Friday, July 2, 2004

WE INTERRUPT THIS POLITICS-FREE BLOG TO BRING YOU THIS POLITICAL MESSAGE: As the talking box in the middle of my dashboard reminded me this morning, 228 years ago this weekend somebody wrote a short piece that kicked ass. It's chilling to hear it read by people who understand it (as opposed to, say, fourth-graders). One of those people, by the way, is the late Red Barber, the voice of the Brooklyn Dodgers and consequently the first voice heard on the first televised baseball game.

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