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■ THE QUOTE “We’re doomed.” — Rush Limbaugh ▲ THE NEW ORDER Ooh, we’re excited here at Bloomington’s favorite communications colossus! First we’ve been authorized by the federal government to continue...
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Sometimes I think World Net Daily was made up just for me. For my entertainment. For my edification. For my sense of superiority over the gang of lunatics that puts it out. ■ Maybe this is what I’m...
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Love It Or Hate It? Barack Obama yesterday did what American presidents do every Fourth of July. He told us how fabulous we are, how rich our history is, what intractable problems we’ve solved, what...
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A No Vote For Warren Now, don’t get me wrong here. I love Elizabeth Warren. Love her. Lo-o-o-o-o-o-ove her. I wanna marry her. Don’t worry; so does The Loved One. Wants to marry her, that is. We’d have...
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King Of The Hill Now, this doesn’t rile me or cause me to wring my hands and say Oh, oh, oh, the Right wingnuts are f’nda take over my USA! No, this just makes me laugh. ■ That noted gasbag in human...
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…By Any Other Name… I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love — love! — the fact that NPR anchors and reporters have to say the words Pussy Riot. These are people, the stereotyping section of...
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George W. Bush, Non-Person When folks began blaming Prez Barack H. O. for everything up to and including rainy days, I and people like me wrung our hands and moaned about the unfairness of it all. I...
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Big Man On Campus So, Indiana University big boss Michael McRobbie copped himself a cool million bucks-plus in pay last year. Not only that, he got a luxury car and nearly $50k to cover his housing...
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Yes And… “Life is much richer when you say ‘yes’ than if you say ‘no.'” So said Richard Branson to the Chicago Sun-Times some years ago, as reported by Neil Steinberg in his column today. Richard...
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Refreshed So, yeah, I’ve taken the last few days off. Loyal Pencillistas have been wandering the streets in a daze, wondering what’s important in the world. I needed a little time off because, frankly,...
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