Scozzafava Dropping Out

Doesn’t this still leave her on the ballot though at this late date? She will, undoubtedly, still get votes

This is good news, not only for the Republican Party but for the country. The last thing in the world we need are more Liberals / Leftists / Socialists / Communists that have been trashing America since the 1960s. Every voter in his district should be at the polling place to vote Hoffman on Tuesday.

Thank You Doug Hoffman for running!…Principle over Party!!!…GO DOUG!!!

DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen refers to the “extreme” wing of the Republican Party? Would that “extreme” wing include the 40% of Americans who consider themselves conservative? Chris Van Hollen is part of a far-left party seeking to govern a center-right country. I’d say he has more to worry about that the Republican Party. Just eleven short months ago, the Democrats were applauding the country’s so-called “shift to the left.” Looks like country is sending a message to the Democrats. Of course, the Obama-Pelosi crowd won’t hear the message. They’ve already proven that they are tone-deaf.

Good for Doug and for Palin helping him. It is clear that the RNC is useless and is much like the DNC. We need to get as many conservative people elected that are not as holden to the national parties (notice I said “parties” as they are really the same).

I prefer Al Sharpton to that Donna Brazile character. She’s the one who suggested working-class whites walk out the door if they didn’t like the direction the Democratic Party was moving. After 54 years as a Democrat, I took her advice.

Hopefully Sarah Palin’s influence in this race will lead to other third party candidates. Both the Democrats and the Republicans are morally bankrupt. They both seek power for themselves at the expense of all of us.
I also hope that Palin immerses herself in the issues facing our country and chooses to run in 2012. We simply need somebody in the White House that is not a tool of one party or the other and will truly change our government. It is already clear that Obama will not be that person. McCain woul have been just as bad. Quite frankly, Palin may be the last best hope that we have for true reform. I don’t make that statement easily because I know she still needs to do some homework. She does however have the courage to oppose her own party, even when it will harm her, and that is for me a trait that simply does not exist in other politicians. That is a trait that may be the only thing that can save our country from the destructive environment we now find ourselves in.

It’s funny… you report about how the terrible “CONSERVATIVES” are going more far right but where’s your report about how the far left has taken over the democrat party? Or how about a report about how CBS, ABC, and NBC stack shows like yours with leftys and wishywashy republicans so that when you do have a true conservative on they get accosted from all sides? Might as well change the name of your show to “The Sunday edition of The View.”

Let me amend my statement. I don’t consider Sarah Palin “the lesser of two evils.” That was a bad choice of words. She is not evil. In fact, she is courageous, and moral. I just feel that she is not qualified to be President – AT THE PRESENT TIME. (Of course, Obama wasn’t qualified, either, but that didn’t matter to the Kool-aid drinkers). I’m sure Sarah Palin will grow and be able to present herself well. She is obviously a very intelligent woman, despite the efforts by the MSM to make her look bad. I wish her well. I’m committed to supporting whatever candidate the Republicans choose, be it Sarah Palin or anyone else.

GOP party is in trouble. The democratic base has set such high hopes that it will be very difficult to achive. The problem is Americans are tired and angry and in need to blame someone. They are growing fustrated and impatient with both parties. They are only willing to give a small window of opportunity to either party to fix things. I see toss up election going back and forth untill they see changes

“. . . Taliban-like individuals bent on turning the USA into a one religion, one government society where women and minorities are relegated to the kitchen . . . ”
WHAT? Way back in 2008, wasn’t it the Republican Party that ran a woman in the vice-presidential spot? As I recall, it was the Democratic Party that trashed its female candidate as if she had no business running. So which party is closer to the Taliban?
Whoever made this comment is an idiot.

Al Sharpton? You’ve got to be kidding. Surely you can do better, George.

First you should know that I will not be watching your show tomorrow morning (as is the usual) because you have invited Al (lets defend Tawanna Brawley) Sharpton to join you. This “man” is the most powerful bigot radical in NYS. He needs to be on some “blame game” show with his buds Mike Tyson and Lewis Farrakhan.
On the subject of the New York’s 23rd we up here in the Adirondacks are working toward cleaning house no matter their party. Ms. Scozzafava has served us alright, but she is an incumbent. Of the 2 survivors I would rather see Tawanna in office than Mr. Owens as he is a tree huger that is supported by the global warming kool aid drinkers.
We are in big financial trouble up here in the real New York and we need real change. Not the kind we have seen since last election day, and not the kind we get from career politicians like Sharpton. This is not necessarily a Republican problem (although they have so many) it is more a problem of representation and the lack thereof.

