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Reagan's '80s
(some of us remember)
Pol-ly-an-na
The Literate Electorate
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A Monkey movie review - Wow. I loved this haunting and affecting film from Argentina. I can't put into words how much I love this film and it's two female leads. The basic plot of...
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Late Late Night FDL: (‘It’s a Family Thing’ Edition): I’d Rather Go Blind - Black Dub performs "I'd Rather Go Blind", and Chris Whitley performs "Pint Of Lotion"1 hour ago
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LIQUID OF THE YEAR - You won’t find SATAN Magazine just anywhere; that’s probably a good thing. Yes, he threw up on himself. If you wanna see the hurl, you must click it. I’m ...1 hour ago
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Babeu And Grimm... Grotesque Republican Corruption - The video above has nothing to do with either Arizona congressional candidate Sheriff Paul Babeu or Staten Island Republican Congressman/Mafioso Michael ...
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Democrats for Archbishop Santorum - It was fun while it lasted: the fleeting notion of Democrats crossing over to vote for Santorum. Some did but not enough to beat Mittbot. I talked to a cus...2 hours ago
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Avoid this common mistake with the law of attraction - I took this picture in Hyde Park(London) with the Canon 600D I manifested. Imagine this case: Betty and Sally decide to move to central London. They look o...3 hours ago
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The Class Breakdown - The exit polls tell a familiar story out of Michigan. Rick Santorum won blue collar and middle class voters. Romney, meanwhile, won big among more affluent...4 hours ago
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Lying the World Into War Is Always an Option - This is from p. 84-5 in *Which Path to Persia: Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran*, a June, 2009 book edited by Kenneth Pollack of the Brook...4 hours ago
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We need a palate cleanser - …before the returns come in. I’ve never seen a tail wag like that.5 hours ago
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The Day after the Shooting..... - ************************************************************** It has been sad here in Ohio, yet I know folks all over are watching Chardon and again askin...
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Maine Senator Olympia Snowe to Retire - Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe has announced her retirement. A moderate Republican, who has often voted with Democrats in the Senate cited the extr...7 hours ago
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Again! - *"We have an active shooter at the high school. Repeat: an active shooter at the high school".* *T.J. Lane* sounds like the name of a Country and Western ...
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Book ~ "Awkward Family Photos" (2010) - Mike Bender and Doug Chernack - From Goodreads ~ Based on the hit website, AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com(“painful, regrettable, horrifyingly awesome snaps of family bonding, you will laugh so ha...
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When Chickenhawks Compare Battle Scars - This entire post by Andrew Sullivan is completely hilarious: *Where Have The Sane Conservatives Been These Past Few Years?* David Brooks asks the questio...
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Breaking for a yarn post - I've been doing a lot of knitting since the new year, and today I un-procrastinated, and kool-aid dyed two lovely skeins of Cascade Ecological Wool sent to...
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Why I'm Voting "No" on the SAG-AFTRA Merger Part 1 - [ed. note: this post is by Gil Christner, one of the founding editors of Skippy International. He is a working member of both performers unions and active ...8 hours ago
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target audience - "*Hey, Frothy Boy, over here! No, not over there, over here. What are you, deaf?*" "Hi, I'm Rick Santorum. Glad that you could make it today." "No pro...8 hours ago
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That Didn't Take Long - The same day I shut off that horrible word verification they were back. I will have to admit that word verification seems to be quite the deterrent to thos...10 hours ago
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Clay Scofield Talks About SB12 - Uncut - WAAY-31 reporter Shea Allen tracked Sen. Clay Scofield down yesterday to talk about his transvaginal ultrasound bill, SB12. First go vote in the poll at...12 hours ago
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First Cuppa Coffee – February 28th, 2012 : Virgin Voters Edition - *About that voicemail from the FBI...* In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision banning the warrant-less use of Global Positioning Systems devices, the...12 hours ago
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When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird Turn Pro. - I believe that, as a nation, we are now surfing the curl of weird. For even this entry on the Borowitz Report is not so outlandish that it could not concei...13 hours ago
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Romney vs. Santorum. Tonight in Michigan! - *Will Michiganders go for the Republican Savonarola who scathingly called Mr. Obama a "snob" for wanting higher education and opportunities for all Ame...
