Fireworks etc.
from my friend Joe Salvatore, picture from Chris Aarcon.
And some belated Fourth of July holiday thoughts:
While the USA is a long way from perfect it is still one of a minority of countries in the world where you can post jokes about any politician or political party and not get harrassed or arrested.
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Wonder how they view the Fourth of July in Great Britain these days? My guess, kind of like you might view the anniversary of your spouse leaving you, if you’ve seen they have really let themselves go.
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Mitt Romney is in New Hampshire for Independence day. In honor of the various positions he has held over recent years, I wonder if he’s titled his remarks a “Back and Fourth of July” speech.
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The San Francisco Giants played a mid-afternoon game on July 4, rather than an evening game which could have been followed by fireworks. The way the team’s hitting with runners on base has been going the Giants figured the fireworks would just get close to a big explosion and then fizzle out.
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If any visitor to the U.S. was watching television and didn’t know the history of July 4, he or she might think we have thought we were celebrating our independence from old mattresses with new ones half off.
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Joey Chestnut won Nathan’s 4th of July hot dog eating contest again. And at fast food restaurants across America shouts of “USA, USA” rang out.
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Joe Biden is now on Twitter. This news shocked Americans on both ends of the political spectrum. Biden is capable of getting any thought down to 140 characters?
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The latest euphemism for 2011, courtesy of John McCain, who says we’re not going to raise any Americans’ taxes, but there were certain “revenue raisers” we could work on….
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From Gary Morton, about several of Herman Cain’s campaign managers quitting. “Should we call it the ‘Cain Mutiny.’?”
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Left Coast Sports Babe 
July 5, 2011 at 9:22 am
Two versions; Mitt Romney recently made a campaign appearance in Laconia, New Hampshire. Half an hour later, the producers of “Hot in Cleveland” announced their latest show: “Laconic in Laconia”
Mitt Romney recently made a campaign appearance in Laconia, New Hampshire. Not exaclty “Hot in Cleveland.” More like “Laconic in Laconia”
July 5, 2011 at 10:04 am
My friend Rich Bogle added a nice new line to the Mitt joke
Half an hour later the authorities announced the town’s new name will be Catatonia
July 5, 2011 at 6:59 pm
Washington state’s former secretary of corrections said Tuesday that he abruptly departed his job last week because of an extramarital affair with a subordinate. In an interview with The Seattle Times, Eldon Vail said that he resigned because he learned last week of a video that apparently showed him and the employee leaving a Motel 6 near Olympia.
Remember, at Motel 6, we’ll leave a very bright light on you.