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The Supremely Important Week That Was

Paul Slansky is at it again, with his index of this week's news. And, once again, he has missed some important developments such as:

Rico, Puerto:
•Part of the United States, of which both NPR and the Washington Post editorial page seemed to have been unaware.

How about it, Swampland commenters? Anthing else that deserves to be remembered about this week. And please phrase those comments as index items.

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  • 1

    Tancredo, Tom
    Symptoms of fart-mouth are exhibited by, indicating that treatment was never sought after 2008 campaign and that disease is contagious, as Gingrich, Newt and Limbaugh, Rush both exhibited symptoms as well.
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    Possible sexual transmission? CDC should investigate.

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    Islands, Virgin
    Part of the United States, of which many Virgin Islanders seemed to have been unaware.

  • 3

    In fairness, Sotomayor herself refered to her parents as immigrants in her now famous 2001 speech:
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    I am a born and bred New Yorker of Puerto Rican-born parents who came to the states during World War II.

    Like many other immigrants to this great land, my parents came because of poverty and to attempt to find and secure a better life for themselves and the family that they hoped to have.

  • 4

    Bedfellows, strangest pair of
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    Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, who argued opposing sides of the landmark Bush v. Gore lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court, said Proposition 8 violates the equal protection and due process rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
    http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_12461986

  • 5

    Boyle, Susan.
    One-hit wonder. Sings "Memory." Now is a distant one.

  • 6

    Gingrich, Newt having found the perfect (140 character) medium to show his depth of understanding on important social issues (see: racism).

  • 7

    Limbaugh, Rush
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    Splatters, curses and insults when you sqeeze it. Available in white, pasty white, pimply reddish white, ascerbic white, and cirrhotic yellow. The new whoopie coushion.

  • 8

    ***The World According To The GOP***
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    1. Boardrooms, shop floors, and the political establishment is literally overrun with overprivaleged minorities
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    2. Blacks and now Latinos are have been taking advantage of the system for years to take from the White man for their own benefit - and, of course, are always screweing it up.
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    3. Minorities are rampaging through defensless White communities, burning pinatas (thanks oizy) and watermelons* on their lawns.
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    4. There is no institutional racism or customary racism, except for the rampant discrimination practiced by minorities against Whites.
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    5. The NAAWP and the KKK are only their for underpivaleged Whites' protection. It's the NAACP and La Raza that are terrorist organizations.
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    6. The GOP was the single most important agency for the promotion of Civil Rights in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. If you disagree with this, you're being divisive!
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    7. People like Tancredi, Gingrich, and Limbaugh are only being "honest" and are "shooting from the hip".
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    8. Obama is not only the Antichrist with a 666 tattooed on his forehead, but he's a communist gay sympathizing racist whose only aim is to invoke Affirmative Action, kick White people out of their jobs, and imposed forced reparations. When he's done, Blacks (and now Latinos) will become landlords, kicking Whites out and growing watermelons on their lawns.
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    *Yeah, I know. I know! Watermelons don't burn very well, but please refer to item #2.

  • 9

    North Korea having been condemned by its Southern relatives for bellicose military posturing, walks up to the brink by unilaterally canceling the 1953 truce between the two countries http://tinyurl.com/n3jg4j

  • 10

    Gingrich, Newt
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    -continues to be treated as influential, relevant and insightful by the media, for unknown reasons.

  • 11

    I think I heard NPR make a correction about that on ATC.

  • 12

    Conservative Alumni of Princeton (CAP),
    Group advocating that Princeton stop accepting minorities and women such as future Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sontamayor, that current Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is a member of.

  • 13

    Boyle, Susan
    Leading candidate for winning talent show and grateful recipient of date enhancing paper bags.

  • 14

    Schwarzenegger, Arnold Alois:
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    Plans to shutter 220/279 CA state parks; budget also to impact roads, schools and social welfare programs; but by all means, NEVER raise taxes!
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    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090529/ap_on_re_us/us_california_parks
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    As someone who spent much of his 20s wandering about Anza Borrego, contemplating the nature of man, god and the cacti needles in my legs, it'll be a tragic day to be an American if this comes to pass.

  • 15

    Boyle, Susan
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    The consequences when Susan accidentally walks off the maintainance pier over a vat of pasteurizing milk.

  • 16

    Gingrich, Newt
    Pasty face of the American Values tour who's attitude toward the republican party seems to be "size doesn't matter". So many insecure men think the same thing.

  • 17

    who's attitude toward the republican party seems to be "size doesn't matter". So many insecure men think the same thing.
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    I thought it was the other way around. That's why they're always buying big trucks and so on.

  • 18

    I used to drive a Ford Pinto. Yeah, I'm grinning.

  • 19

    Gates, General Robert
    Formerly Republican darling who betrayed his party by being truthful. (see related articles on moderates, independents, women, Blacks, Hispanics, the educated, gays, lesbians, young voters, non-evangelicals, suburban voters, east and west coast voters, midwesterners, Asians and foreign allies)

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