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  • “We the Rich…”

    We the Rich...

    Few would argue the fact that Citizens United has been a major player in the Republican primary...and many if not most would concede that none of it has been healthy ...

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  • A Romney Victory Is Ensured With Trump’s Endorsement ()

    A Romney Victory Is Ensured With Trump's Endorsement ()

    As if you needed another reason to not vote Romney. Celebrity business magnate Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday, telling reporters he will not mount an independent campaign if ...

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  • Why I Love Newt Gingrich

    Why I Love Newt Gingrich

    In a perfect world, the Republican contest to find a nominee to face Barack Obama would go on forever...or at least until August. You cannot attach a number to the ...

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  • Republican Cannibalism

    Republican Cannibalism

    I suspect there are a ton of conservatives secretly agreeing with Begala and while it's too early in the game for Dems to get cocky, it's difficult to not smile ...

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  • Romney Hood

    Romney Hood

    One of our readers sent me an email with an idea for an illustration - Mitt Romney as Romney Hood. I thought it was brilliant and came up with the ...

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  • Why Do People Take an Instant Dislike To Newt Gingrich?

    Why Do People Take an Instant Dislike To Newt Gingrich?

    Quotes don't get much better than this one by Bob Dole. "Why do people take such an instant dislike to me?" asked a perplexed Gingrich, to whom Dole bluntly ...

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  • Gingrich Takes A Thrashing

    Gingrich Takes A Thrashing

    After the beating Gingrich took last night, it's hard to imagine under what scenario he can make a comeback.  Florida is going to Romney and for Gingrich to regain the ...

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  • SOTU

    SOTU

    There's a lot out there on the President's SOTU, so I'll keep my thoughts short and sweet. The speech did what it had to do which was target liberals and independents ...

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  • Just Another GOP Debate

    Just Another GOP Debate

    The highlights from last night's debate. - Newt Gingrich can't wait to become president so he can revisit the early 60s and overthrow Castro in Cuba. War, baby, war. - Santorum, who ...

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  • No More Mister Nice Guy for Mitt Romney

    No More Mister Nice Guy for Mitt Romney

    It appears that the South Carolina verdict is forcing Romney to start taking Gingrich seriously. “We’re not choosing a talk show host, we’re choosing a leader,” Romney said, saying that their ...

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  • Mike Huckabee Solidifies His Birther Creds

    Mike Huckabee Solidifies His Birther Creds

    Mike Huckabee offers advice to Mitt Romney concerning his unreleased tax returns. Let him [Romney] make this challenge: "I'll release my tax returns when Barack Obama releases his college transcripts and ...

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  • Late Night Political Humor

    Late Night Political Humor

    Via Political Humor... "Mitt Romney is coming under fire because even though he is a multimillionaire, he only paid 15 percent in taxes. That's not a tax, that's barely a tip." ...

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  • The Last Word On Jon Huntsman

    The Last Word On Jon Huntsman

    Good line. My guess is that after Romney fails to beat Obama in the general, Huntsman will be back in 2016.  The most electable guy in the field and he could ...

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  • Does Romney Urinate Straight Down His Leg?

    Does Romney Urinate Straight Down His Leg?

    I found this pretty funny...and accurate. It comes from a reader over at Balloon Juice. So, let’s review. The contenders for the GOP nomination are A vulture capitalist who believes that any ...

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  • The Constitution – Libertarian’s False Idol

    The Constitution - Libertarian's False Idol

    Lively little debate going on at one of last week's posts with Libertarianism put under the microscope. ocLiberal: I know I am in sketchy territory here, (start the indignant shouting now) but ...

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  • Gingrich’s Delusional Politics

    Gingrich's Delusional Politics

    In the contest to determine the winner of the Far-Right Politics gold medal, rack up a few more points for Newt Gingrich. “I think an intelligent conservative wants the right federal ...

