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Monday, August 18th, 2008
And then there is the South Park version.
The original can almost pass as a South Park character but I thought the head wasn't big enough. This guy is just a class act, cheats on first wife, then sues first wife and verbally (if not physically) abuses his second wife.
Saint Peter ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
No doubt election years are trying times for many of us. It's easy to find oneself drawn into the dog fight...especially if one is passionate about any particular issue. Fortunately, we live in a country that allows us to speak our minds and cast our votes accordingly. Sadly, there are ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
For those of you who don't know, Meghan McCain has written a children's book about her father which will be released on September 2, 2008. Above is a screen shot of one of the pages from the new book and Meghan has somehow predicted the outcome of the GOP convention ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
Yesterday I was at Mass, and the Homily was about racism. Father Robert talked about how when Kennedy was running for president, the prevailing meme was that he'd doom the nation to Papacy, and once elected would follow the Pope's edict and make America a Catholic nation. Sounds ludicrous now, ...
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Monday, August 18th, 2008
In true Nixsonian style Musharraf resigns. Per the NYT:
Facing the threat of impeachment, President Pervez Musharraf announced that he would resign, saying the charges against him were false but that he would step down for the sake of his nation.
Why in the blue hell won't our congress critters do this? ...
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
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Saturday, August 16th, 2008
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
The GOP has, for years, claimed to be the party of family values. Unfortunately, that title is more like a badge worn on one's lapel than an innate commitment to morality. Even worse, this carefully chosen description is primarily tailored to encompass those issues the GOP feels will garner votes. ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Campaign News, Democrat, Election News, George W. Bush, John McCain, LGBT, Obama, Politics, Religion, Rhetoric, corruption | 1 Comment »
Friday, August 15th, 2008
If you liked the last eight years you're gonna love the next four years.
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
In 1960, television likely played a part in JFK's defeat of Richard Nixon. In the 2008 election, while YouTube may be poised to play a similar role, I suspect that the debates will actually provide a level of discrimination that is reminiscent of 1960...technicolor will yield to contrast.
In this ...
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