tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196420452024-02-28T12:11:16.422-06:00Norman's DemesneI am a retired Viet-Nam veteran. I am involved in about 12 volunteer projects. I am interested in history, literature, and the arts. I read a number of quality newspapers. I am a Minnesota Twins fan.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4912125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-59488889153731976002012-01-31T16:30:00.000-06:002012-01-31T16:30:31.932-06:00In Memory of Norma Tostenson 1921-2012My beloved mother-in-law has gone to her eternal rest. <br />
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Her life, her death, and her faith are worthy of self-study and reflection for me. The following hymn verse is #530 (#2) in <b>The Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary</b> [<i>In Christi Wunden schlaf ich ein</i>].<br />
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With peace and joy I now depart;<br />
God's child I am with all my heart.<br />
I thank thee, death, thou leadest me<br />
To that true life where I would be.<br />
So cleansed by Christ, I fear not death.<br />
Lord Jesus, strengthen Thou my faith.<br />
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Blessed be the memory of Norma Tostenson.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-44963091033307336042012-01-27T11:18:00.000-06:002012-01-27T11:18:04.921-06:00Time to Get Going AgainOne of my acquaintances asked me the other day about the Hopkins City Council Election. She said that she had read my blog and wanted to know what was happening.<br />
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Well, I have really let Norman's Demesne fall into neglect. The election was on November 8th and I did not win. I won only 10% of the votes. There will be no 'Boss Teigen' in Hopkins MN.<br />
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I am pleased that some people managed to notice that I participated. Mayor Gene Maxwell called me to ask if I would serve on the Hopkins Park Board. I was sworn in at a regularly scheduled Hopkins City Council meeting and attended my first Park Board meeting last week.<br />
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So, for now, I need to learn about the Hopkins City Parks and follow up on my responsibilities.<br />
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My volunteer activities are: King of Grace Lutheran School; Richfield MN Historical Society; Mill City Museum; Hopkins Park Board. Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-30824775757110903162011-10-18T08:10:00.000-05:002011-10-18T08:10:07.726-05:00Hopkins City Council Election - 2011The election day of November 8, 2011 is drawing closer.<br />
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Click on the link to view my website.<br />
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I ask for your vote. Please let me know your questions and concerns. I am here to serve you.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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Norman TeigenNorman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-69033197673033042622011-10-02T12:15:00.004-05:002011-10-04T12:32:12.515-05:00Hopkins City Council - November 8, 2011The activities for the campaign are beginning. The voters of the city are starting to take notice.<br />
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I am running for Hopkins City Council because I have a passion for the City of Hopkins. I love this place. My wife and I have lived here for the past 12 years.<br />
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I am running for City Council because I am able to process information and make sound decisions. City Council members vote and make legal decisions. City Council members must be able to make wise decisions about the issues. <br />
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There is a need for council members to judge issues on their own merits. Pre-conceived notions of what should be, or what should not be, need to be set aside. Each issue must be considered carefully so that the best interests of all of the citizens of Hopkins prevail.<br />
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I listen to people. People trust me to follow up on their concerns. Please check out my website at<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyep05Sx0_4u7YNaV5dhQhSXQHM2bQBw479s_t89SGmeVVyj_oIJafXUL5BZytZ41t7CTKvwo-SQqji8nJTIiWO4LrB0vbtGItUtOZJ_KBaXsK9IN02PoLwFjdK_zWwuFKiIF1/s1600/DSCN0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyep05Sx0_4u7YNaV5dhQhSXQHM2bQBw479s_t89SGmeVVyj_oIJafXUL5BZytZ41t7CTKvwo-SQqji8nJTIiWO4LrB0vbtGItUtOZJ_KBaXsK9IN02PoLwFjdK_zWwuFKiIF1/s320/DSCN0006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I ask for your vote.<br />
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(I am a Vietnam veteran. I served in the Army with the First Aviation Brigade. This photo was recently snapped at the Veterans' Museum in Madison WI.)Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-90618545375141372962011-09-30T08:15:00.000-05:002011-09-30T08:15:24.478-05:00Late Night Jokes<br />
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"<a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-republican-campaign-cartoons.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Republicans</a> are having trouble luring Gov. Chris Christie into the presidential race. They should try pie." –<a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-david-letterman-jokes.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">David Letterman</a><br />
