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Darth Vader Don’t Apologize: James Earl Jones Calls The Tea Party Racist
• July 14, 2012 • Comments Off on Darth Vader Don’t Apologize: James Earl Jones Calls The Tea Party RacistPosted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
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