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Stinky The Clown

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:12 PM Nov 2012

WaPo's Eugene Robinson. If you read nothing else about the election, read this. [View all]

I normally do the full four paragraph excerpt. This piece is so tightly written, and so perspicaciously packed that it seemed better to just link to it and send you there. It is a 30-45 second read but worth it all.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-a-new-america-delivers-its-verdict/2012/11/08/ae348d12-29e8-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html?hpid=z2


edited to add link . . . duh

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forget the link? nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #1
I was so excited I forgot it Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #4
been there, done that. now, i am excited and gonna read. thanks. nt seabeyond Nov 2012 #7
Link? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #2
ImaDummy Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #5
LOL Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #13
No link? n/t Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #3
Arrrgh Stinky The Clown Nov 2012 #6
:) Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #41
Outstanding article. Thanks for posting. nt aaaaaa5a Nov 2012 #8
A great read. Thanks for sharing. (TIP to all - don't even go near the comments) n/t Iris Nov 2012 #9
Oops - Delphinus Nov 2012 #39
What strikes me about this is that those portions of the country who *embraced* the multi-cultural freshwest Nov 2012 #10
evolution! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #27
that was an excellent read... chillfactor Nov 2012 #11
Great summery. L0oniX Nov 2012 #12
Excellent. But I have to provide a brief teaser... its delicious! riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #14
thanks for the teaser..... BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #29
Yep, that's pretty much it. Robinson is possibly the best journalist out there. Barack_America Nov 2012 #15
Great post! Melissa G Nov 2012 #16
Great article. Thank you Stinky. nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #17
Powerful article. JohnnyLib2 Nov 2012 #18
Excellent Read WiffenPoof Nov 2012 #19
thanks S.. Astounding! Love those People who turned out in such HUGE NUMBERS! Cha Nov 2012 #20
Excellent read Hekate Nov 2012 #21
Yes, this election was about America, who we are, where we are, in history. northoftheborder Nov 2012 #22
Another Pulitzer, he deserves. bleever Nov 2012 #23
Yes he does ailsagirl Nov 2012 #35
knr spanone Nov 2012 #24
The comment by O'Reilly is the most disgusting I've heard BlackM Nov 2012 #25
Hey! Bill O'Reilly if what you say is true.... radarluv Nov 2012 #32
I'm not upset that he said that... XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #42
Without some white voters voting for Obama, he would not have won. Jennicut Nov 2012 #44
Lol GitRDun Nov 2012 #48
Thank you for posting. Wonderful piece Irishonly Nov 2012 #26
Gay folks. Romney said "they have families?" Lex Nov 2012 #28
wait.... gays have families??? really?? XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #43
Freeper Doom. Here's the title of their companion thread... aletier_v Nov 2012 #30
Robinson forgot to include women who went to the polls in record numbers. KauaiK Nov 2012 #31
plenty of us white women, too Skittles Nov 2012 #33
+100! n/t Lugnut Nov 2012 #36
I was about to say that... n/t We are Devo Nov 2012 #46
I really love Eugene ailsagirl Nov 2012 #34
"perspicaciously" huh! Wow! I like that. patrice Nov 2012 #37
"I think that when black Americans saw Republicans treat President Obama with open disrespect..." Scuba Nov 2012 #38
55% of women voted for Obama. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #40
Time for a new GOP, then. XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #45
After reading Robinson's excellent piece, I clicked on Dana Milbanks's piece about catbyte Nov 2012 #47
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #49
Gene Robinson is always a voice of sanity hifiguy Nov 2012 #50
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