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		<title>Twyla does it again!</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/03/22/twyla-does-it-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Another painting by one of our best resident artists in Southeast Iowa, T. Watson Bogaard
This is Twyla&#8217;s 2nd painting to be auctioned in support of the Wilton Community Center/Library Building Fund.
The 2009 Library Auction is Saturday, June 6.
The Building Fund Committee organizes a terrific &#8220;all you can eat&#8221; dessert spread for the evening; elegant and delicious! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WWII Veteran Honor Tour</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/03/15/wwii-veteran-honor-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Pam Ramer visited the Muscatine County Republican Women to talk about the Honor Tours for WWII Veterans, raising money to send local WWII Veterans to see the WWII Memorial in Washington D. C.
This group should not be confused with the Honor Flight program that operates around the US.  The Honor Tours were developed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goofballs &amp; Paradise</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2009/01/13/goofballs-and-paradise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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my sister, niece and friend were in Hawaii &#8211; since most of my friends don&#8217;t have facebook accounts, I&#8217;m stealing some pics from my niece&#8217;s facebook page.  Yeah, yeah, I&#8217;ll start blogging more in a bit but right now&#8230;
From the album: &#8220;Now&#8230;bring me that horizon..&#8221; by Kristie Lee Miller
From the album: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>W</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/12/12/w/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Duty, Honor, Country
First to fight for the right, And to build the nation&#8217;s might,
And THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG,Then it&#8217;s Hi! Hi! Hey!
The Army&#8217;s on its way.Count off the cadence loud and strong.
For where&#8217;er we go, you will always know,
That THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG&#8230;

W enjoying himself at the Army-Navy game.
More later about two Tipton, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stem Cell Research / non-issue</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/11/15/stem-cell-research-non-issue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now.  Since November 2007 this new process (described in the article below) has made harvesting of any type of stem cells, unnecessary.   Why is Stem Cell Research still a political football?
Here is a article by DR. Charles Krauthammer, written in 2007.
THINK PEOPLE!!!   -pf
Stem Cell Vindication
By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, November 30, 2007; A23

&#8220;If human embryonic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve been thinking today&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/21/ive-been-thinking-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about my Mom today, and not just because I was at a reunion where her name, recipes and demeanor seeped out of conversations that I overheard or was part of today.
I just read an article that talked about how much of America has a hard time thinking Sarah Palin is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funny</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/09/06/funny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not trying to make lite of all the Palin drama, I&#8217;m sure there will be some bad news along the way &#8211; and you can count on the MSM to make it seem horrible.
You may not find these funny but these things struck my funny bone. -pf
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Alaska Democrats remove crediting Palin re: &#8220;Bridge to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21st Century (GOP) Parables</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/08/19/21st-century-parables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bar Room Economics:
 Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes,  it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Memorial Day&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/05/25/this-memorial-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 21:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Return to the Article
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   May 25, 2008
The Heroes That Dwelt Among Us
By Lance Fairchok
 
This Memorial Day our nation has been at war for over five years against a brutal and intractable enemy. Most Americans know only what they hear in news sound bites and see in flashing images on TV, as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching lessons about life &#8211; UPDATE</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/04/23/teaching-lessons-about-life-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/04/23/teaching-lessons-about-life-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enough about Politics and Football for a while.  This is about Life.  The article below is a about a friend of a friend.  I was privileged to met Bret and his girlfriend Tracie when some of us drove to Cincinnati to see a professional tennis tournament last year.  If you ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parable For Our Times</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/02/28/a-parable-for-our-times/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/02/28/a-parable-for-our-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so   many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and was very much in favor of the redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dumbing of America</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/02/17/the-dumbing-of-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I agree with many of the points in this article, John at Powerlineblog.com does not.  -pf
Link to original article below
The Dumbing Of America
Call Me a Snob, but Really, We&#8217;re a Nation of Dunces
By Susan Jacoby
Sunday, February 17, 2008; B01

&#8220;The mind of this country, taught to aim at low objects, eats upon itself.&#8221; Ralph Waldo Emerson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hillary Bumper Sticker</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/01/14/528/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/01/14/528/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>OT &#8211; Elizabeth Gets Her Star</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/01/05/ot-elizabeth-gets-her-star/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2008/01/05/ot-elizabeth-gets-her-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well this is completely off topic, but my favorite actor when I was growing up (about 10-15 years old), just received her star (finally!) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There have been people behind the scenes working on this for years. RIP Elizabeth &#8211; deserved, but she never cared about awards&#8230;
A kicky site if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/12/26/welcome-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/12/26/welcome-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day after Christmas is a good day for reflection on 2007.
I&#8217;ve posted a summary of some of my favorite posts here.  If you want to see a quick representation of the posts for 2007 go there first.
2007 was an interesting year, politicking for the 2008 presidential election started way too early &#8211; has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reason for the Season</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/12/22/reason-for-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whose Christmas Is It Anyway?
By Kyle-Anne  Shiver
Here we go  again.  Even before the Thanksgiving turkey made it through the leftover cycle,  the now-annual, national Christmas squabble began.
Neighbors in a stew over a manger scene in somebody else&#8217;s front yard; call  the ACLU.  A store won&#8217;t call their evergreens Christmas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Steyn&#8217;s Thanksgiving Message</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/11/18/mark-steyns-thanksgiving-message/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/11/18/mark-steyns-thanksgiving-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Steyn: World should give thanks for America

