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- What I would Change About the World: Make it more angular. Too bloody round for my taste.
- Current Gig: Shedding my pessimistic skin.
- Current Project: Keeping my hopes up and my expenses down.
- Influences/Heroes: Barack and Michelle Obama / Jonathan Turley / John Lennon / Dr. Seuss / Jimi Hendrix / Monty Python's Flying Circus (go figure) / Mel Blanc / Tex Avery / Kathleen Hall Jameson / Howard Zinn / Sarah Vowell / James Taylor / Doris Kearns Goodwin / Aaron Sorkin / John Steinbeck / George Carlin / Tim Russert / Lewis Black / Bill Moyers / The Simpsons (d'oh!)
- Organizations: NRDC/Amnesty International/PBS/ACLU/ Doctors Without Borders/ QVC (joke)...etc.
- Political Bent: Semi-Eletist Liberal
- Favorite Bands: Beth Orton, Thea Gilmore, Darrell Scott, Iron and Wine, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Stones, James Taylor, Neil Finn and bands, Aimee Mann, Gilberto Gil, Fairport Convention, Neil Young, Miriam Makeba, Patty Griffin, Faces, Dar Williams, CCR, Tony Rice, E.W. & F., David Byrne, Al Green, Pale Saints, Aretha Franklin, Pat Metheny, Staples Singers (solo, too), Sandy Denny, Elton (early stuff), Mary Black, Doc Watson, Joni Mitchell, June Tabor, John Hartford, Billy Bragg, Aaron Copeland, George Gershwin, YoYo Ma, Jethro Tull, Lenine...etc.
- Favorite Directors: Penelope Spherris, Jonathon Demme, Terry Gilliam, Tex Avery, John Sayles, Bob Clampett, Wim Wenders, Chuck Jones
- Favorite Movies: The Queen, Monty Python and The Holy Grail, Amelie, Bobby, Something Wild, Suburbia, The Fisher King, The Rutles in "All You Need Is Cash", House Of Games, Until The End Of The World
- Favorite TV Shows: Pushing Daisies, 30 Rock, Dollhouse, Countdown, Transatlantic Sessions, Rachel Maddow, Newshour, Frontline, Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me, Washington Week, Life, Corner Gas, Now, Samantha Who?, Scrubs, Medium, The West Wing, Look Around You
- Favorite Track: "Fine Friend" - Pale Saints
- Celebrity Crush: Carrey Mulligan / Selma Blair / Sarah Haskins / Ana Marie Cox / Laura Greenwood / Alison Stewart / Sarah Vowell / Helen Mirren / Janeane Garofalo / Rachel Maddow
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- huntre voted up Obama makes "special olympics" gaffe on live TV 3 years ago
When Obama went on Jay Leno's chat show on US TV, he was the first sitting president to ever make an appearance on such a show. All was going well; Obama had calmly explained the latest... more
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- huntre commented on Obama makes "special olympics" gaffe on live TV 3 years ago
Those who need to make a big deal out of this for political gain or media attention will do so. Let's move on.
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- huntre voted up Twouble with Twitters 3 years ago
A young man struggles against the pressure to Twitter his life away. Check out the sequel http://current.com/items/90032288_celebrity-twitter-overkill.htm From: "SuperNews!" An... more
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- huntre commented on Twouble with Twitters 3 years ago
"Fantastic Twits!" My ego needs more characters than Twitter allows to express how much I loved this.
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- huntre voted up Sarah Haskins in Target Women: Barbie 3 years ago
She's busty, famous and fifty. No wonder we want to grow up to be just like her. For more Sarah Haskins http://current.com/topics/88794117/sarah_haskins/new/0.htm For more Target Women... more
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- huntre commented on Sarah Haskins in Target Women: Barbie 3 years ago
My lifelong notion that Barbie was, strictly, a ridiculous male fantasy and an extremely unrealistic anatomical ideal for young girls the world over has either been strongly reinforced or utterly... more
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- huntre commented on Natasha Richardson's Life Support Plug Pulled 3 years ago
Sadness. She was a fine actress and part of a great acting family legacy.
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- huntre voted up Natasha Richardson's Life Support Plug Pulled 3 years ago
Natasha Richardson has been taken off life support, according to NYC legendary columnist, Liz Smith. Smith has extremely close ties to the whole Broadway scene and is certainly in a position to... more
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- huntre commented on Who Is Sarah Haskins? 3 years ago
Oh sweetest Sarah. Love to each and every one of you from each and every one of me.
