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More good Ruthie news
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Rod Dreher
I’m so happy to share with you who have been praying for and thinking about my sister Ruthie and her fight against Stage 4 cancer some good news. She had a wound on her chest from where doctors had to insert a chemo port earlier this year. The wound wouldn’t heal, so her oncologist had…
Kenneth Feinberg: BP’s man?
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Rod Dreher
Said Kenneth Feinberg, appointed a short while ago by President Obama to oversee the $20 billion BP compensation fund: Pledging his independence from the federal government and BP, Feinberg said he plans to establish a centralized claim center, beef up a staff of adjusters and be a constant, visible figure for Gulf Coast residents. “This…
Clampetts: Shills for cigarettes
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Rod Dreher
Last night I got caught up in watching old cigarette ads on YouTube. It’s like going into some Bizarro universe. Did you know there’s an entire series of Winston ads starring the Beverly Hillbillies? I swear, these are the weirdest damn things. Here’s the first one; below the jump, I’ve posted others. I’ve put the…
One of my earliest TV memories
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Rod Dreher
I was three and a half years old when this aired. I loved the little puppet lady with the red hair … and I couldn’t figure out why a man was named “Gale”.UPDATE: While I’m on the old-school TV subject, look at this jaw-dropping cigarette commercial from back in the day. Apparently it was never…
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