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They have to figure that he'll die at some point, and you can only Weekend at Bernie's him for so long.

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We did a conference in August and all the out of towners stayed at the wharf. Lots of places to eat decent hotel prices.

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truly loved spy magazine, did we ever learn who celia brady was ?

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"sometimes you gotta prime the pump... you know, I just came up with that... nobody had ever heard it before I said it just now."

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When flying sideways one must roll down the window for a better view and the breeze. Seriously, this guy has been shady since day one, he's obvious about it, and still low info citizens flock to hear him lie, just improvise on the same old shit. I read this guy as slick the first time I saw him; right again.

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I'm pretty sure that's against the code for the stenographers in the Reporting Biz. That's how you lose access and after that you may actually be forced to WORK!

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I was thinking of, like, Dan Rather.

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Well, I was thinking of Ron Filipkowski (sp?) but Dan would be better since he doesn't HAVE to work.

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I believe she making a bday list for all the regular commenters

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they love love love some of that Chinese brand totalitarian techno-fascism too.work camps, re-education centers, hyper-capitalism with a one-party twist.

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I am making a wonk birthday list.

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No, no, it works both ways just fine.

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Which is why I said "Trumpism". Unfortunately, the "movement", such as it is, is probably going to outlive him. It will splinter when he dies, and the various factions won't be able to decide on a platform. And while the infighting that will ensue might otherwise be schadenfreude-y, there's the very real possibility that it will devolve into real fighting, and real deaths.

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I mean, it's good to have a finely honed sense for phishing.

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