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(Scott Meyer’s website) . I grew up in a small, close-knit parish, which coincidentally (and grudgingly) happened to be located in one of the world’s larger cities. Haven’t been back there, or to my recollection inside a Catholic church, since I left for college. But growing up in a community where everyone knew, and had …
Monday Morning Open Thread: Salt of the EarthPost + Comments (37)
This post is in: Bernie Sanders 2016, Election 2016, Hillary Clinton 2016, Post-racial America, Proud to Be A Democrat, World's Best Healthcare (If You Can Afford It)
Be careful what you wish for. Per CNN: The Democratic presidential hopefuls will face voters in a CNN town hall on Monday in Des Moines — one week before the highly anticipated Iowa caucuses. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will field questions from Iowa …
Another Democratic “Town Hall” Just AnnouncedPost + Comments (223)
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As most of you know by now, former Washington Post editor Tom Grubisch published a cranky column today lambasting pseudonyms on the internets. Even if you grant Grubisch his central thesis – that pseudonymity lets people behave like absolute jackasses without worrying about real-life consequences – it is not that big a deal. Believe it …
More Journalists Who Misunderstand The InternetsPost + Comments (31)
This post is in: Election 2012, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat, Republican Stupidity
__ __ The latest from Hugh Atkin, the genius responsible for “Song of Mitt’s Self“. Lyrics at the link. Meanwhile, Erick “Voice of the GOP Gated Community” draws himself up & sticks out his glass jaw: This is the week when Democrats and the Arab street both erupted in frenzies over otherwise obscure YouTube videos, …
Late Night Open Thread: Throw Down vs. Double DownPost + Comments (108)
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