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I&#8217;m surprised they&#8217;re not hammering at it 24x7x365 until it&#8217;s fixed!<\/p>\n<p>Does make me wonder about those slackers who took time out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2006\/06\/27\/respect_is_earn_7.html\">debate video game violence<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><small>(via <a href=\"http:\/\/j-walkblog.com\/index.php?\/weblog\/posts\/flags_and_outrage\/\">J-Walk<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quoth Orrin Hatch (R-UT): &#8220;You\u2019re darned right it is.&#8221; Well, that settles that! I&#8217;m surprised they&#8217;re not hammering at it 24x7x365 until it&#8217;s fixed! 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