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		<title>By: karadagli61</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5719381</link>
		<dc:creator>karadagli61</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5719381', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: builder54</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5719313</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey did you guys see Barry ogling that tight little white ass in that G8 group photo. Shades of Bill..I love being progressive.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey did you guys see Barry ogling that tight little white ass in that G8 group photo. Shades of Bill..I love being progressive.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5719313', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: austininc4</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5718634</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sen. Sessions, is a LITTLE MAN WITH A LITTLE MIND.

He will never, change that racist way. When he is down in Hail, he still will have that &quot;RACIST&quot; attitude. It&#039;s in his DNA.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sen. Sessions, is a LITTLE MAN WITH A LITTLE MIND.</p>
<p>He will never, change that racist way. When he is down in Hail, he still will have that &#8220;RACIST&#8221; attitude. It&#8217;s in his DNA.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718634', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: LeslieBurton</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5718327</link>
		<dc:creator>LeslieBurton</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would just ignore Republicans Love Facts.  The name itself is a great example of an oxymoron.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would just ignore Republicans Love Facts.  The name itself is a great example of an oxymoron.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718327', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: S-lugger</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5718261</link>
		<dc:creator>S-lugger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s my man! Clearly not representing my point of view again. 
Yes, unfortunately I am one of his constituents. 

And Republicans Love Facts: I have a fact for you - It&#039;s the 21st century now. The democratic and Republican parties have completely flipped on their support for minorities and disdain of organizations and groups who are racist. 

I live in the south. I can see why the south went Republican after the Democrats supported and pushed civil rights in the 1960&#039;s. 

Gosh, I wish the people of this state would make both Sessions and Shelby (my other Senator who boasts ignorance) dry up and blow away.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s my man! Clearly not representing my point of view again.<br />
Yes, unfortunately I am one of his constituents. </p>
<p>And Republicans Love Facts: I have a fact for you &#8211; It&#8217;s the 21st century now. The democratic and Republican parties have completely flipped on their support for minorities and disdain of organizations and groups who are racist. </p>
<p>I live in the south. I can see why the south went Republican after the Democrats supported and pushed civil rights in the 1960&#8217;s. </p>
<p>Gosh, I wish the people of this state would make both Sessions and Shelby (my other Senator who boasts ignorance) dry up and blow away.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718261', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mari2RR</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Republicans continue to mess around like this at their own peril.  Amazing that if they planned action to alienate Hispanics, it could not be better than their present behavior which will alienate Hispanics,that group of loyal Americans.  The larger problem for Republicans is their tendency toward racism that demands that they misrepresent Sotomayor&#039;s every statement.  But they will not win this round.  This SC nominee is particularly well qualified for the position of Supreme Court Justice.  Thousands of fair minded people will lay it on the line for her.  Further racism they introduce into this discussion will make them the pariah of our country.  Besides, their racism is directly responsible for me changing my party affiliation and I am sure I am not alone.  More and more, I am just disgusted with hate filled Republicans who have the idea it is their way or get lost.  We have enough like-minded people to make them eat any hate fulled words and we intend to organize to make it happen.  Republicans can just kiss us goodbye if they continue on this racist rant.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans continue to mess around like this at their own peril.  Amazing that if they planned action to alienate Hispanics, it could not be better than their present behavior which will alienate Hispanics,that group of loyal Americans.  The larger problem for Republicans is their tendency toward racism that demands that they misrepresent Sotomayor&#8217;s every statement.  But they will not win this round.  This SC nominee is particularly well qualified for the position of Supreme Court Justice.  Thousands of fair minded people will lay it on the line for her.  Further racism they introduce into this discussion will make them the pariah of our country.  Besides, their racism is directly responsible for me changing my party affiliation and I am sure I am not alone.  More and more, I am just disgusted with hate filled Republicans who have the idea it is their way or get lost.  We have enough like-minded people to make them eat any hate fulled words and we intend to organize to make it happen.  Republicans can just kiss us goodbye if they continue on this racist rant.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718133', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Max Anax junius -1</title>
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		<dc:creator>Max Anax junius -1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>.

Ooooh, The NEW G(no)P...
... And their shrinking minority.

