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Saturday, March 02, 2013

Vultures: Soapboxing on the Oscar Pistorius Case

In the aftermath of the horrible news, there has been some repugnant, opportunistic "commentary" by various people with axes to grind.
Posted by Mad Minerva at 2:14 PM
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