Wendi Deng Fest!

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Wednesday July 20, 2011 · 8:32 AM PDT

2011/07/20 · 08:32

We've seen this all before. 24 years ago in July, 1987 we had to endure Ollie Mania. Oliver North gave testimony before the Senate in his Marine Uniform which is interesting because in his capacity as a top earner for the Reagan Crime Family he wore Brooks Brothers Suits. The media ran away with the narrative that the dapper Marine Colonel was a patriotic do gooder with his counsel Brendan Sullivan "What am I? A Potted Plant?" covering North's every move. The media loved him, and yet whole communities in Central America were murdered as a result of his actions.
Now it's time for the media to gush over Wendi Deng with Fox News proclaiming, "She Stands By Her Man!" You go girl! She pole vaulted into the limelight with that bogus pie in the face attempt. Really, how much would it cost to have a mediocre British comedian attempt to pelt Rupert with a pie before Super Wendi sprung into action? Let's all forget her husband Rupert's subversion of democratically elected governments throughout the world. Let's turn our attention to Wendi Fest! Sickening isn't it?

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Senator who asked Brendan Sullivan, "And may I ask why you are here?"

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Senator who asked Brendan Sullivan, "And may I ask why you are here?"

Patrick Moynihan

4 votes

Tip O'Niell

2 votes

Daniel Inoyoe/Inoue

6 votes

Ted Kennedy

0 votes

Lloyd Bensten

1 vote

Hey Teabaggers

behan

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Wednesday July 13, 2011 · 8:37 PM PDT

2011/07/13 · 20:37

I know you're busy shutting down the "gubbermint" and using government roads to get to your Monster Truck Rallies (that Truckzilla is some kind of buster aint he?) So, I'll keep this short and sweet. Could you tell Eri(ick) Cantor to go a little easy with the frat boy paddle on your collective hiney's? Collective means, group. I know you get all hung up on that education thingy.

behan

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Friday April 08, 2011 · 6:07 PM PDT

2011/04/08 · 18:07

This is from a Google News story that I refuse to click on from Fox News:
By Deneen Borelli As the deadline for a government slowdown approaches, liberals are leading the charge to blame the budget impasse on the Tea Party movement.

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Glenn Beck

2 votes Vote Now!

Glenn Beck

served his purpose

0 votes

through helping

0 votes

get 60 Radical Republicans

0 votes

elected last November

0 votes

who will wreak havock

0 votes

over a two year period

0 votes

and the damage is already

0 votes

done, so please..don't

0 votes

tell me, "Wait until November

0 votes

2012! We'll show em'"

0 votes

Because, the damage is already

1 vote

done.

1 vote

Murphy's Law In Japan

behan

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Wednesday March 16, 2011 · 5:53 AM PDT

2011/03/16 · 05:53

As if a million things weren't already going wrong in this nation that I've called home the last twenty years, there is one more pesky thing that resembles an achilles heel.

behan

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Thursday December 30, 2010 · 8:37 PM PST

2010/12/30 · 20:37

This is from the Avaaz group. I receive e mails from the Avaaz Organization every two weeks or so. I sign their petitions, and hope for the best. This particular e mail got me pissed off before the New Year rolls in. I'll keep my diary to three of the most egregious paragraphs here for you, and I encourage you to follow the link. Happy New Year, and let's continue the good fight! Peace.

behan

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Wednesday December 08, 2010 · 1:49 AM PST

2010/12/08 · 01:49

There will most likely be a few diaries today concerning the 30th Anniversary of John Lennon's death. As the traditional media says, most everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. Assassinations and other acts of violence ingrain themselves in the memory with a tenacity that's hard to lose over the years.

behan

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Tuesday December 07, 2010 · 7:03 AM PST

2010/12/07 · 07:03

As the holiday season rolls around, I begin to read comments like this, on Dailykos, "my brother in law is a huge Sarah Palin fan. I don't know how we're going to get through this Christmas with him mouthing off at the dinner table." It's embarrassing for me to admit it, but my brother, the car dealership guy back in Chicago is a ditto head. The Gospel according to Rush! It sucks trying to deal with these people at the yule tide table, be it Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Ramadan,Festivus,Christmas, or even Canadian Christmas. To combat these puff jowled Morans, I offer as a complimentary gift to you, a holiday lexicon to make your arguments, quick, snappy, and to the point. Here are your talking points:

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A Republican or Blue Dog Dem Dinner Guest Looks Best Wearing This On His/Her Fat Head?

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A Republican or Blue Dog Dem Dinner Guest Looks Best Wearing This On His/Her Fat Head?

Candied Yams

3 votes

Cranberries

1 vote

Pecan Pie

0 votes

Mince Meat Pie

0 votes

Mashed Potatoes

1 vote

Any Kind of Corn

1 vote

Giblets

0 votes

Ham

0 votes

The Entire Friggin' Turkey

3 votes

Stuffing

0 votes

Wassel Pudding

0 votes

Stollen, Ja Whohl!

