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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Election reflections

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

This has been, beyond doubt, the most extraordinary political day in my experience. I had multiple opportunities to observe voters during the course of the day. People were willing to wait in line for hours, without complaint. Many came armed with documentation, to make sure that they couldn’t be turned away. Some waited an extraordinarily […]

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Dirty tricks, a Republican tradition since the 60s

Monday, November 3, 2008

Well, I am far too nervous and stressed to do any serious thinking, so I’m going to do a little serious ranting. This morning the Day ran an AP article about the dirty tricks that are as inevitable at this point in the election cycle as sunrise in the morning. (The Inevitable Onslaught Of Dirty […]

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One Day More

Monday, November 3, 2008

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3ijYVyhnn0[/youtube]

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A little lexicography

Sunday, November 2, 2008

The Supreme Court is about to rule on whether the word that begins with “F”; the word that should not be said, is always and everywhere obscene. Is it, in other words, obscene only when it refers to sexual activity, or is it obscene when used as an adjective, adverb or noun for the purposes […]

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Palin Pranked/NY Pictures

Sunday, November 2, 2008

My wife, brother-in-law, and I went to New York yesterday to see my sons, visit the new Museum of Modern Art, and spend inordinate amounts of money in New York restaurants. As we were driving home my wife received a text message from my younger son, to the effect that Sarah Palin had fallen for […]

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Marching Song

Sunday, November 2, 2008

The Republicans are turning up the sleaze in the final days. We can’t take anything for granted. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM3CYEdr5fA[/youtube] As Bruce sings, “Only thing we did was right Was the day we started to fight!”

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