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November 17, 2017
The Bob Hope USO shows were always a mystery to me...
Apparently they brought comfort, laughter, and hope to thousands of men in uniform.
But so many of the jokes were demeaning to women that I could hardly stand to hear him.
Context is everything.
https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/mbqqeb/isnt-it-funny-that-bing-crosby-and-bob-hope-were-woman-hating-bigots
January 7, 2017
What political books are an absolute must-read for DUers?
The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein)
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