{"id":1307,"date":"2008-09-24T00:10:23","date_gmt":"2008-09-24T04:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=1307"},"modified":"2008-09-24T00:10:23","modified_gmt":"2008-09-24T04:10:23","slug":"and-heres-your-moment-of-sad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/09\/24\/and-heres-your-moment-of-sad\/","title":{"rendered":"And Here&#8217;s Your Moment of Sad . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let me put this on my permanent record: I had more faith in and hope for Tony Blair than I ever did George Bush.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the few bright spots that I recalled from the result of 2000 was thinking that at least Blair could help keep Bush in check.  There were, as you might imagine, many lessons that came from the disappointment that followed.\u00c2\u00a0 I was reminded of most of them when Tony Blair sat down at the Daily Show last week.\u00c2\u00a0 In case you missed it:<br \/>\n<embed FlashVars='videoId=185185' src='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/sitewide\/video_player\/view\/default\/swf.jhtml' quality='high' bgcolor='#cccccc' width='332' height='316' name='comedy_central_player' align='middle' allowScriptAccess='always' allownetworking='external' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer'><\/embed><br \/>\nAnd part 2:<br \/>\n<embed FlashVars='videoId=185186' src='http:\/\/www.thedailyshow.com\/sitewide\/video_player\/view\/default\/swf.jhtml' quality='high' bgcolor='#cccccc' width='332' height='316' name='comedy_central_player' align='middle' allowScriptAccess='always' allownetworking='external' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer'><\/embed><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me put this on my permanent record: I had more faith in and hope for Tony Blair than I ever did George Bush.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the few bright spots that I recalled from the result of 2000 was thinking that at least Blair could help keep Bush in check. 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