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I'm grateful for Barack Obama

My sappy Thanksgiving post got more serious as I watched the Mumbai tragedy unfold.
Joan Walsh

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  • Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:09 PM

    I think Dee Dee was probably indicating

    That people can be pretty precious about shit

    Which I think is pretty true and astute

    Sometimes people

    Are so cute I could puke

    But see

    As I see it

    Humor and Comedy have no official political stripe

    If humor must manitorily be "owned" by a particular wing or

    party

    You're probably just blowin' smoke up your ass

    And fillin' it up with too much smug hype

    Back in Cairo

    Humor is seen as a way for folks to cope

    When the fates seem furiously unfriendly

    Humor gives you good times, mirth, laughter

    And most significantly

    Strength and good hope

    —Klytus Read Klytus's other letters

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