Joe Six Pack

How Haiti, Scott Brown and the Underwear Bomber Can Move Us to Action Rather Than Gloom

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, City Year, Mass Transit, Afghanistan, Be the Change, Shahid, Charlie Rangel, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Ted Kennedy, Boston College, Underwear Bomber, Haiti Earthquake, Obamacare, Tufts University, Joe Six Pack, Alan Khazei, Massachusetts, Iraq, Tea Party, Si Se Puede, The Heritage Foundation, Martha Coakley, Metro, Albert Einstein, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

Brown's victory is not the end of civilization as we know it but it should inspire all Americans to take a careful look at what they've done in rejecting Hope for No.

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Damn Yankees and Their Pricey New Stadium

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Frank Robinson, Marie Antoinette, Yankee Stadium, Sitting Bull, Native Americans, Elston Howard, The Sultan of Swat, Triple Crown, Working Class, A-Rod, Babe Ruth, Aig, Georgia on My Mind, Let Them Eat Cake, Unemployment, Mickey Mantle, Interlocking NY, Yankees, Pinstripes, Tomahawk Chop, Reggie Jackson, Bronx Bombers, Souvenir Cups, Taxpayer Subsidies, New York Mets, American League, Luxury Boxes, Ipod, Joe Six-Pack, Baltimore Orioles, The Iron Horse, Beer, Fannie Mae, Alex Rodriguez, Home Runs, Monument Park, Atlanta Braves, Freddie Mac, Ebbets Field, Hot Dogs, Joltin' Joe, Lou Gehrig, Major League Baseball, Mr. October, The Yankee Clipper, The House That Ruth Built, George Steinbrenner, Ray Charles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Joe DiMaggio, Sports, Comedy News
Dave Astor

What's not to like about a sickeningly posh edifice partly funded by massive subsidies from taxpayers who can't afford its ultra-expensive tickets and food?

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Advice to Palin: Give the GOP Elephant His Job Back

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Palin Couric Interview, Sarah Palin Vice President, Palin, Alaska Governor, Gingrich, Palin Gibson Interview, Joe Six Pack, Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Palin Gibson, Sarah Palin Reaction, Palin Couric, Tito the Builder, Stuart Whatley, Politics News
Stuart Whatley

If Palin hopes to lead the GOP out of its rut, she will first and foremost need to transcend her current role as the character children see on the front of a GOP cereal box.

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It Was About Stupid, Stupid

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush, McCain Economic Crisis, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Dick Cheney, Iraq War, Michael Brown, Obama Economics, Election Reaction, Harriet Miers, Sarah Palin, Joe Six Pack, Brownie, Joe the Plumber, Alberto Gonzales, President George W. Bush, Obama Intellectualism, President Obama, Election Analysis, Politics News
Larry Gellman

Many McCain apologists have suggested that the meltdown in the stock market over the last month doomed his campaign. That assessment seems far too friendly.

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How Our Candidates Insult American Intelligence

Johnathan Wilber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joe the Plumber, John McCain, Transexual, America, Sarah Palin, Joe Six Pack, Politics News
Johnathan Wilber

Let's talk about Josephine, the transsexual, who lives next door. If you live in rural America, you may have never met Josephine, and if you have, you might not have even noticed that Josephine was at one time Joseph.

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Country Mouse, City Mouse - Different Breed of Kin(dred)

Alice Singleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin, Economic Crisis, Joe Six-Pack, Election 2004, Hockey Mom, Populism, Happiness, Chicago News
Alice Singleton

Contrary to Mrs. Palin's shrill declarations, Joe Six-Packs and Pop Warner Moms are a lot more complicated than the potential VP's "We's Just Simple-Folk Populism" road show would lead one to believe.

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For Republicans, the Agony and the Ecstasy that is Sarah Palin

Mario Almonte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: PTA Board, John McCain, Church Lady, Dana Carvey, Joe Six Pack, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Republican Convention, Hockey Mom, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mario Almonte

The Ecstasy - She's the Republican Party's most effective and dynamic public speaker whose inspirational words can motivate supporters to a point of g...

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Palin and McCain: Dressing for Joe Six-Pack

Karin Tanabe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Fashion, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Couture, Clothes, Style, Hair, Joe Six Pack, Style News
Karin Tanabe

Maybe Palin really does believe the old saying "The higher the hair, the closer to God."

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McCain Campaign Mentions Joe Six Pack But Never Addresses What It Means To Be Poor

Jane Devin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poor, Depression, Poverty, US Poverty, Economy, Working Class, Economic Crisis, Joe Six Pack, Middle Class, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Home News
Jane Devin

Poverty carries an emotional and stigmatizing price. It's losing teeth at a young age because a $600 root canal or 50% co-pay is unaffordable. It's not being able to afford to pay a $50 fine for a traffic violation, and ending up in jail.

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Harold and Barack: Emotional Wisdom From 1983

Paul Engleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Racism, Harold Washington, Chicago Cubs, Barack Obama, Chicago Politcs, Bill Ayers, Obama Racism, Lakefront Liberals, Cubs Fans, Washington Epton, Bernard Epton, David Axelrod, Ed Vrdolyak, Joe Six Pack, Bill Ayers Obama, Lincoln Park, Jane Byrne, Chicago News
Paul Engleman

The 1983 Chicago mayoral election has one obvious similarity to this year's presidential race. With only a few weeks left, there is a real possibility that something which until recently seemed unthinkable will happen: An African-American could be elected president.

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This Negative Campaign Hurts My Feelings

Faith Salie | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Sarah Palin, Elitism, Joe Six Pack, Style News
Faith Salie

Does Sarah Palin loathe me because I'm not Jo-sephine Six-pack? I don't like beer. I've tried to like it, really, especially when wearing my cowboy boots, but doggone it, I just don't.

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DR. C.K. & Mr. Hyde: The Two Faces of Comedian Louis C.K.

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hbo, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Joe Six Pack, Chris Rock, Louis C.K., Showtime, Sarah Palin, Conan O'Brien, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

It was with great anticipation that I dove into Louie C.K.'s new stand-up special on Saturday evening, only to be crushed by how unfunny most of it was.

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Sarah Palin's Conversation with Henry Kissinger

Alexis C. Jolly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vice Presidential Debate, Henry Kissinger, Sarah Palin, Political Satire, Intellectual, Satire, Joe Six Pack, Politics News
Alexis C. Jolly

Although Sarah Palin's September 23 conversation with Henry Kissinger was off-limits to reporters, the Huffington Post gained exclusive access to a microphone hidden in Dr. Kissinger's office.

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An Open Letter to Joe 6-Pack -- These Buds Are NOT for You

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Elites, Joe Six-Pack, 2008 Presidential Election, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

The qualities you seek in friends and drinking buddies and not necessarily the ones that make a good president. The last eight years should have taught us that lesson.

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Jed Lewison

I Dare Her To Say This During The Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Finance, Sarah Palin, Joe Six Pack, Poverty, Politics News

Sarah Palin, on Monday, claiming to be (in her words) a "normal Joe Six-pack American": Palin said if she and John McCain win, they will "put governm...

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Sarah Six-pack Needs To Put Country First by Stepping Down

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, 2008 Election, McCain Palin, Joe Six Pack, Sarah Six Pack, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Sarah Palin is excusing her embarrassing television interviews and farcical candidacy as an historical breakthrough for "normal Joe Six-pack Americans."

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