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Recent Publications by New English Review Authors
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Friday, 22 August 2008
Ex Ungue Leonem: Senator Biden

From a speech delivered by Biden at Al Sharpton's National Action Coalition, in April 2007:

"I would argue, since 1994 with the Gingrich revolution, just take a look at Iraq, Venezuela, Katrina, what's gone down at Virginia Tech, Darfur, Imus. Take a look. This didn't happen accidentally, all these things."
 

In his defense Biden might  claim that he was merely plagiarizing and had not been paying attention to what he was saying. Could be, but it has the authentic bidenesque ring.

Why should not Obama go the whole stream-of-consciousness hog, and select Molly Bloom as his running-mate instead? 

Posted on 9:49 AM by Hugh Fitzgerald
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22 Aug 2008
Send an emailreactionry
Neil Before Me
Or: A Kinnock Off The Old Chock-A-Block
Or: "A Man, A Plan, A Trepan", Iraq & Iran
Or: Losing My Nomination
 
 
Dear NER:
 
Just bidin' my time, the thought occurs that I'm the first of a thousand generation of village smithies and idiots who had the opportunity (a commodius venture not taken) to read Ulysses. Yep, that's me with the coroner, losing my religion, hoping to plow the "rotten pork chops" (shovel tip to Daryl Pimple and Solomon) of Molly Ringwald when the aging brat finally packs it in.  And remembering fondly the Molly Maguires and cursing the Black & Tans and not quite sure what to make of the Sunni militia's Black & Decker drill sergeants performing trephination on the unprotected wild Shia (whose own death squads prefer burning civilian Sunni alive). 
 
"Molly Bloom"?  Obama might as well select the corpse of Mother Bloor.
 
 Oh no, I've said too much.
 
 
Worst of Times, Best of Candidates,
Joe "Stroke-Slow" Biden


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