Dave Barry's year in review

It was a year that strode boldly into the stall of human events and took a wide stance astride the porcelain bowl of history.

It was year in which roughly 17,000 leading presidential contenders, plus of course Dennis Kucinich, held roughly 63,000 debates, during which they spewed out roughly 153 trillion words; and yet the only truly memorable phrase emitted in any political context was ``Don't tase me, bro!''

It was a year filled with ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dale Penn - Dec 30, 2007 - 8:27 AM PST
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Dale Penn
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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

Using his own unique form of satire, Dave Barry sums up 2007 shedding light heartedness. Provides better understanding of the entire Alberto Gonzales matter using anagram theory.

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Jim Lang
4.1
by Jim Lang - Oct. 1, 2008

For the most part, a great laugh at ourselves.

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Patricia Blochowiak
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by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 1, 2008

It's interesting that satire is better journalism than much of the journalism we read.

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Patrick Walsh
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by Patrick Walsh - Oct. 1, 2008

So well writen and researched it should be posted in every washroom in Washington.. Send him north.. We could use him in Canada

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