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		<title>By: Vanessa</title>
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		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I look like Claudia Schiffer.</description>
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		<title>By: Jay Tea</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Tea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>lavida, the same can be said of me and every prior president. Well, except for Taft, I think... he makes me look positively svelte.

J.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>lavida, the same can be said of me and every prior president. Well, except for Taft, I think&#8230; he makes me look positively svelte.</p>
<p>J.</p>
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		<title>By: k s lavida</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/01/20/what-a-president-looks-like/#comment-133627</link>
		<dc:creator>k s lavida</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oliver, he doesn&#039;t look a bit like you.  Well, maybe in one of those funhouse mirrors that stretches you vertically and compresses you sideways, you&#039;ll look a bit more like him... :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oliver, he doesn&#8217;t look a bit like you.  Well, maybe in one of those funhouse mirrors that stretches you vertically and compresses you sideways, you&#8217;ll look a bit more like him&#8230; <img src='http://www.oliverwillis.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: SteveAudio</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/01/20/what-a-president-looks-like/#comment-133618</link>
		<dc:creator>SteveAudio</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not only that, OW, we have a President who looks like he can think!

Oh happy day, indeed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not only that, OW, we have a President who looks like he can think!</p>
<p>Oh happy day, indeed.</p>
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		<title>By: Duros62</title>
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		<dc:creator>Duros62</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Oliver, sorry that my “fan club” keeps disrupting things. It was not my intent — I was actually being sincere with the congrats.&lt;/i&gt;

Sincerity deserves recognition. At the risk of incurring the wrath of the &quot;fans&quot;, kudos, Jay. You&#039;re wrong about some much so often, but I can tell you mean this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Oliver, sorry that my “fan club” keeps disrupting things. It was not my intent — I was actually being sincere with the congrats.</i></p>
<p>Sincerity deserves recognition. At the risk of incurring the wrath of the &#8220;fans&#8221;, kudos, Jay. You&#8217;re wrong about some much so often, but I can tell you mean this.</p>
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		<title>By: Jaim</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/01/20/what-a-president-looks-like/#comment-133585</link>
		<dc:creator>Jaim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The world has had enough fake cowboys raised in Maine and attending Yale and Harvard.  How &#039;bout a guy that&#039;s smart, competent, and cares about working people getting ahead in life?  That&#039;s why I&#039;m excited.

No drama Obama.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The world has had enough fake cowboys raised in Maine and attending Yale and Harvard.  How &#8217;bout a guy that&#8217;s smart, competent, and cares about working people getting ahead in life?  That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m excited.</p>
<p>No drama Obama.</p>
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		<title>By: freD</title>
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		<dc:creator>freD</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I’ve been thinking Obama looks like a typical American citizen and talks like a real American president.  I wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the world had been seeing Americans as nothing but hick cowboys, bimbo party girls and gangsta rappers, until now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ve been thinking Obama looks like a typical American citizen and talks like a real American president.  I wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the world had been seeing Americans as nothing but hick cowboys, bimbo party girls and gangsta rappers, until now.</p>
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		<title>By: tas</title>
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		<dc:creator>tas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Jay, could you name one damn thing you’ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?

&lt;b&gt;Let’s see… I identified you as an asshole. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;

I disagree with almost every political opinion Jay Tea has, but I nearly spit out my drink after reading this.  He keeps it entertaining.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Jay, could you name one damn thing you’ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?</p>
<p><b>Let’s see… I identified you as an asshole. </b></i></p>
<p>I disagree with almost every political opinion Jay Tea has, but I nearly spit out my drink after reading this.  He keeps it entertaining.</p>
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		<title>By: fafaroo</title>
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		<dc:creator>fafaroo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;By my nature, I’m an analyst.&lt;/i&gt;

Words fail me ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>By my nature, I’m an analyst.</i></p>
<p>Words fail me &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Silver Owl</title>
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		<dc:creator>Silver Owl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:55:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LOL!  I don&#039;t know if your smile is as awesome as Obama&#039;s but I know the feeling.  Out of 340 million people we&#039;re not a nation of all old white guys in boring blue suits, white shirts and ugly red ties.    

One day a woman will be President too and that will be another stunning step into the future. 

It&#039;s damn good day.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL!  I don&#8217;t know if your smile is as awesome as Obama&#8217;s but I know the feeling.  Out of 340 million people we&#8217;re not a nation of all old white guys in boring blue suits, white shirts and ugly red ties.    </p>
<p>One day a woman will be President too and that will be another stunning step into the future. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s damn good day.</p>
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		<title>By: Jaim</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jaim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>*hard not to</description>
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		<title>By: Jaim</title>
		<link>http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/01/20/what-a-president-looks-like/#comment-133562</link>
		<dc:creator>Jaim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;doing everything within his power to give Obama every advantage he could in taking office&quot;

Like making up false excuses so that Obama couldn&#039;t move to DC early to let his kids start school on time?

