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I Took a Break From All The Acid I Have Been Doing

Miles Klee | Posted 09.30.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Friendship, Lsd, Consciousness, Relationships, Experience, Acid, Drugs, Hipsters, Weed, Comedy News
Miles Klee

Today I did something rather bold: I skipped my daily dose of LSD-25. And I've got to tell you, it's kind of blowing my mind!

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Mastery

Jim Selman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Acceptance, Wisdom, Relationship, Commitment, Experience, Behavior, Mastery, Living News
Jim Selman

If I have learned one thing in my life, it is that people are not broken and don't need to be fixed and, in fact, the more I try to fix them the more they (or I) will resist.

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We Are Our Memories

Lionel | Posted 05.08.2009 | Living

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

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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Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lists, Experience, Political Language, Words, Propoganda, Volt, Maverick, Political Persuasion, Buzzwords, Change, Drill, Surge, Bailout, Public Relations, 2008 Campaign, Subprime, Communications, Year in Review, Politics News
Michael Maslansky

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paris Hilton, Debate, Tactics, Youth Vote, Winning the News Cycle, Mccain Losing, Pat Leahy, Experience, Rovian, Straight Talk Express, Hardball, Mccain, 72, Campaign, Sarah Palin, Losing, Base, Mukasey, 2008, Brag, Midotw, Craig Ferguson, Old, Katie Couric, News Cycle, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Couric, First Debate, Democrat, Letterman, Suspending His Campaign, Joe Biden, 08, Press, Democrats, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Lightweight, Elections, Michele Bachmann, Access, Mddotw, 30 Rock, McCain Campaign, Video the Vote, Hillary Clinton, McCain Errors, Campaign Theme, Polls, Election Night, Glasses, Video Your Vote, Obama, Keith Olbermann, Media, Clinton, Bias, New Hampshire, Snl, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Bachmann, John McCain, Karl Rove, Strategy, McCain Mistakes, Centrist, Age, Center, Bragging, 2008 Elections, Ad, 2008 Election, Theme, 08 Campaign, No Talk Express, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Close Race, Leahy, Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey, Steve Schmidt, Bradley Effect, David Letterman, Politics News
Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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Most International Bloggers Think Obama Won on Temperament

Amira Al Hussaini | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Presidential Debate, Mccain, Obama, Barack Obama, Blogging, Experience, Obama Experience, Obama McCain, Mccain Angry, Presidential Debates, Campaign 2008, McCain Obama, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, Obama Calm, Obama Cool, Home News
Amira Al Hussaini

One blogger wrote: "Obama was unbelievably calm, collected and straight to the point. In fact he went out of his way to be nice while McCain was constantly attacking and putting on that fake, scary smile. Damn, that smile is scary."

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Palin Brings Laughter To The Masses

Liz Umlas and Rachel Eliana Berman | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Vice President, Wasilla, Experience, Library, Books, Joe Biden, Governor, Foreign Policy, Vice Presidential Debate, Political Cartoon, Expectations, Sarah Palin, Domestic Policy, Election 2008, Alaska, Palin Books, Home News
Liz Umlas and Rachel Eliana Berman

Liz Umlas has joined forces with her daughter Rachel to entertain OffTheBus readers with their political cartoons. Rachel supplies the artistic skills, and Liz brings the political ideas.

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Only 20 Presidents Had More Experience Than Obama

John K. Wilson | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Presidential History, Experience, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain, Bush Administration, Judgment, George W. Bush, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Campaign 2008, Obama Experience, Home News
John K. Wilson

Even if Obama were inexperienced, that would be no reason to vote against him. History shows us that an experienced politician usually makes for a lousy president. In fact, the most consistent variable to predict a failed presidency is experience.

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In Denver, A Focus On Palin's Unconventional Style

Michael Jee | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Swing States, Debate, Vice Presidential Debate, Barack Obama, Experience, Folksy, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, Presidential Debates, John McCain, Colorado, Denver, Campaign 2008, Home News
Michael Jee

DENVER - The bar area of the Rialto Café resembled a meeting of amateur political analysts Thursday night. Normally, people gather at this trendy do...

