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I thought Hillary's speech was brilliant. I almost cried a few times watching her. Same with Michelle Obama, President Clinton, the Bidens, Kerry, etc. They all kicked in with their personal best and it was something to behold.

But I have a weird feeling about this election..
No matter how great the Dems show themselves to be at the Convention, no matter how inspired and brilliant the rhetoric, no matter how logical their arguments are; no matter how important the next four years are that we change direction- Right now, I just don't see it happening... Maybe it's just my mood today..(Bleh!)

A liberal friend of mine was saying that he loved Obama, but he was unsure of how Obama would handle areas of “national security”.. It is so strange- talking with all these people- and listening to their reasons for not wanting to vote for Barrack Obama: “I like him, but-...” (Not talking wing nuts here- just talking about moderates, independents and Hillary lovers). They all seem to be abandoning ship, for whatever reasons.

I think I am going to be physically, mentally and emotionally sick on the morning of November 5.
I reserve the right to change my mood and my mind about all this.

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Supercharged edition.

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Roe vs. Wade vs. Jimi
Belly Button Window.*
*The original title (on Hendrix's handwritten lyrics) was "Mr and Miss Carrige".

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2nd worst of record.

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ha ha- It can't happen here...

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Can't we all just get awrong?

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“Hey, Griff- Go check out the hippie protesters at the convention, won't ya? They will love ya, babe..”

Oops!

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New McCain Ad Attacks Obama Kids

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The ultimate remote.

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Like it was only yesterday...
Just give me a second- (R-Rated- not work or family friendly...)

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A case in point was the scandal surrounding the sale of the BIG BOQUEUS RANCH to the Navajo nation. This matter was so stinky it called for the diligence of both Mike Hawkins and Melvin Mcdonald. It so happened that back in Washington D.C. Dennis DeConcini and John McCain were getting heat from their colleagues about all the swindles of the indian lands. As a matter of fact McCain and DeConcini were leading the charge of these swindlers. Keating's acquisition of his Estrella property, in a round about way, involved a swindle of indian lands.

The definition of a politician: Anyone, who, when being tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rail can make it appear as if they are leading a parade.

In true fashion, McCain and DeConcini, got themselves appointed co-chairman of a senate investigative committee to delve into these crimes against the indians.

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I heard this guy on the radio last week and decided to ignore it, but knew that it was going to be snatched up by the McCain folk and would be a major part of the Obama attacks as we get closer to November. I am curious as to how this is going to play out. If it is rendered credible by the “always-looking-for-a-ratings-getting-story“ Talking Heads, it will wreak havoc and turn the election upside down.

But if the boys in the corporate media do their due diligence, they will ignore it as more of the same Swift-boating. Here's the real deal.

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In the last six or seven weeks, about 40 people have sent me this video. It doesn't work for me: I don't think it's original; I don't think it's clever; I don't think it's funny; and (spoiler!!) when the guy's hand comes up at the end, it's not even positioned correctly to look real. But, since everyone keeps sending it to me, I am posting it. (Maybe I am missing something...)

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Payback

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D.I.G. for Prez!

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The drive is long.. and last night's chimichangas wait for no one.

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The Wine Spectator drinks a hearty glass of blush.

Ouch, babe.

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Because, for many conservatives, to admit that there is Global Warming would mean to admit that we can do something about it; and to admit we can do something about it, would mean to change the total re-processing of their daily thoughts, habits, ideas, ideals, philosophies, energy priorities and concepts, timelines and the very infrastructure and fabric of their current status-quo. This is not acceptable to them- no matter how much evidence is thrust in their collective, in-denial faces.

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The ESPN dopes were saying that, after Phelps, the Olympics ratings were buzzard meat..
They couldn't have been more wrong!

Hope Solo

Briana Scurry

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..that “green ” box of Kleenex tissues you just bought is about as green as this morning's stool sample?
Show your kids' friends this video, and ask them to tell their parents why they should NOT buy Kleenex tissues:
Tell Kimberly-Clark to stop the Iron*E- Instead of putting money toward trying to present itself as green, the company needs to actually be green by improving its environmental practices. Specifically, Kimberly-Clark should stop clear-cutting ancient forests and start using recycled material in Kleenex and other consumer products.
You know you should take the three minutes to help... Yes, You- reading this! You you you, I'm in love with you you you da dum da dee do dum dee
..and since we're talking boycotts today, here's one you dog owners will find interesting.