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"The two American hikers have been released from Iran and they're trying to reintroduce them to American culture. Right now, they're in a screening room outside of Washington, going through Jennifer Aniston comedies." –David Letterman<br />
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"There was no communication for the two years they were captive. There were a couple of emails from <a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/b/2011/06/09/best-weiner-headlines.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Anthony Weiner</a>, but that's it." –David Letterma</div>
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"President Obama is criticizing <a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/Rick-Perry/a/Rick-Perry-Jokes.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Rick Perry</a> for denying <a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/environment/a/globalwarming.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">global warming</a>. Can understand why Rick Perry doesn't take global warming seriously. As governor of Texas, he's probably fried more people than global warming all put together." –<a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-jay-leno-jokes.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Jay Leno</a><br /><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b>"President Obama claims his new jobs bill will be better than his old jobs bill, which only created one job that went to a guy named Bill." –Jay Leno<br /><br />"Herman Cain won the Republican straw poll in Florida. Cain has had more wins in Florida this year than the Miami Dolphins." –Jay Leno<br /><br />"President Obama's visit to Los Angeles has really messed up traffic. It took me two hours to get to work. Of course, I ride a little girl's bike to work." –<a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-conan-jokes.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Conan O'Brien</a><br /><br />"Obama was heckled by someone who said, 'Don't forget about medical marijuana.' The Secret Service has narrowed the suspects down to everyone in L.A." –Conan O'Brien<br /><br />"New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a tax break for 'Jersey Shore.' The veto made Snooki so angry that she turned orange-red." –Conan O'Brien<br /><br />"Hallmark has launched a line of recession-themed cards that say, 'Sorry you lost your job.' The good news is, the cards come pre-addressed to your congressman." –Conan O'Brien<br /><br />"<a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/joebiden/a/joe-biden-jokes.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Joe Biden</a> was a guest on 'The View' today. It was a little weird, When Whoopi said it was time for 'Hot Topics,' Biden was like, 'The sun! Coffee! Toasters! Did I win?'" –<a href="http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/bl-jimmy-fallon-jokes.htm" style="color: #3366cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Jimmy Fallon</a></div>
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The election will be held on November 8, 2011. I am one of the candidates. The League of Women Voters will sponsor a forum on October 6th and this will be broadcast on local public access television. My preparations for the campaign are still being made. Hopkins is a city of some 17,000 persons with an area of some four square miles. Hopkins is a second tier suburb with Minneapolis being but a short distance away. Hopkins is surrounded by Minnetonka, Edina, St. Louis Park, and Eden Prairie.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-40856441542572439982011-08-20T07:14:00.000-05:002011-08-20T07:14:46.294-05:00Martin Teigen's bio"Martin Teigen (Fifty-fifth District) was born in the Township of Meadow, Blue Earth county, 1874. In 1879 the family moved to Jackson county. He received most of his education in the schools of the state. In 1900 he emigrated to Bottineau county, N.D., where he filed on a homestead where he resided for 29 years. Besides farming he was connected with various co-operative organizations. In 1926, he bought a farm in Mille Lacs county."<br />
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Author's note: Meadow Township is actually Medo Township. Martin attended Luther College in Decorah Iowa and the University of Minnesota. He was a graduate of Luther Seminary in Robbinsdale MN. He was ordained a Lutheran minister in 1900 in Willmar MN. He served as a Lutheran pastor in North Dakota until 1915. My late father, Bjarne Teigen, told me that Martin left the Lutheran ministry because of stomach problems. Martin managed grain elevators in Kramer ND and one other location which I am temporarily unable to remember.<br />
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Source: The Legislative Manual of the State Minnesota Compiled for The Legislature of 1933 by Mike Holm Secretary of State.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-35359690121200900602011-08-19T08:38:00.001-05:002011-08-19T08:51:28.818-05:001932 Election Tally - Greenbush Twp. Mille Lacs CountyVoters in the United States and in Minnesota voted for Franklin Delano Roosevelt for President in 1932. Floyd B. Olson of the Farmer Labor party was elected governor. Martin Teigen was elected to the Minnesota Legislature.<br />
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The voters in Greenbush Township, Martin Teigen's home, voted 312 for FDR and 90 for Herbert Hoover. Governor Olson received 323 votes to Earle Browne's 76. The FL Lieutenant-Governor K.K. Solberg easily outdistanced his nearest rival Republican T.O. Streissguth, 272 to 72. FL Candidate John Lyons took 241 votes in the Secretary of State Race to Republican Mike Holm's 132 (Holm won the overall election).<br />
