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Deep Thought

by BooMan
Tue May 13th, 2008 at 01:26:30 PM EST

People actually write this stuff:

Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart's 1984 campaign suffered when it was revealed that he had changed his signature several times over the years. "Who is Gary Hart?" his rivals demanded.

That's a new level of stupid.

Deep Thought | 19 comments (19 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Deep Thought (4.00 / 2)

Boo - did you see you're quoted on the front page of Air America? Right now - check it out!

http://airamerica.com/

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 04:22:14 PM EST

Re: Deep Thought (4.00 / 2)

that will be a regular feature going forward. Thanks to Sam Seder!

by BooMan on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 04:35:47 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

Awesome! That's really cool!

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 08:25:04 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

He was a penmanship flip-flopper, a flaw fatal to political campaigns.

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin Survivor Left Blogistan

by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 01:33:15 PM EST

Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

That alone gave Mondale the bump he needed.

by BooMan on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 01:55:58 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

FSM forbid we should ever have a President who writes with his LEFT hand either!!

This is the curse of the media. Even when there's nothing to talk about, they have to find something to talk about. Most of the time what they find can be summed up in one of my mother's phrases, "You could have talked all day and not said that."

The avalanche has started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -- Ambassador Kosh

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 01:46:04 PM EST

Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

But they could be talking about the latest alternative energy technology discovery. Cure for cancer news. I think the problem is that the producers are themselves so limited in what they read that they stick to that.

The American public would be interested in anything they tell us to be interested in. Seriously. ;-)

"If you look for the social economic motive, you will not have to wait for history to tell you what was propaganda and what was truth." - George Seldes

by Real History Lisa (lpeaseRemoveThis@gte.net) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 02:11:35 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

Wow, Drudge reports that Osama Bin Laden is left handed, too!!!

Coincidence???

I think not.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

by MikeInOhio (miken45054@yahoo.com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 03:02:44 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

My brother is left-handed. The nuns used to tie his left hand behind his back to force him to learn how to write right-handed. Apparently left-handedness is a sign of the devil.

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 03:35:37 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

Some days when my left-handed grandson is forcing Grandma or Daddy to go to school, again, to pick him up from the principal's office, I think you may have something there.

Actually he's a pretty sweet kid who's just a bit high-maintenance and needs attention once in a while. When I get a few moments this week or next I have every intention of taking one of my ukuleles and re-stringing it for a left-handed player to see if I can get him started playing.

The avalanche has started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -- Ambassador Kosh

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 06:39:09 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

I've already thought about that one; sinister is derived from the same root as sinistral, i.e., left handed.

ad bellum purificandum - Kenneth Burke

by colinski on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 06:50:04 AM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

There's something sinister going on...

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 06:29:16 PM EST
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Sinister. I get it! Ar ar ar ar ar.

The avalanche has started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -- Ambassador Kosh

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 06:40:04 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

I like the "slashing comma reveals possible temper" for McCain.

What's next, a candidate's choice of font revealing deep insights into character?

by Quiddity (quiddity_q@lycos.com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 02:37:24 PM EST

Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

Ask and you shall receive: The character issue

I find that these days you have to move quickly before what seems like farce becomes reality.

by Killjoy on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 01:25:12 AM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

I thought that link was The National Enquirer or some other supermarket/porn tabloid. Really, my surprise to find it's The LATimes.

A very, very slow news day it is. Lazy.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 02:41:03 PM EST

Re: Deep Thought (none / 1)

I think it was H. L. Mencken who once said, "Once while staying at a hotel I asked the bellboy to bring me a newspaper. The poor fellow must have been deaf, as he returned with a copy of the Los Angeles Times."

The avalanche has started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. -- Ambassador Kosh

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 02:53:32 PM EST
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Re: Deep Thought (none / 0)

my 2 deep thought,the Democratic Campaign Committe called me to asked for money. I said when Hillary pulls out of the race I'll send you a donation.

by americanforliberty on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 04:44:50 PM EST

Oh, you read that, too. (none / 0)

Being judged by your handwriting. Gary Hart changed his handwriting too much. OK...

Is that kind of stupidity all that? Does it taste great? Is it less filling? Does it have the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamins and minerals a body needs?

It must--because too many people engage in it.

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Tue May 13th, 2008 at 05:34:16 PM EST

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