81 yr old man gets visit from Secret Service over a letter to an editor


	81 yr old man gets visit from Secret Service over a letter to an editor

yamdablam

7-5-2007 7:11 PM

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secret service, funny, ironic

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7-5-2007 7:40 PM

skwirlinator

Let him try to fly somewhere

7-5-2007 8:07 PM

gingembre

So much for free speech. And I'll bet he's not a Republican.

7-5-2007 8:15 PM

yamdablam

so much for it indeed. As time marches on, you'll hear more reports of this sort of stuff. Then they'll stop. (the reports that is)

7-5-2007 9:02 PM

arifsali

Then they'll stop. (the reports that is)

lol yamdablam, that was funny.

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