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\nGod knows we’ve all made happy sport of the Avignon Presidency, especially in this little
\ncorner of the neighborhood, but I have never been afraid of the guy the way I was the other night.
\nIs there a single sliver of doubt left that the man couldn’t craft a coherent thought if you spotted
\nhim the subject, the verb, and the unlimited use of Peggy Noonan? He marches blithely on, armed
\nwith his own invincible ignorance, like one of the idiots at the end of the bar who believes he was
\nabducted by aliens in the employ of the Knights Templar.<\/P>
\n
“People who hide something are people who have something to hide.”<\/I><\/P>
\n
Jeebus Christmas, how do they stand there and listen to this scary charlatan? I’ve heard
\nathletes who never got out of high school evince more complexity of thought 10 minutes after
\nlosing a playoff game. And without notes, too.<\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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