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LisaM

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21. I thought the tone was exactly right.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 09:52 AM

Yesterday

He straddled a really fine line between obvious jokes and having a clear POV, like when he said Kid Rock was hosting an alternate show with "tickets available".

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