Saracuda’s Tsunami is coming…..this will be so fun :)

An update from Tom Jensen at Public Policy Polling regarding NY-23:
So this morning around 10 AM I started up our NY-23 poll and after a few hundred interviews it appeared that Doug Hoffman was now running away with it-unweighted numbers showed him at 45% to 26% for Bill Owens and 17% for Dede Scozzafava.
Then came the news that Scozzafava was suspending her campaign. My first inclination was to just keep running the poll as is, but I stopped it and thought about it, and now for the rest of the weekend the first question will still provide Scozzafava as an option but also note that she’s suspended her campaign, although her name will still be on the ballot.
I’m not going to throw away the first set of interviews, but we’ll provide a crosstab for when people got surveyed. I expect Hoffman will win easily now, but IF OUR EARLY NUMBERS WERE ANY INDICATION WHAT SCOZZAFAVA DID DOESN’T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE-HE WAS GOING TO WIN EASILY WITH OR WITHOUT HER IN THE RACE.
I should also note that the poll included two way races between all three of the candidates as well so we will have full straight up Owens-Hoffman data for whatever that’s worth.
More excitement so far today than I might have been anticipating!

==Palin again!==
Yeah, datsright, datsright.
== Enough already.==
Not enough already.
== She is like this recurring pain in the backside…==
Only to Libs, and, as Martha Stewart says, “That’s a good thing!”
==… that we just can’t get rid of, no matter how hard we try.==
YYYYEEEAAAAAA!
== She’s too much of a religious radical nut for mainstream America.==
You mean, for the “mainstream Lib part of America.” She’s great for the rest of us.
== George, this is not a show that I’ll be tuned into!==
George, so what. That’s what they ALL say.

The in following elections, I will be voting for the most conservative candidate on the primary and general election ballot. This does not include Democrats cuz-a they way they’ve acted, especially since last November when American voters made an off-the-chart, GIANT mistake.
In a year, we will correct that mistake, and, in three years, we will make further correction.

==If Palin and her conservatives had their way, women in America would still be all barefoot and pregnant!==
How come SHE isn’t and hasn’t been?

It seems that America needs Palin to take charge of a US economy that is out of control.She has a common sense approach that is needed to clean up the wasteful spending.
Americans are about to see the cost of everything go up, will that mean consumers will spend more or hunker down?
Increased taxation does not create jobs.

Ed Taylor: I like Bob Dylan, too.

“”It’s SO-OOOO funny that conservative republicans are so hot for Palin when conservatives have been AGAINST every law that helped women for the last 100 years. 1) Conservatives were AGAINST giving women the right to make contracts without a male co-signer 2)conservatives were AGAINST giving women the right to vote 3) conservatives were AGAINST allowing women into medical and law schools 4) they were AGAINST allowing women to use birth control, etc. etc. If Palin and her conservatives had their way, women in America would still be all barefoot and pregnant!”"
Ridiculous. That’s the same as some idiot saying Liberals were for communism. Sure, some are. The fact is… in general, the koolaid drinkers in each party are stuck on a few key issues that make the decision for them. For many conservatives at this time it happens to be gay marriage and abortion. For many conservatives it happens to be fiscal discipline and the federal takeover of the private sector. For liberals it was the war until their president and congress forgot the war was happening so that they could focus on punishing the rich and expanding the entitlement programs in order to buy votes.
Both sides are corrupt and power hungry. Our public servants are all getting rich by serving themselves. 78 percent of Americans are in favor of term limits in Congress and yet if you email any of your representatives asking where they stand they’ll tell you that that would be terrible because then people can’t vote for who they want. The truth is the longer they’re in there the more support they can buy from interest groups so that they have more money to buy your vote. So in essence they buy your vote with your own tax money. Give a company a 60 million dollar contract, get 100,000 dollars in campaign donation. It happens all the time right in front of our eyes and the media doesn’t focus on it.

