Skeptical in China: Barack Flies Into New Center of Gravity
John Steele Gordon: The President Who Grovels
Why Does He Hate Us? The America-Effacing President
When's he gonna bow to us?
Bowzy-Scraper Promises to Rangle the U.S. Deficit
That's leadership.
The President?
The dispassion, the self-reverence, the blindness of the man, are marvelous to behold, and so perfectly reflect the president he so perfectly serves. “Neutral and detached” people shall “understand the reasons why” he made th... Read Full Story
Mashed Potatos - Dee Dee Sharp
Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp "Slow Twist" 1962The Contours - Do You Love Me (Now That I can Dance)
Beach Boys -- I Can Hear the Music 1969
Black Sabbath -- Fairies Wear Boots
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No Popups for Kenny
K's Comment stirred up long-neglected historical memories of those "progressive" years Woodrow Wilson was president. No, I'm not an expert on the Wilson presidency, but he did have some firsts in the civil liberties department. First, some background:
First, during the post-Lincoln years, it was unusual to have a Democrat for president. (The Democratic Party was for "crackers", racists, and southerners. Think of it: the Northeastern U.S. was Lincoln country!) Wils... Read Full Story
Frank O'Mundo: Opening Act at Stoner Cafe
What Would Obamastein Do? This waitress has just one thing in mind: getting YOU wasted!
She's also an Outer Limits Babe. You can see her here, on a fascinating episode called "The Borderland."
It's amazing how much Fourth Dimensional Clarity you could generate in a dimly lit warehouse full of people with costumes.
Bring it On!
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Paul Cowan's Paris 1919Had a chance to grab this piece of depression on the Military channel this morning. First, a personal comment: my father was born in February, 1919, which seems portentous in light of the fact that he would step off a landing craft at Normandy 25 years later. His father -- who served in the Army during the Great War -- said throughout the 20s and 30s, 'The Treaty of Versalee will cause the next war." If my grandfather had been in Paris, 1919, he would have advised a... Read Full Story
I've been experimenting with Firefox since yesterday. Seems to work better on this end. I wonder how the posts are looking out there?I mean, subtracting for the retardation of the poster, and all.
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Did You Remember to Bring Vanilla Wafers?
He Was No Mick Jagger. The night Obama was a elected was a night of heady firsts. But it also revealed there was nowhere to go, but down.
That night began to reveal an unfortunate truth: having reached a pinnacle on the day he was elected, Obama's popularity and relationship with the American people had nowhere to go but down. That's a difficult adjustment to make, and is reminiscent of the apocryphal story about the obsessed fan and her friends ... Read Full Story
