Spitball Army

When I picked up the edition from the 24th and pulled the blue plastic bag from it, a bitter acid smell slapped me in the face. I immediately dropped the bag, looked at my hand and, raising it to my nose, got blasted once again by the unmistakable stench of cat urine.

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I have tried to explain to people outside of Birmingham the reasons why the populace – or, at least, the people that I come into contact with – have had grave concerns about the future and stability of the city since Larry Langford moved to Birmingham (after entering the election for mayor…try describing that scenario to savvy citizens and watch their faces contort in disbelief!). It’s not like we didn’t have problems before last November’s election. It’s just that the majority of the voters decided that it would be best to put the future of the metropolis in the hands of someone currently under investigation by the Feds, and with a notorious reputation for driving businesses into disaster and dissolution while keeping his nose clean.

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…that is to say, those things that we have no earthly idea are insidiously lodged in our brains?

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Points of reference:
Jimmy Carter’s presidency was from 1977 to 1981.
This recording was made in 1984.
Bill Clinton’s presidency was from 1993 to 2001.

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I love how the Obama Baby rolls his R when he says “Rrrrrrrudy.”

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I was voter number 7 in line, so I was able to cast my “gender” vote quickly. There were two ballot boxes at the school where I vote, and one of them was down (it was sitting there like an abandoned R2D2, emitting an electronic beeping sound every few seconds). If they don’t get that baby fixed, they are going to have one hellish day come lunchtime or after work.

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“We feel that Senator Clinton has come full circle since the days when she scoffed at the idea of baking cookies,” reads the statement, presented before a small group of media representatives at Wendy’s headquarters in Dublin, Ohio. “As Dave Thomas said, ‘Give everyone a chance to have a piece of the pie.’ Let’s give a woman a chance.”

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John F. Edwards lobbyist statement #4. Hillary whacks him over the head about it with a Nerf bat.

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The Richard M. Scrushy Memorial Utility Box.

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There’s just about nothing better to get one ready for sleep than a hearty, gut-busting laugh.

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