I, for one, will be happy to see a candidate who is successful in private life bring his experiences to government. We have too many career politicians making decisions for those of us fighting to survive in the “real world” they know nothing about. They need to be replaced.

“I, for one, will be happy to see a candidate who is successful in private life bring his experiences to government.”
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I do hope you use the pronoun ‘his’ in the non-gender specific manner and not in the sexist manner it appears.

Bring on Sarah Palin you betcha I’ll vote for her over any liberal running.Not only that she won’t lie, like our current liar and chief.

Saracuda’s Tsunami has begun…this is going to be fun :)

“extreme”?
Anyone to the right of Karl Marx is extreme to Georgie.

According to PPP Polling:
Hoffman has polled consistently at 45-46% all day, Owens up a little since Scozzafava dropout but still doesn’t look close

Obama just saw his re-election hopes dashed.
The Great Marxist Expreriment has died an untimely death.

Sarah Palin to me seems like the only genuine person in politics today. Her endorsement of the candidate in NY was a huge risk but she made that endorsement anyway because she believes in a vision of American success. You might not agree with her vision but can anyone realistically say that what we see out of Washington today is the answer to moving our contry forward? I just dont see it; Obama and Bush are no different. They are both party insiders who push for the same world view, support the same failed economic policies, and have the same arrogant swagger.
As a nineteen year old my generation will inherit the failures of both Obama and Bush. I think it is time for a real change. Sarah Palin may be the only hope my generation has of living the same quality of life that my grand parents had. Even more important, she may be the last hope my generation has for living in a free society.

The best thing Palin and Bachman will do, for now, is make Republicans more conservative which is a GREAT thing.
I’d like Palin in the Senate and Bachman in the House, or the Senate, prob’ly Senate. This would set Palin up very well for ’12.

Second, sorry hun, but Palin was cleared and cleared and cleared of ethics violations but that didn’t stop the kool-aid drunks from harassing her constantly with FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS that also wasted taxpayer money and kept her from accomplishing what she had been doing in Alaska—–kicking out corrupt politicans on both sides. She played it smart by resigning which slowed the bots down and frees her up to make an even bigger difference.

I don’t like this “conservative” title so much….I’m a fiscal conservative…stress on fiscal. Republicans need to get off the abortion thing and focus on the economy, immigration, taxes, and reigning in the ever growing socialist government.

==Republicans need to get off the abortion thing…==
We have no such need.

I just love echo chambers and belief in ideological purity.
I think a lot of Dems and GOPers are in for a surprise in 2010 and 2012 when the results deviate considerably from what the chatterboxes expect now.

I suppose moderate Republican women can take a hike now that the party has been taken over by the wing-nuts.
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No, we moderate Republican women will not be taking a hike. We don’t give up that easily. We and our male moderate conservatives are the real Republican Party and we WILL regain control.

==Republicans need to get off the abortion thing…==
The abortion ‘thing’ is not just a ‘thing’ regardless of an individual’s personal opinion.
Some Republicans vehemently oppose ALL abortions.
Some Republicans vehemently support ALL abortions.
Some Republicans (including me) believe abortions are necessary in limited circumstances, but oppose how Rowe vs Wade is being used to support abortion on demand AS a post-conception birth control.

Like when she said she was cleared of any ethics violations. Oh, and then she quit.
Second Look, you know, I hope, that I have a great deal of respect for you. And I am ready and willing to believe you.
So please, tell me one ethics charge Sarah Palin was NOT cleared. I honestly would like to know, because I can find nothing that mentions even one.
As for her quitting, I agree it was wrong…wrong move for her, unfair to Alaska because they elected her for a full term. I simply do not buy into the leftwing nuts’ hype that the whole state suddenly hated her.
But, didn’t ‘Senator’ Obama quit? I mean he was elected to serve as a senator for his state. He quit to ‘take’ another job. Right?

