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Funny story:  In Defence of Mediocrity

In Defence of Mediocrity

The press is much occupied these days with the foibles of the rich and famous. To judge by the content of the press and the blogs, and the tidal wave of so-called reality TV, we, the anonymous public, take great delight in being reminded that power and privilege do not make a man wise or save him from ridicule. Remember all the fun we had watching a political bully and egocentric hit man named Wie...
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Funny story:  Top Ten Republican Lies About Obama

Top Ten Republican Lies About Obama

"I have done everything I said I would do," Mr. Obama says at every opportunity. "But what I didn't do, I will do in the next four years." Yes, conservative sticklers will cavil that the second assertion contradicts the first. But common sense, liberally applied, allows one to understand the president's meaning, which is simply that he has kept many or most of his most important promises, as he...
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Funny story:  Has Anyone Seen the Working Class?

Has Anyone Seen the Working Class?

Listening to the debates and to the ads this election season, we have all learned that the middle class is in serious need of government assistance. Jobs, lower taxes better health care. But what about the working class and the poor? No one evens mentions this. While we might expect this from the rich Republicans, even the Democrats and President Obama seem not to care any more. Is it possible...
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Funny story:  Leveling Our Way to Happiness

Leveling Our Way to Happiness

Barack Obama is known for his tolerance and his embrace of almost every aspect of human diversity. But he and his Vice President, Mr. Biden, have recently found themselves in the awkward and regrettable position of openly espousing at least two blatant prejudices. They do not like those who make too much money and they do not appear to tolerate anyone who disagrees with them on this point.
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Funny story:  And Now, An Offensive Word…

And Now, An Offensive Word…

What a relief! Thanks to the Obama administration, which classified the Fort Hood shootings a matter of "workplace violence" and not "terror," we now know the way forward when it comes to those fratricidal shootings of our troops in Afghanistan, which are obviously the same kind of preventable workplace violence. Clearly supervisors need to do a better job of counseling armed Afghans who may fee...
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