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I’ve already listed a couple of Paul Newman films but here they are again with some others of my favourites. Seriously, this death makes me really sad.

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This may come as some surprise but it turns out that many, many people are worried about  Sarah Palin.  Her nonsensical interviews are dribbling out, bit by painful SNL-ready bit.  Her approach to Pakistan is more Obama than McCain. McCain has to swoop in and rescue her from the evil clutches of that mean Katie [...]

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Can’t keep track of who is buying what?  Did you wake up this morning to find out that your bank, your credit card, your 401(k) and your mortgage are now owned by completely different people than they were last night?  Confused about who the winners and losers are in this, the greatest economic collapse since [...]

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I know this economic stuff is bad.  I just can’t figure out how bad.  Because I know almost nothing about economics.  Particularly this macro-economic stuff.  But my consolation is I think I might know more than Sarah Palin.

You know, right, that part of this sketch is a verbatim transcript of the real Katie Couric interview.  [...]

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Ooohhh … the Mennonites are really pissing some people off with this whole “let’s dialogue with Iran” thing.  Even the Log Cabin Republicans.  Because that group is normally such supporters of ours?
The Muslims are better at money than we are.  My MMA account does not disagree with this.
At least there’s one film about Mennonites that [...]

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75 books every man should read.
The response: 75 books every woman should read.
There’s a lot to like and not like about each list.  But interestingly enough, here are the two books that show up in both lists:

A Good Man is Hard To Find (and Other Stories) by Flannery O’Conner
Sophie’s Choice by William Styron

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Oh, sad news.  Paul Newman died this morning. He’s so on my list of top 5 actors ever.  He should be on everyone’s list.
He is sexy and great in every movie he’s in but here are two of his best.
Hud

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

And a little treat ….
here’s a screen test with him and [...]

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Man, you spend the last 72 hours in a conference room for 10 hours, followed by meat-heavy dinners with your boss going home only to sleep with minimal access to the Internet and absolutely no TV and the entire US goes crazy.
McCain bounces from crazy decision to crazy decision like a drunk 7-year-old on a [...]

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In this time of financial turmoil, monetary angst and government shame we must take what comfort where we can.  And so, a troubled nation turns — like it has so many times before — to humor.
Sure, you can get your fill from the professionals like Jon Stewart.  But oh, the home-grown kind is the best.  [...]

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Lindsey Lohan and Britney Spears didn’t have any breakdowns.  In fact, they managed to hang on to sanity and (maybe) sobriety.  The world is briefly amazed and then moves on.
The Cubs didn’t implode. I’m not saying they won’t, I’m just saying that they didn’t do it this summer.  There’s still a few weeks left for [...]

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