Looking at the Washington Post site late this evening I thought the editors had gone nuts. I mean, Wolfowitz as head of the World Bank doesn’t thrill me either, but wailing and gnashing of teeth?
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Oh, wait. That on the left is Robert Blake being aquitted of murder.

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A couple of interesting stories about genuine customer service fiascos. First, via “Engadget”:http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000113033144/ Sprint’s collections department number is unfortunately close to that of a small-business map publisher.
bq. [It is nearly the same as the number of] a small business owner in the Boston area who says he’s received and logged about 8,000 calls from [...]

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The Elf and I have been watching _Adult Swim_ on the Cartoon Network. Every now and then they run a “bump,” which is generally some text saying something flippant or some response to fan mail. And we always stop zipping the commercials to watch the bump.
Today’s Tivoed bumps were Adult Swim obituaries for Johnny [...]

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So, _Face the Nation_ is a damn liberal media propaganda machine because they had an entire show with Kennedy as the only guest? Well, it’s not the only time Face the Nation has not provided balance within the show.
bq. *Bob Schieffer:* You know, we’re a half-hour broadcast. And I don’t think it’s necessary every [...]

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Hah! I think this headline ought to go down as one of the greats:
*”Poll: Nation split on Bush as uniter or divider”:http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/19/poll/index.html*
As often as Bush has played the “culture war,” “class war,” and “us vs. them” card it’s surprising to me that there is anyone who can seriously believe Bush brings people together. Then again, [...]

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