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The handful of members of Congress who have been critical of Israel over the last 40 years have been publicly chastised with a figurative dunce cap, or, worse, lost their seats to AIPAC-backed opponents. Dunce caps, knuckle raps and standing in the corner all have been removed from our classrooms for just that reason. The Dunce Cap icon--This warns viewers about stupid new gimmicks, like ABC's latest format, which forces Peter Jennings to sit on a twirling bar stool for a goodly portion of the broadcast so he looks like Jack Paar. |
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dunce cap - a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils