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Justin and I were in the locker room today reminiscing about being freshmen. We didn't want our careers to end. We just had to step it up.

If they were starting their careers today, Rockwell and Picasso would probably both be painting on black velvet.

I wouldn't have known it was going on today but my friend called up and told me and asked me to come out and vote.

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Falling Up: How a Redneck Helped Invent Political Consulting.