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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:44 PM

    @ Mike Sulzer

    In America you'll get food to eat

    Won't have to run through the jungle

    And scuff up your feet

    You'll just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day

    It's great to be an American

    Ain't no lions or tigers

    Ain't no mamba snake

    Just the sweet watermelon and the buckwheat cake

    Ev'rybody is as happy as a man can be

    Climb aboard, little wog

    Sail away with me

    Sail away

    Sail away

    We will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston Bay

    -- "Sail Away", Randy Newman

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