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Far-Right Candidate in Missouri Draws Backlash for Homophobic Video
It was a fringe Republican campaign ad that could be ripe for parody on late-night television, ideal material for a skit on “Saturday Night Live” or the target of a monologue from a confused Jon Stewart. However, it was real and it’s hard to imagine how it could be satirized any further. “In America, you…