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Hillary’s Last Gasp

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

From Sullivan:
There’s a sword at Obama’s throat. Hillary grabs the sword and brandishes it, gloating. Obama reaches out, takes the sword from her hand, and runs her through. What an aphoristic moment.

That will be all, Mrs. Clinton. Move along.

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Tags: Politics · Uncategorized

Proof of Concept

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Standing in downtown Portland yesterday, I was anxious to read the Mitchell Report.  A friend sent a link to the pdf file, so I figured I’d download it to my Treo.  It was a 6.5 MB file, over 400 pages.  My phone downloaded and stored the whole thing in 90 seconds.
I mentioned this story to […]

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Tags: My American Life · Technology

Too Buff, Too Fast

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Everyone’s in a tizzy over the Mitchell report, yet no one has batted an eyebrow at the “Greg Oden has put on 30 pounds of muscle” story.
“Oden, who only recently shed his crutches, can’t run and is limited to cardio work or pumping iron. McMillan said the change in the physique has been noticeable and […]

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Tags: Sports · Trail Blazers

I Know Where I Won’t be Moving

December 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Yikes.
Deusen told police he was sure he had locked his apartment door that night. There was no evidence that someone had forced Deusen’s apartment door open, Kapp said.Apartment doors in the building have deadbolt locks and metal frames. The apartment building’s ground-floor entrance has an electronic key-card system.
Only in The Couv, I guess.
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Tags: The Couv