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An Invitation Isn't Enough

Charles Oliver | 8.24.2011 6:00 AM

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The Green Bay Packers got an invitation to the White House recently, but while the rest of his teammates got in with no problem, security turned Desmond Bishop away at the door. He'd accidentally left his ID on the plane.

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Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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