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Rosh Hashanah in my old college town

By MrSmith1 on Sun, 09/20/2009 - 3:08pm |

Back in the early 70's, I briefly attended the U. of Oklahoma. Today, a friend sent me this: http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_262043519 A fundamentalist Christian group staged a "We Hate the Jews" rally on Rosh Hashanah. At first, I found it...

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Now, I know they're just messing with us ...

By MrSmith1 on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 5:10pm |

But ... On "Meet the Press" yesterday, Sen John Cornyn (R-TX), said, "Our goal ought to be, let's give the American people the same kind of choices that members of congress have ..." Am I crazy? Wasn't that one of...

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Sen. Edward Kennedy R.I.P.

By MrSmith1 on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 1:30am |

I just heard the news on MSNBC. Sad. Truly, an end of an era. My condolences to his family and friends. . Please no mean-spirited taunts or snarky comments. If you think this isn't something to mourn, just refrain from posting....

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Is it me ...?

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 3:18pm |

"CIA Director Leon Panetta says agency records show CIA officers briefed lawmakers truthfully in 2002 on methods of interrogating terrorism suspects ..." ... Is it me or is there something absurd about Leon Panetta telling congress that, according to their records, the CIA is...

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What to do with a million tea bags ...

By MrSmith1 on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 1:41pm |

Washington D.C. park service representatives said that the one million tea bags the protesters wanted to dump in the park, couldn't be dumped because they, (the protesters), don't have the proper permits... So, one million tea bags and no place...

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Untitled

By MrSmith1 on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 1:41pm |

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My sister's rant about men with pensions and Soc. Sec.

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 4:41pm |

My older sister was born in January of 1947. (I was born in December of 1950.) She got married right out of high school. Her first marriage in 1966, lasted 25 years, (although, truth to tell, the last nine and half years...

What Limbaugh says, should remind us ...

By MrSmith1 on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 8:17am |

,,, that whenever Rush or his minions in the GOP attack President Obama, they are attacking his strength, not his weakness. That is their way. ...

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March Forth for America!

By MrSmith1 on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 9:58pm |

Maybe we took our eyes off the prize too soon ... So ... here's a thought: How about we organize a Stand-up-for Obama day, on March 4th. We could call it March Forth for America, and we could get a...

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Bizzaro U.S. economy ... a proposal

By MrSmith1 on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 1:59pm |

Given all the brouhaha going on about the economy and CEOs being paid outrageous salaries and bonuses, perhaps it's time to get out the Gold Kryptonite and turn the U.S. economy into Bizzarro U.S. economy. In Bizzaro U.S....

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Kathie Olsen "burrows" into TPM ...

By MrSmith1 on Sat, 01/24/2009 - 4:58pm |

That creepy picture of Bush appointee / Stepford GOPer, Kathie Olsen has become a fixture of TPM's front page ... (Her eyes seem to follow you wherever you go in the room and from whatever angle you view her image!...

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Pete Seeger was there ...

By MrSmith1 on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 5:57pm |

There is a photo on the Wikipedia page for Pete Seeger, who'll be 90 this year. It shows him singing for Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1940's. Today he was up on stage with Bruce Springsteen, leading the crowd in singing Woody...

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MTA to Disabled: Drop Dead

By MrSmith1 on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 4:01pm |

New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority's 2009 budget calls for fare increases: http://www.mta.info/mta/09/2009_fare_service_notice.pdf " ... Increase fare for NYCT paratransit service (Access-a-Ride) to as much as $6 per trip ... " (Fare increases for able-bodied passengers on Subways...

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Bush, a friend to Labor around the world ...

By MrSmith1 on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 3:49pm |

First, he commits to save the auto industry here, then today, he allows a representative of Iraq's shoemaker's union to demonstrate, (smack dab in middle of the MSM), the fine quality of Iraqi leather shoes with an impromptu visual display of their aerodynamics. Bush has...

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A bolt of cynicism ...

By MrSmith1 on Sat, 12/13/2008 - 4:20pm |

A bolt of cynicism struck me a few moments ago, as I read another headline about the Bush administration vowing not to let the automakers go under. How cynical is it to wonder if the whole scenario is a set-up? Could this possibly...

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All Hail 20-Somethings!

By MrSmith1 on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:49pm |

In early September, I wrote a plea to the 20-somethings (known collectively as the "Youth Vote") and begged them to show up this time and "save us". Judging by the results, 20-somethings, you did show up and, we were saved. Thank you. As a...

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Palin's debate performance proves the old adage:

By MrSmith1 on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 11:02pm |

You can't cram 90 minutes of talking points into a brain that can only hold 68 minutes of talking points.Right around then, her well-rehearsed talking points became increasingly circular in their logic and she was just throwing out vague phrases mixed...

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The McCain Disdain

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 11:31pm |

Just as the Bush administration has insisted for 8 years that either you agree with them or you're a traitor, tonight in the debate McCain kept stridently insisting over and over that if Obama didn't agree with his assessment of things, then Obama didn't understand the...

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What will be McCain's opening words tonight?

By MrSmith1 on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 1:17pm |

Now that he's decided to attend, what will be McCain's opening words at the debate? 1) My Friends, we ought to suspend the topic at tonights debate and instead, talk about the economy. 2) This is the kind of...

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McCain thrown under his own bus?

By MrSmith1 on Thu, 09/25/2008 - 9:36pm |

Just wondering ... Have the congressional Republicans just thrown McCain under the "Straight Talk" Express? By opposing the bailout, and messing up the works for McCain, (denying him his "shining knight" moment), could they be reluctantly acknowledging a probable Obama...

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