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Entries from June 2008

Bye, George

June 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, Jess woke me up Monday morning with the sad news–George Carlin died.  I remembered the first time I saw him perform on HBO.  It was the Jammin in New York concert.  He was incredible.  His political commentary was edgy, his situational humor was great, and he spoke with rhythm and energy and used the […]

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Tags: Culture · Personal

Team of Rivals?–Obama/Clinton 08 Wouldn’t Suck

June 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Bear in mind that I’m on the outside looking in; I don’t like either major party.  However, I think that a Obama-Clinton ticket wouldn’t be such a bad thing.  Obama has repeatedly evoked Lincoln throughout the primaries.  A Obama-Clinton ticket would be an interesting parallel that would compare greatly with Lincoln.  In history, Lincoln had […]

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Tags: Politics