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MICHIGAN SENT A DOCTOR TO THE SENATE.... NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MONEY

MICHIGAN SENT A DOCTOR TO THE SENATE.... NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MONEY

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed brings rare public-health experience to Washington. The conversation about Israel should include the money and the people who need help at home.

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MARGE DISCOVERS THE CULT.... AFTER HELPING BUILD IT

MARGE DISCOVERS THE CULT.... AFTER HELPING BUILD IT

Marjorie Taylor Greene has apparently discovered that MAGA is a cult.... which is a little like the guy who built Frankenstein suddenly complaining about the monster. The truth is, Marge may finally be saying some things worth hearing, but that doesn’t magically erase the years she spent helping build, feed, defend, and decorate the crazy.

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Two videos worth a look, straight from YouTube.

Gatewood Galbraith speaking at a microphoneGATEWOOD GALBRAITH / A KENTUCKY ORIGINAL

A PERSONAL STORY / WHY LEEBOY

It started with a golf ball
and a voice that stuck.

Some of you have asked where “LEEBOY” comes from. The answer involves Gatewood Galbraith, the 18th green, and a nickname that never let go.