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US Election
Nov 11 2008, Rudolf

As you can imagine, I thoroughly enjoyed the victory of Barack Obama. I stuck it up to those who believed Obama’s victory meant the end of America as we know it. Surprisingly, they have not moved to another country. I have moved on. No more...

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