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Left vs. Right — You Choose
In the left corner, representing us, we have a true statesperson: Senator Elizabeth Warner: When was the last time the anarchy gang called for regulators to go easier on companies that put lead in...
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Saving Face
When John F. Kennedy won the standoff with the Soviets during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, there was more to the story. You see, we didn’t win completely. Nope. Kennedy gave something up, too....
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One Picture
You know that old adage “One Picture is Worth A Thousand Words”? Sometimes, one picture really is all you need. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that a black family resides in the White House....
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Originally posted on BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD:Let us not be afraid to help each other—let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy...
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As I Was Sayin’
As anybody who hasn’t rolled their eyes, clicked “Like” and then clicked “X” to scurry out of my political posts knows, I’ve been saying since I started FiftyFourAndAHalf.com (because I was pissed off...
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Sore Loser
There is a time honored tradition in our democracy that has the losing side contacting the winning side to offer congratulations. It is part of how we as a society put the disagreements between...
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How to Talk to Women — GOP Version
Some things are just too good to keep to oneself. The GOP’s Guide on How to Talk To Women. I found this on TalkingPointsMemo. Of course, I can’t wait for the other films in the series: How To Talk To...
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One Born Every Minute
Just today I realized that I really am a good person. Nice. Law-abiding. It’s true. Because somehow today I did not live out my longest held fantasy. One that I’ve wanted to enact since childhood. I...
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Immoral Dilemma
You guys know that I take voting seriously. I believe in it with every fiber of my being, actually. it’s not just that if you can’t be bothered to show up and vote that you lose your right to...
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Not One More
Maybe you’ve seen this before. Maybe you haven’t. But it is worth watching. It is worth seeing again. We do everything we can to protect our kids from possible dangers. Except when it comes to...
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Worth Dying For. Worth Actually Doing
You may have noticed that I’ve been unusually quiet lately. In fact, I’ve hardly told you to get your but out to vote at all. It’s not that I don’t care; I do. Deeply. Elections Matter. So here I am....
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Hiding in Plain Sight
If you haven’t seen this bit from John Oliver’s new show, you should. You should watch it before Tuesday’s election, and then again periodically, just so you remember what I keep telling you. That...
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Longing for Dick
It was while commenting on Doobster’s post, Art Imitating Life or Life Imitating Art, that I realized that the unthinkable had happened. It’s true. Doobster made me look back, and I thought of the...
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Way Too Many Ducks
A little while ago, my husband, John, nearly made me vomit. That’s no easy task, as I have a really strong stomach — it makes up for my shittier lower GI system. Did he make an unappealing meal? Drive...
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Our Groaning Nation
It occurred to me just now that America, the grand experiment in Democracy that began in revolution in 1776, and organized itself under the Constitution in 1789, is no longer in its infancy. Yeah, I...
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Louie Gohmert for Speaker!! YES!!!
Have you heard the exciting news? Representative Louis Gohmert ((R-Where Else But F’ing Texas) is challenging Rep. John Boehner for Speaker of the House of Representatives. “Why?” you ask, “Elyse, you...
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TRIFECTA!
When I studied humor writing, I was taught something called “The Rule of Three.” As the second deity in my holy research trinity, Wikipedia, says: The rule of three is a writing principle that suggests...
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A Is For Algorithm
You will be surprised to learn that I didn’t plan on posting about this. I figured that anybody who has ever read my blog knows precisely where I stand on this issue. So I left it in that barren...
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Do I Hear Five?
On May 29, 2011, I was fifty-four and a half years old. And I was seriously irritated at the GOP in Congress. You see, they had announced that they were going to take away Medicare from those then...
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Not Our Heritage
Like many of us, I’ve been wondering what I should say since I woke up Thursday morning to the news of the latest gun massacre, this time, in Charleston, South Carolina. I often feel like I’m beating a...
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