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Now it appears that many of the Jewish liberals, Catholic union members, and Hispanics who had stuck with Dinkins are going to decamp in favor of a Republican with the personal appeal of a Torquemada.
The subject, alas, calls for jokes to be explained, surely the most painful experience that could be dreamt up by the mind of woman (just to give them equal time): Torquemada do your worst!
When Torquemada arrived at the White House gate, black ministers--many of whose church services are broadcast on radio--unleashed a torrent of appeals on Clinton's behalf.
A Ken Starr profile says he is a moderate, inside-the-Beltway schmoozer, not a Torquemada.
Online reactionary giving is as convenient as today, as barbarous as the Spanish Inquisition--like Torquemada on some kind of laser sled.