The US 2008 Election thread
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Put him in a tiger suit and I'm with him to the end.
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I'm not always on the same page with Cockburn, but here is the best analysis of the election I've read so far:
http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn10312008.html
http://www.counterpunch.org/cockburn10312008.html
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He should take some penicillin for that Cockburn, and wear a rubber next time.IkarisOne wrote:Cockburn,
We reach the parts other combos cannot reach
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We beach the beachheads other armies cannot beach
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rimshot, pleasetepista wrote:He should take some penicillin for that Cockburn, and wear a rubber next time.IkarisOne wrote:Cockburn,
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Here.rcs wrote:rimshot, pleasetepista wrote:He should take some penicillin for that Cockburn, and wear a rubber next time.IkarisOne wrote:Cockburn,
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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You said "rim."rcs wrote:rimshot, pleasetepista wrote:He should take some penicillin for that Cockburn, and wear a rubber next time.IkarisOne wrote:Cockburn,
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"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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That is golden.Dr. Medulla wrote:
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"
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Over at Huffington Post, there's a round-up of various pundits' electoral predictions. Every one had Obama at at least 312 EC votes, and most had him in the 340s, except for the always reliable Fred Barnes: Obama 252 McCain 286. Mr. Barnes, I'd like to bet the deed to my home that you're wrong.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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A little late in the game but fun either way...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_ ... 704666.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_ ... 704666.stm
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"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Nut to butt, nut to butt...Dr. Medulla wrote:
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"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Jesus christ.Dr. Medulla wrote:
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy