January 2009
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Jan 21st
“Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy...”
– Rev. Joseph Lowery Benediction delivered during the Presidential Inauguration.  Barack Obama promised a new era of change and American prosperity.  Despite the fact that Obama separated himself from Jeremiah Wright, he always has a tendency to associate himself with some rather controversial...
Jan 21st
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Listenmollybierman: quit playing games with my heart...
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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The Wall Street Journal Teaches You How to Pop... →
Hopefully the WSJ can spread the goodness that is a popped collar. swampgirlrunamok: Thank GOD they have provided this vital service.
Jan 18th
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Listenmollybierman: shout // the isley brothers ...
Jan 18th
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arm-chair logic - logic test →
Contrary to popular belief, this proves that I’m quite logical.  See how logical you are. (via mollybierman)
Jan 18th
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Listen“Something About the Way You Looked...
Jan 6th
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WatchWatch
Explaining why pumping $1 trillion into the economy is the wrong way of fixing the current economic mess.
Jan 3rd
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Harvard Gazette: Standing on line at the bubbler... →
New York City, like other regions across the United Sates, is another place where unique speech patterns frequently occur.  For example, it is common for people to say “I stood on line” rather than “I stood in line”.  For those of you who are curious, the origin of this idiom originated during the era of Ellis Island, where immigrants literally stood on lines painted on the...
Jan 3rd
“I guess a small town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer’...”
– Gov. Sarah Palin referring to Mr. Obama’s earlier career in Chicago, IL.
Jan 2nd
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“I didn’t just fall off the wagon. I let the wagon fall on me.”
– Oprah Winfrey, media mogul on regaining weight. Washington Times - EDITORIAL: Notable quotables in 2008
Jan 2nd
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Jan 2nd
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What Bush and Batman Have in Common - WSJ.com →
The Best Movie of 2008: The Dark Knight.  As argued by screenwriter Andrew Klavan in a July 25 Wall Street Journal op-ed, apparently “The Dark Knight” is also a metaphor for President Bush’s lonely crusade against terrorists…
Jan 2nd
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Brand New: In Brief: Obama's Website in the Mirror →
The Best of 2008: Barack Obama’s campaign website has instnatly become a rapidly copied template for people all over the globe, even for established politicians like former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netenyahu.
Jan 2nd
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Ireland Gets It - Forbes.com →
A quick commentary by Steve Forves on the importance of reducing our exorbitantly high corporate tax rates.  Ireland imposes a tax rate less than half of ours (12.5%) and actually has a higher tax revenue as a percentage of GDP.
Jan 2nd
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I suppose it’s only fitting that my first official post should be a ReBlog from the person who originally introduced me to this site.  Furthermore, those who work at JibJab are ingenious.  Happy New Year! mollybierman: happy 2009!
Jan 2nd
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