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Weekend Music Thread-Social Conscience and Togetherness

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WATCH AND CHAT LIVE: President Obama’s Inauguration – 1-21-2013

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2012 Elections

An Open Letter to my Sons – November 5th, 2008

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Democracy

Happy Independence Day – 2012!

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Music Thread

Weekend Music Thread – A Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

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History

My Dinner with Robert Gates

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Activism

Why America Fails: One Man’s Opinion

ADONAI - September 29, 2011 34

2012 Elections

Rick Perry – A Blind Preacher For The Pin-Eyed Congregation

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History

Coming To Terms With Reality: One Man’s Trip Through the Graveyard...

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Weekend Music Thread-Social Conscience and Togetherness

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An Open Letter to my Sons – November 5th, 2008

Happy Independence Day – 2012!

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