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So much talk about the math and that Hillary can't win

By LaurieAnnM
Just now below Lono again used this rationale for his belief that Hillary has no chance at all to win. So many Obama ites keep citing the mantra,"It's ... Read More

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American Literary Nobels

By Rob Hughes
I think the basic issue is that the Nobels are chosen by Swedish politicians. So, they're Swedish, number one, and they hold the social-political prejudices ... Read More

Poor Librarians

By Guylinder
The librarians I know have master's degrees. They have a respect for knowledge and education. They do not want books banned. They understand that when ... Read More

Petty partisan parsing

By Ischua
The article about Sarah Palin's sentences is, without doubt, the silliest comment ever thrown up, litterally puked, by anyone in The Fray. Worse, the author ... Read More

Let me change the punc.

By Scotboy56
I can diagram it perfectly -- or make it read perfectly -- with a few judicious uses/changes of punctuation, and one reordering of words. Here is the second ... Read More

Root Cause Myths

By barry payne - economist
the root cause of the financial collapse on the front end was the housing bubble, and on the back end, the root cause was the 40-to-1 leverage ratios hidden ... Read More

Apologies to August & to Vergilius; Thanks to All

By Robert Pinsky
Dear Fray Participants, Thank you to all who engaged me with stimulating, forthright, illuminating conversation about Landor's poem and about our shared ... Read More

Let's face it, McCain is almost as smart as God

By SilasPorter
When I was young and impressionable, my mother impressed upon me a creed that I thought was universal: Actions speak louder than words. That means I shouldn't ... Read More

the only living american writer worthy of a nobel nom is...

By bec393
...or rather, will be later in his career, Nathan Englander. The others mentioned at the top of this article--Pynchon, Roth, DeLilo et al--while prodigious ... Read More

She finally nailed one

By florianna
I think that Prudie did pretty good this week overall, especially #1. Since there were no reservations made, and the only arrangement that was made was ... Read More

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10/9/8 ...

By IncogNeato
1) Hey, aren't you the same woman who complained last year that her fiance wouldn't get married on a football weekend? No, you say you've been married ... Read More

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SNL beat you to the punch

By wintermute47
It was either last week or the week prior that SNL's 'Weekend Update' commented on the 'Red Dawn' remake. Seth Meyer stated (paraphrase): "Because there's ... Read More

Oh, you are 36, not 31..?

By Spartee
Regarding the lie about age, <sarcasm alert> hey, no sweat! But if your husband confesses that he makes 50% of what he told you his salary was, acknowledges ... Read More

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You gotta love it. This article boils down to...

By mnemon
...the idea that the media and politicians should stop obsessing about what is good for Israel. And why should they stop obessing (and voicing their obsession)? ... Read More

Oct 9: Who are these people to you?

By marcparis
LW1: This is your husband. A husband who you know loves football. You know your couple well enough to understand the consequences of keeping him to the ... Read More

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Pesky fact checks

By mark14
Fact-checking the candidates McCain and Obama each made misstatements. By Noam N. Levey Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 8, 2008 WASHINGTON — Trying ... Read More

On Class Warfare.

By Isonomist
Recently a friend sent me an email called "questions," asking things like: What if things were switched around, What if the Obamas had paraded five children ... Read More

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This election is about Palin.

By Fritz Gerlich
Sarah Palin is by far the most important political (and perhaps cultural) phenomenon in America today. She marks the emergence, at last, of something we ... Read More

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Fray Bash - The Pusher

By skitch
Keifus shifts uncomfortably on his barstool, wishing for the hundredth time he hadn't had that fourth glass of wine. Particularly on top of the unknown ... Read More

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Palin is taking a beating because she's a dolt

By mercurial1
that fraycon idiots thought their opposition should be envious of. How funny was that crap, and how delicious do you think the crow they are eating now ... Read More

I Believe McCain is a Misogynist Douchebag!

By Thy Goddess
Exhibit I Exhibit II Exhibit IIA Exhibit III Exhibit IV Essential Reading ... Read More

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this guy gets it.

By StandardDeviation
and if you don't like c&p's, never ever read 'em, don't look at this one, save yourself the stomach acid... Juicing up the ticket Dishonest, cynical ... Read More

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Uncle Ugly Locks Up.

By Leg_iron
There'd never been a padlock on the gate at the bottom of the lane before. Hadn't ever needed one, what with the dogs and the geese, and the neighbors ... Read More

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How a Party Destroys itself (or maybe just destroys America)

By jwschmidt
This is what the end of the Bush era looks like - a turning point that will either lead to Republicans learning from their mistakes and returning as a ... Read More

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