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America's 2nd Most Important Election Was Held Today

By quinn esq on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 12:03am |

The 2nd most important election for Americans (after Obama/McCain) was held today. And I just voted. More important than the North Carolina or Minnesota Senate race, or who is Governor of California or Mayor of New York, more important...

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There Are 9 Central Beliefs We All Share. This Is #3.

By quinn esq on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 5:05am |

Stop lying to yourself. You know you feel this way. Admit it....

Ohhhh, Move Over Rover. And Let Jimi Take Over.

By quinn esq on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 11:14pm |

Well, looks like my creative approaches to Economic discussion turned out to be as bankrupt as the Fed's. I offered up "Crash" for the Film buffs, the free foodstuffs angle (Cakes & Pies), went for legal advice on Banks...

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For Crash Fans Only (Sex + Violence)

By quinn esq on Thu, 10/02/2008 - 7:06pm |

Hey, fellow Crash fans. Just dropped by to say hi. Gotta say, I appreciate the way y'all are givin my Cronenberg jones some Main Street juice. Two thumbs - straight to the socket.Seriously though. I think we all like it better when...

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Cake or Pie? Choose or Die. (19th Nervous Breakdown.)

By quinn esq on Sun, 09/28/2008 - 1:43am |

1st. It's that simple. Cake is Republican. But Democrats? They're Pie People. Cake is dry, crumbly, all the focus on the top layer. The Icing. Icing matters, for cake people. But pie's 'nuther story altogether. Pie's all about the filling....

Obama's New Energy Plan (A+.) But The Energy Ads? (D-)

By quinn esq on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 1:33am |

Obama's new Energy Plan is an Ace - Joe Romm & T-Boone are already on-board. It took awhile, but I'd say it's about 3 giant steps forward - with a political brain installed while the plan was in the shop....

Tear Down This Wall, Senator Obama (And TPM'ers)

By quinn esq on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 7:08pm |

Senator Obama wants the walls to come down. All around the world. I'm with him.We've seen walls before, in Berlin Wall, in Belfast, in South Africa. And we've seen them fall. Because people MADE them fall.But new walls are...

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Obama Trumped... By A Pair Of Two's?

By quinn esq on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 5:00pm |

There's something irritating me, so I might as well scratch. It's the arguments - apparently felt to be trump cards by some - that Obama is too young & inexperienced to be President. I agree we should look closely at...

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Shut Up Shuttin' Up!

By quinn esq on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 4:57am |

Found yourself a bit uber-earnest lately? (No? Ask your friends. The ones who won't lie to you.) A touch argumentative? Wantin' to go all Bugs on Leghorn... "Shut up shuttin' up"? Yeah. Moi aussi. Here's help.1. Canadian approach to the MSM....

Enemies & Empires, Cajuns & Yankees, Blood & Blossoms

By quinn esq on Tue, 07/08/2008 - 9:28pm |

Down Home, they tell stories. Endless, spiraling, swooping stories. Sit and listen, you're gonna hear some of the best story-tellers in the English-speaking world. Maybe it's the Scots-Irish thing, memory and clan... and entertainment. Stories - salt on the potatoes....

I'm Bored. Thrill Me, Ya Bastids.

By quinn esq on Thu, 06/26/2008 - 9:35pm |

Yep. I'm bored. Here's why. As I wander the tables in this fine TPM establishment, coyotes in tow, I see & hear some wonderful things. Witty (even Des got in a good one the other night.) Insightful & Historical...

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RIP. Obama's Possum. (You know what Carlin would say.)

By quinn esq on Mon, 06/23/2008 - 10:33pm |

Thank You God (And George Carlin.) The Obama campaign today killed the seal. You know, that 'Vero Possumus' thing that infested his podium.I know it was young & cute & all, but still. It had to go. It bit. No word yet whether...

Immunity, Justice, Vengeance and.... Complicity.

By quinn esq on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 7:59pm |

You're the brand-new, broom-wielding President. But your country got troubles: Iraq. Health. Energy. Housing. Poverty. CO2. Deficits. China. Immigration. Jobs. Banks. New Orleans. I'll stop at 12. There's work to be done. A forward agenda.Oh yeah.... and Justice. Seems...

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Obama & NAFTA-Gate - Republican "Dirty Tricks"

By quinn esq on Wed, 05/28/2008 - 2:27pm |

The leak of the NAFTA-Gate memo alleging that Barack Obama was merely "playing politics" by questioning NAFTA, is now being tied back to the son of Wisconsin Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner - the man who introduced the Patriot Act.Investigations by...

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