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    The Offensive Tradition

    By Michael Wolraich on Sun, 01/25/2009 - 1:03pm | Humor & Satire

    I published this piece long, long ago at the height of the political correctness "movement." Though the PC frenzy of the 90's has subsided, a recent complaint on this site by Jorn Barger, one of the first bloggers and coiner of the term, weblog, demonstrates that this piece is still relevant.

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    Reader Survey: Presidential Transition

    By DF on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 2:23pm | Humor & Satire

    Is anyone as utterly and completely creeped out by the picture in the center as I am?

    Also, apparently adding a little Obama to Bush is like giving him a facelift.

    Original size is here.

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    The God Complex

    By DF on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 1:55pm | Politics

    Greta Christina has written a straight-forward piece at AlterNet that addresses what was wrong with all of the piety at the inauguration.  For my money, here's the quote:

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    Obamauguration: CaliforniaPaige's Day in Pictures

    By CaliforniaPaige on Fri, 01/23/2009 - 12:06pm | Politics

    You've read Orlando's impressions of her journey through DC on Tuesday. I was there, too, camera in hand. What follows are my impressions from the day.

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    Running Down the Zeitgeist

    By DF on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 7:05pm | Politics

    Grappling clumsily with grand understatement, it has been a most interesting week.

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    In (limited) defense of Rick Warren

    By Ripper on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 4:45pm | Politics

    I am no less a liberal for being a Christian. So I was somewhat dismayed that Rev. Rick Warren has come under fire for what some bloggers have called his "inappropriate" invocation at President Obama's inauguration.

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    The View From the Mall, Rick Warren, and Transportation Issues

    By Orlando on Wed, 01/21/2009 - 9:48am | Politics

    Usually, on leaving day I get a wistful feeling, reflecting on the good times that I've had, happy to be getting home but sad that my vacation is over.

    I don't feel like that today. Yesterday was a day that I will never forget, but today I'm even happier. My head is filled with hope and possibilities for the future.

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    Obama's Inaugural Address : The (Almost) Line-by-line review

    By Deadman on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 11:44pm | Politics

    So, A-Man, Genghis, Orlando are all painting D.C. blue tonight, making it tough for them to discuss in detail the incredible experiences they must have had today. In the meantime, I figured I'd give my take on Obama's inaugural address.

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    InBloguration: Seeking the Silver Section

    By Michael Wolraich on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 4:57pm | Politics, Personal

    I left my friend Jake's apartment on Capitol Hill at 8:45am, clutching my hard-won "silver section" inauguration ticket. Hat, gloves, long underwear, wool socks, sunglasses--perfectly equipped for five hours of 32 degrees, mostly sunny. We wound our way around the Capitol, exchanging anti-Bush witticisms with the passerby. At first, there were big, friendly signs: "Silver section -->." The signs happily directed us where we already knew we were supposed to go.

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