Yeah, real classy move.

&quot;I’m right sometimes, wrong sometimes. Nature of the beast.&quot;

You&#039;re rarely right.  You &quot;analyze&quot; things based on false evidence constantly.  People are always pointing out how wrong you are.

By nature, you are the definition of an intellecutal light-weight.  You are by nature a pea-brain.  You are by nature a person of less-than-average intelligence who, through the wonder-working power of the internet, fancies himself a smartie-pants.  And it amuses me to no end.

But hey, America has a chance to be great once again.  And I&#039;d be better off ignoring people like you.  But it&#039;s hard to to chime in with others in utter amazement of your capacity for cognitive dissonance and self-delusion.

I hope you listened carefully to Obama&#039;s great speech.  At various points he was directly addressing people like you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;doing everything within his power to give Obama every advantage he could in taking office&#8221;</p>
<p>Like making up false excuses so that Obama couldn&#8217;t move to DC early to let his kids start school on time?</p>
<p>Yeah, real classy move.</p>
<p>&#8220;I’m right sometimes, wrong sometimes. Nature of the beast.&#8221;</p>
<p>You&#8217;re rarely right.  You &#8220;analyze&#8221; things based on false evidence constantly.  People are always pointing out how wrong you are.</p>
<p>By nature, you are the definition of an intellecutal light-weight.  You are by nature a pea-brain.  You are by nature a person of less-than-average intelligence who, through the wonder-working power of the internet, fancies himself a smartie-pants.  And it amuses me to no end.</p>
<p>But hey, America has a chance to be great once again.  And I&#8217;d be better off ignoring people like you.  But it&#8217;s hard to to chime in with others in utter amazement of your capacity for cognitive dissonance and self-delusion.</p>
<p>I hope you listened carefully to Obama&#8217;s great speech.  At various points he was directly addressing people like you.</p>
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		<title>By: ed</title>
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		<dc:creator>ed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;I was actually being sincere with the congrats.&lt;/i&gt;

Well that&#039;s because you&#039;re such a mensch! Obviously. And you&#039;re prescient to boot! And you&#039;re funny. This is priceless: &quot;By my nature, I’m an analyst.&quot; Dude, you should totally have a blog instead of coming here to tell people how humble and awesome you are!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>I was actually being sincere with the congrats.</i></p>
<p>Well that&#8217;s because you&#8217;re such a mensch! Obviously. And you&#8217;re prescient to boot! And you&#8217;re funny. This is priceless: &#8220;By my nature, I’m an analyst.&#8221; Dude, you should totally have a blog instead of coming here to tell people how humble and awesome you are!</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Tea</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Tea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Jay, could you name one damn thing you’ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?&lt;/i&gt;

Let&#039;s see... I identified you as an asshole. 

I also knew that Bush would be exceptionally gracious and cooperative in the transition, doing everything within his power to give Obama every advantage he could in taking office.

I also knew that several of Obama&#039;s nominees would have plenty of skeletons in their closets that would come out once they were nominated.

By my nature, I&#039;m an analyst. I present my opinions, and I spell out my reasoning and cite my supporting evidence. I&#039;m right sometimes, wrong sometimes. Nature of the beast.

Oliver, sorry that my &quot;fan club&quot; keeps disrupting things. It was not my intent -- I was actually being sincere with the congrats.

J.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Jay, could you name one damn thing you’ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?</i></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s see&#8230; I identified you as an asshole. </p>
<p>I also knew that Bush would be exceptionally gracious and cooperative in the transition, doing everything within his power to give Obama every advantage he could in taking office.</p>
<p>I also knew that several of Obama&#8217;s nominees would have plenty of skeletons in their closets that would come out once they were nominated.</p>
<p>By my nature, I&#8217;m an analyst. I present my opinions, and I spell out my reasoning and cite my supporting evidence. I&#8217;m right sometimes, wrong sometimes. Nature of the beast.</p>
<p>Oliver, sorry that my &#8220;fan club&#8221; keeps disrupting things. It was not my intent &#8212; I was actually being sincere with the congrats.</p>
<p>J.</p>
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		<title>By: Jaim</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jaim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;I had predicted it a while ago, but I had it pegged for 2016 at the soonest, and likely a Republican, so I’ve had time to get used to the idea&quot;

Jay, could you name one damn thing you&#039;ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?

And seriously, we&#039;ve got a new president.  Could you give up your forum trolling for at least 24 hours or so?  Give it a rest maybe?

