Our first drink in Oaxaca, on the roof of a hotel

by Jack Brummet

Keelin had a glass of wine, and I had this amazing "Mezcaline," with Mezcal, tamarind, chile, a pineapple slice, and, I think, lime. I don't usually drink cocktails, but this was stunning. 

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Various Oaxacan Churches

by Jack Brummet

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Recent black and white paintings by the Oaxacan painter Sergio Hernandez

by Jack Brummet

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Ancient dancers found in Nayarit

by Jack Brummet

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Oaxacan swing dancers (video - black and white)

by Jack Brummet

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Photograph: They waited too long (in Oaxaca City)

by Jack Brummet

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Painting from Oaxaca museum: The Last Supper (with new world vegetables).

by Jack Brummet

Detail:

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Oaxacan street-sweeper rig

by Jack Brummet

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ATIT Reheated (2008): Pablo Fanque's notorious interview with Sen. John McCain

By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor

In an interview today with All This Is That's national affairs editor, Pablo Fanque, Senator John McCain at first mocked the New York Times recent revelations about a possible relationship he had had with the lobbyist Vicki Iseman.

Fanque: So is there any whiff of truth to the story?

Sen. McCain: Sure, I guess there's a whiff of truth. She is a woman, and a good looking woman. It's more convenient to pin her on me than it would be a male lobbyist. That's for sure. Every person on the hill deals with lobbyists.

Fanque: But the New York Times also alludes to something deeper than a drink with a lobbyist.

Sen. McCain: Sure they do. Have you read the 'paper lately? They allude to a lot of things. And the Times has a stake in getting their boy Obama elected. They shredded Hillary Clinton, and now they're coming after me.

Fanque: But that still doesn't really answer the question.

Sen. McCain: But isn't this interview supposed to be about how I would support the arts after I'm elected?

Fanque: It is, indeed. But this seems a little more important.

Sen. McCain: Than what?! This is a f***ing sideshow you're running here. Let's talk about The Issues.

Fanque: We are. This has become the issue.

Sen. McCain: Look. I've become a threat to the Democrats and to the New York Times. So you drag up a ten-year-old story and start flogging it. It's not relevant to the campaign.

Fanque: So just what WAS your relationship with Ms. Iseman?

Sen. McCain: I think I explained that. Several times this week.

Fanque: But the New York Times and some of your staffers seem to think otherwise.

Sen. McCain: You're talking about Pravda here. A paper that is ashamed of the United States. And some traitor staff members who will be rapidly disposed of. Pardon me for ending that sentence with a preposition.

Fanque: But Senator, you've explained that you did some business with a lobbyist. Now, it seems, you need to explain the accusations that have been lodged against you about having a romantic relationship with Ms.Iseman.

Sen. McCain: Really. OK. I drilled Vicki Iseman. So what? Do I get the same pass you gave Slick Willy? Do I get the same pass you've been giving Obama and Hillary?

Fanque: Pass? I don't recall hearing these sorts of allegations against them?

Sen. McCain: Then you have your head in the sand. Because it's all out there. This interview is over.
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Faces 2178 — The next disgraced exec resigns

by Jack Brummet

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Presidential turkey pardons

By Jack Brummet, Holidays and Holy Days Editor


President Harry S. Truman seems to have been the first President to issue a pardon to a Thanksgiving turkey, in 1947.  All subsequent Presidents have carried on the tradition.

I could not find an image of Jimmy Carter pardoning a turkey, but I did find this:

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Faces drawing 2176 — Sex harrassment training class

by Jack Brummet

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