According to The National Enquirer (hey, some like Fox; I do the Enquirer), Dubya has fallen off the wagon after Katrina. So the president that invaded the wrong country, ignored pre-9/11 intelligence warnings and spends more time clearing brush than reading his briefs was the sober Dubya??? God help us.
Archive for September, 2005
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Sep
A Final Solution for the Religious Right - But Not in a Holocaust-y Way
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The following is my monthly column published in The Somerville News for August 2005:
I am a liberal. I sip a latte every now and then. I studied French in college. I read books that don’t start with “in the beginning.” And I like who I am, but in a place like BostoCamberVille, I can get used to this Northeast, pinko-commie, ape-descendin bubble.
I got tired of listening to the Blame America First crowd. I needed a break from Air America and Maureen Dowd and Osama bin Laden. So, in an effort to understand Bush supporters who exist “out there” somewhere, I decided to break with tradition. I wouldn’t do anything radical like move to Utah (though there’s clearly something in the Great Salt Lake that makes one gubernatorial). I started, more modestly, with a book. I started reading the Left Behind series.
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These are some of the jokes I performed with Peter Dutton today at the 9/11 show at the Comedy Studio in Cambridge, Mass.
Continue reading ‘Momentary Jokes (mojos) 9/11/2005′
More blogging and podcasting to come. Send me happy birthday wishes NOW!
It’s a simple request. I know some incredible musicians who are nominated for the equivalent of the Boston Grammy’s. Go over to the BMA website and vote for the following people: Mieka Pauley (female singer/songwriter), Soulfege (world music), Robby Roadsteamer (live act). That’s all.
(26 Sept 2005) UPDATE: Due to unforseen circumstances, Baratunde has to cancel his appearance as a featured performer in this year’s New York Underground Comedy Festival! If you’re in NYC, please go to the shows anyway. Support comedy!.
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