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Thanks But No Thanks

May 5, 2011 – 6:57 pm

The American media has been slicing and dicing the Osama Bin Laden raid faster than a Benihana chef’s flashing steel knives. America’s joy over the murder of the purported mastermind of 9/11 has come under criticism by the foreign press assailing the operation’s coup de grace to an unarmed man. The hardcore GOP are demanding […]

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A Man from Nowhere

April 23, 2011 – 5:35 pm

My older brother and I were born 13 months apart. My mother dressed the two of us in the same clothing to firstly prevent us from fighting over shirts, pants, and shoes and secondly to heighten the illusion that we were twins. She loved people asking that question and she would reply ‘Irish twins’ with […]

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Keep It Simple, Stupid

March 12, 2011 – 6:19 pm

From Big Al / Pattaya Them righties like to play rough on immigration. “OBAMA wants us to cut the amount of gasoline we use. The best way to stop using so much gasoline is to deport 15 million illegal immigrants! That would be 15 million less people using our gas. The price of gas would […]

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State of the Union Speech 2012

January 25, 2011 – 9:13 pm

My prediction for Obama’s speech this evening is that there will be no announcements about the legalization of marijuana or a ban on torture or an immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan or the outlawing of potato chips and fast food. The President will instead try to rally the nation around the idea that our eyes have […]

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Spend Spend Spend

October 18, 2010 – 8:32 pm

New York City’s 2009 mayoral election was highlighted by the record spending by the incumbent to defeat an unknown. Mayor Bloomberg shelled out over $100 million to convince New Yorkers that former comptroller Bill Thompson didn’t stand a chance against his money juggernaut. The strategy succeeded and Bloomberg eked out 50% to 46% victory over […]

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