Author - Bob Cesca

Civil War

Gettysburg, Day One

Today is the 145th anniversary of the first day of the battle of Gettysburg. It was this day that, in my opinion, truly decided the course of the battle and the tide of the war. With the the entire...

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Senator Barack Obama

GRRRR!

No sir. I don't like it. Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush’s program steering federal social...

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Iraq

War For Oil

NY Times: A group of American advisers led by a small State Department team played an integral part in drawing up contracts between the Iraqi government and five major Western oil companies to...

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John McCain

Go, General Clark!

General Clark is on MSNBC standing his ground. "This is about requirements to be president." Right on. Goddamn, the Republicans and the McBushies are being cry-babies about this thing. General Clark...

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Cycling

Fail!

I know there are probably about 2 people on this blog (including me) who dig pro cycling, but -- breaking news -- Floyd Landis is done. “Consequently, Floyd Landis is disqualified from the Tour de...

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Republican Party

Note To Republicans

This is Swift Boating: As we're entering a week of attacks on General Clark and the Obama campaign, I thought I'd set the baseline for Swift Boating here. Those purple heart bandages were about the...

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The Media

Isn't He Cute

One thing I've noticed during the eulogizing of George Carlin on TV... Several times this week, I've seen a television pundit air a particularly biting clip containing some important social or...

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Uncategorized

WTF?!

RALEIGH -- Thanks to some text message-savvy grandchildren, [nearly 10,000] North Carolina drivers whose license plates have the potentially offensive "WTF" letter combination can replace the tags...

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