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When Is It OK to Insult the President? How About When He's Done Speaking to Congress and the Nation.

By Marjorie Valbrun

If the civility shown during joint sessions of Congress and during the State of the Union is tedious and phony, what’s the alternative?

  • September 11 2009
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