No one knew about that until long after the first time he was elected.
They would prop him up at a podium for speeches before any of the audience arrived. And it wasn't like there was TV, internet, trashy newspapers back then either. It was a very well kept secret for a time.
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flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Sun 26 Oct 2008, 18:57,
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