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Sarah Palin's powerful "First Dude"

Todd Palin has exerted unusual influence on his wife's Alaska government. In Washington, their methods would do Bush and Cheney proud.

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  • Tuesday, September 16, 2008 05:13 AM

    Hootowl's 'kool-ade'

    What a cute and snappy jab, eh? I use it once in a while myself in various conversations. "Drink the Kool Ade...." I get it. I like it. It's clever. But does anyone care to count how many times Hoot has used this term in this thread? ONCE IN A WHILE. VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS. Not every friggin' paragraph...not every 5 minutes to make a point. Let's mix it up a little, eh Hoot? You're starting to sound like a parrot with limited vocab.

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