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September, 1984

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Everyone says Biden. I still say Hillary.That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
BUT WAIT-Let's play a game for a few minutes... (Now work with me here.)
Let's pretend that Barack Obama announces that his Vice President is going to be....
Not Hillary. Not Biden. Not Bayh. Not Edwar- (Just kidding!) Not Richardson. Not Gore.

but...
General Colin Powell

(Powell steps up to the podium on the first night of the convention, apologizes to the people of America for his naively buying into the Bush/Cheney/Rove/Rumsfeld Cartel arguments (for why we should have gone to war with Iraq); and announces that he is a wiser and more capable man now to help lead us through the difficult times ahead; would like our forgiveness and support as he and Obama strive to take America to a newer and higher level than at anytime in our history.)

Think about that scenario for a long, long few minutes...

(Comments please- I'm dying to read your takes)

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“How fast can one human being go before there's no more going faster?"
There has to be a number... What is it?

is 9.69 the highest number? Or, in 2020, is 10.69 gong to be the highest? Or ...?

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Remember Mikhaiel Gorbachev? I trust him more than I do CNN, NPR or FOX on this one.

Holy shit! Now I'm really scared. I'm on the same page as Gorbachev and Buchanan!!
(yikes)

Those ultra-conservatives sure know each other, don't they....?

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Bad News: Hold on, Yaz.
Good News: Amy Winehouse still alive.

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Rated R- Listen with headphones- or wait until the coast is clearly clear.
Lily Allen is a pop star from England. She is dissing the British version of American neocons- but her lyrics fit like the shoe Americans have been wearing for eight years.

..and for all of you Amy Winehouse fans, a reader reminds me of this interesting duel that has been going on for almost a year between our last two Big Mattress Song of the Week stars!!

Read lyrics below:

Continue reading "Big Mattress Song of the Week (8/18-8/25)" »

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NOT WORK OR FAMILY FRIENDLY!

Sports for Guys.
Sport for Girls.

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Is it election fraud? Or is it that place we don't want to ever go to... (like, remember Zeitgeist.)

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Don't let the NRA block sensible gun-control laws.

Other forms of gun control could get you killed.(By your wife)

(Below is a tedious list of statistics (which NRA “extremies” and other wingies refuse to acknowledge) only for those inclined to delve and research. Of course, this information has always been available-but who has time to sort out facts these days...?)

Continue reading "Okay- Time once again to.. Bring out the gun nuts.
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Because- well- Sometimes it just hurts your head!

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Paragon Park

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Instant access to the slammer.

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Holds true in more examples than you might imagine.

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Anchors away!

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Is that too much to ask?

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First woman on the moon.

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Please keep volume down- Not Work or Family Friendly!
NY Pizza 1
NY Pizza 2

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Together again!

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The Bear; the Eagle; the Global game of chess.

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(but he's not the greatest..)

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Especially those “on the fence.”

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You decide....
I am totally conflicted now, especially after reading part (not the spoilers) of this review.
“it's going to be really interesting when Robert Downey Jr. runs into "I Am Sam" star Sean Penn at the next Vanity Fair party..”

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Rhode Island is New England- is Amerika.
Sad.

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1. Pheromones Pher: (take it from Danny Williams.) Testosterone Tuesday

2. Randy's Video Dating Message: Estrogen Wednesday

Not Work Friendly • Keep Volume Down in work or family environment

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Ella Fitzgerald forgets the words to Mack the Knife- and wings it before a live audience in Berlin.

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This, then, is Nino, Nino, Nino-Master Sandwich Creator (Part 1)

Starring Tom Couch, Eddie Gorodetsky, a younger Charles Laquidara, Charles' hair, and a colorful cast of others.
(See if you can spot the film's in-house cocaine dealer.)

Continue reading "Do you like Cinema Verité? (that's good!)" »

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I don't watch the shopping channels very often...but sometimes they are kind of cool.

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Pop Quiz:
Question: The more of these you have, the longer you live:

answer below

Continue reading "Geezer Monday" »

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The National Enquirer had the John Edwards story for weeks, and it was ignored by the mainstream media. All over the Internet and elsewhere we are hearing about how the lines of communication are changing; how the mainstream media are no longer in charge; how they had the story, but, unwisely, chose to ignore it; how it's a new dawning in the world of communication; how blah blah blah.
Joe Klein has this to say about all that (and it's about time).

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Whole Foods recalls meat.

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Bush at the Olympics

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The closet voter no one wants to see... but let's do the math.
(And we all know it's not you they're talking about).

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As we do a little bit of traveling.

