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braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
12/16/09

In reply to Dear Kim Jong-Il, Will You Be America's Friend? Circle YES or NO
How can you call yourself the "Supreme Leader" of a "Democratic Republic" and not have your head explode?

Is it a language thing? Does it make more sense in Korean, or something?
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mr_dude
12/16/09

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What's wrong with left handed?
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clickable
12/16/09

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And that, friends, is how you get invited everywhere.

A few days ago, in a rant I wrote because the Salahi story ticked me off so much, I mentioned that I worked in an office similar to the White House Social Office, for the head of state for another country.

We did things like this as often as we could. It's so easy to recognize the folks who are sincere and just plain nice, and when we had the chance to make a kind gesture - get them past a velvet rope, a better seat, a photo op, admission to an event - we did it without further ado. No publicity but a lot of memories for visitors who got a more personal welcome than they expected. They made all the jaded wheeling-and-dealing we dealt with most of the time worthwhile.

Note to the Dardens (not that they're likely to be on Gawker, but anyway): The White House official photographer probably has the photos of you with the dignitaries catalogued and filed. Call, ask for that office (explain as much about the circumstances as the switchboard needs to transfer the call to the correct office), and ask for their fax number. Send them a fax with your name, date, details of the event, and I'll bet they'll be able to send you the picture. It's fairly standard operating procedure. The White House's phone number - almost as well known as the legendary Jenny's - is 202 456 1414.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/16/09

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Kim Jong's Breath

Dear Leader, lay your head tonight
Upon The People's plebescite;

Your hairs will snap and oils congeal
While Pyongyang's ready with a deal:

She'll come to you and try to kiss
Your vodka lips, but surely miss

For then mid-pout the breath will out
And shrivel up your love's redoubt.
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pssshwhatever
12/16/09

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I'm merely surprised that anyone from Hogansville, GA voted for Obama.

I mean that genuinely - I'm from Georgia and still live here. And I have no fucking clue where Hogansville is. Wikipedia informs me that it has fewer than 3,000 residents and is on the Alabama state line. I'm now even more surprised. Good on the Dardens. My faith in rural Georgians has been raised ever so slightly.
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ms_priestypants
12/16/09

@pssshwhatever: I was pretty sure this was my mom and dad until it got to the part about voting for Obama. Powder Springs represent!
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pssshwhatever
12/16/09

@ms_priestypants: I'm from just around the corner in Marietta, although I've chosen to live in Athens until they make me leave. I will have outgrown it, in my estimation, in about 6 months, which is about two years after my college graduation date.
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ms_priestypants
12/16/09

@pssshwhatever: Ha! I lived in Athens for 8 years- I went to law school after undergrad basically just to stay for three more years. I have some friends who never left, and managed to make the transition from student to townie quite nicely. Just sayin.
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southernbitch
12/16/09

@pssshwhatever: i spent 6 years bumming around that town. so much love. so much love. but when it's time to go, you'll know almost immediately. it's like seeing a divine light.
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pssshwhatever
12/16/09

@southernbitch: My six year anniversary here will be when my lease is up in July, and I think it'll be time to go then. Probably back to Atlanta, at least for a year. I'll love Athens forever, it's a special little town, but I'm starting to see that divine light you're talking about. It's time to relent my place in the Athens universe to an 18-year-old, fresh from the suburbs.
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pssshwhatever
12/16/09

@ms_priestypants: Ha, I found a work-from-home job after undergrad just so I could stay here for a little longer! I think I've outgrown the dating scene, here, though. As much fun as it is to sleep with 19-year-old dudes that are full of stamina (and other things), talking to them afterward is getting seriously old. Which probably means I'm getting old. I've put in my six years here, though!
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ms_priestypants
12/16/09

@pssshwhatever: Heh. I know nothing about that.

