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Clinton: 'Rocky' and I aren't quitters - CNN.com:

"Let me tell you something. When it comes to finishing the fight, Rocky and I have a lot in common. I never quit," she said.

Apparently Senator Clinton has never watched Rocky. Otherwise, she would realize that the movie ends with Rocky losing to Apollo Creed. All Rocky wanted to do was go the distance against an opponent he knew was superior. Is she trying to tell us something?

Maybe the comparison is appropriate, because Clinton seems hellbent on achieving an ugly loss. Unlike Balboa though, Clinton has no chance of winning over the crowd with her persistence.¹

I originally intended to blog a lot during the primaries. I soon realized what a waste of energy it would be since I can't vote in my state's primary. Part of me hopes that Clinton's continued campaign to derail the Democrats in the general election ultimately destroys the party. The US needs a real leftist party, not a slightly less right-wing party and another rightist party.

Technorati Tags: 2008 elections, politics, primaries, Hillary Clinton, Rocky

I've been sick for almost a week now. I guess I had a cold or a flu. My temperature was 101°F on Saturday. It's been a while since I've had a fever. I didn't really enjoy it and wouldn't recommend having a fever to anyone else.

In addition to being sick, I've been teaching myself how to use R. Previously I've done all of my statistical analyses in SAS.¹ I've wanted to learn R for a while, but have been putting it off. I don't have anything against SAS except that it's expensive and requires a remote connection when I need to work. Also, there's no Mac version. I mostly worked with SAS, batch mode, over a ssh connection from home. The biggest benefit was that I didn't have to leave the house. Now that I can use R, I don't have to worry about Internet access and I can run it off of my own machine. Plus, I hear all of the cool kids are using it for their statistical analyses.

Being sick has also meant I haven't been able to exercise. Since February, I've been making an effort to exercise. Sitting on my ass in front of a computer 10 out 12 months of the year hasn't done much for my general fitness. I'm not a huge fatty or anything, but huge fattiness runs in my family. I guess I should do something to avoid that. I'm not doing anything terribly hard exercise-wise, just some basic routines and some running. I have to admit that it isn't as fun as not exercising and smoking. To balance out exercise and otherwise generally clean living, I've been drinking more gin. I've also been trying eat healthier, which means eating more vegetables. I hate vegetables.

I guess that's all I have to say for now. Oh yeah. I applied for application to the reforming Shitty Blogs Club. I think this should help fulfill the requirement that I blog occasionally. I'd hate to have my membership rejected.

I did not proofread this post. You'll get over it.

When did the following become acceptable language in journalism?

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Is this an attempt to make health news more interesting to stupid people or just another indicator of general illiteracy?