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   Vol. 67/No. 43           December 8, 2003  
 
 
Great Society
 
BY HARRY RING  
Where have we heard that one?
—An exposé of racist cops secretly filmed by the BBC caused enough reaction to get a response from Labour Party prime minister Anthony Blair. He has it that “the vast bulk of police officers are thoroughly decent, committed people who are not in any shape or form racist.”

You can’t beat the house in Las Vegas?—Two members of the Nevada legislature lost their county parks job when it was established they were collecting sick leave pay for the days they “worked” in the legislature. However, they will rack up $25,000 in separation pay. They were fired in October.

P.S.—The two operators above are a man and a woman. We don’t know why, but the man got $17,000 plus, and the woman, $7,000 plus.

Teapot and jughead—Louisiana district judge Timothy Ellender, a foul racist with a twisted brain, is hoping to ride out a protest. He had attended a Halloween party in blackface makeup and prison garb, including shackles. He said it was a harmless joke and a “tempest in a teapot.”  
 
 
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