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Tuesday Open Thread - *[M]any of the people at the Republican National Convention, for all their flag-waving, hate America. They want a controlled, monolithic society; they fea...19 hours ago
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My Indifference to Ranting White Teens Online: I Take White Racism to Be a Standing Rule and Not an Aberration - "If it bleeds it leads" is both an observation and a rubric for those who work in the traditional news media. Ultimately, bad news is good news because i...
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Oscar special! - Have you seen *The Artist*? Has anyone you know seen it? I can't find anyone who's seen the damned thing. What the hell is so great about a silent movie...
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Son of the Movie Quiz Week 5 - Eeep! Well sorry another Sunday went by... yesterday was my wedding anniversary and I lost track of time :) But! I have another fun quiz coming your way so...1 day ago
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Rick Santorum, You’re Not the Only One Who Wants to Puke - Everybody knows Newt Gingrich loves to pontificate, but now he's decided to simply elect himself Pope - not that you'd recognize it from his public stateme...1 day ago
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Notice - I will not be posting here tomorrow. In a few hours, I will be taking part in an overnight sleep study. Because I have a prominent family history of sleep ...1 day ago
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Taking the Low Road - [image: Beer Stein] A mother in Cincinnati pulled her 4-year-old boy from preschool after he was given a small beer stein as part of a "Countries Around th...
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I'd rather be a snob than a dickhead.... - I hope this video goes viral, I hope the masses see Rick Santorum as the dangerous religious wingnut that he really is but doesn't want the general public ...
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hot fun in winter - The City of Samba from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo. This morning I opened the balcony door to check for myself just how cold 20ºF with 20mph winds would feel...1 day ago
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Sean Young arrested trying to crash Oscar party - *Sean Young* was a big deal back in the 80's. Then she was a potential It Girl. She was kind of like *Megan Fox* with an air of class and intelligence. S...1 day ago
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Severe Conservatives Equal Amero-Facist - In the mid-1930s, Sinclair Lewis once stated that “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” I do not think t...
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Good Luck Grumpy Unk!! - Today is D-day! Doctor day. Or V-day. Victory day. Prayin for our Buddy to have a smooth sail through surgery,and to come out with a clean bill of health!!...1 day ago
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El Paso Farmworkers announce annual Chavez march - El Paso Farmworkers announce their annual march to honor Cesar Chavez is scheduled for March 31. Participants will meet at the Farmworker Center, 201 East...
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Obama sez 5 more years! Plays race card! - Christ Almighty I hope not! I don't think there will be an America with 5 more! http://www.prisonplanet.com/obama-ive-got-another-five-years-coming-up.html...3 days ago
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The 2012 Clown Car Race - "It was while watching the debates last night that it finally hit me: This is justice. What we have here are chickens coming home to roost. It's as if all ...
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Rolling Out A New Welcome Mitt - With two more primaries coming up on Tuesday, polls continue to show Newt Gingrich tracking well among the pissy, and Rick Santorum is coming up hard on the ...
