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Thanksgiving Commentary

Thanksgiving at the Box Office

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Toy Story, Bolt, Baz Luhrmann Australia, Four Christmases, Twilight, Enchanted, Quantum of Solace, Box Office Grosses, Thanksgiving Commentary, Madagascar 2, The Transporter, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Four Christmases became just the fifth non-Disney movie since 1985 to open number one on Thanksgiving weekend (during the Fri-Sun 3-day portion). Ever...

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Quick: The Ethnic Group Most Disproportionately Represented in the Military is...

John Ridley | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Native Americans, Military, U.S. Military, Thanksgiving Commentary, Thanksgiving, Living News
John Ridley

Didn't know this one. Native Americans make up barely one percent of the population, but 1.6% of our military forces. Why even bother with this bit of trivia? Two reasons.

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What to Give Thanks for...

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Thanksgiving is a day to remember not only how fortunate we are, but those for whom a warm bed, and a hot meal are elusive wishes.

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Sandwich Day Posts: No Leftovers Her

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.28.2008 | Home

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Arianna Huffington

Happy Sandwich Day -- aka the Day After Thanksgiving. As you prepare your leftover turkey sandwiches, our HuffPost bloggers have fresh food for thought: their takes on what we have to be grateful for, and where we can do better. In the meantime, we can't let the moment pass without mentioning the week's biggest turkey: Hank Paulson who, in yet another abrupt about-face, suddenly can't give away taxpayers' money fast enough. Now he wants another $800 billion on top of the original $700 billion. All doled out with an utter lack of clarity, transparency, and the promised oversight. It's a bailout feast for Wall Street; a trip to the food bank for Main Street. Gobble, gobble, Hank.

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Thanks for South Africa

Mona Gable | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Thabo Mbeki, South Africa, Thanksgiving Commentary, Sarah Palin, Thanksgiving, Politics News
Mona Gable

Sometimes going 10,000 miles from home is the only sensible thing to do. On Thanksgiving night I'm flying to South Africa, where I'll be traveling for several days with a group of American bloggers.

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The Top 10 Things to Give Thanks For

Joseph Romm | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clean Energy, Global Warming, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Colbert Report, Politics News
Joseph Romm

8.) The Thrilla in Vanilla. OK, it wasn't Ali-Frazier, but Henry Waxman's smackdown of John Dingell for chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee was high drama with high consequences.

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Gratitude Triumphs Over Grinch

Gary Hart | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Wall Street, Values, Thanksgiving Commentary, Thanksgiving, Living News
Gary Hart

The geniuses of Wall Street, with their twisted version of capitalism, have conspired to steal not only Christmas but also the nation's traditional day for counting its blessings.

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The Sheer Joy of Living

James Moore | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

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James Moore

I recall many memories every Thanksgiving. And I think of all those that are yet to be made. But none are possible without my country. My American blessings are uncountable.

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Black Family Black Friday

Liz Black | Posted 11.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Black Friday Shopping, Insanity, Shopping, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fashion, Christmas Shopping, Holiday Sales, Thanksgiving Commentary, Style News
Liz Black

For every Thanksgiving day that I've stuffed my face, there has been a five am wake-up call provided by my mother in order to begin the wonderfully stressful day of Black Friday shopping.

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A Thank-You Note Addressed "To Whom It May Concern"

RJ Eskow | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Thanksgiving Commentary, Thanksgiving, Gen. Carter Ham, John Lennon, God, Boltzmann Brains, Gary Snyder, Living News
RJ Eskow

I can't shake the feeling that something big is happening in the world right now. Something really big. I don't know if it will be bad or good -- or maybe it will first be bad and then be good. But whatever it is, it will be interesting.

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Mawk the Hawk (or, Thankfulness Unbounded)

John Seery | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

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John Seery

So the rug has dog pee on it. No big deal. If I have a fitful night of sleep these days, the cause of my wee-hour agitation is usually that I can hardly wait for the next day to commence. No kidding.

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My First Turkey (and Maybe My Last?)

Bridget Moloney | Posted 11.27.2008 | Style

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Bridget Moloney

Most people take their maiden turkey voyage surrounded by friends and family. But no one wants to eat turkey a week early. So it was just me and the bird.

