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Old 11-08-2012, 03:43 PM
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They use 'Mexican' like an insult, like an unsaid old term for black folks.

Rob, that's really interesting.

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Do I need to quote Hemingway in reference to Cubanos? There's some old line Floridians true feelings printed there about their love for the new oreos like Rubio. Pretty rough stuff.
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Old 11-09-2012, 07:15 AM
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With all due respect it was under President Polk and his concept of Manifest Destiny that we stole half of Mexico at the point of a gun.
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