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The Power of Humor: Posterior Observations from the Plains

Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by ibbetsonusa.

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Do you still have a sense of humor? Can you still brake into a good solid laugh when the opportunity arises? Conservatives and the Republican Party, the party by which conservative values are most often found, are at risk of losing one of the most compelling weapons in their arsenal, a decent sense of humor. [...]

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