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Donna and I were watching the Republican National Convention last week and we noticed they were playing “I Want You To Want Me” on the convention floor between speeches.  Donna was clever to point out that the song was by Cheap Trick. Ha!
The Democratic National Convention starts tonight. Can Obama secure a victory minus the enthusiasm of 08?
Time will tell, in the meantime, what song will best define this election for Obama? Will it be-
BB King’s  -The Thrill is Gone
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Billie Holiday’s – Come Rain or Come Shine
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Jackson 5′s – Give Me One More Chance
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Louis Armstrong’s – When The Saints Go Marching In
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Bob Dylan’s – Paths of Victory

some other?

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This trial offers an interesting glimpse inside the Amish lifestyle.

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Mitt Romney accepts the Republican Party’s presidential nomination.

Have a nice weekend

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On day one of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, some of Ron Paul’s delegates walked out in protest, while others wore clothes pins on their noses over decisions to strip delegates from Paul and make rule changes that would make it harder for non-establishment candidates in future elections.

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New Jersey’s Governor Christie gave the key note address at 10:40 pm. I’m not going to pretend I saw it. I wanted to stay awake, I really did. If you were awake you’re welcome to tell us how he did.

Here’s a link to the coverage from someone that was payed to stay awake and watch the speech.

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Working at home when my kids were small, I listened to hours and hours of children’s programming while I worked, the vast majority of which makes a parent want to pull their hair out. But one always stood above the rest, not two, three, four or even five, just one – Sesame Street is in a class by itself and Count Von Count, well, he’s number one of course.

RIP Jerry Nelson

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Having just driven up the west coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco along California’s picturesque route 1, the California coast and lifestyle are on my radar. No one personified said lifestyle more than Terry Tracy, the laid-back dude that dropped out of the rat race in the 1950′s, lived in a shack on Malibu beach, surfed, partied and inspired the Gidget books, movies and television show. Tracy was 77.

NYT obit

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Well, I was away last week so here’s my doodle of Mr. Ryan. Mitt’s 2012 version of  “It’s the economy stupid!”  or at least that was the campaign’s thinking before Mr. Akins stepped center stage with his idiocy, steeling the spotlight from the economy and shining it on his and Ryan’s shared views on social issues. The Romney campaign has done it’s best, behind the scenes, to throw Akins under the bus but has the damage been done? Stay tuned.

Enjoy the show.

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King of the B’s is at it again. Roger Corman’s Attach of the 50 Foot Cheerleader premiers 10 p.m. Saturday on the Epix network.

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An antidote to all the Todd Akins idiocy… A serious person.

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Really?… ugh

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p.s. I will be taking a short sabbatical to recharge my batteries. Be back Monday the 20th with my more of the same.

Happy drawing.

Peace

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That he could do!

RIP Marvin Hamlisch.

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Mr Hughes dared to tell the emperor he has no clothes and I, for one, loved him for it.

Watch him in action.

more of Robert Hughes

Read his obituary here.

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The biggest deterrence to economic growth is the paralysis in Washington.

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Two from the Incomparable Billie Holiday. See you Monday!

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US women gymnastics team wins gold after a 16 year drought.

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Jonah Lehrer’s fall from grace sounds a lot like the Stephen Glass story.

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Have a look at this 60 minutes piece on Glass.

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The independent agency did what congress could not.

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Have a nice weekend!

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Well… ehem, okay, you know how I was all for growing behemoth banks until they were too big to fail and believed in taking huge gambles with federally guaranteed bank deposits?… I got that wrong.

Ya think?

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I was floored by the news of Ichiro was traded to the Yankees. It turns out it was it was the future Hall of Famer that wanted to be in pin stripes. Welcome to New York!

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I happened to be  awake 5:30 am yesterday and heard a radio interview with Len Marrella about ethics. Mr. Marrella wrote, In Search of Ethics: Conversations With Men and Women of Character.

Very interesting.

Here’s a link to his book.

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This story has it all: intrigue, art, culture, politics and a pinch of ignorance.

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Syrian rebels strike Assad’s inner circle.

previously posted Assad sketch.

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Decreasing revenues, increasing obligations and past accounting tricks coming home to roost, have created a perfect storm for states and local governments.

read here

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Here’s something interesting

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Everybody wants ta get inta the act.

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It turns out, they all did.

link to story

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Years ago I volunteered to take part in the National Geographic, Genographic Project. Which basically amounted to me swabbing the inside of my cheek for DNA. From the markers found in my saliva, I learned that my ancestors, as well as yours,  date back some 150,000 years ago to Africa.  Mine then migrated up through, what we now refer to as the Middle East and into central Asia, before heading west to Northern Spain and Ireland.

Fascinating stuff, so this morning my radar caught this story about what scientists have learned of the origins of Native Americans.

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What’s a Governor to do?

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The Struggle Inside The White House To Redefine American Power.  A new book by James Mann with a beautiful cover by Joe Ciardiello.

Today’s NYT book review

Order here

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Link to NYT article

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…and still counting.

Some previously posted doodles of Mr. Rangel.

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Ugh.