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Spazito

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10. Using present tense can infer you are referencing the living...

Reply to CrimsonBight (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 04:06 PM

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and not the dead. Al Franken is still alive, Graham is dead, hence the request for clarification. Bashing Democrats IS not allowed but, gasp, it does happen.

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