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

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An Obama rallying song

(To the tune of  "Oklahoma")Ohhhh-Obama, he’s our charismatic nominee …He’s the guy to trust, to fight for us, A leader for the 21st century …Ohhh, Obama, Ev'ry time he speaks it’s qualityHe won’t just fudge it when he cuts the...
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'Smart' is a bad thing?!

I know a lot of people like to complain about how America has become stupid and that intelligence has become a liability in politics.  What they're saying is, that in effect, if you're smart, you're somehow 'out of touch' with the electorate.  Dear God, how...
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Why are 'Flying Monkey' attacks condoned as "Politics as usual"?

I've just spent an hour and a half watching the folks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" talk about Obama's problems with the "Flying Monkey" attacks from the McCain camp.  What's got me into the upper levels of rage, is that instead of...
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Dear Twenty-somethings, Please Save Us!

The facts are these; I'm going to be 58 in December, I'm blind in one eye and have dealt with a severe, debilitating arthritic disease since I was in my early 30's.  Most people would say I am disabled.  But I continue to work...

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