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2005-02-14 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by tu3031 2005-02-14 1:12:35 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies--
Such a carriage, such ease and such grace!
Such solemnity, too! One could see he was wise,
The moment one looked in his face!

He had bought a large map representing the sea,
Without the least vestige of land:
And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be
A map they could all understand.

"What's the good of Mercator's North Poles and Equators,
Tropics, Zones, and Meridian Lines?"
So the Bellman would cry: and the crew would reply
"They are merely conventional signs!

"Other maps are such shapes, with their islands and capes!
But we've got our brave Captain to thank:
(So the crew would protest) "that he's bought us the best--
A perfect and absolute blank!"

-- Lewis Carroll,
"The Hunting of the Snark", Fit the Second

Posted by mojo 2005-02-14 1:42:21 PM|| 2005-02-14 1:42:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 That excerpt fits perfectly, mojo!

Posted by Korora 2005-02-14 1:59:16 PM|| [http://basementburrow.blogspot.com] 2005-02-14 1:59:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 bravo mojo

I saw a tv clip of dean talking to "young people" and he was such a piece of work. Apparenty thinking they would find his sports jacket to be offensive, he apologized for having to modify his look to appear to be an adult.

And I just thought how completely representative that was of today's Democratic party. Their desperate need to find approval by the "young people" in order to justify their leadership as the party of the hip, cool and nuanced.

These grandparents are absolutely terrified they might accidently see themselves in the mirror and discover that, despite their lifetime commitment to raging against the machine, they are, in fact, over 40.

Old people desperately needing acceptance by the young. So truly pathetic.

Posted by 2b 2005-02-14 2:26:05 PM|| 2005-02-14 2:26:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I still like the reply from the elderly lady during the primaries, and I wish to hell I could find the quote, "I like that nice young man, you know, the Dean of Howard College." When informed the Dean of Howard was not running but that Howard Dean was she said, "Yes, that's the one".

Posted by Deacon Blues 2005-02-14 2:49:33 PM|| 2005-02-14 2:49:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Skipper Of Damaged Sub Relieved

Dean takes over helm of the DNC

Does anyone else see the amusing coincidence in that these two articles are next to one-another...

Posted by BigEd 2005-02-14 7:09:54 PM|| 2005-02-14 7:09:54 PM|| Front Page Top

18:47 3dc
18:47 3dc
23:55 Phil Fraering
23:41 .com
23:38 Aris Katsaris
23:31 AzCat
23:16 Sobiesky
23:15 Penguin
23:04 Sobiesky
22:50 Jame Retief
22:49 Mrs. Davis
22:47 Jame Retief
22:47 Sobiesky
22:42 Alaska Paul
22:41 tu3031
22:40 Sock Puppet of Doom
22:40 Alaska Paul
22:40 Snump Huperesing6112
22:36 Alaska Paul
22:25 Cheaderhead
22:23 Chase Unineger3873 aka Jarhead
22:22 Sock Puppet of Doom
22:19 Cheaderhead
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