Barack and his Grandfather from chicagotribune.com
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October 21, 2008
“ I wish that they’d swoop down in a country lane
Late at night when I’m driving
Take me on board their beautiful ship
Show me the world as I’d love to see it
Late at night when I’m driving
Take me on board their beautiful ship
Show me the world as I’d love to see it
October 20, 2008
“ To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. ‘Can I interest you in the chicken?’ she asks. ‘Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?’ To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.
October 17, 2008
“ I heard a rumor that ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ works also, but it didn’t seem quite as appropriate
“ Ignorant Christian Fascism is not a recipe for success, it’s Saudi Arabia under a different prophet. Count me out.
October 14, 2008
“
I implanted a RFID chip in my hand. I injected the chip myself from supplies bought on the internet. This tag is readable from up to 2 inches from my hand.
I am currently using it to open my handgun safe for instant access. I can have a gun in hand in one second in blackness without fumbling with buttons or codes.
“ You know, I could see if it was pistol play or if he strangled him or choked him out while he was driving, but you know, if it’s man-to-man and we bump chests and push each other, you know, I don’t think that’s an altercation worth taking football away from him. But, you know, wrong place wrong time is all I can say.
October 13, 2008
“ We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. And they will only grow louder and more dissonant in the weeks and months to come.