If the republicans focused on what really matters —the economy and stopping the communist Obama train of fools, they will win the next election
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I am a Republican and I do focus on the economy, health insurance reform, the 2 wars that are killing our warriors, and other important matters.
I also am concerned about the excessive use of abortions. I can focus on many things. As can a whole lot of other Republicans.
As for “the communist Obama train of fools”, sorry I prefer to keep it on a higher level. So I’ll just say that, unless President Obama changes many of his policies, I will support and vote for the candidate I believe will better serve the USA.

Blanco? Not Blago? Heck it all blends now. lol

Liberals see only black and white. They cannot understand those shades of gray.
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ncpilot, Thanks for explaining your position so I could understand better. I love to hear others viewpoints; I tend to learn so much.
But I’m on a ‘mini-campaign’ along with a few others who post on news articles to encourage civility and fairness to our debates.
I know many who are more liberal than I that do agree with our viewpoints on abortion. Heck, some are even more conservative than I on this ONE specific issue.
So before I can agree with you, I would like to change your statement to “SOME liberals see only black and white. They appear unable to understand those shades of gray.
I hope you don’t mind.

Funny how Palins defeats are always defeats for the Democratic Party too. The Democrats have not came close to holding a seat in this district since post the civil war.

Seriously? Sarah Palin has credibility for some people? We are definitely becoming two different countries.

“Conservatives absolutely view things in black and white. Liberals are gray. They’re so gray it’s why they have trouble making up their minds (anything come to mind at the moment?), frequently change their minds, and are made fun of for this off the right.”
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Nope, no way can I let you by on this one. Remember me, a conservative? I do not see things in just black and white, so I disprove your statement.
Well, except for my religious beliefs. I’m defintely black/white, right/wrong on that. But those are my personal beliefs based on my relationship to God, so I better not be wishy-washy there.
And I would have to accuse conservatives of the same problems you assign to the liberals. Let’s face it, SL, 99.99999999% of humans are indecisive to the point of catatonic arrest.

mal2 – You’re an exception to the rule and very moderate (hope that doesn’t offend – lol). The moderate ones aren’t so black and white. The far right people are indeed very black and white. Most strong on abortion are far right. They have a set of beliefs and they don’t waiver. Show me somebody far left and they’re all over the map and typically a kook. lol It gets confusing lately though. Liberals aren’t always real liberal lately I’ve noticed. And on the far side of right they’d make it illegal to burn a flag tomorrow while yelling about freedom.

“A senator stepping down for President isn’t viewed as the same. Just saying.”
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Sorry, leaving one job before completing the ‘contract’ is quitting. That is how I view it. Just because it’s a promotion doesn’t lessen the negative impact on the job left unfinished.

If Palin was male I might loathe her worse.
A senator isn’t in charge of a whole state, and is but a vote as a fish in the sea for the most part. Besides some federal earmarks and pork maybe. You’re the only one viewing it this way. lol
It was rumored when she returned from the run she lost interest in working. Many people compalained about her going MIA. Then when you figure in to this a nasty recession was playing out and they would also hurt in Alaska (besides, the king of pork left the senate), I think she left before it got too uncomfy. Also to make money. No way was it why she said as she lacks the ability to have virtue and will I’m sure prove it in the future to some people that can’t seem to read her.
She’s out for herself. I have no doubt.
Here’s a prediction. We’ll see if I’m right. Coming up she’ll do something that will make her fans view her entirely differently, and she’ll have a harsh fall from grace. She might also hurt your party. It’s looking more and more like she will split it.

You have got to be kidding me?? It has nothing to do with people color. In this is “gray.” What’s that supposed to be? People that are mixed? lol
Have I mentioned how sick of some of this PC stuff I am? Good grief, if we’re going to have freedom of speech some people need to get they’ll occasionally be offended. This one isn’t one of those times they even should. I even view it more as a newspaper.

“Here’s a prediction. We’ll see if I’m right. Coming up she’ll do something that will make her fans view her entirely differently, and she’ll have a harsh fall from grace. She might also hurt your party. It’s looking more and more like she will split it.”
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See, great minds do think alike! ;-)
I expect her to totally blow it in the not too distant future. She is just not capable of dealing with the stress and challenges.
I totally think she will hurt the Republican Party and the nation as a whole if she doesn’t face the truth and gracefully bow out. There are way too many far-far-far right wingers who are blinded to her faults. It’s scary!
However, I do not think she is the personification of evil that so many believe her to be. Like I said, by ALL reports (except those with an obvious motivation to say otherwise) she did a good job as mayor of that small town.
I think that is her level of expertise. If I had a chance, I would advise her to take some time off, get her head together, and then pursue something like that again.
But the way she is going, she really will lose everything.

