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“Tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, hippie, tie-dyed liberals [in Hollywood should]... go make their movies and their music and whine somewhere else.... It's just too damn bad we didn't buy them a ticket [to become human shields in Iraq].”

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Jim Gibbons, born on December 16, 1944, is a former Governor of Nevada, United States. He has had a political career that includes serving as a state senator and governor, where he focused on economic development and infrastructure projects. more

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