Lionel

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Blog Entries by Lionel from 04/2009

The Genius of Glenn Beck

| Posted 04.01.2009 | Media

Read More: George Stephanopoulos, Rick Santelli, Cnbc, Jim Cramer, Youtube, Fox News, Mark Haines, Dylan Ratigan, Fox, Paul Krugman, Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Eric Burnett, Media News

Glenn Beck does it all. I saw his genius in that classic post hemorrhoid surgery YouTube piece. God only knows what the hell that was about, but I watched it, muttering, "Beck is a genius."

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The G-20 Protesters Are Rebels Without a Clue

| Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: G-20 Protest, Tibet Protests, G-20, Protest, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

For the G-20 protesters, it's about the party. I'm sorry, but when I think of Tiananmen Square, Kent State or Chicago 1968, the party theme escapes me.

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We Are Our Memories

| Posted 04.07.2009 | Healthy Living

Read More: Remembering, Holocaust, Nazis, Experience, Memory, New York Times, Barbara Streisand, Friedrich Nietzsche, Elie Weisel, Healthy Living News

Friedrich Nietzsche, in the only quote of his most "remember," reminds us: That which does not kill us makes us stronger. But not if you forget what didn't kill you.

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Note To Spitzer: Gremilns?!

| Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

No arena has been spared its own blemish and moral hiccup. Sports, entertainment, politics, the clergy -- name it.

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Stevens: Justice Was Served (Damn!)

| Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Ted Stevens Trial, Ted Stevens Indicted, Ted Stevens Corruption, Prosecutors, Politics News

Whether it's Ted Stevens, Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter (OK, maybe not Coulter) the law is the law and we should celebrate when justice is served. Even if that means that the guilty walk.

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What Would You Not Do to Stop a Nuke?

| Posted 04.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Waterboarding, Jay Bybee, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Barack Obama, Abu Zubaydah, Torture, Monty Python, Politics News

What if torture, some torture, some despicable form, actually worked? Actually produced usable confessions and saved lives?

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He's Not "The Craigslist Killer." He's a Killer. Period.

| Posted 04.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Prostitution, Craigslist Killer, Craigslist Prostitution, Legalize Prostitution, Craigslist, Media News

On April 14, a Boston med student, Philip Markoff, is alleged to have murdered "masseuse" Julissa Brisman, 26, whom he met on a Craigslist advert. Sai...

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The "Comedy" Of Mocking The Teabaggers

| Posted 04.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Anderson Cooper, Urban Dictionary, Loretta Sanchez, Msnbc, Teabagging, South Park, Comedy News

Good news! This blog isn't about tea bags, tea baggers, tea bagging or any other taxpayer double entendres. OK, just this promo.

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Jumbo Jets Tax Jumbo Passengers

| Posted 04.25.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Obesity, Airlines Obese, Airline Seats, Airline, Comedy News

I'd like to discuss the "rights" of the obese. It was reported that airlines will charge more when tubbies find it hard to be seated and situated on airline flights. And it's about time.

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