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November 14, 2008

Mr. Prezbo's Class Is In Session This Huffington Post entry titled What Barack Obama Could Learn From The Wire provides an interesting lens through which to discuss America's drug policies and anti-crime initiatives, but we kind of take issue with sentences like "Obama could take Stringer's role and avoid wars unless they are absolutely necessary." Because no.

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I think Barack Obama and Joe Biden should make frequent trips down to the railyards to drink beer and throw empty bottles at old boxcars.

Posted by: Chris Packham at 11/14/08 5:09 PM | Reply
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oh, so now it's offensive to equate our incredibly intelligent, articulate (black) president-elect with an intelligent, striving, hard-working, scheming, ruthless (black) drug kingpin from the ghetto?

i mean, they're basically the EXACT same person, right?

(i don't want to have to say i'm kidding, but i'm worried about some idiot thinking i'm serious to i'll just say it now to save myself some potential grief.)

i'd like to see omar appointed as chairman of the committee on total bad-assery. is that a thing we could make happen? can we just robert's rules of order him in, i motion and then someone seconds? that's how politics works, right?

Posted by: caringiscool profile link at 11/18/08 6:38 PM | Reply
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