I’m cracking up because I totally view her as a vindictive mean girl. Look what she’s doing to the father of her grand kid. Before you take up for her? Who is the adult here? lol She’d look better if she didn’t go after the kid. I believe the stories about how if she decides she has a problem with you she will take you down. She has a string of people she’s fired on a whim.
My favorite Palin classic? The ethics thing. SHE is the person that set that up to where anybody could file a complaint. Then she messed it up to where it was illegal that she get public money to defend herself? I would agree a sitting gov should be protected. It just made me laugh that it was her bright idea and that it bit her because she didn’t do it right.

Well, I’ll have to disagree about the almost-soninlaw issue. I think our individual views on Mrs. Palin are coloring how look at this. I view him as a conniving little attention-seeker. I mean he’s going to pose nude? What kind of father-example will that be? Sorry, my prudish side is kicking in. Yuck!
I won’t get into the ‘taking people down’. I really don’t want to get into my views of the WH vs Fox News. So can we just avoid that topic? Please?
I have to agree on the ethics thing. What a very, very bad move on her part. Left her high and dry when her enemies pounced.

I didn’t take up for him. But he’s a kid. I have one that age. They’re doof. lol Besides, he was sure perfect when they needed to dress him up and parade him when she stumped.
I honestly can’t recall who said the first bad thing. I just think she’d come out looking better to take the high road. Heck, I think he’s shopping his “secrets” to some rag or something. It might get mud ugly.
I have examples of Fox News (not Beck) lying if you’d like to hear them. lol Then there’s the lawsuit they had where they admitted they wanted to force an anchor to lie, and argued they didn’t have to tell the truth. And the judge agreed. It’s the same thing that the right ran Dan Rather out of town over.

No way do I want to hear Beck’s voice. Pul—leeze don’t make me. Besides, unless I hear something live, I swallow a BIG shaker of salt when I listen to a recorded speech.
Even I could make people believe the Pope worships the great god Moogli-Ooogli. So I’m certain all politicians, news outlets and nuts on both sides of the issue can do it too.
Of course Levi is shopping for top dollar for his ‘book’. Maybe it will be published as a sequel in PlayGirl.
Personnally, I doubt he knows what deoderant Mr. Palin uses let alone anything worth bucks to even The Enguirer. But I’m sure some gullible so-called journalist will pay big only to had he’s been taken.

“Naive? Like it never entered her mind it could get abused? ”
Naive, ignorant, unaware of the cruelties of life, plain stupidity. Take your pick. I can’t read her mind, so I don’t know why.
It’s not something a world-wise, politically-savvy person would have done.
I just know she did it, it was a big mistake, and she got hurt bad because of it.
Like I said, the fact she DID it proves she wasn’t suited to that level of political gameship.

You keep referring to Levi as a ‘kid’. The kid is either capable of scheming on his own or he has some very savvy advisors/handlers.
I think he is being used by the far-left to damage the Palins. Saying “I have secrets that could hurt her but I won’t” is either stupid and childish or it’s sly and scheming.

“You know how everybody’s written off Obama?
I gave George 4 years. I figure I can give him time.”
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I’m willing to give President Obama time to do good. It’s some of the things he has already done that I take issue with.

I suppose you could be right about the left – but my impression is she’s met her match. He’s a mini her. Out for himself. lol I think the dems right now are fretting over healthcare more than Palin. Besides, her history already suggests there’s no way in heck she should ever win a race. They have formulas and so far her quit put her out of the game according to history.
I bet some rag pays him about a mil. lol

Saftgek doesn’t condemn all republicans, nor does this woman hold the office of President?
And who am I kidding? I loathe her that much. lol
This is a woman that stopped short of outright calling Obama a terrorist on the campaign trail. She was about as demonizing as it can get. Maybe that’s why I feel no pity for her. She was the worst I’ve ever seen.

