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    Go Lose Yourself, David Brooks

    By Michael Maiello on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 6:04pm | Politics

    Sorry for the second entry of the day, but I don't seem to be crowding anyone out today and David Brooks really ticked me off this morning.  I probably should let that emotionally stunted geek get under my skin, but I think it's a pretty horrible thing when somebody takes to The Freaking New York Times to specifically tell ambitious and hopeful college graduates not to follow their bliss, not to pursue their dreams and not to find themselves, as Brooks did today in a rhetorical back alley abortion called "

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    Moammar Gadhafi announces run for GOP Presidential Nomination

    By William K. Wolfrum on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 11:23am | Politics, Humor & Satire

    LIBYA – Speaking from an underground bunker somewhere near Tripoli, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi announced his run for U.S. President.

    “I mean, there’s a lot going on right now,” said Gadhafi, who is simultaneously being attacked by Libyan rebels and NATO forces. “But the field just seems so, you know, empty.”

    Gadhafi’s bid received an endorsement from conservative leader Bill Kristol, who said he was “dazzled” by the dictator’s humor and conservative ideals on a recent Conservative cruise for politicians and donors.

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    The Ongoing Lies In Libya

    By Michael Maiello on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 10:05am | Politics

    "NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday that Qaddafi's 'reign of terror' was coming to an end, underscoring western countries' ultimate goal of removing him from power." -Foreign Policy Magazine morning e-mail for 5/31/2011.

    Interesting.

    Because when this whole thing started, deposing Qaddafi was not a stated goal of the NATO operations authorized by the United Nations.  The goal, by which I mean the whole, entire goal, was to "protect civilians."

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    Wolfrum’s Morning: Remembering

    By William K. Wolfrum on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 9:44am | Potpourri

    memorial Day
    Let us remember.

    New

    Memorial Day: David Blight takes a look at how it all started. Also, take a look at CNN’s Home & Away presentation.

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    On Hallowed Ground: A Memorial Day look at Cemeteries

    By Ramona on Mon, 05/30/2011 - 8:24am | Personal

    Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. Service Members who died while in the military service.[1] First enacted by formerly enslaved African-Americans [2] to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War – it was extended after World War I to honor Americans who have died in all wars.

    Memorial Day often marks the start of the summer vacation season, and Labor Day its end.
    Begun as a ritual of remembrance and reconciliation after the Civil War, by the early 20th century, Memorial Day was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as ordinary people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had served in the military or not. (Wikipedia - Memorial Day)

    This is a day of pilgrimage in big cities and small villages all across the country.  Cemeteries will be filled with people cleaning headstones, placing flowers, connecting and remembering.  There will be life in those places of internment.  I see cemeteries not as sad and depressing depositories of the dead, but as vibrant places alive with personalities, infused with memories, steeped in unique beauty.  I see them as outdoor galleries of fine art and folk art, ripe for photographing, which I do every chance I get, but with the sense that I am treading on hallowed ground.

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    Jared Loughner Is Insane (And We Just Noticed)

    By Doctor Cleveland on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 12:08pm | Politics, Social Justice

    So, Jared Loughner, who tried to murder Gabby Giffords, has been found unfit to stand trial because he is too mentally ill to insist his defense. Loughner, among other things, is apparently loudly insisting that Giffords is actually dead, because he succeeded in murdering her. That's pretty much the definition of "unable to assist in your defense" right there.

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    FRIDAY FOLLIES: On Oprah, Elizabeth Warren, Hitler's Dogs, and Assorted Boobs

    By Ramona on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 9:36am | Politics, Humor & Satire

     After months of building up to this, on Wednesday Oprah Winfrey said goodbye to her still-huge audience and ended her daytime show.

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    Longing for the End of the World

    By Doctor Cleveland on Fri, 05/27/2011 - 1:08am | Personal, Religion

    So, for most of May Christianity has been in the news. Or rather, a tiny splinter of Christianity has. The leader of a tiny religious organization predicted the Rapture on May 21, and there was lots of news coverage.

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    Unloaded Carry

    By Donal on Thu, 05/26/2011 - 8:08pm | Politics



    I thought I knew the basic facts about Open Carry until I scanned this oped the other day:

    Gun control that won't

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