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"GOP's Radioactive Anti-Obama Rhetoric" - We are blessed with the freedom to say whatever we want about our president. But those who cast Obama as something other than one of us don’t understand him ...4 days ago
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Free at the point of use - I’ve started a new blog for my music demos. Check it the hell out! https://freeatthepointofuse.wordpress.com Filed under: Music6 days ago
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P.C. still not working right - having a hard time trying to get things done on this piece of crap computer this might be the end of this one , looking for new I guess now have to stash s...6 days ago
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Hacked - While I was recovering from having a broken tooth (with an exposed nerve and a long and healthy root) pulled with not much more than fancy pliers (hold tha...1 week ago
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Rep. Bob Morris, our latest GOP idiot - Bob Morris is convinced the Girl Scouts are radicals: "After talking to some well-informed constituents, I did a small amount of web-based research" And w...1 week ago
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The Silent Judgment of Time - Few great public men have ever been the victims of fiercer denunciation than Abraham Lincoln was during his administration. He was often wounded in the hou...1 week ago
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Orchard Trimming and Useful Prep tool - Just finished my orchard trimming and we are trying several new saws this year. I got interested in the rechargeable 18 volt saws (and tools) cuz I can cha...1 week ago
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The Lazy Jealous Liberal Beggar Learns A Lesson - These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people ~ Abraham Lincoln (2/12/1809 to 4/15/1865) 16th President of the United...1 week ago
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Citizens United Insures America Has the Finest Political Candidates That Money Can Buy - [image: Due to the 2010 ruling by the US Supreme court, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, corporations and unions are no longer barred from...2 weeks ago
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Great Depression II - From a N.Y. Times commenter: I'm... an independent who could not bring myself to vote for any of these republican candidates. In fact, I believe they would...2 weeks ago
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Occupy D.C. remains in parks despite eviction threat - Despite the threat of arrest, the protesters still plan to hold their general assembly at 6 p.m. tonight, as they have every day since the demonstration be...
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Come On Over to Our New Pad, MOMocrats.com - Hi! If you've come to us from the Washington Post article that mentions PunditMom (yay! also a MOMocrat and running the 2012 election coverage at iVillage) a...4 weeks ago
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Today in January 26 - Morning News: There's a Bun in the Oven! - Hungry conspiracy theorist Okie lawmaker introduces a bill to ban fetuses in food: "No person or entity shall manu...4 weeks ago
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MAIN HOON NA: GORI GORI - It's time for a celebration. I've been checking various search terms on Google and AskButWhy hs been popping up on the first page on a lot of them, especia...
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News (?) - I love how The Onion News Network so perfectly mimics our nonsensical news hysteria on the "regular" news networks...5 weeks ago
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SOPA Strike - Strike Against SOPA & PIPA Today, we are striking against censorship*Join the largest online protest in history*: tell Congress to stop this bill now! ...5 weeks ago
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Foraging! - (That's a pix of what tempts Claire into the stream--watercress!) Found this description of a woman foraging in colonial America in a novel I'm reading (*...
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Could the Beatles be saved? - The main thing that broke up the Beatles was leadership. When the Beatles first began, John Lennon saw the group as his band, and no one disputed it, at leas...1 month ago
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The Current Events in US Politics - Regardless of the country, state or community you visit or live in, the politics is quite one of the most intricate industries that you’ll find. And for ...1 month ago
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Politics that are fucking hilarious! - I'm in love with all these republican candidates. Really, I absolutely LOVE them. Look, they are the greatest piece of political entertainment to hit the m...2 months ago
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Couple Thoughts from Your Girl - I haven’t been writing as much as I should. I’m going to try to correct that in the new year. Anywhoo, a lot is going on these days, so I’m going to star...2 months ago
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Because leaving a comment is so much god damn work these days. - Democracy has delivered the greatest military juggernaut in the history of mankind. You will of course say, oh, no, America is an ersatz empire; it can b...2 months ago
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Gravy - I don't like mushrooms and a lot of vegetarian gravy recipes call for mushrooms. Ugh! Well here is a recipe for a delicious gravy that is mushroom free a...
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Maher: Indicative of an Asshole in Real Time. - Update: Thanks to reader @ribletsonthepan for tracking down the clip in question. I’ll try and find a more stable version, given that it may not remain on ...3 months ago
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Bad Habit Update…kinda sorta - Hi friends, Just to let you know that Bad Habit is not shutting down for good, but will remain on hiatus until the new year. I know I’ve been going from da...4 months ago
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What'd I say - Years later, and with new technology, we still can't make records that sound better than this:
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How To Succeed In Politics Without Really Trying - *HOW TO SUCCEED IN POLITICS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING* *A New Musical* *Act I* J Andrew Boener ("Jab"), a young member of the country club set has a mind for...
