If it's not pollsters, it's some smart-ass blogger trying to provoke us to say something against blacks or gays or Mexicans.

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When they do, the only guy who escapes is Pope, a smart-ass who has slayed a skitter or two in his day.

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We joked, God how we joked we joked all the time about our future trial but this was a form of wisecracking, smart-ass bravado, cheap banter.

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