Category Archives: Personal

Permission Slip

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Mash

Hillary Clinton has a habit of planting suggestions into the political landscape. Today she suggested that Barack Obama might be assassinated, with her waiting in the wings to take up the Democratic nomination. She invoked Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination in … Continue reading →

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Senator Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Brain Tumor

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Mash

This is truly distressing news: U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor, doctors treating him at Massachusetts General Hospital said Tuesday. Kennedy, 76, was hospitalized Saturday morning after suffering a seizure at his family’s compound at Hyannisport, … Continue reading →

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“F*** yeah”: Worse Than Abu Ghraib

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Mash

They scrawled the words "Fuck yeah" on the pages of the Holy Koran and then they shot it full of holes. Last week a few American soldiers in Iraq thought it would be cool to use the Koran for target … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iraq, Islam, Personal | 13 Comments

Senator Edward Kennedy Hospitalized

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Mash

Senator Edward Kennedy, the Liberal Lion of the Senate,  was rushed to the hospital this morning with a suspected stroke. CNN is now reporting that it may have been a siezure rather than a stroke. Everyone is cautiously optimistic. As … Continue reading →

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Dear Mr. Plouffe

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Mash

To: David PlouffeCampaign ManagerObama for America Dear Mr. Plouffe, I have read with great alarm press reports that the Barack Obama campaign is in discussions to pay off the approximately $25 million campaign debt Hillary Clinton has generated in her increasingly … Continue reading →

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