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Trying To Trap A Freeman - In the immortal words of Adm. Akbar...... And that precisely what this is: Dear Mr. Freeman, My name is Ali Akbar. I’m a 26 year-old African-American sm...
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Yeah, I am back again. But this may be the only one for a while. - Reading blogs today I found a reference to a blog post at DailyKos from 2005. Now I normally don't read much at the big orange anymore because I just can't...5 months ago
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Writing Tools: Idiots Who Think They're Great Because Other Idiots Respond to Them - I write for my local Patch*, a fun diversion that also pays a bit of extra pocket money so I can get my eyebrows threaded and keep Dilf in bon bons**. Fo...
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Get Off Mah Lawn - Lovely, lovely folks, as the head hancho of this here establishment it is with remarkable decisiveness that I announce I am closing up shop round here. ...
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It's Time for the FCC to Investigate "Fox News" for False Advertising - Now that Rupert Murdoch's neo Nazi media empire is facing controversy and criminal investigations in Britain, it's time to consider the illegal activities ...7 months ago
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Support Pete Eyre and Ademo Freeman vs. Greenfield, MA; Bogus Wiretapping Charges - On July 18, 2011, Pete Eyre and Ademo Freeman, crew members of Liberty On Tour and bloggers for Cop Block, will begin trial on felony wiretapping, resist...
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Buh Bye Blogger! Moving to WordPress. - I am no longer posting to this damn Blogger blog. My new site can be foundhere, and the name is changed to *Leftwing Nutjob*..which is what it should be an...
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Bump... - I guess my link down below gets ignored... K.I.S.S. has moved: http://keepitsimplesurvival.wordpress.com/9 months ago
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Michigan my friend - the dumber you are the easier you fall Michigan my friend is the dumbest of all in these hard times who do we elect a vulturous cadre of reptilian descent ...9 months ago
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Where Have We Seen This Before? - I must admit that I'm having difficulty with this Dominique Whosis thing. On one hand, it does the heart good to see the head of the often-criminal IMF perp-...9 months ago
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Remember That Dress????? - Remember awhile back I bought this dress? I promised to put it on and show you! Well, here it is..... Not the greatest picture of me but .. when a 5 year ol...
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Jane Harmon to step down - Jane Harmon leaving Congress to become the next President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. I'm sort of surprised, but it's quite a ...1 year ago
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Open Thread - Well, all the goodbye posts have been made, so this is really it. Comments on articles will continue to work for seven days after the articles were posted...1 year ago
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In Memoriam...Roger Ranch - Tuesday, I saw an email pop up with the title "Great Quote." I noted the author of the email was friend and fellow Progressive, Roger Ranch. I made sur...1 year ago
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Want What - A new poem.... Want What Sometimes I just want to separate Jump out This skin Evaporate Into thin air Into ether Into another body Who's happier than me So...
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Millionaire Matchmaker’s Patti Stanger should be a spokeswoman for damaged Black hair - I enjoy the Millionaire Matchmaker as much as the next couch potato, but there’s something about Patti Stanger’s “tough love” critiquing that irks the hell o...1 year ago
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Blankie release party Oct 1st! - Join us to celebrate the launch of Blankie™! a new designer blind box series by design company Aarting. We’ll be hosting the official release party which...
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We’ve Moved! - Our new website is up and running. Check us out at http://awfullibrarybooks.net Don’t worry all of the old posts and comments moved with us!1 year ago
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Thanks for listening to The Professional Left! - We are very grateful for your listenership, readership, and moral and financial support. Driftglass and Blue Gal (The Professional Left) are award-winning b...
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Final Blog - As most of you may have already heard, TheMom lost her long health battle on July 3rd. I am sorry I couldn't post any sooner than this but there have been ...1 year ago
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In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher'. - I left the democratic party today and registered in the Oregon Progessive Party. I encourage anyone in the state to also join the OPP. They need to get onl...
