#36. Lyndon B. JohnsonFmaj7, CI can do itI can containThe communistsIn vietnamWhy won’t you trust youWhy won’t you believeWhy won’t you trust meWe’re going anywaySure, we’re dyingSure, we’re going brokeBut I assure you I’m a manWe can winYes I canMaybe I miscalculatedThe people, the passion, the warThe 58,000 flags draped...
"You and I have an intrinsically different view of the role of federal government in our society. I admire your passion, and I urge you to continue to fight for the change you seek in peaceful ways. But you must understand that I believe as strongly as you do in...
I make money as an advertising writer. And unfortunately, writing is something that anyone can do. And I strictly mean this from a "technical" standpoint. You can hold a pen. You write e-mails. And therefore, many people/companies think they don't need an expert in this field, forgetting that it's not...
"That rug really tied the room together, did it not?" Maybe in this audience, 20% of you will recognize that line. In a normal social setting, probably 5%. Here's the thing about quoting slightly obscure references. Don't be shocked when people don't get them, and especially don't insult people for...
One night, a husband and wife were watching television together, when a fictional couple on the show "Friends" agreed to create a "list". The "list" would contain 5 people that each person was allowed to have sex with, without consequences, if the situation ever arose. The wife watching the show...
I think it would have gone pretty much the same way. Tiger comes back, has some miraculous shots, but quickly reverts back to his non-gentlemen self, cursing up a storm. Where nerdy little Phil Mickelson (whom I never liked until this tournament) plays ridiculously good golf, all while being totally respectful...
Last August, weeks before an episode had even aired, a couple of friends and I started a podcast about the ABC show, FlashForward. This first to market strategy paid off. It caught the attention of one of the lead writers on the show, Quinton Peeples, who has been a source...
is predominantly white. Pssh. Figures. That completely changes how I view their ideas. Yes, this is a rebuttal to the generalization that the "Tea Party movement is probably racist, because their members are mostly white."
People use this phrase a lot. If you decide to carefully point out an egregious flaw in someone's life, you might be rebutted with the Biblical maxim, "Judge not lest ye be judged." But I think we're using that phrase the wrong way. That verse means you shouldn't be a hypocrite and...
