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"It's Not About Talkin' Pretty"

By W. James Antle, III on 9.4.08 @ 9:28PM

"It's about talkin' straight." So says Tom Ridge, another less impressive speaker than Sarah Palin.

W. James Antle, III is associate editor of The American Spectator. You can follow him on Twitter at http://Twitter.com/Jimantle.

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