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The Borowitz Report

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Subject: One Drunk
Action: Superglue one flip-flop to floor
Result: Schadenfreude

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The bombs of August: A parallax view

1. “Apart from the moral questions involved, were the atomic bombings militarily ecessary? By any rational yardstick, they were not. Japan already had been defeated militarily by June 1945. Almost nothing was left of the once mighty Imperial Navy, and Japan's air force had been all but totally destroyed. Against only token opposition, American war planes ranged at will over the country, and US bombers rained down devastation on her cities, steadily reducing them to rubble.”

2. “America's leaders understood Japan's desperate position: the Japanese were willing to end the war on any terms, as long as the Emperor was not molested. If the US leadership had not insisted on unconditional surrender -- that is, if they had made clear a willingness to permit the Emperor to remain in place -- the Japanese very likely would have surrendered immediately, thus saving many thousands of lives.”

3. General Douglas MacArthur, Commander of US Army forces in the Pacific, stated on numerous occasions before his death that the atomic bomb was completely unnecessary from a military point of view: "My staff was unanimous in believing that Japan was on the point of collapse and surrender."

4. The fact is that as far as the Japanese militarists were concerned, the atomic bomb was just another weapon. The two atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were icing on the cake, and did not do as much damage as the firebombings of Japanese cities. The B-29 firebombing campaign had brought the destruction of 3,100,000 homes, leaving 15 million people homeless, and killing about a million of them. It was the ruthless firebombing, and Hirohito's realization that if necessary the Allies would completely destroy Japan and kill every Japanese to achieve "unconditional surrender" that persuaded him to the decision to end the war. The atomic bomb is indeed a fearsome weapon, but it was not the cause of Japan's surrender, even though the myth persists even to this day.

Click below to read e-mail exchange between Charles and a blog reader.

Continue reading "August 6 and August 9" »

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Mars and Venus (Part 6)

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Duffy: Mercy

(Also check out this video of her song Stepping Stone)

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Mommy needs a housecleaner. Daddy needs someone to get him beer. Start saving...

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1265 Boylston Street looking for a restaurateur..

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See how old your brain is.

My first try= 60 yr old brain
2nd try= 40 yr old brain

Memorize these rules first! (I didn't, and blew it on the first try.)
1. Click on 'start'
2. Wait for 3, 2, 1.
3. Memorize the number's position on the screen, then click on the
circle for the smallest to the biggest number.
4. At the end of game the computer will tell you how old your brain is.
Now that I've given you these tips, you should probably kick ass, unless you're a total RE(cantusethatwordanymorenotPC.)

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fiscal conservative

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Back in the news again. (sigh)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch....

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Here's another great site for you to save in your browser, to check information and to weed out the facts from the hoaxes and hate-mail rumors you receive every day.

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How to Raise Olympic Attendance.

Not Work Friendly! (at least not in breast-fearing America.)

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and National Review Readers will never read.

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Rebel, Trigger, Topper, Duke and Silver.

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How about them “fly-overs”!!

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Think they practice a lot?

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The Byrds • Renaissance Fair • Monterey Pop Festival
Raw. Live. Total zeitgeist of the 60's.

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Acting like he wants to lead the Free World.... What chutzpa!

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"Fox, by its mere existence, undercuts the argument that the public is starved for 'fair' news, and not just because Fox shills for the Republican Party and panders to the latest of America's periodic religious manias. The key to understanding Fox News is to grasp the anomalous fact that its consumers know its 'news' is made up….Fox Television showed us the future -- outright lies and paranoid opinions packaged as news under the oversight of Rupert [Murdoch], a flagrant pirate, and Roger Ailes, an unprincipled Nixon thug who had assumed a journalistic disguise in much the same way that the intergalactic insect in Men in Black shrugged into the borrowed skin of a hapless hillbilly."
-- Times former Executive Editor Howell Raines, from his autobiography on fly-fishing, "The One that Got Away."
* Picked as one of the quotes of note by TimesWatch, a right-wing Internet site devoted to documenting and exposing the liberal agenda of the NY Times

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... is really not so new.

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Americans will be taxed for every child after the third.

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but well worth the brain work.
(Think New Yorker cartoons).

a few examples:

(I created the one above (Stay in Cottage and Have Beer)• Excel was tricky, but I think I figured it out.)
You should try one for yourself- There's just somethin' about graphs... (LOL)

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“...Elsewhere, Chinese Olympic officials confiscated the poles of the pole vaulting team to prevent athletes from going over the wall.”
The Borowitz Report

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You say Hello- We say goodbye.

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