Yep, that&#039;s the way to &lt;em&gt;Win Friends and Influence People&lt;/em&gt;, there Jeff. Study it...
http://www.westegg.com/unmaintained/carnegie/win-friends.html

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>.</p>
<p>Ooooh, The NEW G(no)P&#8230;<br />
&#8230; And their shrinking minority.</p>
<p>Yep, that&#8217;s the way to <em>Win Friends and Influence People</em>, there Jeff. Study it&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://www.westegg.com/unmaintained/carnegie/win-friends.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.westegg.com/unmaintained/carnegie/win-friends.html</a></p>
<p>.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718124', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sscncturn64</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5718114</link>
		<dc:creator>sscncturn64</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When I look at sessions picture up top it looks like hes saying STOP I will not answer any questions for you unless your a fat balding white man who is a republican. Typical repug racist.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I look at sessions picture up top it looks like hes saying STOP I will not answer any questions for you unless your a fat balding white man who is a republican. Typical repug racist.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718114', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Nquest</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nquest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Republicans Love Facts &lt;/em&gt;posted:
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&quot;In 1979 Duke ran as a Democrat for the 10th district seat in the Louisiana State...&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

LOL...  Tell the whole story.  Don&#039;t leave anything out. A simple glance at the David Duke Wiki would have helped you  avoid this grave error.  

See, in 1979, Duke did not win his bid for the LA Senate seat; he was second with 26.6% percent of the vote.  Yet, in 1989, running as a Republican, Duke won the election for a LA. House seat then followed that up by RUNNING AS A REPUBLICAN for LA&#039;s U.S. Senate seat in 1990.  He lost to the Democrat but still received 60% of the White vote.

In 1991, Duke RAN AS A REPUBLICAN for LA Governor.  He lost but received 38.8% of the vote (you know, more votes than he did as a Democrat) and, according to him, 55% of his &quot;constituency&quot; -- White voters.  

In 1992, your boogie-man, David Duke RAN AS A REPUBLICAN candidate for president. In 1996, Duke, again, RAN AS A REPUBLICAN for the LA U.S. Senate seat. 

So exactly what did you think you were accomplishing?  The better question is:  which party&#039;s platform in the past 50 years is more in line with the David Duke&#039;s of the world?

Simple answer:  when it comes to racialized issues of crime (Willie Horton?), welfare (Reagan&#039;s &quot;Welfare Queens&quot;), affirmative action, &quot;illegal&quot; immigration, etc. it&#039;s clear the today&#039;s Republican party is the next door neighbor, if not kissing cousins, to White Nationalists like David Duke (Pat Buchanan anyone?).  That doesn&#039;t make the Democrats, past or present, anything close to saints  when it comes to race/racism (they ain&#039;t) but it does highlight the hilarity of a Republican supporter/sympathizer trying to play the &#039;Whose The Better White Party?&#039; game.  

Funny how Republicans and those on the right will be quick to denounce the Lincoln era as the distant past when it comes to reparations for slavery but conveniently want to make Lincoln-the-racist-repatriationist an ever-present example of the party&#039;s stance of racial equality. 

Anyway, back to the tongue KISSING COUSINS thing...
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/31/preserving-the-white-christian-male-power-structure/

No wonder why McCain choose Sarah &quot;Real Americans&quot; Palin as a running mate.  And since I&#039;ve referenced a Fox News  personality (Fox=Republican/Libertarian/Racist broadcasting network), one more for the road:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/gibson-white-babies/

