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Dave Barry's year in review: 2009
Miami Herald ^ | 12-26-09 | Dave Barry

Posted on 12/28/2009 6:02:16 AM PST by radioone

It was a year of Hope -- at first in the sense of ``I feel hopeful!'' and later in the sense of ``I hope this year ends soon!''

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2009review; davebarry; democrats; obama

1 posted on 12/28/2009 6:02:17 AM PST by radioone
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To: radioone

Dave always has the best of the year end lists.


2 posted on 12/28/2009 6:36:28 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (During this joyous Christmas season, I'd like you to know....A reindeer bit my sister once.)
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To: radioone
In another embarrassment for the White House, New York is temporarily thrown into a panic when Air Force One flies low over Manhattan for a publicity photo shoot. Responding to widespread criticism, Gibbs notes that President Obama inherited Air Force One from the Bush administration.

I eagerly await this column every year. Thanks for posting.
3 posted on 12/28/2009 6:54:37 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Tiger isn't out of the woods yet--not by a long shot.)
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To: radioone

There’s always a little something to piss off everybody, but make ya laugh anyways!


4 posted on 12/28/2009 7:15:23 AM PST by Paradox (ObamaCare = Logan's Run ; There is no Sanctuary!)
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To: radioone
Great column.

What amazes me about Dave Barry is that everything he says is true -- he is not making this up -- and it's only the little twist at the end of each item that makes you realize just how silly, bizarre, or outright insane the actual true facts are.

I never tire of his humor, or the underlying sharply-barbed commentary...

5 posted on 12/28/2009 7:52:25 AM PST by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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To: dayglored
I just loved this part (and I'm not even finished):

In other economic news, the CEO of GM resigns under pressure from the White House, which notes that it inherited the automobile crisis from the Bush administration. GM is now essentially a subsidiary of the federal government, which promises to use its legendary business and marketing savvy to get the crippled auto giant back on its feet, starting with an exciting new lineup of cars such as the Chevrolet Consensus, a ``green'' car featuring a compressed-soybean chassis, the world's first engine powered entirely by dew, and a 14,500-page owner's manual, accompanied by nearly 6,000 pages of amendments.

6 posted on 12/28/2009 7:33:16 PM PST by torchthemummy (No Obama: Not Because He's Black But Because He's Red)
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To: radioone

Ha! Thanks for posting.


7 posted on 12/28/2009 8:31:26 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: radioone

“The big health story in April is the rapid spread of swine flu, a dangerous new virus strain developed by the makers of Purell”

Wouldn’t be surprised if Alex Jones doesn’t pick up on this one


8 posted on 12/28/2009 9:26:26 PM PST by Figment ("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
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To: Figment

Should say “wouldn’t be surprised if Alex Jones picks up on this one”


9 posted on 12/28/2009 9:32:25 PM PST by Figment ("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
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To: radioone
My Favortie bit:

MARCH

. . . an angry nation learns that the giant insurance company AIG, which received $170 billion in taxpayer bailouts and posted a $61 billion loss, is paying executive bonuses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. This news shocks and outrages President Obama and members of Congress, who happen to be the very people who passed the legislation that authorized both the bailouts and the bonuses, but of course they did that during a crisis and thus had no time to find out what the hell they were voting for.

(Dave knocks that one out of the park with bases loaded!)

10 posted on 12/29/2009 12:35:10 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the next one...)
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To: radioone
"• In sports, roughly 40 percent of the U.S. bimbo population announces that it has at one time or another hiked the Appalachian Trail with Tiger Woods.

(Note to self: NEVER drink Jack and Coke while reading Dave Barry and expect the inside of your nose to remain free of said drink!)

11 posted on 12/29/2009 12:50:34 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the next one...)
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