Seriously, you&#039;ve got your own damn blog.  I realize nobody reads it, but maybe you could just let people know how many times you&#039;ve shat your diapers over the past few days, how many bags of Cheetohs your mom has brought you down in the basement?

kthxbai</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I had predicted it a while ago, but I had it pegged for 2016 at the soonest, and likely a Republican, so I’ve had time to get used to the idea&#8221;</p>
<p>Jay, could you name one damn thing you&#8217;ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?</p>
<p>And seriously, we&#8217;ve got a new president.  Could you give up your forum trolling for at least 24 hours or so?  Give it a rest maybe?</p>
<p>Seriously, you&#8217;ve got your own damn blog.  I realize nobody reads it, but maybe you could just let people know how many times you&#8217;ve shat your diapers over the past few days, how many bags of Cheetohs your mom has brought you down in the basement?</p>
<p>kthxbai</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Tea</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Tea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JadeGoldenShower, you&#039;re right -- I&#039;ll never give up on Alan Keyes. 

Because that would mean that I had ever invested anything in the guy. I can&#039;t give up on something I never started.

I didn&#039;t have any particular candidates in mind, just playing on hunches and some fundamental assumptions about the American electorate -- which were obviously flawed. 

Another reminder why I usually try to avoid predictions.

One more time, Oliver: congratulations. I don&#039;t think I can fully identify with what you&#039;re feeling today, but I do have a smidgen of a hint of what you felt during prior inaugurations.

J.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JadeGoldenShower, you&#8217;re right &#8212; I&#8217;ll never give up on Alan Keyes. </p>
<p>Because that would mean that I had ever invested anything in the guy. I can&#8217;t give up on something I never started.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t have any particular candidates in mind, just playing on hunches and some fundamental assumptions about the American electorate &#8212; which were obviously flawed. </p>
<p>Another reminder why I usually try to avoid predictions.</p>
<p>One more time, Oliver: congratulations. I don&#8217;t think I can fully identify with what you&#8217;re feeling today, but I do have a smidgen of a hint of what you felt during prior inaugurations.</p>
<p>J.</p>
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		<title>By: Sean D. Martin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sean D. Martin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>OW: &lt;i&gt;we have a president who looks like me&lt;/i&gt;

I don&#039;t see the resemblance.  He doesn&#039;t look anything like a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/01/13/if-you-can-dream-it/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;pineapple&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OW: <i>we have a president who looks like me</i></p>
<p>I don&#8217;t see the resemblance.  He doesn&#8217;t look anything like a <a href="http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/01/13/if-you-can-dream-it/" rel="nofollow">pineapple</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: JadeGold</title>
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		<dc:creator>JadeGold</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt; had predicted it a while ago, but I had it pegged for 2016 at the soonest, and likely a Republican,&lt;/i&gt;

Apparently, Jay ID Tea will never give up on Alan Keyes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i> had predicted it a while ago, but I had it pegged for 2016 at the soonest, and likely a Republican,</i></p>
<p>Apparently, Jay ID Tea will never give up on Alan Keyes.</p>
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		<title>By: ed</title>
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		<dc:creator>ed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;It’s called self-awareness. &lt;/i&gt;

How extra-menschy of you to acknowledge your own magnanimous self-awareness. If there ever were a sentence which merited its own paragraph, it was your &quot;And that, I have decided, is a good thing.&quot; Kudos to you. 

&lt;i&gt;Oliver is thrilled. I hope he remains thrilled...&lt;/i&gt;

Is there no end to your massive good will? 

Seriously, though, Jay Tea. Are you a cartoon?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>It’s called self-awareness. </i></p>
<p>How extra-menschy of you to acknowledge your own magnanimous self-awareness. If there ever were a sentence which merited its own paragraph, it was your &#8220;And that, I have decided, is a good thing.&#8221; Kudos to you. </p>
<p><i>Oliver is thrilled. I hope he remains thrilled&#8230;</i></p>
<p>Is there no end to your massive good will? </p>
<p>Seriously, though, Jay Tea. Are you a cartoon?</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Tea</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Tea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ed, I meant that it is a good thing that I feel the slightest bit different. It&#039;s called self-awareness. I am recognizing something about myself, noticing a change, and in a way identifying and empathizing with Oliver. The historic shoe is on the other foot, and it feels... different. Not more or less comfortable, just not the one I&#039;ve worn for so long.

Oliver is thrilled. I hope he remains thrilled, while at the same time hoping most of the substantive things he hopes will come to pass won&#039;t -- because I believe they would be fundamentally bad for the nation.

We shall see. Time will tell.

J.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ed, I meant that it is a good thing that I feel the slightest bit different. It&#8217;s called self-awareness. I am recognizing something about myself, noticing a change, and in a way identifying and empathizing with Oliver. The historic shoe is on the other foot, and it feels&#8230; different. Not more or less comfortable, just not the one I&#8217;ve worn for so long.</p>
<p>Oliver is thrilled. I hope he remains thrilled, while at the same time hoping most of the substantive things he hopes will come to pass won&#8217;t &#8212; because I believe they would be fundamentally bad for the nation.</p>
<p>We shall see. Time will tell.</p>
<p>J.</p>
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