Foreign Correspondents

A Traditional Christmas Tradition (The Seventh Funny Day Of Christmas)

Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:50 PM EST

So it used to be that every year I published a Christmas Booze Advisory and then the opportunity came up to write for the Funny Days of Christmas series and I thought I could knock out an article much in the same style as last year.

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entertainment, suicide, santa-claus, christmas, santa, asshat, troll, twelve-days, christmas-lights, the-twelve-funny-days-of-christmas

Election 2008: The Returns Roll In.

Tue Nov 4, 2008 4:09 PM EST

By Dennis P. McCann

"Crispus fell, so Rosa could sit. Rosa sat so Martin could march. Martin marched so Barack could run. Barack is running so our children can fly." --author unknown.

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election, 2008, politics, president, mccain, obama, republican, democrat

I've had enough, you've had enough... Then take up arms, Join the Militia

Mon Aug 4, 2008 10:22 PM EDT

By David Mc Girr

Alright shut your damn mouth. We've been whining, wringing our hands, suggesting this feature, and that suggestion and that's just about enough. What's that? You think my tone is angry? You're damn right.

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racism, meta, bigotry, hatred, msnbc, task-force, coh, user-agreement, metavine, users-leaving

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A Hot Night in Ankara... WTF is 'Ateşler?'

Thu Jul 3, 2008 7:34 AM EDT

By Dennis P. McCann

So it's Tuesday night, and I'm sitting here on Newsvine, embroiled in several wild threads. On one I'm defending myself and others who were put on a hit list on a website associated with a known terrorist group.

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turkey, israel, fire, mccann, world-news, coup, ankara, trolls

Neocon Series to exhibit in Ankara

Wed May 28, 2008 7:02 AM EDT

By Dennis P. McCann

NEOCON, a series of paintings by American Artist Dennis P. McCann, will be exhibited in Ankara, Turkey.

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turkey, art, exhibit, mccann, world-news, painting, ankara, neocon-series, metu

The Return of the Neocon Series: Paul Wolfowitz

Fri May 16, 2008 8:18 AM EDT

By Dennis P. McCann

The Neocon Series is a Newsvine exclusive. Thirteenth in a Series. Phase One of the Neocon series returns with the reptilian overlord of Neocon finance, Paul Wolfowitz.

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bush, iraq, art, terrorism, politics, war, mccann, gop, wolfowitz, painting

Kathmandu: Scenes from an embassy

Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:21 AM EDT

By sirensongs

Pro-Tibetan Protests in front of the Consular section of the Chinese Embassy (Hattisar) have become an almost daily routine.

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olympics, protest, nepal, chinese, world-news, embassy, tibet, kathmandu, tibetan, sirensongs

Seeing red, and blue: news from Nepal

Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:09 PM EDT

By sirensongs

In Patan, Nepal "Is that blood on your face, or just Holi colours?" This morning, there was another attempted demonstration by pro-Tibetan protestors at the UN House in Patan. I didn't make it to the site in time (around 10.30 am).

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un, china, protest, demonstration, world-news, monk, tibet, kathmandu, sirensongs