Apparently, Vanity Fair hasn't. All the furor over the New Yorker's Obama "satire" cover led them to conclude that... they needed to do exactly the same thing! This time, of...
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It's nice to see Republicans show some cojones for once. They seem so content to just meekly accept whatever BS Democrats hand them, so this was music to my ears!...
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Another clueless idiot writing about golf. In an article about Michelle Wie playing in next week's Reno-Tahoe Open, Hoggard exclaims- If Reno officials wanted to be real creative, they could...
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Today's winner is Patrick Johnson. He gets the award for the following. OCALA, Fla. -- Ocala police said a bank robber made it easy for them to track him down...
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More, growing evidence of the extent to which the nation is turning their backs to the same old politics of old, Rapper Nas is leading a grassroots movement among college students against conservative mouthpiece Fox News. In one week he was able to gather over 600,000 signatures on a petition.
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Man-eating bears kill two scientists and lay siege to survivors trapped in remote forest base. DANG that's a headline! An Emergency personnel rep drives the point home further pointing...
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A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it. Just ask Talula Does The Hula...
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Wow. I remember when the l... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Jim Addison | April 4, 2008 5:55 PM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Wow. I remember when the left went berserk after Reagan gave ONE speech in Japan for a million dollar fee after leaving office. And the sputtering apoplexy over Bush the Elder serving on a couple of corporate boards for much less was rather frightening.
$80 million between the book and "speaking fees" seems a bit high to me, but he is a former President and he did decide to cash in. Having made that decision, though, he really ought not involve himself in current political issues or elections. It diminishes him and the office.
1. Posted by Jim Addison | April 4, 2008 5:55 PM |
Score: 2 (2 votes cast)
Posted on April 4, 2008 17:55
2. Posted by HughS | April 4, 2008 9:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jim
Nothing to see here....move along.
2. Posted by HughS | April 4, 2008 9:53 PM |
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Posted on April 4, 2008 21:53
3. Posted by Tim | April 5, 2008 10:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
There's nothing Bill Clinton can do to diminish himself any more. His legacy is set in stone (and a little blue fabric).
3. Posted by Tim | April 5, 2008 10:28 AM |
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Posted on April 5, 2008 10:28