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This article appeared in the November 24, 2008 edition of The Nation.

November 5, 2008

Votes & Smokes, Folks

Glendale, Calif.

When I opened my Nation and saw the "Steal Back Your Vote" comic [Oct. 27], I blurted out, "Fucking excellent!" And for me, unlike Sarah "God Bless Exxon" Palin, that includes a "g." I also found it amusing that there was an advertising insert for an addictive drug (tobacco). As a downhill skate racer I'm used to marketing of all kinds everywhere, including on our boards and clothes. My new leathers are unusual in that they say JuanCole.com.

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About Trudy Lieberman

Trudy Lieberman, a regular Nation contributor, directs the health and medicine reporting program at CUNY's Graduate School of Journalism. She also covers health reform for the Columbia Journalism Review's cjr.org. more...

About George Scialabba

George Scialabba is the author of Divided Mind and the forthcoming What Are Intellectuals Good For? more...
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