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Matt Scanlon
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Stupid contests need the most attention.

Pazuzu: "I'm going to be doing this, and if you get possessed, it's your own fault!"

Your mother was either way too strict or not strict enough.

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Exorcist: making Jews think twice since 1971!

I assume you mean West and not East Germania.

I still remember JBB describing the all deleted language during exorcism scene with Reagan as "Joe Pesci, Robert DeNiro, and Ray Liotta having their fingers cut off".

Are you of the Catholic persuasion?

Remember that documentary "Exporting Raymond"? I want to see the Russian version of "The Americans" - "The Russians".

Cogent, and persuasive. I'm going to reconsider my opinions.

I for one welcome an America in which there are no teenagers in the workforce, and all single adults can afford 2 bedroom apartments.

$17 is really high for huge parts of the country and would price even adults out of the market. If states or municipalities want to raise the minimum wage beyond federal standards, go ahead. Honestly I don't know a precise number without looking at data, my gut feeling is $12-13 federal minimum wage for people over

I like Australia's set-up of a tiered minimum wage based on age.

The jerk store called and said it's running out of shrimp!

No, let's not raise income tax rates. Income tax rates are good where they are. Even Barack Obama agrees on that point. Let's talk about raising the social security payroll tax cap well above the current 106K limit, while at the same time decreasing the overall 12.4% rate on wages. That would be a huge boon to middle

What about cash payments to help people move? Not a tax deduction, not a subsidy to an employer, but like $1000-$2000 in straight cash to help someone move from West Virginia to Columbus, OH, or Charlotte, NC?

There's no one more disappointed than a disappointed David Schwimmer.

If former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson can win 5% or more of the popular vote for the Libertarian Party, the LP can get all sorts of federal goodies for 2020, including $10 million in public campaign funding. I'm looking forward to the irony.

John Heinz helped develop the GOP's young voter pitch at the 1984 Republican convention with one Lee Atwater. Heinz said of Atwater, ""Lee is either the most brilliant political strategist I've ever met, or he's out of his mind."