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2010: Matt Hearts Rick

Hmm, maybe the Great Burka is right.

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Maybe the Great Burka is right. Why else would  Drudge bestow a rare red headline (normally reserved for tales of rampant Hollywood deviance) on Governor Perry unless the national Republican meme is indeed that he oughta run for president?

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