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Clownish Goons, and the Followings They Inexplicably Attract

Hey, remember when white people rioted over the O.J. Simpson verdict? You don't? Oh, right, nobody actually rioted. Nobody threatened to shut down a city.

Twelve people-supposedly-like-you-and-me (though statistically likely to be a bit dumber) will sometimes come to really goofy unexpected conclusions. What on Earth anyone else is supposed to do about this is beyond me. Except maybe to pay the publicity whores the "hey look at me!" tax.

Aside to Barack Obama: Hey, tired of being smeared by your association (tenuous or not) with various lefty kooks? Now's your perfect opportunity; you know exactly what to do and whom to rebuke.