Tag: Tom Lehrer

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“I know there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that.” – Tom Lehrer

Tom Lehrer spoke these words ironically, as a joke. Yet it has become a progressive mantra in the last few years. Some businesses post signs saying words to the effect that they love everyone – haters stay out. Progressives post signs on their lawns proclaiming “Love Trumps Hate,” while hating Trump and anyone who does not actively hate Trump. They claim saying “all lives matter” is racist, without attempting to explain logically how that can be true. They say “love is the answer” while slamming the door in the face of anyone who might point out that is not necessarily always true.

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In the early 1960s, Tom Lehrer burst upon the scene as a new voice in musical satire. Lehrer’s background was as eclectic as his music. Born in 1928, he was a musical and mathematical prodigy, entering Harvard College at the age of 15. He graduated with an AB (magna cum laude) in mathematics in 1946 […]

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