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* RAGING   GLORY * * The   D.C.  Dispatches [Revised Edition] * 1 – Jan. 15th   — Barackstock coming on Sunday 2 – Jan. 16th  —  We’re Gonna Sing 3 – Jan. 17th —  The Baltimore Report 4 – Jan 18th  —  Democracy is Something you Do 5 – Jan 19th  —  The Day That Could […]

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. It’s funny when some Americans talk about who is an American and who isn’t . . . It made me think of some commonly-perceived “Great Americans” who weren’t born here, like  . . . Christopher Columbus (Italian)  (“discovered” America, and for whom cities & holidays, and circles & squares are named after) William Penn […]

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The  Rose  of  Hope * Election  Night  2008 by Brian Hassett Early morning in the Universe  —  sunrise over a New America. I arose from the floor of a Harlem hotspot dreaming of something way bigger than me.  And right off the mat, the Election Morning Ritual of tea & subtlety, pacing & breathing, and dreaming […]

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The Post Election Numbers: The Presidential race — I finalized my predictions on Nov. 1st, and called the final Electoral College to be: 367  to  171 and it turned out: 365  to  173 🙂 “My bad”:  I thought the Dems would pull off North Dakota;  and I gave Indiana to the Repubs, but the Dems squeaked it […]

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This makes an excellent “program” to print out for the evening’s festivities . . .  🙂 (all times Eastern;  all predictions as of Saturday, Nov. 1st, 2008) And before you dive in   — click here http://thatradio.podhoster.com/index.php?sid=1399 and listen to a radio show about the election while you’re reading!  What fun! 7:00 – – 6 states […]

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Just for the fun and coolness of this magic moment in history . . . it’s Brian’s Playful Prediction Challenging Challenge Contest * The Game of Predicting History . . . Fair to be played up until 6AM (Eastern) Tuesday, November 4th, 2008. Make your own predictions at home, then carry them around in your […]

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From Meet The Press, Sunday Oct. 19th, 2008. And this should have been spoken to Tim Russert R.I.P. but was delivered by Sec. of State Colin Powell to Tim’s brother & colleague Tom Brokaw. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Colin Powell’s statement: I have some […]

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I know it sounds crazy, but I’m lovin’ the new Hockey Night In Canada.  As you know, I think it’s been an embarrassment to our great country and our even greater sport since I started watching the show again in ’04 or whatever. I just saw the first two Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh games from Stockholm […]

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Here’s a bunch of online video clips . Here’s my YouTube Channel   —   BrianHassettVideos   — https://www.youtube.com/user/BrianHassettVideos/videos “Brian is the horse of a different color you’ve heard so much about.”                                                     […]

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Where  Wayward  Jekylls Hyde The  Mighty  Bama-Rama  Rap                                                                                 by Brian Hassett, Sept. ‘08     Like tonight is the night, the Barack is The Rock, And “change” is The Word, and the voice has been heard, . And the heart is on the drums, and passion’s playin’ […]

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