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Kissing babies and shaking hands A candidate’s boon and bane in most lands In the USA, though, it’s hair-kissing and the shaky hand of an octogenarian on whom one party is taking its stand

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Date: 2/28/2024 6:36:00 PM
G, I think you know me well enough, to know what Iwould say. Sio.need not say it…I do know I do diddly for this country. I can hide within these four walls and be do evil and cheat. Like, who would know? Most of humanity is like me,hiding behind doors! Forgetting God to,d us, do not judge, lest you be judged also LaShom Hora is Law , Pangie ,
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Date: 2/26/2024 11:06:00 PM
True is true, no matter what we do. Thank you, gw for passing it along. BB
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Date: 2/26/2024 9:38:00 AM
Eek and ook! Or should I say squeek and spook. Anyway, today in America…lol
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/28/2024 7:52:00 PM
Eek and Ook sound like digital kitty-cats to me. ~ Eck O. Chambers
Date: 2/26/2024 4:55:00 AM
Maybe he had to kiss her hair because he can't bend over any further.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/28/2024 7:41:00 PM
Ha, ha, ha, ha. Exactly right, Jerry. Amazing he can even bend over far enough to get to her hair. ~ Ben T. Lee
Date: 2/26/2024 4:16:00 AM
powerful and well said...the hair kissing is just creepy
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Date: 2/25/2024 9:48:00 PM
Interesting thought. Things seem to be changing. I don't care for change.
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Date: 2/25/2024 9:39:00 PM
Ain't that the truth. Big smile...
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