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Stop It

February 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Politics

We need to send some senators to Guantanamo. They are far more dangerous to our country than any of the people already in residence there.
I’m certain you have at least heard the name of Christopher Bond, Senator from Missouri. You, however, may be forgiven for not recognizing Martha Johnson’s name.
Miss Martha was the President’s nominee [...]

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Mourning For America

August 10th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Politics

America is the greatest country in the world. I grew up hearing that and I used to believe it. I still hear people saying it.
Is it true? What did people mean when they made that claim? What does it mean now? Are people now just saying it out of habit? What criteria are they using? [...]

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You Don’t Know Me.

February 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics

If you were the one who read my post entitled Upside Down, you may have noticed a commenter who shares my aversion to brevity. I mentioned that I had no intention of prolonging the discussion but he wrote back anyway.
I was impressed by his total misjudgment of me, as well as how far off the [...]

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Joe The Illiterate

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Economics, Politics, Whatever

Joe the Plumber became a media star, a foreign correspondent, a lecturer to Republican Congressmen and an expert in various other areas without ever having been a plumber, or even a Joe.
Joe Scarborough became a politician and television star with no ability to communicate. Joe’s problem, one of many, is a total unfamiliarity with the [...]

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