"It is disingenuous to imply that my father was a Republican. He never endorsed any presidential candidate, and there is certainly no evidence that he ever even voted for a Republican. It is even more outrageous to suggest that he would support the Republican Party of today, which has spent so much time and effort trying to suppress African American votes in Florida and many other states."
"We all have to be concerned about terrorism, but you will never end terrorism by terrorizing others."
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Source: Our Twisted Politics of Grief by Norman Solomon, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 28, 2013.
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