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  • Late Night Political Humor

    Late Night Political Humor

    Via Political Humor... "Congratulations to Mitt Romney. He won the New Hampshire primary last night. See, this is proof that even the multimillionaire son of a multimillionaire can beat the odds ...

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  • What Do North Korea and Indiana Have In Common?

    What Do North Korea and Indiana Have In Common?

    Story 1: North Korea punishing those who 'didn't display enough sadness over Kim Jong Il's death' North Korean authorities are reportedly punishing citizens who did not display enough sadness over the death ...

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  • The Pope’s Hate Speech

    The Pope's Hate Speech

    In case you missed the story, Pope Benedict made headlines this week by doing what it is popes do best - putting the irrational fear of God into his followers. The ...

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  • Mitt Romney’s Idiot Quote of the Day

    Mitt Romney's Idiot Quote of the Day

    Romney was asked whether questions dealing with distribution of wealth and power were a matter of jealousy or fairness. You know, I think it’s about envy. I think it’s about class ...

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Words – Visual Poetry

A beautifully crafted visual poem by Radiolab and NPR for your morning viewing pleasure.

Happy sunday.

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Word translations from youTube commenters.

play button, play, playing around, game play, “play ball,” playing instrument, inhale, blow, fan blowing, blowing wind, blowing your nose, boxing blow, blowfish, light blowout, broken blow dryer, broken plate, karate break, break a bone, huddle break, car breaking, pool break, “you breaking up man”, break-up, trying to break, wood split, leg split, banana split, splitting banana a split, bowling split, split pants, running split leggings, trail? running, runny nose, paint running, running water.

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… running red light, run away, runway, flying, fly, zipper = fly, not gonna fly, piano falls, skydiver falls, vase falls, diver falls, falls down stairs, fallen, waterfall, fall in love, fall autumn, tree falls, feather falls, light as a feather, sunlight, flashlight, light cig, let there? be light, nightlight, stadium light, lightning, light years, outer space, space bar.

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(h/t: DailyDish)

Happy New Year!

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May it be a healthy and happy new year.

-mario

Mama Don’t Take My Kodachrome Away

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If you’ve ever owned a non-digital SLR camera, then this story should have some meaning for you.

An unlikely pilgrimage is under way to Dwayne’s Photo [Parsons, Kansas], a small family business that has through luck and persistence become the last processor in the world of Kodachrome, the first successful color film and still the most beloved.

That celebrated 75-year run from mainstream to niche photography is scheduled to come to an end on Thursday when the last processing machine is shut down here to be sold for scrap.

I estimate I’ve shot well over a thousand rolls of Kodachrome, Ektachrome and Fujichrome in my lifetime before making the switch over to the digital world of photography.  Do I miss it?  A little but it’s hard to beat the convenience of digital photography and the joy in “processing” my own “film” in Photoshop.

What I do miss is the expectation one had in waiting for the film to be processed.  You never quite knew what to expect and there was a fun, Christmas morning feel to opening up the processed film package and viewing one’s prints or slides for the first time.  I liked that part.

Kodachrome
You give us those nice bright colors
You give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world’s a sunny day, oh yeah!
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome away

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Happy Holidays

I’m going to be in and out over the next week, blogging when I can.  Mostly I’ll be spending time back home with family and friends as well as working on a couple of projects I’ve been neglecting.  Catching up on some non-political reading is also part of the plan…as is eating a ton of roasted chestnuts, a Christmas favorite…and building a whole bunch of snowmen.  That’s me and my grandson below with out first snowman of the season.

I wish you all a Happy Holiday season.  May it be safe and joyous.  Take good care of yourselves.

“Happy Christmas to all and to all a good-night!”

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Born To Be A Santa

What those little kiddies did not see behind that smile of mine was the excruciating pain I was in.  I pulled something in my lower back while putting on my Santa boots.  But hey, I popped a couple of painkillers, got into my sled and did my Santa thing.  That’s how us Santas roll.

All in all, it was great fun.  Methinks I was born to be a Santa.

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