{"id":4978,"date":"2009-12-08T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T21:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/68.169.38.31\/?p=4978"},"modified":"2009-12-08T21:54:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T21:54:00","slug":"mandarin-gets-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gormogons.com\/index.php\/2009\/12\/mandarin-gets-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mandarin Gets A Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Having realized that this was not another jury summons or an offer to enlarge ‘Puter’s penis, I eagerly opened this email from Operative BD over at Space for Commerce<\/a> who writes in:<\/p>\n

Mara Liasson: \u201cSo what if the data was manipulated, it\u2019s like framing
a person that is guilty.\u201d<\/p>\n

So nice that the lady is willing to set aside rule of law for ‘if I
think he’s guilty, good ’nuff for me’ kinda thinking.<\/p>\n

Which is the same mentality animated lynch mobs that hung uppity
minorities, back in the day.<\/p>\n

Didn’t she read ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ in school?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For taking the time and effort to write in and in the true spirit of the holidays, your small hamlet shall be spared from orbital destruction. Keep up the good work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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