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Especially given the tweets or people reached with an number of assaults, most recently “e-mail blast”, most sent by the right here in Southie, that have push of a finger, seems to carry been linked to some of the drivers. more weight. Yet within an hour of her Just the other day our Senator statement a “blast” in support of Linda Dorcena Forry raised the UBER cast our Senator as “bashing” issue of regulations for the car this new industry. service UBER. Since when is looking out for Considering that taxis have been and listening to all the people subject to “anytime, anywhere” something to apologize for? ““Americans chose a limited government that exists to protect our rights, not grant them” Senator Marco Rubio Last Week’s Poll Do you support the proposal to designate Massachusetts as a ‘Sanctuary State’? 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Tasked by a growing number of ately try to stop laws that require peo- presidential campaigns of the follow- The question is, do you think former Americans regarding current issues in ple to show an ID when voting? Could ing African Americans: Dr. Ben Car- governor Deval Patrick would have the news. The questions will be those the desire for massive voter fraud be son, Condi Rice, Alan West, Clarence done the same or would he have of- that are not politically correct to ask that tempting? Thomas, JC Watts, Herman Cain and fered to send free shuttle buses to and therefore cause some in the media, #2: FBI data confirms that a large Thomas Sowell are you a racist be- bring them here and provided gourmet in Hollywood and of course in political percentage of illegals coming here cause you don’t like Barack Obama? lunches for the trip? circles and among the more ‘progres- are committing murder, rape, robbery #4: How do Al Gore and all the other #6: Why do people get applauded and sive’ types to react either with nervous- and are involved in gang activities Global Warming fanatics justify their praised at liberal gatherings when they ness or outright anger and sometimes and drug dealing and human traffick- continuing scare mongering when offi- say that ‘Black Lives Matter’ but get just plain fear. They even have been ing? So the question is why are pro- cial weather data now proves there has booed and forced out of the building known to go into total meltdowns. gressives furious with people like Ted been no warming in the last 19 years if they dare to say ‘All Lives Matter’? Questions which many of us take Cruz, Donald Trump and Mike Hucka- and huge ice breaking ships continue #7: Why do you think the ‘Target’ great pleasure in asking because of bee for speaking out about this, but not to get caught in the ice at the South store chain has just decided to remove those reactions. with the criminals who are committing Pole – in summer and the ice surface all gender identity signs from their #1: Why are some leaders of the Dem- these lawless acts? 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