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Media May Mock, But Palin A Strong Candidate

George Copeland | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Biden, Debates, Sarah Palin, Russia, Ronald Reagan, Experience, Accent, Joe Biden, Charlie Gibson, Media, Interviews, Barack Obama, Katie Couric, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008, Alaska, John McCain, Home News
George Copeland

The Honorable Governor Palin has already delivered her natural constituents--the Republican base--to John McCain. Anything else she brings is just pure gravy.

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Biden Has Done More Than Look At Russia Across The Horizon

Stephen Fox | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Biden Experience, Vice-Presidential Race @Y:Politics, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Russia, Experience, Palin Mccain, Senate, Milosevic, Foreign Policy Experience, Delaware, Alaska, Cindy McCain, Election 2008, Sarah Palin Reaction, Ukraine, Home News
Stephen Fox

Senator Biden has met and discussed policies with three UN Secretaries General, one queen, several kings, plus a few tough guys like Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and Serbian president Sloban Milosevic.

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Clearing Up Political Confusion

Ari Bendersky | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Email Chain Letter, Gop, Rnc, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, National Politics, Dnc, Dui, 2008 Election, John McCain, Dwi, Leadership, Mooseburgers, Obama Muslim, Trig Palin, Experience, Community Organizer, McCain Maverick, Willow Palin, Abstinence Only, Track Palin, Hawaii, Alaska, Politics News
Ari Bendersky

Every so often an email chain letter comes my way that is actually interesting. This isn't about saving Sesame Street from NEA funding cuts, but this email I just received was too good to not share.

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Filmmaker: Steal This Idea and Save Your Country!

Peter Samuelson | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Low Standards, Election, Parody, Experience, Sarah Palin, Irony, Holiday Inn Express, Youtube, Bush, Politics News
Peter Samuelson

Don't we go to an auto-mechanic because we think they'll be trained in fixing the car? So why is the job of President Of The United States somehow exempt from our being demanding of expertise?

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More Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Please

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Vice President, Lies, Experience, Jane Swift, Face the Nation, Joe Biden 2008, Drugs, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, President, Sarah Palin, Bush, Bush Doctrine, Lilly Ledbetter, Domestic Policy, 2008 Campaign, Equal Pay for Women, Ireland, Bob Schieffer, Cliffs Notes, Napolitano, Surrogate, Trial Lawyers, Women, Alaska, John McCain, Wasserman Schultz, Campaign Ad, Transcript, Bridge to Nowhere, Equal Pay, 2008 Elections, 08, Lie, 2008 Election, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, Foreign Policy, Double Standard, 08 Election, Lobbyist, Iraq Kuwait, Elections, Oil Sex Scandal, 08 Campaign, Janet Napolitano, Sex, Palin, Barack, Honor, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Hillary Clinton, Truth, Bridge to Sell You, Schultz, Ledbetter, Schieffer, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Her performance was so strong and so well focused that it would be foolish not to immediately send her out on the campaign trail and/or to as many television interviews as she can squeeze into her schedule.

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Secret Memo From Bush: "Don't Throw Up Just Yet!"

Steven Denlinger | Posted 10.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Comet, Cheney, Titanic, Liberal, Mccain, The Way of the World, Bleach, Experience, Bush, Pulitzer Prize, Brits, Paulson, 2006 Election, Conservative Democrat, Ron Suskind, Republican Party, Character, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News
Steven Denlinger

I think it's very possible the Bush administration might be willing to make bad financial decisions in the short run just to keep the Republican Party in power.

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Representation: Jefferson versus Jackson

Howard Schweber | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Obama, Experience, Mccain, Palin, Politics News
Howard Schweber

The constant discussion of experience and qualifications -- does Governor Palin have "foreign policy experience"? Does Obama have "executive" or "lea...

