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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
winehouse is simply unconvincing...like nearly every other white person who insisted on singing the blues.
a guy like John Hammond Jr. almost pulls it off occasionally, but even he will never be as authentic as someone like Mississippi John Hurt (to pick someone more-or-less at random).
And Hammond has done his share of living. At least he has some cred for what he's doing.
Whitehouse has none. She's ersatz all the way. Gimme a little Ella, or Billy, or Aretha, or Bessie Smith. Any of these singers show up Whitehouse for exactly what she is: a talented poseur.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
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