From VICE.COM
Larry Flynt has been in the press lately for something a bit more grim than freedom of speech or porn. The 71-year-old media tycoon has been speaking out about the death penalty in America and his opposition to it; the impetus was the scheduled execution of Joseph Paul Franklin, the man who shot Flynt back in 1978, paralyzing him from the waist down. He had attempted to kill Flynt that day, but Flynt lived—although he has now spent as much of his life in a wheelchair as he did walking.
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THE ORGANIZATION’S RESPONSE TO THE ACQUITTAL OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN PUTS IT ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
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INSIDERS ARE ROUTINELY ALLOWED TO REVEAL GOVERNMENT SECRETS, BUT ONLY IF THEY BOLSTER THE BIG LIE.
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I know from personal experience that the most important thing a U.S. President can do is use his power to appoint judges to our country’s most powerful courts. Long after the chief executive has left office, the justices will still be there, making decisions that will affect every aspect of our lives.
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From CNN.COM
Joseph Paul Franklin is unblinking and empty as he talks about his victims.
Do you know how many people you murdered? “I’d rather not mention it,” he says flatly.
By my count, it’s 22 people. “That’s approximately it.”
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