#  Justin Bieber and Other Thankgiving Blessings

     Details    Will Durst   ![logo](https://www.citywatchla.com//templates/ja_teline_v/images/logo.png)         November 19 2012       [ARCHIVE](https://www.citywatchla.com/archive)   - [  Previous Article **Good Density or Bad Density, That is the Question** ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4080:good-density-or-bad-density-that-is-the-question&catid=16)
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> ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/images/stories/Nov-2012/cw1093j.png)RAGING MODERATE - Seriously? Both political parties talking pre-emptive smack barely a week after the election. Partisan politics? Again? So soon? Not even time to catch our breath? For crum’s sakes, give it a rest, you guys. Besides, shouldn’t you be out on recess? After all, it’s Thanksgiving. Yes. Already. The earliest Thanksgiving possible. That’s what happens when November first is on a Thursday. Merchants are dancing the happy dance. Shoppers too. Retail workers, not so much. Black Friday Creep seems destined to devour Halloween.
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> To be perfectly honest, a four-day weekend devoted to food, family and football might be the perfect prescription distraction to help us through these rebuking times. So here are a couple rough examples of what a middle-aged, round-headed political comic counts as blessings over folded hands before performing a perfectly executed triple somersault into the gravy boat.
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> **Barack Obama:** Second-term promises much bigger knock-down, drag-out fights with the Republican House. Not to mention the Democratic Senate.
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> **General David Petraeus:** Who knew generals had groupies? Proves old high school adage: chicks dig stars. The larger the fruit salad, the more noxious the flies.
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> **Karl Rove:** Continues to lobby for a recount of the Florida and Ohio votes. From 2008.
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> **The Newly Elected Congress:** If you liked the 112th Congress, you’re going to love the 113th Congress. Gridlock grown tentacles.
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> **Bill Clinton:** As Secretary of ‘Splaining Stuff, he kicked Obama’s ball over goal line. Can’t wait to see what his touchdown celebration looks like. Probably a waltz with Hillary down the 2016 campaign trail.
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> **Dick Cheney:** Still feisty even after recovering from a heart transplant. Really, transplant? Mightn’t “installation” be more apt?
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> **State of Florida:** 12 years later, and they still can’t count. Time to circumcise America. Cut Florida off and kick it into the Caribbean. Rename it North Cuba.
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> **State of Texas:** Threatening to secede again. But not seriously enough. Don’t think their heart is really in it.
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> **Mitt Romney:** Good news is he won’t have to ‘splain to the whole family why they’re moving into a smaller house.
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> **Chris Christie:** Love him or hate him, he’s not going away and is much too big to fail.
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> **Donald Trump:** The man just cannot shut the hell up. He’s the gift that keeps on giving. Should team up with Sarah Palin in a double act and take it on the road.
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> **Paul Ryan:** Reins of the GOP are his if he can hold onto them. Has a lean and hungry look. Bobby Jindal would be wise to beware the Ides of March.
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> **The Climate:** Don’t know if anybody’s noticed, but it ain’t getting more placid out there.
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> **Joe Biden:** Less of a loose cannon and more of a loose aircraft carrier.
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> **Michele Bachmann:** Because every comedian needs a good right-wing nut job every now and then.
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> **The Justin Bieber-Selena Gomez breakup:** It’s not over. Oh, you may think it’s over, but it’s not over.
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> **And finally, The Fiscal Cliff:** And our nation turns its lonely eyes to those fabled Fiscal Cliff Divers, the Tea Party. All right everybody, who’s jumping first?
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> Thanks to everyone for all your hard work throughout the year for the likes of political animals such as I. And good health to us all.
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> *(Five-time Emmy nominee Will Durst’s new e-book, “Elect to Laugh!” published by Hyperink, now available at Redroom.com, Amazon or any fine virtual book retailer near you. This column was posted first at [Cagle.com](http://Cagle.com))*
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> Tags: Will Durst, Raging Moderate, Thanksgiving, politics, Obama, Romney, Petraeus
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> Vol 10 Issue 93
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> Pub: Nov 20, 2012

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