Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

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Just like that, Andy Pettitte is now one of my favorite baseball players! Takes a lot to turn down the money and prestige that comes with being a Yankee, taking significantly less money to play closer to home and family. Surely he saw the writing on the wall that says the Yankees' better days are in the past but that doesn't lessen the integrity of his decision. You taking notes, A-Rod? Some Yankee fans are complaining that he never intended to stay in NY, that he had one foot out the door at the end of the season, as if…

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You are Beast! You are brilliant and extremely clever. You can handle almost any problem swiftly and efficiently. You are devoted to philosophy and are always up for a good discussion. Sometimes, though, your anger gets the best of you and you upset those whom you care about. Which X-Men character are you most like? brought to you by Quizilla

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Has Dean Peaked?

For all those ready to coronate Dean on the basis of his poll numbers in TWO small states that have been the center of attention, a look at the National numbers should be rather sobering: Quinnipiac University Poll. (Dec. 4-8, 2003) "Suppose the general election for president were being held today, and the candidates were [see below] the Democrat, and George W. Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote?" Bush: 50% / Clark: 41% / Don't Know: 6% Bush: 51% / Dean: 40% / Don't Know: 5% Bush: 51% / Lieberman: 40% / Don't Know: 5% Bush: 51% /…

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Kucinich, Sharpton Shine in Debate

Rushed home last night after an amazing Acentos (Alixa and Naima absolutely blew me away with a provocative and political performance piece that went way beyond simple poetry!) and some interesting political discussions to catch Niteline's airing of highlights from the debate in New Hampshire. From the news reports I've read this morning, and the transcript itself, they cut out some interesting moments to squeeze the 90 minute event into Niteline's 60 minute (minus commercials) time slot. Overall, despite Ted Koppell being a terrible moderator, I was pleased to see Kucinich given as much air time as he was. More…

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You are a Theory Slut. The true elite of thepostmodernists, you collect avant-gardeIndonesian hiphop compilations and eat journalarticles for breakfast. You positively livefor theory. It really doesn't matter whatkind, as long as the words are big and theparagraph breaks few and far between. What kind of postmodernist are you!? brought to you by Quizilla

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An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

An interesting take on things from the NY Times: The move carries obvious potential rewards, but equally obvious risks, for both men. The sudden marriage of such a seeming odd couple could wind up being seen as so politically expedient as to seem almost unprincipled, playing into the public's worst perceptions that campaigns are about power and winning, not big ideas. "It plays into Republicans, who want to re-fight the last election and run against Democrats as not having firm moral values or beliefs," one Democratic strategist said. "They're going to use it against Gore, saying he threw out everything…

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