Far East Cynic

Deconstructing Palin……

I’d do it myself, but it appears to have already been done for me: Anyone who has watched enough early morning Sunday TV will recognize some of the appeals to dog-whistle listeners within: Palin wants to be a celebrity and was willing to act out what she understood to be

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The Lloyds prayer…….

From an email making its way around Wall Street this morning: Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name. The Rally’s Come. God’s Work Be Done On Earth As There’s No Fear Of Correction. Give Us This Day Our Daily Gains, And Bankrupt Our Competitors As You Taught

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Here we go again……

The usual suspects get freaked out over an act of protocol. As with much of the punditry in Tea Bag land, the columns above lack one thing as they lavish their criticism-context. Bowing is an accepted social custom when first meeting someone in Japan-and is especially expected when meeting Tenno-sama.

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It ages you quickly

Watching Sean Hannity. Remember the Star Trek episode where everyone on the Enterprise got old fast? Jon Stewart very aptly captures the effects here: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

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Fall Colors….

A couple of weeks ago, the S.O. and I drove over to Chattanooga-just to get out of the house and see the fall colors. The day  we picked, quite by accident, was glorious. We drove over to the base of Lookout Mountain and rode the Incline up to the top.

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Veteran's Day

Reprinted from Peach Pundit: It is 11 o’clock in the morning. 91 years ago at this very moment, World War I officially ended. While we call it Veterans Day in this country, most of the world knows it as Remembrance Day. The “War to End All Wars” was not really

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Veteran’s Day

Reprinted from Peach Pundit: It is 11 o’clock in the morning. 91 years ago at this very moment, World War I officially ended. While we call it Veterans Day in this country, most of the world knows it as Remembrance Day. The “War to End All Wars” was not really

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The search is on…

For a good copy of this video: According to TMZ, Carrie Prejean demanded more than a million dollars during her settlement negotiations with Miss California USA Pageant until the Pageant lawyer presented her with a XXX sex tape of which she is the star.. The video has never been released

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Is the mike on?

Readers have reported comments not working. I have been able to post some-please let me know what is happening to yours………

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Point well taken….

By David Frum: Palin supporters have constructed an alternative reality in which their heroine is wildly cheered by the American yeomanry, and despised only by a small coterie of sherry-drinking snobs. No contrary evidence, no matter how overwhelming and uncontradicted, can alter this view: not the collapse in Palin’s support

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