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Happy Birthday, President Obama

President Obama was born yesterday, August 4, 1961, in Hawaii which, despite the claims of some of our friends on the right, was a US state at the time and not a part of Kenya. A brief montage on Obama:

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Today’s Music: Louis Armstrong, Rick Huxley

Jazz trumpet genius Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong was born August 4th in 1901.  By the time of his death in 1971, ‘Pops’ not only influenced jazz music, but other genres, as well. Today, August 5th, Dave Clark Five bassist Rick Huxley … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes: Mohandas Gandhi, Tom Paine, Andy Borowitz

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Signs o’ the Times: Variable Variations

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Weird Pix for Aug. 3, 2012

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Cartoons of the Weird for Aug. 3, 2012

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Today’s Music: Tony Bennett

Sublime jazz vocalist, multi-generational pop star and accomplished painter Tony Bennett was born today (but not in San Francisco) in 1926. Last I checked, the durable 86-year-old was still singing and putting on an impressive show.

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Mitt-fil-A — Is He Done Yet?

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Romney’s Economic Plan Would Raise Taxes on 95 Percent of Americans

According to a study by the Tax Policy Center published in the conservative Wall Street Journal yesterday, Mitt Romney’s tax plan, no matter how you slice it, will raise taxes on the lower 95 percent of Americans to pay for … Continue reading

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Romney’s Simp Factor

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