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  I [Heart] Huckabees, that is

  Should've previewed -- I apparently managed to post the character code and not the character.On King of the Hill takes on green posted 1 year ago 16 Responses

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  I ♥ Huckabees?

  Actually, I can't remember it well, but I remember thinking that although he was goofy it took the activist and his cause (blocking a big-box store from being built on a wetland) seriously.On King of the Hill takes on green posted 1 year ago 16 Responses

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  More on Arnold's failings

  The #1 green politician should not be someone who wants to build two stupid new destructive boondoggle dams.  On 15 Green Politicians posted 1 year, 8 months ago 34 Responses

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  Welcome to middle age, Dave

  "An historic"?  This is not the kind of usage we expect from our edgy left-coast hipster eco-journalists.  See http://grammartips.homestead.com/historical.html :

  To many  Americans, an historical reference probably sounds pretentious and unlikely.  But to many of us who are middle-aged or older, that phrase sounds better (and is easier to pronounce) than a historical reference.

  
  Good post, though!
  On If Gore's endorsement could make the difference, will he give it? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 5 Responses

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  alt-country: three words

  The Old 97's

  (But Ryan Adams is pretty good too.  Also: Slobberbone and their successors the Drams.)On Have an alt country weekend posted 2 years ago 4 Responses