The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    SCAAMD Trick or Treat: October Surprise

    By Ripper on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 4:16am |
    The BBC reports this morning that Syria is claiming four U.S. helicopter gunships struck a construction area in a village within its territory just across the border from Iraq, killing eight, including a boy and a woman. Apparently, the U.S....
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    Sun/Mon 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 3:06am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...
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    The Amazing, Technicolor Economy (7 Fat Cows)

    By quinn esq on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 10:32pm |
    Diary - 10/26/08: Old man Genesee's house burnt down. Went thru the ashes, only found a few of the effects. Btwn the fire, rain & liquor, not much salvage value. Just scraps of paper. Mad/hatter stuff. Articles + Bible...
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    Rounding Third

    By Barth on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 9:27pm |
    Cross posted at DailyKos, and The Public ServantThe Bob and Ray version of the end of Curt Gowdy's Red Sox pregame show on the late WHDH had them saying that they were rounding third and getting thrown out at the...
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    Sat/Sun 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 3:05am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...
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    Fri/Sat 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 1:54am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...
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    Thurs/Fri 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 12:54am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...
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    Some questions about the New Improved TPM

    By CVille Dem on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 9:00pm |
    I am pleased with many of the changes here, and I realize that the things that aren't working for me are likely things I haven't figured out yet.  1.  How do you track your comments to see if you have...
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    My Brain - On Bottled Water (Plus Creedence.)

    By quinn esq on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 8:59pm |
    Dentists. Four trips in a row, four times this month. Each time I lay there, lip frozen, nose frozen, one eye blind, the other blinking like McCain, staring up at CNN as the Dow goes cliff-diving over Iowa. Dr...
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    I'm Glad I'm Not Alone...

    By stillidealistic on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 5:55pm |
    I tried to not post this, but I couldn't help myself...It's just too funny, and it really did help to validate that I'm not the only person in the country making myself nuts over this election...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-david/waiting-for-nov-4th_b_137029.html...
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    Oliver Stone's Newest Movie Trailer: "P" (for Palin)

    By mageduley on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 4:42am |
    With the success of Stone's current film "W", the filmaker has decided to to embark on another political saga. Coming soon to a desktop near you!Oliver Stone 'P.' Full Trailer | Funny Jokes at JibJabI have to see this when...
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    Wed/Thurs 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 1:44am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...
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    A Handmaid's Tale: Margaret Atwood Explains It All

    By wws on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 1:41am |
    You've probably read Margaret Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale; you may or may not have gone back to her beginnings and read, in chronological order, every word she has ever written -- whether novel, essay or poetry. IMO, not a wasted moment.Now...

    Setting the Record Straight on "Palin 5.0"

    By AmericanDreamer on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 2:24pm |
    Josh, your 10/20, 7:15 pm blog entry <a href="http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/238576.php">"Palin 5.0"</a>, as I read it, is misleading and unfair to Palin.     The blog entry reads simply and in full: "Palin calls reports of hollered threats at rallies 'atrocious and unacceptable.'"   ...

    Get ready for a democrat from Idaho.

    By kgb999 on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 5:43am |
    I'm so excited I could just burst!  I have been watching my local congressional race - in blood-red Idaho and doing a bit of clandestine campaigning.  As I have mentioned previously, the congressional race in Idaho's 1st is way closer...
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    Tues/Wed 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 1:45am |
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    3rd Grader Asks "What Does VP Do?" Palin answers "The VP is <i>in charge of the United States Senate"</i>

    By mageduley on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 9:41pm |
    I am not kidding! Check out the video below. Did you know that the VP can get in there with the senators if he/she wants to and make "good policy changes"? "The vice president has a really great job. Because...

    "Oui, on peut -- Yes we can!" OBAMA ZYDECO FROM LOUISIANA 2008!

    By azpaull on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 9:37pm |
    In the growing genre of Obama music, this is one of the best!!!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLvgwHGlpdQ   It had me from Gumbobama!  ...
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    What Can We Do For Obama's Tutu?

    By stillidealistic on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 3:02am |
    Since I heard about Obama's grandmother (Tutu, for Hawaiians) it's been weighing on my mind that she may not live long enough to see him elected President. I'm wondering what, if anything we might be able to do to let...
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    Mon/Tues 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 12:29am |
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    Must See! Colin Powell - Country First

    By mageduley on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 2:55pm |
    This video revisits Powell's statements this weekend and is coupled with pics emphasizing his views. His wise words and true patriotism - shows what this country really stands for and should be an example for us all. Wow! I am...
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    Sun/Mon 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 2:17am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...
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    Sat/Sun 2nd Chance Clearinghouse For Posts That Deserve Another Look - Updated Daily

    By stillidealistic on Sun, 10/19/2008 - 1:50am |
    This daily post is a clearinghouse for links to posts that either flew by too fast, didn't get the attention they deserved, or are so good they need to be up even longer...ANYONE can link a post here. If you...

    Why McCain is a Coward

    By Ripper on Sun, 10/19/2008 - 1:24am |
    If John McCain were any kind of man, he wouldn't hide his depraved campaign conduct behind debates and talk-show appearances that display a kinder, gentler politician than the one smearing Barack Obama.While he has often pleaded ignorance of the ads...

    A Thought on Countering the Sleaze

    By AmericanDreamer on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 8:43pm |
    I'm wondering if the Obama campaign has considered doing some TV ads that have Obama standing with police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical folks, etc. as they talk about why they and their organizations are supporting Obama?  At the...

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