Lunch Break: Dylan Thomas By Way Of Rodney Dangerfield

One of the interwebbing’s great treasures, Rogert Ebert, points out that today is Dylan Thomas’s birthday. And since there are many people in the political world–including more than 48 House Democrats, according to Charlie Cook–who may now need to rage, rage against the dying of the light, here is the late, inestimable Rodney Dangerfield, from the 1980s comedy gem, Back to School.

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  • newfreedomblog

    The New Democrat Party song after November 2nd, 2010.
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    Enjoy!!
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  • nflfoghorn

    Nice, given your mentality fits “Hee Haw” perfectly.

  • nflfoghorn

    And I guess, MS, for Dems to stay in congressional power they will have to hit the collective Triple Lindy?

  • http://twitter.com/michaelscherer Michael Scherer

    FTW.

  • ricardo4max

    nothing pleases us more than to see you wound up flugelhorn!lmfao!

  • apr2563

    MS, we agree. Roger Eberts essays are treasures.

  • sacredh

    Dylan Thomas still resonates today. “Blowin’ In The Wind” and “Subterranean Homesick Blues” are still as powerful as when they were releashed in the 60′s.

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