Her entire stump was demonizing Obama. Again, terrorist? What the heck? You know, that whole “pals around with?” ENTIRE.
You know, to best answer this? Go on TubeU and watch her rallys – or the people lining up. The guy with the Curious George doll. The children sounding prejudiced. Tons of hateful talk. Remember the yells of “kill him?” I’ve never in my life seen anything like what went down with her speaking. I blame her. Remember, McCain had to finally tell some at a rally to cool it.

SecondLook, I hate to sign-off without hearing back from you. I so much hope I haven’t offended you.
But I’ve just been told my mother has been taken to the hospital. I need to be there.
Again, I hope I haven’t offended you.

mal, she might as well outright said it because that is about the only thing she stopped short on.
I once knew a bank robber and a mass murderer (two dif. people – jr. high with the 2nd) in my home town. Does this make me one? They exaggerated the Ayres relationship. Abramoff visited everybody in the Bush WH and he’s behind bars. Gee, I bet republicans were chummy with Madoff too? Does this make them all guilty of that? Isn’t this one “false witness” after a point?
How many times have you been around people you might not approve of 100%? We all do it from time to time. A politician would a lot. They will all have some of this.
I look at his church this way. I am not black and I am not remotely going to judge that one. Heck, more so now. It’s clear to me now that I was naive and thought we were further along with race in this country. (Not speculating – I know from what I have personally heard and it saddens me. I am shocked at my mom’s peers mostly.) The minister in question was older and had personally experienced things you and I can’t have a clue about. Show me somebody younger and I’ll be inclined to think they have more of a chip. Show me 65ish and I’ll show you somebody that has had things go down you and I can not get.
I can’t stand Sharpton nor Jackson – but I won’t stand in judgment of this guy. I can’t get it because I’m not of his color. And I’m sorry but this country has done some horrible stuff in this area.

In addition to the legislative Troopergate investigation that found Sarah Palin guilty of an ethics violation, there was another ethics complaint in which she was not cleared. That case was resolved by virtue of a “settlement agreement.” Palin agreed to repay nearly $10,000 in taxpayer money that had been used to cover trips for her children. Her spokesman said she was also committed to paying any back taxes involved. Then too is the issue of back taxes due on more than $17,000 of improper per diem payments for the cost eating at home – more than 300 times. Not only did she take the payments, she didn’t report them as income.
Another thing to remember is it was the Alaska State Personnel Board that cleared her of ethics charges. All members of the Personnel Board were appointed by the governor’s office, and Palin herself had the power to fire them.

Won´t someone give credit to the voters in the district? Seems like they are the ones who are demonstrating their preferences. The party bigwigs are just following behind, and that´s the way it should be.

JackSmith: Your definition of Republicans’ view of “sexual orientation” may fit for some liberal Republicans in the northeast, however such a view is out of step with the mainstream of the GOP across the country. As far as the religious right dig, well they make up the majority of the GOP so I would have to say that those “zealots” and their beliefs are very Republican. Gay rights and secularism have NEVER been a part of the Republican lexicon since before the days of Lincoln. Face it, liberal Republicans are a dying breed and the party is so much the better for it.
Regarding the issue of you knowing of conservatism, I really have to ask if you only know about the mouthpieces at Fox News, talk radio, National Review and the Weekly Standard. Most liberals have never heard of names like Russell Kirk, Richard Weaver, Robert Nisbet, or Eric Voegelin and really could care less.

As far as the race in Upstate New York, I live 30 minutes from that district. The Republican who used to represent it was a moderate, however it is probably the most conservative district in New York (aside from the district where Batavia is). Doug Hoffman represents Upstate conservatism and will no doubt win. Even a popular moderate like former Gov. George Pataki endorsed him!

Sarah has all the libs going nuts I love it.

i luv U george! U finally admitted that we Ross Pirot Independents always hold the winning hand in any election! when do we get a seat at the round table? i personally nominate me!

Nevermind all the Lib meanspiritedness. Palin and Bachman are forces to be reckoned with in a year and, then, in three years.

Mr. Incredible,
==Sic unto others as you would have them sic unto you.==
That’s what I did.
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Let he who is without error cast the first sic.==
Aaaannnnnddd the point would be…