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A Thanksgiving Thought

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

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Kathleen Reardon

A friend asked me the other day what I'm grateful for in life. I thought for a few moments and said, "It's fortitude." Life presents sharp curves at times.

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5 Ways to Feel Thankful, Fast

Sharon Glassman | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Gratitude, Tips for Holiday Season, Thanksgiving, Deepak Chopra, Being Thankful, Holiday Stress, Thich Nhat Hanh, Dogs, Happiness, Jennifer Macaluso, Happiness Tips, Thanksgiving Commentary, Living News
Sharon Glassman

Is Thanksgiving catching you between a rock and a hard place, emotionally? Here are five ways to feel thankful (or thankfuller, if you're already into the T-zone), fast.

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Why Are There So Many Memorable TV Episodes About Thanksgiving?

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 11.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Newhart, Television, American Indians, Family Stress Thanksgiving, Friends, Cheers, Thanksgiving, Pilgrims, Thanksgiving Traditions, Thanksgiving Commentary, Entertainment News
Etan Bednarsh

The first Thanksgiving was an amalgam of individuals and groups fused through a manufactured sense of community, with people thrust, tentatively, into foreign roles.

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It's Not The Thanksgiving Dinner, It's the Leftovers

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.27.2008 | Style

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Irene Rubaum-Keller

Even if you overeat at Thanksgiving, what you do on that one day will not determine your weight a year from now. It is what you do on average, over time, that determines what you weigh.

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We May Be Screwed, but I'm Still Thankful

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Generation Obama, Youth Vote, Barack Obama Youth Vote, Gen Y, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Barack Obama, Politics News
Katherine Goldstein

"May you live in interesting times" is supposed to be a curse, but I think it sounds sexy and dangerous. This year certainly has been both -- I'm thankful I've gotten a front row seat.

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Thanksgiving -- In Spite of Everything

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

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Frank Schaeffer

This Thanksgiving, be thankful for all that is going wrong. It gives us a shot at rediscovering what is beyond price.

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Thankful for a President-elect Willing to Challenge the Ossified Status Quo... of College Football

Paul Begala | Posted 11.27.2008 | Entertainment

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Paul Begala

This Thanksgiving I am grateful we have a president-elect who stood strong against the focus of evil in the modern world: the BCS college football bowl system.

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Memories of Mom

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

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Hale

Instead of boring you with another economic story I wanted to share a story about my Mom for Thanksgiving. She died almost two years ago and I still miss her very much.

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Thankful for Simple Pleasures on Thanksgiving

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

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Mitchell Bard

I am thankful that my midlife crisis this year didn't involve a sports car or a fling with a younger woman, but instead led me to purchase tickets to seven concerts this past summer.

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In Thanksgiving for our (Very Big) Government

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Poverty, Government Bailout, Civil Rights, Election Day, Economy, Thanksgiving, Big Government, Recession, Election, Happiness, Government, Economic Bailout, Thank You, Unemployment, Health, Obama Transition, Food, Houston Chronicle, Housing Crisis, Houston, Technology, Gratitude, Gay Marriage, Voting, Thanksgiving Commentary, Politics News
Elizabeth Rigby

In light of the tremendous challenges facing our country, I am grateful for a government big enough to help us weather the financial storm.

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I Am Thankful for Those Who Have the "Cathedral Builder's Mentality"

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alice Tregay, Harvey Mader, Milt Schraeder, Paul Tully, Jerry Prete, Thanksgiving, Progressive Movement, Senator Paul Simon, Brad Woodhouse, Paul Wellstone, Thanksgiving Commentary, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Lord knows I am thankful this Thanksgiving Day that this period of retrenchment has finally come to an end -- that we are poised once again to make fundamental progressive change in America.

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A Turkey Sandwich We Can Believe In

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Food, Turkey Sandwich We Can Believe In, The Obama, Thanksgiving Commentary, Thanksgiving Recipes, Thanksgiving, Style News
Bob Cesca

Recipes aren't really my beat, but this year I invented a sandwich. I call it the "Turkey Sandwich We Can Believe In," or "The Obama" for short. Not because of any metaphor having to do with the ingredients, but because I invented this on election night.

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Why Are So Many Americans Smiling?

Trey Ellis | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Politics News
Trey Ellis

Despite the most dismal economic forecasts of my lifetime, I'm thankful this Thanksgiving to the American people for their ability to be optimistic again.

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