At Least He Wasn’t Senile…

Whatever Former President Ford’s health might have been for the last few years of his life, it’s now clear that he was mentally competent.
Late US ex-president Ford disagreed with Iraq war
Update: The Washington post has audio transcripts of that interview here.

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In Case You Forgot Her Christmas Gift…

Here’s a little something courtesy of SNL.

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District 30

Others were quicker to get this reported than I was, but my friend Kevin Gallagher has dropped out of the Senate District 30 race. Beverly Marrero and he would be drawing votes from the same pool of liberal voters, and could easily have allowed Robert Spence to get the Democratic nomination. As my [...]

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Get Up (Get On Up)

The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, passed away Christmas morning. I won’t try to defend some of the personal choices he made— His domestic abuse arrests are common knowledge.
Instead, I’ll focus exclusively on the musical genius.
Here’s a brief clip of him singing “Get Up Off of That Thing” at the Beale Street Music Festival:
This one [...]

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And Then There Were Three…

Gerald Ford has passed away at age 93, leaving Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George H.W. Bush as the only living American ex-presidents.
Ford made perhaps the hardest decision in the history of the American presidency— The pardon of Richard Nixon for all crimes committed during the Watergate fiasco. Perhaps because of this, the [...]

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Santa, Baby

The lovely, talented, and incredibly funny Pam is having trouble getting logged into her Blogger account, so I’m posting this on her behalf.
Performed by certain indicted elected officials at the last SCDP’s Christmas Party: *****
Santa baby, slip a bail bond the tree, for meI’ve been an awful good DemSanta baby, and hurry down the chimney [...]

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Open Letter to Mary Cheney

Miss Cheney,
I just wanted to congratulate you on your pregnancy. Despite the horrible things your father allows to be said about you and others like you, I’m sure you and your longtime partner will make excellent parents. Heather must be an extremely patient soul, and she must love you a great deal to stick around [...]

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Can Senate District 30 Afford Robert Spence?

A little over a month ago, voters made their voices heard all across this great nation. Their message was a resounding one— Whether it was the single party rule out of Washington DC or the Ford brothers’ ignominious defeats, the resounding message of the day was “Throw the bums out”. Voters all across America stood [...]

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Make Sure You Clip This Coupon In Sunday’s Paper

Whoever knew that bribing public officials could be as easy and cost effective as it is?
Right-wing lobbyists have to pay HUGE bucks for this kind of service. And you have the opportunity to influence law for what amounts to beer and pizza money.
People who actually lobby for legislation have to be feeling a little [...]

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FREE EC DAY

MEMPHIS REGIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD
OFFERING FREE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION DEC. 6
“Free EC Day” Highlights Backup Birth Control Now AvailableWithout a Prescription — and at Planned Parenthood
MEMPHIS, TN—Memphis Regional Planned Parenthood is joining its sister Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country to offer free emergency contraception (EC) on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006.
“Every woman deserves every chance [...]

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