[doug from upland]

Rush read the thread.

[RebekahT]

The comments, too?

[Congressman Billybob]

Congratulations, my friend.

When I wrote my column this week, I agonized over whether to use the word Negro in my column this week. I finally decided not to use it, because of the baggage that the word carries.

However, in Rush's case, he didn't use the word new and on his own hook. He had a valid reason -- poking fun at the L.A. Times which was the source which used the word, first. Since I wasn't quoting someone else, I did well to avoid the word myself.

Congressman Billybob

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