Phyllis Schlafly Shunned By Hundreds At Graduation Ceremony


	Phyllis Schlafly Shunned By Hundreds At Graduation Ceremony

BartendingBear

5-16-2008 11:55 PM

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BartendingBear says:

The woman is a horror of an embarrassment to any rational thinker.

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5-18-2008 3:53 PM

Socratoad

Ah yes, another outstanding emetic.

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