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		<title>Fave Olympic Quote Of The Day</title>
		<link>http://stephenkruiser.com/2010/02/23/fave-olympic-quote-of-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Kruiser</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cheryl bernard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[wordpress plugins and themesWhen Canadian border officials asked what we were bringing into the country, we conveniently forgot to mention the Costco-size pallet of industrial-strength whoop-ass we had in the trunk. Read the whole article on American Olympic exceptionalism. Ah, well, the Canadians still have Cheryl Bernard:]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2010/columns/story?columnist=caple_jim&#038;id=4937163" target="_blank">Read the whole article on American Olympic exceptionalism</a>.</p>
<p>Ah, well, the Canadians still have Cheryl Bernard:</p>
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		<title>The Tonight Show Presents The Palin/Shatner Book Club</title>
		<link>http://stephenkruiser.com/2009/12/12/the-tonight-show-presents-the-palinshatner-book-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Kruiser</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[conan o'brien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sarah palin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[wordpress plugins and themesI&#8217;ve finally figured it out: the more the lefties get their faces screwed up with anger over her, the better looking Sarah Palin gets. It&#8217;s like a weird, political Dorian Gray thing. Shatner is always fun. Palin works a crowd better than anybody right now (yes, even The Anybody). She also gets [...]]]></description>
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		<div style="display:none;"><a href="http://www.24wn.com">wordpress plugins and themes</a></div><div style="clear:both;"></div><p>I&#8217;ve finally figured it out: the more the lefties get their faces screwed up with anger over her, the better looking Sarah Palin gets. It&#8217;s like a weird, political Dorian Gray thing.</p>
<p>Shatner is always fun. Palin works a crowd better than anybody right now (yes, even The Anybody). She also gets a pretty nice reception for an irrelevant, polarizing figure.</p>
<p>Email this to your lib friends just so you can hear them scream.</p>
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<p>(h/t <a href="http://minx.cc/?post=295767" target="_blank">AoSHQ</a>)</p>
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		<title>Finally: A Sensible Solution To Drug Problem In Mexico</title>
		<link>http://stephenkruiser.com/2009/12/07/finally-a-sensible-solution-to-drug-problem-in-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Kruiser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[wordpress plugins and themesIt&#8217;s a cold, rainy SoCal Monday so I thought a little palate cleanser was in order. Find an adult beverage and enjoy. DEA Recruits Lil Wayne To Use Up All Drugs In Mexico]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/dea_recruits_lil_wayne_to_use_up?utm_source=videoembed">DEA Recruits Lil Wayne To Use Up All Drugs In Mexico</a></p>
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		<title>Finally! A Sensible Idea From The White House</title>
		<link>http://stephenkruiser.com/2009/10/21/finally-a-sensible-idea-from-the-white-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Kruiser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[wordpress plugins and themesHonestly, if Princess Delts can get the chubby urchins in America off their pampered asses, I&#8217;m all for it. First, the buff first arms. Then the First Lady&#8217;s White House playground. Then the First Lady&#8217;s White House victory garden. Then the First Lady&#8217;s patronage of farmer&#8217;s markets for things that grow in [...]]]></description>
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		<div style="display:none;"><a href="http://www.24wn.com">wordpress plugins and themes</a></div><div style="clear:both;"></div><p>Honestly, if <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/10/michelle-obama-hulahoops-her-way-to-health.html" target="_blank">Princess Delts can get the chubby urchins in America off their pampered asses</a>, I&#8217;m all for it.</p>
<p>First, the buff first arms. Then the First Lady&#8217;s White House playground. Then the First Lady&#8217;s White House victory garden. Then the First Lady&#8217;s patronage of farmer&#8217;s markets for things that grow in the filthy ground or hang on trees where birds perch and do things.</p>
<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s a given that too many Americans are obese. They don&#8217;t exercise enough. The good news is their flabby thighs are hidden by their drooping stomachs.</p>
<p>Now, today First Lady Michelle Obama had a Healthy Kids Fair on the sunny White House South Lawn. Will this healthy stuff ever stop with these people?</p>
<p>Yes, of course, it&#8217;s a political show. Playing with kids at a scheduled time that allows TV studio editors to process the video in time for the afternoon/evening newscasts is part of American public life now, regardless of party. (Think the Bushes&#8217; adorable T-ball games at the White House).</p>
<p>But M.O.&#8217;s enthusiasm is almost contagious, making some American adults at least contemplate getting up out of their La-Z-Boys to move their enlarged bodies slightly. And not just toward the fridge. </p></blockquote>
<p>I would gladly trade three more years of watching the First Lady hula-hoop for her husband doing his contortionist act, pulling facts out of his you-know-what to pitch his latest scheme from Used Car Salesman school.</p>
<p>He would do the nation far more service if he used his bully pulpit to spread the message about getting kids away from the TV. </p>
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		<title>Stupid Pervert Yeti</title>
		<link>http://stephenkruiser.com/2009/08/31/stupid-pervert-yeti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Kruiser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[wordpress plugins and themesSometimes we have to step away from trivial subjects like politics and ponder the weightier topics facing mankind, like whether there&#8217;s a yeti in Poland dogging the ladies. A teenager has added fresh rumour to the yeti debate after claiming the beast spied on her in her bikini as she paddled in [...]]]></description>
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		<div style="display:none;"><a href="http://www.24wn.com">wordpress plugins and themes</a></div><div style="clear:both;"></div><p>Sometimes we have to step away from trivial subjects like politics and ponder the weightier topics facing mankind, like <a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?Bikini_girl%3a_Pervert_yeti_stalked_me&#038;in_article_id=728952&#038;in_page_id=2" target="_blank">whether there&#8217;s a yeti in Poland dogging the ladies</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>A teenager has added fresh rumour to the yeti debate after claiming the beast spied on her in her bikini as she paddled in a river.</p>
<p>Justyna Folger was having a dip during a camping trip when a shadowy creature appeared on the opposite bank.</p>
<p>&#8216;At first I thought it was a bear but it appeared to be stooping and then it raised itself on to two legs and ran off. I couldn&#8217;t believe it,&#8217; said Miss Folger, 19.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full disclosure: none of the Poles mentioned in this article are relatives of mine, although the thing in the video does bear a striking resemblance to my uncle Grzegorz. Imagine that in a Speedo and you will understand why I avoid family vacations.</p>
<p><em>Na zdrowie</em>.</p>
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		<title>Obama Enters Depressed Phase</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Kruiser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[wordpress plugins and themesInto every life, a little Onion must fall. My faves are the budget he submits while depressed and the claim that Crazy Joe Biden is really just afflicted with Asberger Syndrome. Enjoy the video: White House Reveals Obama Is Bipolar, Has Entered Depressive Phase]]></description>
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<p>My faves are the budget he submits while depressed and the claim that Crazy Joe Biden is really just afflicted with Asberger Syndrome.</p>
<p>Enjoy the video:</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/white_house_reveals_obama_is?utm_source=videoembed">White House Reveals Obama Is Bipolar, Has Entered Depressive Phase</a></p>
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