore.
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Our POTUS has already tweeted or retweeted > 20 times before 8 am this morning. Somebody is anxious. And someone else is not doing a good job with their babysitting today.
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Was federal funding essential to SpaceX? Tesla?
Tell us more about what that means?
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Thank you for doing this. I am confident that @HawleyMO can find another way to fleece the public and taxpayers to pay for his family vacation. This is the right move.
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Never seen a bigger (and peaceful) rally in my small city of New Haven.
#NoKings
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He has had a very difficult life. What with the rich parents, the Yale, the Stanford, the elite boarding school in London. It’s not a surprise that he is finally rebelling against such hardship.
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What’s worse is that Lev Parnas is only the last in a LONG LONG line of Trump associates to face indictment or jail time. Think on THAT, Senator Graham. Has there ever been a more swampy corrupted POTUS?
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Embarrassing that the Governor falls for a completely fake story by Fox News via the Daily Mail. I will expect him to retract this and offer an apology. But not holding my breath.
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Are you suggesting that he doesn't have the mental capacity to judge right versus wrong?
Are you suggesting that the public doesn't have the right to know?
Was it better if this were kept a secret so he could accrue millions more?
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Life for instance, this: Your manufacturing sector during three years is much worse than under last three years of Obama, no?
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YOU have made this disaster. You have made it every day by enabling POTUS. He is amoral, lacks insight, and believes he knows all. You have sold your soul. #ResignLindseyGraham
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You are like the sociopath who kills his parents, and then pleads for mercy from the court because he’s now an orphan. Some of that is right isn’t it? You are the cancer inside your own party.
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You put up the wrong picture. Trump smeared more than half the country when he said the election was fraudulent and he won. Do you want to change the picture? Or just delete tweet?
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She honored your father by telling a story that resonates with many of us. And there is nobody who doesn’t know that your father disliked our POTUS.
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You need to stop watching TV. Stop caring about polls. Stop being such an insane narcissist. You were elected to lead. Not to watch TV.
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You are the laughingstock of the world. But we, the people, are the ones who are damaged by this. You have traded your office for personal (political) benefit and continue to do so. If elected GOP are unwilling to do their job, they will be forever remembered as cowards.
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If you only had done well in school in the first place, you would have understood that there are co-equal branches of government and that proper oversight by the legislative branch is essential to our republic. But it goes without saying that you did not do well in school....
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Eastern Syria is now a full blown human catastrophe and could well lead to the rebirth of ISIS. Congratulations to the Trump Administration!
Benghazi is now a full blown training center for jihadists bit.ly/1cwNJGp Congratulations to the Obama administration.
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Even the best fathers can be criminals. Even the most successful leaders can be indicted. There can be no crimes in your mind, since you believe you are above the law. Our framers did not agree. Impeachment is the remedy.
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Your fear of Bloomberg seems so much worse than your fear of Biden. Could it be that you will have to contend with someone who is SELF-MADE?
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Lost in @VP statement after Mayo Clinic, this past week, is that he and EVERYONE around POTUS are being tested (probably every day) "regularly". They KNOW that the way to prevent spread is by massive testing. They just don't want to share with the common folk.
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The bad day was when you decided to be a Trump toady rather than standing for law and order; or for country above party.
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Not concerned about being repetitive here, because too few seem to follow this. Outbreak in the US (if you exclude NY/NJ/CT/MA) is NOT at plateau or declining. And opening up the vast majority of our country prematurely seems to be a recipe for more death.
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Nobody cares about your golfing. They care that you have done a terrible job managing the biggest crisis of your Presidency and that your actions and inactions have resulted in 100K+ premature deaths.
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When history is written, you will be noted as famous "hypocrite" and nothing more. Not even wing-man of John McCain, since his family will have washed their hands of you by then.
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