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Sirens Chronicles bids you adieu… - We will be closing up the site this week. It has been fun, informative and interesting with all the various authors/writers we have had over the couple of ...1 year ago
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Odds & Ends Sunday - It's time to cook up a storm and restock the freezer with my homemade TV dinners...First thing this AM I made a tamale pie from a new recipe ...turned out ...1 year ago
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Politics Plus has Moved - Please join me at our new location. http://www.politicsplus.org/blog I’ll leave this site up, because it is where we have been, but I’ll be turning off com...1 year ago
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"I'll Take the Dreaded Opera Category for $500 Alex" - Turandot [The Village] must be satisfied by being begged for marriage and having her pre-requisite riddles answered and never challenged or rebuked. She’...2 years ago
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Blog is Dead. Long Live Blog. - Well, my inner defeatist has triumphed over my better intentions. Considering I have nothing to add in terms of half-enlightened commentary to this ongoing c...2 years ago
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Sweet Home Alabama: ukelele version - Go on, you know you want to hear it: Forget the uke. She’s really good. If you doubleclick on the video, you get to Hayley Legg’s Youtube page, which has a...2 years ago
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Bye to Blogger.com! - I did it - I moved to WordPress. The new digs are: http://www.justaintrightblog.com I adore WordPress and have been working in development using it for man...2 years ago
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UFC 98 Happening This Very May 23rd - ...And oh what an event it threatens to be. Tapped for May 23rd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena (you can catch it on PPV starting 10 PM Eastern), this even...2 years ago
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Happy Birthday, BAC! - Darlings, it's BAC's birthday! I almost forgot, but Dr. Zaius reminded me. You simply must *go and wish her a happy birthday!*
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Sometimes There Are No Words - One of my favorite bloggers and frequent commenters has suffered a terrible loss. Fair and balanced commentary from a modest and reasonable conservative.2 years ago
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Good Reading and Good Blogs
- Al Jazeera
- All Africa
- all kinds of stuff (JohnK.)
- AlterNet
- AP/Reuters Photo Wire
- Beta News
- Bitter Lemons (Israel - Palestine)
- Bloomberg News
- Canadian Alternative
- Common Dreams
- Crooks and Liars
- CTV News (Canada)
- Daily Kos
- Democratic Underground
- Glen Greenwald (The Salon)
- Guerrilla News Network
- Haaretz (Israel)
- Inside Iraq
- Inter Press Service
- International Herald Tribune
- Iraq Blog Count
- Meet in the Lobby
- MSNBC First Read
- New York Times Politics Page
- Political Animal (Kevin Drum)
- political zazen
- Real Clear Politics
- Reuters Iraq Summary
- Roll Call
- Samachar (India)
- Slashdot
- Some Historical Perspective
- Ted Rall online (Comics)
- The Daily Dish (Andrew Sullivan)
- The Daily Voice
- The Nation
- The Onion
- The Smirking Chimp (Matt Taibbi)
- Truth Out
- U.K. Independent
- U.N. News Center
- U.S. News and World Report
- Village Voice
- Voice of America
Get off the couch
- An Enduring Legacy
- Any Soldier
- Boycott O'Reilly
- Bring Back Arrested Development
- College Dems
- End Animal Cruelty
- End the Death Penalty
- Foundation for Middle East Peace
- New Israel Fund
- No War in Iran
- NORML (Reform Pot Laws)
- Not Your Soldier
- P.I.R.G.
- Peace Now
- Picken's Plan
- Save Africa's Children
- Save the Whales--but Kill the Seals
- Save Tibet
- Students for Sensible Drug Policy
- The Climate Project
- The Color of Change
- The Green Foundation
- United for Peace
- We Can Solve It
- Why Tuesday
- Working for Change
Stuff We've Been Digging...
- 2008 Election Videos
- A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America -- Sen. Webb
- Aarting Designer Toy Competition
- Blackwater
- Body of War
- Fire Breathing Liberal (Rep. Wexler)
- Generation Kill
- The Great American Hypocrites
- The Great Derangement
- The Shock Doctrine
- Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed: A Judicial Indictment Of War On Drugs
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