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The dude with white hair - A DoodTube surge.
Justin has been giving one of the second tier Republican presidential candidates a lot of ink (electrons?) lately, how about a little preemptive Fa...

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Last thoughts on Dem debate.
Hey, better late than never. I was live blogging the live bloggers during the debate on DWSUWF Monday night, but decided to spare Donkleph...

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Memories of Greensburg
Saturday morning, I woke up and went downstairs to start making breakfast. Sleepily, I turned on the radio to listen to the news. My head was in the refrigerator when I thought I heard...

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Imus, Bias, Devils, & Heaven
I’ve never been a Don Imus devotee. In fact, I can’t recall the last time I listened to any portion of his show. I’ve never met the ma...

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Web Civility & Easter Bonnets
Today the New York Times has an article discussing the state of civility in the blogosphere. The article opens with the question, “Is it too late to bring civilit...

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Much Ado about Coulter and Cheney
So, Dick Cheney almost gets killed and some on the left think his death may have been a good thing. Meanwhile, political-shock artist Ann Cou...

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The Scripted End of Anna Nicole
From a purely narrative point-of-view, Anna Nicole Smith has suffered the perfect end. A tabloid death to punctuate a tabloid life. Cue the mu...

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Liberated Lieberman, Liberating Leadership
With the hoopla of the current political pendulum swing in motion, let’s not overlook the significance of an Independent who had a pr...

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Ted Haggard: Another Demon In Deacon’s Clothes
I’ve long argued that most forms of extremism harkens back to one’s own psychological issues. I’m reminded of the psychological th...

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A fine example
I am, of course, pleased by New Jersey’s top court recognizing what I consider the obvious: that same-sex couples deserve the same le...

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What can we do about North Korea?
Okay, so I’m not sure why we’re suddenly all atwitter about North Korea demonstrating it has nukes, since we’ve credited ...

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