Linda Ronstadt and Bonnie Raitt:

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Dayna Kurtz:

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Liz Phair:

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Allison Moorer:

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Which side are you on, boys? Billy Bragg:

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I almost choked to death last night. It’s sort of an odd experience and one that I wouldn’t recommend. I feel absolutely awful today. I assume this is normal, but again, this choking thing is pretty new to me. I feel the way I do when I have a very bad case of the [...]

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Utah Phillips with Joe Hill’s song:

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Michelle Wright, Iris DeMent and Mairead Ni Mhaonaight:

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Bruce Cockburn:

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Arlo & Pete:

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Warren Zevon:

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The Nightwatchman:

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Sharleen Spiteri:

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I’m on my way down to Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore this morning, and this is the song I always sing to myself in the car. Mary-Chapin Carpenter:

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I’ve been up since 2:30, in that wonderful way I have of being unable to sleep in a room full of toxic fumes. So I finally gave up and finished packing!
Yes, when I most need a good night’s sleep, it’s gone. Alas.
Anyway, I won’t have internet access for the next week unless I feel like [...]

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On my vacation:

Here’s where I will be eating them!

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Krugman:
My first reaction to Bill Clinton’s convention speech was sheer professional jealousy: nobody, but nobody, has his ability to translate economic wonkery into plain, forceful English. In effect, Mr. Clinton provided an executive summary of the new Census report on income, poverty and health insurance — but he did it so eloquently, so seamlessly, that [...]

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The power of the Beatles has a lot to do with the fact that they were able to speak directly to how fucked up and insecure we are. Their lyrics ooze dysfunction. It’s a beautiful thing.

Also, Oh Darling.

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I’m thinking that with kids named Willow and Piper, our staunch Christian conservative VP nominee Sarah Palin is a fan of Satanic teevee shows like “Buffy” and “Charmed.” (Which would mean, of course, that she’s still not quite conservative enough for the gang that wants to outlaw Halloween.)
UPDATE: Nope, I was wrong. And so was [...]

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My guess is that, in Palin, McCain got himself a hard right, wingnut theocrat who has the ability to come off as completely sane in most situations. It’s either that, or she’s a completely sane person who has honed the ability to make wingnut theocrats feel that she is one of them.
Just a guess. [...]

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Tim Robbins with yes, Kelly Willis in “Bob Roberts”:

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Obviously, with the selection of Governor Palin, John McCain chucked most of the “Barack Obama is too inexperienced to be President” line of attack into the chemical toilet. Despite some of the conventional wisdom, that probably makes quite a lot of sense. When attacking Obama, the “he’s inexperienced” line of attack works on paper, but [...]

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Shawn Colvin and Mary-Chapin Carpenter:

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Happy Labor Day! The Strawbs:

Now I’m a union man
Amazed at what I am
I say what I think
That the company stinks
Yes I’m a union man.
When we meet in the local hall
I’ll be voting with them all
With a hell of a shout
It’s out brothers out
And the rise of the factory’s fall.
Oh you don’t get me I’m part [...]

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Tide detergent, mixed with paint fumes. Shoot me now.

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I was hanging curtains in the bedroom when I heard something crash. I didn’t hear anything break, so I didn’t turn around. In a few minutes, though, I started to sneeze.
Turns out my big container of Tide liquid detergent fell from the top of the dryer and the top popped off - onto the rug [...]

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Yep.
“Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain’s commitment to overturning Roe v. Wade, the agenda of Big Oil and continuing George Bush’s failed economic policies — that’s not the change we need, it’s just [...]

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So I went to the eye surgeon for a post-op visit this morning, and the good news is, I won’t need prisms in my eyeglasses from now on - which will save me $250 or so a pair.
The bad news is, my depth perception is still a little off as I’m getting used to [...]

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The Daily Show’s pre-RNC billboard in MN:

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