Even in New York City I missed Athens- it is so much easier to keep up with what bands are playing when there are only really three places for them to play, and The Grit...oh how I miss The Grit!
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Karlifornia
12/16/09

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This was a cheap stunt to get cast on The Real Housewives of Hogansville
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Botswana Meat Commission FC
12/15/09

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THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE WHEN "KING" ANDREW JACKSON WAS INAUGURATED AND ASSORTED RUFFIANS AND BUMPKINS HAD WILD ORGIES IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

Vote Whig in 2012!
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RandomLunatic
12/15/09

@Botswana Meat Commission FC: You clearly know your history, cuz that's not far off the mark. I think Old Hickory even escaped out of a side window and skulked away. And he wasn't a skulking sorta dude, usually.

And you know, if the next president is from Nashville, I can guaran-damn-tee it'll happen again that way. My people in the Music City know how to throw a Bumpkin orgy.
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El_Gato
12/15/09

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Anyone who has crashed a White House event in the past two months should be sent straight to state prison for a minimum of five years. With the exception of the Dardens.
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GlasgowRose
12/15/09

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Sounds like the Obamas crashed their party -- by which I mean, of course, the Darden party.
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iplaudius
12/15/09

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Mr. Darden is a veteran. Important detail? Maybe, maybe not.

“The official, whose name and title Darden didn’t remember, asked whether Darden was a veteran. Darden told him he was a Navy veteran, and the aide suggested he stay, Darden said.”
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Adrian Chen
12/16/09

@iplaudius: thnx. Added.
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Btwbfdimho
12/15/09

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I see eagles on the legs of that piano. Are you sure it's the White House or Lady Gaga's living room instead?
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Xinnix
12/15/09

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I'm not sure how well "benevolent" works in this headline.
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AzureTexan
12/15/09

@Xinnix: Agreed. I think it's supposed to be an adjectival form of 'beneficiary' (????) but there isn't one, so . . . .

Anyway, it's late, and sometimes the English language doesn't provide the words we need in certain situations, especially in the lonely hours.
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Lucky
12/15/09

@AzureTexan: benevolent, adj
1. intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly

I guess it kind of works, but I think "benign" was what Adrian was reaching for.
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/16/09

@Lucky: Benevolent looks like it's trying really hard to describe "White House"
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Adrian Chen
12/16/09

@Xinnix: K, you win.
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Lucky
12/16/09

@Adrian Chen: Awww. Sorry Adrian, now I feel ungrateful. I think the original still made sense.
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Adrian Chen
12/16/09

@Lucky: I draw strength from criticism. This is how I was just able to crush a beer can on my head.
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Lucky
12/16/09

@Adrian Chen: You're my hero.
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AzureTexan
12/16/09

@Adrian Chen: @Lucky: We are all heroic — are we not? — for caring this much about the English language, even when it stays out late and doesn't call to tell us where it is or who it's with.

Also, Adrian: It's much less painful when you crush a beer can on someone else's forehead.
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Rozelle’s Bagman
12/15/09

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Awww, they're not USSR Georgians?...
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OrneryBabe
12/15/09

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This couple had already cleared background checks in anticipation of their visit for the next day. One of the White House spokespersons, Nick Shapiro, supposedly said it's not unusual for visitors who have cleared background checks to be invited into other events if there is enough space.

I call bullshit on that, but this is a great story nonetheless. At least this couple wasn't a pair of insufferable famewhores looking to increase the likelihood they'd be picked for a reality show. . . that we know of, anyway.

Now that's a Christmas story, and no one got his eye shot out.
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fatmonalisa
12/15/09

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[en.wikipedia.org]

Greatest thing in history. Ever. We need more of these.
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ampersandparade
12/15/09

@fatmonalisa: "When the real Emperor of Ethiopia, Menelik II, visited England some time later, he was chased by children shouting 'Bunga! Bunga!'"

What a bunch of little shits! I love these dead children!
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
12/15/09

@fatmonalisa: I'm taking this to Raconteur Club tomorrow night.
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