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MARK STEYN
Syndicated columnist
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Speaking as a misfit unassimilated foreigner, I think of Thanksgiving as the most American of holidays.
Christmas is celebrated elsewhere, even if there are significant local variations: In Continental Europe, naughty children get left rods to be flayed with and lumps of coal; in Britain, Christmas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cubs Win!</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/09/28/cubs-win/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Chicago Cubs win N.L. Central


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		<title>A Success Story</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/08/26/a-success-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On our way to a Cincinnati tennis event in August we stopped in Indiana to visit Bret in his new house. He and his finance are friends of the daughter of a good friend of mine; they are all life long biking circuit enthusiasts. I thought you would enjoy the story even though it&#8217;s not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AUG 24 &#8211; Rudy in SE Iowa again</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/08/25/rudy-visits-iowa-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/08/25/rudy-visits-iowa-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well we got just a bit more than 24 hours notice that Rudy was going to be back in Iowa on Friday. For me personally, it was the most fun I&#8217;ve had at an event to date and I didn&#8217;t hear a word he said or even shake his hand! The story I&#8217;m most interested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics &amp; the Iowa Straw Poll</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/08/12/iowa-straw-poll-and-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/08/12/iowa-straw-poll-and-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My notes (Republican vs Democrats) are already about to drop off the front page &#8211; so I will link to them here: Remember, I&#8217;m only speaking for myself here; but these threads are important to me.
Part 1 &#8211; Politicians and the Press
Part 2 &#8211; National Government
Part 3 &#8211; National Defense
Part 4 &#8211; Paradigm Shift
I have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For My Niece</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/08/11/for-my-niece/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.
 Desiderata
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Book Finally! 7/21</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/07/11/the-book-finally-721/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Rudy 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/05/12/rudy-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/05/12/rudy-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 02:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sent this letter to the editor today.
We  more moderate Republicans have felt out of step with our party over the last 20  years.
Rudy Giuliani is trying to take the politics out of a heated  argument and return it to the rule of law yet was derided in the press for his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noonan on VT shooting</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/04/21/noonan-on-vt-shooting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/04/21/noonan-on-vt-shooting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cold Standard (where were the adults?)
By PEGGY NOONAN
April 21, 2007
I saw an old friend on the Acela on the way to Washington, and he told me of the glum, grim faces at the station he&#8217;d left, all the commuters with newspapers in their hands and under their arms. This was the day after Virginia Tech. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I Believe</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/04/20/what-i-believe-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/04/20/what-i-believe-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Rudy Now!) 
I have been asked by Democrats, Independents and Republicans why I am writing this blog and why I support Rudy Giuliani for President. Actually it&#8217;s pretty simple. I agree with Rudy on almost every philosophical point, but let me sort through them. 
This is what I believe. 
Prosecution of the Global War on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which ones do you like?</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/04/12/which-ones-to-you-like/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/04/12/which-ones-to-you-like/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>U Tube Videos &#8211; Ronald Reagan</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/03/31/u-tube-videos-ronald-reagan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/03/31/u-tube-videos-ronald-reagan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 00:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will we be strong enough to leave the shining city on the hill to the next generation?
A quiet, and reflective night after a evening thunderstorm, brought me to find and post these videos. view preferably with high speed internet connection. I will copy these over to my RWR Tribute page later. 
A Rendezvous with Destiny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launched &#8211; USS New York</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/01/28/here-she-is-the-uss-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/01/28/here-she-is-the-uss-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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USS New York
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
The USS New York is the fifth in a new class of warship &#8211; designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local News &amp; Events</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/01/19/local-news-events/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2007/01/19/local-news-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visit the Muscatine Arts Center for these new displays (Jan 14-April 1)
Interesting “digs” in Muscatine
New Muscatine Art Center Exhibits
Eisele Hill &#8211; what you&#8217;ll see
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		<title>ScrappleFace Must Read</title>
		<link>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2006/12/30/scrappleface-must-read/</link>
		<comments>http://www.politicalfootballblog.com/2006/12/30/scrappleface-must-read/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ScrappleFace Editor Responds to Real Editor   
ScrappleFace.com publishes funny parodies of the news. Once a parody is cut off the website and pasted by someone into an email then they distribute it around the world without the next reader understanding original intent (the parody part&#8230;) someone, eventually, will most likely be offended. Such [...]]]></description>
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