Like I said, tongue KISSING COUSINS...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Republicans Love Facts </em>posted:<br />
<strong><em>&#8220;In 1979 Duke ran as a Democrat for the 10th district seat in the Louisiana State&#8230;&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>LOL&#8230;  Tell the whole story.  Don&#8217;t leave anything out. A simple glance at the David Duke Wiki would have helped you  avoid this grave error.  </p>
<p>See, in 1979, Duke did not win his bid for the LA Senate seat; he was second with 26.6% percent of the vote.  Yet, in 1989, running as a Republican, Duke won the election for a LA. House seat then followed that up by RUNNING AS A REPUBLICAN for LA&#8217;s U.S. Senate seat in 1990.  He lost to the Democrat but still received 60% of the White vote.</p>
<p>In 1991, Duke RAN AS A REPUBLICAN for LA Governor.  He lost but received 38.8% of the vote (you know, more votes than he did as a Democrat) and, according to him, 55% of his &#8220;constituency&#8221; &#8212; White voters.  </p>
<p>In 1992, your boogie-man, David Duke RAN AS A REPUBLICAN candidate for president. In 1996, Duke, again, RAN AS A REPUBLICAN for the LA U.S. Senate seat. </p>
<p>So exactly what did you think you were accomplishing?  The better question is:  which party&#8217;s platform in the past 50 years is more in line with the David Duke&#8217;s of the world?</p>
<p>Simple answer:  when it comes to racialized issues of crime (Willie Horton?), welfare (Reagan&#8217;s &#8220;Welfare Queens&#8221;), affirmative action, &#8220;illegal&#8221; immigration, etc. it&#8217;s clear the today&#8217;s Republican party is the next door neighbor, if not kissing cousins, to White Nationalists like David Duke (Pat Buchanan anyone?).  That doesn&#8217;t make the Democrats, past or present, anything close to saints  when it comes to race/racism (they ain&#8217;t) but it does highlight the hilarity of a Republican supporter/sympathizer trying to play the &#8216;Whose The Better White Party?&#8217; game.  </p>
<p>Funny how Republicans and those on the right will be quick to denounce the Lincoln era as the distant past when it comes to reparations for slavery but conveniently want to make Lincoln-the-racist-repatriationist an ever-present example of the party&#8217;s stance of racial equality. </p>
<p>Anyway, back to the tongue KISSING COUSINS thing&#8230;<br />
<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/31/preserving-the-white-christian-male-power-structure/" rel="nofollow">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/05/31/preserving-the-white-christian-male-power-structure/</a></p>
<p>No wonder why McCain choose Sarah &#8220;Real Americans&#8221; Palin as a running mate.  And since I&#8217;ve referenced a Fox News  personality (Fox=Republican/Libertarian/Racist broadcasting network), one more for the road:</p>
<p><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/gibson-white-babies/" rel="nofollow">http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/17/gibson-white-babies/</a></p>
<p>Like I said, tongue KISSING COUSINS&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718111', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: sscncturn64</title>
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		<dc:creator>sscncturn64</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Im convinced that when you see a politician with an (R) next to his/her name that it not only means republican but also racist.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Im convinced that when you see a politician with an (R) next to his/her name that it not only means republican but also racist.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718109', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dasm</title>
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		<dc:creator>dasm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thank God there are groups like this strong enough to show what racists these hateful bigots like Sessions are.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank God there are groups like this strong enough to show what racists these hateful bigots like Sessions are.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718105', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: flight</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5718024</link>
		<dc:creator>flight</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>republicans hate facts;
   It had just occurred to me that the ugliest elements of the Democratic Party were pandered to by the Republicans for years. These elements are now the only core the Republican Party has left. They are pushing everyone else out.

&lt;strong&gt;   The Republican Party is now what the Democrats threw out.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>republicans hate facts;<br />
   It had just occurred to me that the ugliest elements of the Democratic Party were pandered to by the Republicans for years. These elements are now the only core the Republican Party has left. They are pushing everyone else out.</p>
<p><strong>   The Republican Party is now what the Democrats threw out.</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5718024', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ape-Man</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ape-Man</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why does RLF wallow in shit?  Everyone can see Republicans attract shit.  It&#039;s over.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why does RLF wallow in shit?  Everyone can see Republicans attract shit.  It&#8217;s over.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717982', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Vincennes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vincennes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So it seems many who&#039;ve commented on this post and many already know that Sessions is a racist. Why doesn&#039;t just someone just say so publicly? The truth will set us all free.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So it seems many who&#8217;ve commented on this post and many already know that Sessions is a racist. Why doesn&#8217;t just someone just say so publicly? The truth will set us all free.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717980', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Frugalchariot</title>
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		<dc:creator>Frugalchariot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Racist bigotry is crap, pure and simple.  It comes in all shapes and sizes, oozes out from behind many masks.  It doesn&#039;t come with a political party label attached (well, not until recently it didn&#039;t) -- guilt is widespread, a product of ignorance being carefully taught.  

Twenty-some years ago, when my daughter was five years old and in kindergarten, she wrote something I still view as a profound example of pure rationality, unstained by culture.  In her own words (transcribed from the handwritten piece of paper, still in my possession):

[sic]:
I hav a drem that we all kood love 1 onother.  I have a drem that we can de sistd&#039;s and botr&#039;s that wen the sun shins dow on the world that ther de pes on rth in evry plas for evry 1 of evry ras.&quot;

For the Republicans who might happen to read the above, I graciously offer the following spell-checked version (not that will make a lot of difference to the bulk of them, but in the interest of ... well, you know):

&quot;I have a dream that we all could love one another;
I have a dream that we can be sisters and brothers,
That when the sun shines down on the world that there be
Peace on Earth in every place 
For every one of every race.&quot;
By Sarah, age five. 