1 vote

Glug

0 votes

A stocking filled with gooey brie

0 votes

A stocking filled with reindeer dookie

13 votes

John Lennon Would Have Been 70 Today.

behan

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Saturday October 09, 2010 · 10:04 AM PDT

2010/10/09 · 10:04

Just some thoughts on one of the 20th Century's "good people." It's easy to come up with a list of really awful 20th Century "bad people," because there were so many of them. I don't want to name names. Why not focus on the positive things concerning John Lennon's life today? Let's celebrate that.

behan

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Friday October 08, 2010 · 7:27 AM PDT

2010/10/08 · 07:27

The past week has been a roller coaster of ups and downs for Team Democratic. It was fun and encouraging to witness Christine O'Donnell swipe from Peter Frampton, "I'm (in) You, You're (in) meee....." and plummet further in the polls.
On the other hand, the Nevada Senate race is going to be close. Thanks for the updates from JeffY!
Harry Reid has less than thirty days to close the deal. Harry Reid's campaign is a good barometer for what we're up against with these Teabagger Loons. The stress level is building, and we're seeing a lot of old friends show up on Dailykos to offer support, because the next three weeks are going to be a real nail biter. I propose we take a short Friday morning coffee break, and well, talk coffee. Feel free to voice your passions on what the Somalians call, "the black witch."(sorry Christine, there goes that Witchy Poo stuff again.)

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Surprisingly Good Coffee

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Surprisingly Good Coffee

McDonalds

1 vote

Wendy's

0 votes

Dunkn' Donuts

7 votes

Krispy Kreem's

1 vote

Burger King

0 votes

Your Place Of Work

1 vote

Your college or universtiy cafeteria

0 votes

Airport Lounge

1 vote

A Man Of Character

behan

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Friday September 24, 2010 · 9:33 AM PDT

2010/09/24 · 09:33

Stephen Colbert was just on C-Span. He appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Immigration Reform. Colbert used comedy to address the not so funny issue of Mexican migrant laborers who pick fruit and vegetables in states like California. I was very proud of Stephen for going to bat for the migrant workers, but I was not at all surprised. Here's why:

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Just For Fun: Your Favorite John Hughes Movie

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Just For Fun: Your Favorite John Hughes Movie

Weird Science (Kelly Lebrach...whatever happened to her?)

8 votes

Uncle Buck (John Candy...god rest his soul..comedy genius)

19 votes

Home Alone (Malachy Caulkin before the corruption)

8 votes

Breakfast Club (Allie Sheedy....way hey. Judd Nelson..ugh)

21 votes

Ferris Buehlers Day Off (Mathew Broderich..utterly inspired)

69 votes

Pretty In Pink (Molly Ringwald..yummmy eyelashes)

7 votes

Sixteen Candles (Molly Ringwald..yummy lips)

15 votes

Some Kind of Wonderful (Jennifer Jason Leigh..ooooh)

4 votes

Ol' Hunter Would Have Been 73 Years Old Today.

behan

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Sunday July 18, 2010 · 8:47 AM PDT

2010/07/18 · 08:47

With each passing year of these tumultuous times, our generation's Mark Twain, our F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hunter S. Thompson gains in gravitas. You know, I hate that Katie Couric word "gravitas." It's right up there with, "schadenfreude." How very Seinfeld. How very 90's. Still, I can't think of a better way to describe Hunter five years after his passing. The man, the legend, gains importance.
There isn't much of a diary here. I feel the ache of nostalgia, and simply want to reproduce "the wave speech,"from page 66 of "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas." I can't really add anything more to it. It's some of the most heart wrenching prose I've ever read. Enjoy July 18th, and remember Hunter, and what we stand for as a community. Peace

behan

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Thursday July 01, 2010 · 8:47 AM PDT

2010/07/01 · 08:47

The Fourth of July in tandem with Rush Limbaugh's latest trash talk about the children of the unemployed eating junk food out of their cupboards is producing a disturbing image in my head.
It goes without saying that as a community we are weary of even joking about violence. I was once hide rated (mildly) for suggesting a Senator who was gung ho on water boarding should himself have to suffer water boarding. Still, I can't get this quintessential summer image out of my head, and so I share it with you, as a means of exorcising it.

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Favorite Barbecue Fixins:

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Favorite Barbecue Fixins:

Sweet Baked Beans

2 votes

Corn On The Cob

2 votes

Sweet Sliced Watermelon

2 votes

Fava Beans

1 vote

Potato Salad

8 votes

Egg Salad

0 votes

Chianti

1 vote

Any kind of pie

2 votes

Rush/Pork

1 vote

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