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Meet the Bloggers: Henry Rollins and Paul Waldman Spurn the Media's Love for McCain

Robert Greenwald | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

Read More: Leadership, St. Paul, Brave New Foundation, Paul Waldman, Minnesota, Daily Show, Experience, Meet the Bloggers, Media Matters, Media, Jonathan Kim, 2008 Election, Foreign Policy, Henry Rollins, Liliana Segura, Sarah Palin, Robert Greenwald, Fox Attacks, Larry King, Gop, Fox News, Tucker Bounds, Alaska, Campbell Brown, John McCain, Alternet, Republicans, Media News
Robert Greenwald

2008-09-07-meetblogg.jpg Make no mistake, FOX is willing to do whatever it takes to advance their conservative agenda. They will lie, smear, and distort to their hearts' content.

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Scrappy -- Or Dignified? It's Our Choice

Peter Clothier | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Experience, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Politics News
Peter Clothier

These thoughts arise from my observation of McCain and his vaunted willingness to take a risk and, when all else fails, to throw the hail-Mary pass.

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Sarah Palin's Speech Meant Nothing

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Teleprompter, Republican National Convention, National Security, Experience, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Convention Speech, Foreign Policy, Sarah Palin RNC Speech, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

The fate of the free world cannot lie in the hands of a person who's most important qualification is that she reads well from a prompter.

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It's About Knowledge, Not Experience

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, President, Alaska, John McCain, Pundits, War, George W. Bush, 2008 Election, Mccain, Obama, Election, Experience, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy, Bush, Professor, Palin, Change, Judgment, Constitutional Law, Nathan Gonzalez, Wasilla, Politics News
Nathan Gonzalez

Obama understands that we live in a complicated, nuanced world, one in which cowboy-style "straight talk" does little but earn us dismissive laughs from friends and enemies overseas.

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Round Up: Sarah Palin

Off The Bus | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Pregnancy, John McCain, Experience, Family Values, McCain Palin, Sarah Palin Reaction, Sarah Palin, Home News
Off The Bus

The choice of Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate has got everyone talking. Check out what OffTheBus readers and commentators have to say.

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After Cheney, Vice Presidents Matter

Andy Rosenberg | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Guantanamo Bay, Experience, Republican Nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Senator John McCain, Joe Biden, Office of the Vice President, Justice Department, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Torture, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Palin Cheney, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Andy Rosenberg

American voters -- wary of the Cheney experience -- will think long and hard about the next person they trust to uphold the role of the vice president.

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Will Palin Cover McCain's Age Problem?

Omid Memarian | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Vp, John McCain, Elections, Palin, Sarah Palin, Foreign Policy, Experience, Barack Obama, Politics News
Omid Memarian

One might think that McCain's extensive experience gives him the security to choose a younger, relatively inexperienced running mate. But this is not the issue.

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Sarah Palin: More Experienced than John McCain

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Mccain, Experience, Biden, Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Barry Yourgrau

Republican ops on TV are all blond and a-grin to pronounce that Gov. Palin has in fact "more executive experience" than both legislators Obama and Bid...

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Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gets It, Ninety Percent, Speech, Experience, Judgment, Cheney, Football Stadium, Maverick, Campaign, Denver, Give 'Em Heck Harry, Bush, Personal Responsibility, Out of Touch, Nation of Whiners, Change, Defense, Doesn't Get It, 2008, Details, Midotw, I Love This Country, Old, Drilling, Phil Gramm, Katrina, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Country First, Pre-Existing Condition, Celebrity, We All Put Our Country First, Health Care, Mental Recession, Eight Is Enough, Uninsurable, Democratic Convention, John McCain, Democratic National Convention, Hope, Optimism, Backbone, 2008 Elections, 08, Acceptance Speech, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Stadium, Acceptance, Stand Up, Elections, Patriotism, Access, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Harry Reid, Incompetence, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

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