Words to live by.  So ok, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, you&#039;re a lot older than age five, at least chronogically (based on your pic of course).  Where did you leave your mind?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Racist bigotry is crap, pure and simple.  It comes in all shapes and sizes, oozes out from behind many masks.  It doesn&#8217;t come with a political party label attached (well, not until recently it didn&#8217;t) &#8212; guilt is widespread, a product of ignorance being carefully taught.  </p>
<p>Twenty-some years ago, when my daughter was five years old and in kindergarten, she wrote something I still view as a profound example of pure rationality, unstained by culture.  In her own words (transcribed from the handwritten piece of paper, still in my possession):</p>
<p>[sic]:<br />
I hav a drem that we all kood love 1 onother.  I have a drem that we can de sistd&#8217;s and botr&#8217;s that wen the sun shins dow on the world that ther de pes on rth in evry plas for evry 1 of evry ras.&#8221;</p>
<p>For the Republicans who might happen to read the above, I graciously offer the following spell-checked version (not that will make a lot of difference to the bulk of them, but in the interest of &#8230; well, you know):</p>
<p>&#8220;I have a dream that we all could love one another;<br />
I have a dream that we can be sisters and brothers,<br />
That when the sun shines down on the world that there be<br />
Peace on Earth in every place<br />
For every one of every race.&#8221;<br />
By Sarah, age five. </p>
<p>Words to live by.  So ok, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, you&#8217;re a lot older than age five, at least chronogically (based on your pic of course).  Where did you leave your mind?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717954', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: flight</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5717950</link>
		<dc:creator>flight</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Republicans Love Facts,
     I heard a term the other day, &quot;Principled Republican&quot;.
I believe it is safe to say this is a contradiction of terms.
Republicans Loves Facts, another contradiction of terms.
You and the Republicans have something in common.

Reagan did not bring the old southern Democrats under the Republican tent.
Go back 20 years to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. The major push in civil rights in the 60s caused major defections of southern Democratic leaders’ to the Republican Party.
The Republican Party has been wooing them ever since. The blatant racism is no big surprise, it been there all along.

You see my dear friend, Republicans Love Facts; the &lt;strong&gt;Republicans have pandered to the pig for a long time.&lt;/strong&gt; 
&lt;strong&gt;And now the pig is “showing real bad”&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans Love Facts,<br />
     I heard a term the other day, &#8220;Principled Republican&#8221;.<br />
I believe it is safe to say this is a contradiction of terms.<br />
Republicans Loves Facts, another contradiction of terms.<br />
You and the Republicans have something in common.</p>
<p>Reagan did not bring the old southern Democrats under the Republican tent.<br />
Go back 20 years to Presidents Kennedy and Johnson. The major push in civil rights in the 60s caused major defections of southern Democratic leaders’ to the Republican Party.<br />
The Republican Party has been wooing them ever since. The blatant racism is no big surprise, it been there all along.</p>
<p>You see my dear friend, Republicans Love Facts; the <strong>Republicans have pandered to the pig for a long time.</strong><br />
<strong>And now the pig is “showing real bad”</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717950', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dixie blood</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5717900</link>
		<dc:creator>dixie blood</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Republicans Love Facts Says: 
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In 1979 Duke ran as a Democrat for the 10th district seat in the Louisiana State&lt;/blockquote&gt;



&lt;b&gt;He was too &quot;libural&quot; for the RePugniScums and lost to a RePugniScum racist.

What&#039;s your point you stupid a$$ moron?&lt;/b&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Republicans Love Facts Says:<br />
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<p>In 1979 Duke ran as a Democrat for the 10th district seat in the Louisiana State</p></blockquote>
<p><b>He was too &#8220;libural&#8221; for the RePugniScums and lost to a RePugniScum racist.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s your point you stupid a$$ moron?</b><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717900', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: PissedOffVeteran</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5717862</link>
		<dc:creator>PissedOffVeteran</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sen. &lt;strong&gt;PENDEJO&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sen. <strong>PENDEJO</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717862', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Levi the Dungbeetle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5717861</link>
		<dc:creator>Levi the Dungbeetle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sessions is a criminal. His anti-black and anti-Hispanic rhetoric cannot be tolerated.

America does not need this type of representative, therefore I belive it is in the best interest of the United States if Sessions were to resign.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sessions is a criminal. His anti-black and anti-Hispanic rhetoric cannot be tolerated.</p>
<p>America does not need this type of representative, therefore I belive it is in the best interest of the United States if Sessions were to resign.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717861', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Levi the Dungbeetle</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/08/sessions-letter/comment-page-2/#comment-5717857</link>
		<dc:creator>Levi the Dungbeetle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>RLF actually wants to defend the indefensible.  He is the type of person that belongs in a prison for inciting violence against minorities.

RLF, Americans have decided you and your fellow fascists are not to be trusted, ever again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>RLF actually wants to defend the indefensible.  He is the type of person that belongs in a prison for inciting violence against minorities.</p>
<p>RLF, Americans have decided you and your fellow fascists are not to be trusted, ever again.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5717857', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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