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Entries from October 2008

I Thought She Said She Was Loose!

October 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Sometimes, there’s little I can add to these things. Watch, learn, smile, and VOTE! See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die

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You Have to Pay Attention to Words

October 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Indeed. Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com. If only they did.

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McCain-Obama-Palin Dance-Off

October 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Or, “Seeing Isn’t Believing,” or, “How Dancing Gave Me Scars” (for life). I’m not even sure what to say about this one. Uh, enjoy?

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Tags: 2008 Presidential Election · Humor

Stupidity Crisis

October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

The dangerously high level of the stupidity surplus was once again the lead story in The Owl that morning….

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Double-talk: a.k.a. Lyin’ *wink*

October 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Sarah Palin, explaining how she favors a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, says, I’m not going to be out there judging individuals, sitting in a seat of judgment telling what they can and can’t do, should and should not do… (Scott Conroy, “Palin Breaks With McCain On Gay Marriage Ban” (October 20, 2008) CBS […]

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Redistributing the Wealth

October 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I was reading an article today titled “What It Takes To Be Rich—Where You Live.” The article contains a chart giving average incomes for the top 20 percent and top 5 percent of people living in various cities.  My recommendation is that you look at those numbers, the numbers cited by economists in article links […]

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Will The Real John McCain, Please Stand Up?

October 10th, 2008 · No Comments

When I was a kid, one of my favorite shows was “To Tell the Truth.” Each show featured several people who were all pretending to be the same person and panelists asked a series of questions to get clues as to who the real person was.  The “challengers” tried to trick the celebrity panelists with […]

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I’m Not Goin’ Ta Talk About That

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments

I took extensive notes during the (vice-)presidential debate and was hoping to have the time for a post on the subject.  Unfortunately, my other life has some major deadlines looming, so in-depth analysis will have to wait. However, this SNL skit pretty much sums up the direction I was moving and was much, much funnier.  […]

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For God’s Sake, Will You Just Answer the Question?

October 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’ve rather deliberately been trying to lay off the issue of Palin’s lack of experience and the absurdity of McCain picking her to soon become — as likely as not — the President of the United States.  As we head into the Vice-Presidential Debates tonight, I am no longer able to restrain myself.

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