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Who would have thunk it?
This November the people of the United States will have either a black President or a female Vice-President. We very nearly had a woman as a candidate for President. Maybe I've been spending too much time immersed in history lately, but I never thought...
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For me, it's the morning cuppa joe
The only day he skipped a Big Mac was the day his mother died, to respect her request. The correctional-institution employee says he doesn't care when people call his Big Mac obsession crazy. He says he's in love with the burgers, which are the highlights...
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You're in for a treat today!!
Lileks is back with a world-class screed, a true classic like only he can write. Get a cuppa java, sit back, and read while he completely skewers Canadian journalist Heather Mallick. If your stomach is feeling particularly strong this morning, you might...
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Home from Work
Walked in the door tonight and flipped on the tube. Maybe there's a movie on for twenty minutes or so before I crash.... As I flipped through the channels, I came across the images that we all know so well, those huge clouds billowing into that blue blue...
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Guess I won't need to pay the electric bill after all
Will the Large Hadron Collider save the world, or destroy it? As the atom-smasher at Europe's CERN research center is readied for its official startup on Wednesday, researchers might wish that the general public was captivated by the quest for the Higgs...
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Conservatives are scaredy-cats!!
Considering that I've been known to just about come unglued at loud noises, I guess we can see where I fall on the "Liberal/Conservative" scale.... We present evidence that variations in political attitudes correlate with physiological traits. In a group...
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An Op-Ed Columnist who "gets it" about us Independents
If I were advising the candidates, I’d tell them to double down on weirdness. Obama needs to occasionally criticize his own side. If he can’t take on his own party hacks, he’ll never reclaim the mantle of systemic change. Specifically, he needs to attack...
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Ladies? Something NEW for our sanctuaries!
NEENAH, Wis. – If two-ply toilet paper is good, then three-ply tissue must be better. At least that's what toilet-paper researchers in northeastern Wisconsin hope. Yes, there is such a thing as a toilet-paper researcher. And a team of them at Georgia...
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McCain-Obama First Debate Impressions
I was going to scribble a bit about my impression of the debate last night, but after reading Cassandra's post, I decided to just let her speak for me, lol. I wonder if it's noticeable that every time I read her site, my head is nodding? I am doing it...
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While I'm on a roll this morning....
Go read Mark Levin. The Corner on National Review Online. I've been thinking this for a while so I might as well air it here. I honestly never thought we'd see such a thing in our country - not yet anyway - but I sense what's occurring in this election...
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We're outta here....
RNC out of Wisconsin, Maine; focuses on red states. WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee is halting presidential ads in Wisconsin and Maine, turning much of its attention to usually Republican states where GOP nominee John McCain shows signs...
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The Cheeseheads are getting restless...
That message was clearly shared among the crowd. Mike Payne, who traveled from Madison, Wis., for the rally, rejected the idea that McCain's supporters are angry, preferring to use the word "frustrated." "It might have something to do with you guys,"...
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Baa-a-a-a-a-ck
There. The most recent class is in the bag. All of the discussions are discussed, the essays have been essayed, and the final exam is finalized. I have been so buried in NATO the last couple of weeks I have barely been able to watch the news. That's probably...
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Obviously, Joe Biden is not a "Joe the plumber"
WFTV-Channel 9's Barbara West wondered about Sen. Barack Obama's comment, to Joe the Plumber, about spreading the wealth. She quoted Karl Marx and asked how Obama isn't being a Marxist with the "spreading the wealth" comment. "Are you joking?" said Biden,...
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At least there's ONE out there who's embarassed to be "media"
Too bad his mea culpa isn't posted on the front page of the Times. Or the Post. It *ought* to be. So, when I say I’m deeply ashamed right now to be called a “journalist”, you can imagine just how deep that cuts into my soul. Now, of course, there’s always...
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Says it all.
I'm obviously not a Harvard lawyer, and never will be. But this ain't the Constitution I learned about in 7th grade civics class, either. I seem to recall being taught that the document was meant to limit government, not to limit me. Maybe I was wrong....
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And they wonder why the Public wasn't thrilled about a Bailout?
In fact, some of the most basic details, including the $700 billion figure Treasury would use to buy up bad debt, are fuzzy. "It's not based on any particular data point," a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. "We just wanted to choose a really...
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Well.... duh
The media coverage of the race for president has not so much cast Barack Obama in a favorable light as it has portrayed John McCain in a substantially negative one, according to a new study of the media since the two national political conventions ended....
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Halloween at the White House
LOL!!!! When trick-or-treaters come to the door, it will be answered by two large 'Secret Service Agents' with one bearing a nearly empty bowl of candy. If there are two or more tricksters ringing, the agents will compare all of their bags. If one child...
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What was it I was saying about British sarcasm?
Genital artist projects himself on buildings | Metro.co.uk Genital artist? There is such a thing??? Like every red-blooded male he has a completely out-of-proportion view of his manhood and shows off his genitals because he says building are "organs of...
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Just Imagine
The End of Journalism Imagine the reaction of the New York Times or the Washington Post had John McCain renounced his promise to participate in public campaign financing, proceeded instead to amass $600 million and outraise the publicly financed Barack...
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Well, one good thing came out of last week's election
CNN — Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said that even though his party didn’t win the presidential election, he has at least one thing to be happy about. “I can get back into the bedroom, so there's the big advantage,” the California governor said...
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Back to the Future, or something like that
For all his talk of transformation, Obama's earliest decisions suggest something odd: The more things change, the more they look like the 1990s. Some predict a Clinton Restoration in the making. Obama's Clinton-era picks tend to fit the Bill -- chicagotribune.com....
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Well, the sun came up after all
Well, that's over. After an extremely long-hour shift Monday night into Tuesday afternoon, I settled exhausted on the sofa last night to watch election returns come in. I had a little college-style drinking game in mind, to take a swig every time I heard...
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Oh, for Pete's Sake.....
Some Huffington Post posts have to be seen to believe.... Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a...