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A swath of blue

Posted on November 6, 2010 by sheilawill

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords thanked her volunteers this morning after declaring victory in her congressional race — no, the delusional contest — with Tea Party incompetent Jesse Kelly. “You all set an example for the entire country, you really did,” Gabby … Continue reading →

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Nemesis

Posted on November 5, 2010 by sheilawill

I’m trying to avoid talking about the election, fully intending to discuss “Nemesis,” Philip Roth’s latest book. I loved it, but it does have political connotations. Guess everything does. Rachel Maddow just reported that Sarah Palin is running for prez … Continue reading →

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A few random election eve thoughts

Posted on November 2, 2010 by sheilawill

Think hard. In Tucson, vote for all Democrats whose last names start with  G. On tonight’s program, Keith Olberman aired a clip of Wacky Queen Sarah talking with a moderator on Fox News (I can’t bear to call their TV … Continue reading →

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Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear

Posted on October 30, 2010 by sheilawill

I felt better after watching the rally in D.C. with a few hundred other sane folks at Hotel Congress this morning. I missed the first hour because it took some finagling to attach my Goddard sign, with a “Turn Off … Continue reading →

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Addendum to “Journalism” post

Posted on October 24, 2010 by sheilawill

I referred to the famous line from “Network” in my Oct. 17 “Journalism” post. Apparently, Carl Paladino, or Crazy Carl, the nutty N.Y. Republican nominee for governor, has co-opted “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this … Continue reading →

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Another pseudo political debate

Posted on October 20, 2010 by sheilawill

Phew, I’m sure glad that I didn’t stroll over to the University of Arizona student union last night to watch the Congressional “debate” with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), Jesse Kelly, her loudmouth challenger and Steve the libertarian, who had no … Continue reading →

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What, not Arizona?

Posted on October 10, 2010 by sheilawill

Why do I live in a state that’s last in per capita spending on education, second only to Mississippi in poverty, against ethnic studies and supposedly  pro-refugee (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/us/09refugees.html ) but passed the loathsome SB 1070? There are plenty of loony … Continue reading →

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