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Knud Wefald FL was elected Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner over Oscar A. Sweson and took 273 votes in Greenbush Township to Swenson's 74. In Greenbush, FL Candidate Harry Peterson received 271 votes to Republican Henry Benson's total of 74.<br />
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Greenbush Township was receptive to Farmer Labor politics. Where did Martin Teigen fit into this picture?<br />
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Martin Teigen was not a Farmer Labor Party guy. As we will see later in this series, he unfavorably compared some of the Farmer Labor programs in Minnesota with Non-Partisan League programs which he had experienced in North Dakota in earlier days.<br />
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I think of Martin Teigen as somewhat of a progressive, albeit a conservative progressive. I will write more later about the Non-partisan League of North Dakota and Martin's involvement in a competitive political program, the Independent Voters League. <br />
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Martin lived in North Dakota from 1900 to 1928. <br />
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Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-72374156442507041422011-08-19T08:22:00.000-05:002011-08-19T08:22:30.128-05:00Jokes of the Day - August 19, 2011"President Obama is on a bus tour to talk about jobs, and it turns out the bus was made in Canada. If he were a real American that bus would have been made in China.USA! USA!" –Conan O'Brien<br />
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"Obama said the housing market may not pick up again for another year or longer. On the bright side, President Obama now has nine people interested in his house." –Conan O'Brien <br />
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"Michele Bachmann said that when she is president, gas prices will come down to less than $2 a gallon. When asked how she’ll make that happen, she said she'll hunt down the CEO of Exxon and stare at him." –Conan O'Brien <br />
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"A new survey has Rick Perry ahead of Mitt Romney by 11 points, and Michele Bachmann is five points behind him. I think it’s going to come down to who wears the most flag pins." –Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Perry is an attractive candidate for many conservatives, because he wants smaller government, to cut national spending, and he knows how to fire a grenade launcher. He’s like the Sarah Palin of politics." –Jimmy Kimmel <br />
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"Rick Perry was once a Democrat. Just once, in college. He was experimenting." –Jimmy Kimmel <br />
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"Donald Trump may be running for president, and why not? He’s got that everyman quality that we can all relate to." –Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Rick Perry is now the front runner. Of course they’re letting him run in front. Because he’s the one with the gun." –Stephen Colbert<br />
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"Texas governor Rick Perry has been in the race only three days, and he's already blowing away the competition like it is a trespassing coyote." -- Stephen Colbert<br />
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Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-9644485397946661202011-08-17T06:11:00.000-05:002011-08-17T06:11:44.117-05:001930 Census re Martin TeigenPete Teigen (a cousin of mine, a grandson of Martin, a son of Rolf) has made this information available.<br />
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Martin Teigen in 1930 lived in Greenbush Township, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. <br />
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Martin Teigen was 58 at the time of the census . He was married to Mathilda when he was 34. Mathilda was 52 in 1930 and she was 27 when married. Martin and Mathilda were both children of Norwegian immigrants. Martin was not a veteran. Martin and Mathilda were farmers.<br />
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All of the Teigen children were born in North Dakota. Erling T. was 23; Bjarne W. 20; Torald N. 18; Gudrun I. 17; Ingolf O. 14; Rolf A. 13.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-53894875844499116512011-08-15T10:19:00.000-05:002011-08-15T10:19:38.359-05:00Norman Teigen for Hopkins City Council - 2011Two seats on the Hopkins MN City Council have become open and I am running for one of them. The election is November 8th. I expect that the election will revolve around financial issues.<br />
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I have lived in Hopkins since 2000. I am retired and spend my time as a volunteer.<br />
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The campaign, as I see it now, doesn't really start until October 6th when the League of Women Voters sponsors a televised forum at City Hall. My intention is to prepare for that event by gathering as much information as I can about the issues of the election. I spent five bucks to have my name put on the ballot, and, at this point, that is all of the money that I intend to spend on the campaign.<br />
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I will see the city director of finance on the 13th to learn what I can learn about city finances. Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-34091357753573357172011-08-15T10:15:00.000-05:002011-08-15T10:15:05.997-05:00Martin Teigen Wins Seat in Legislature - 1932Martin Teigen was elected to the Minnesota Legislature in the 1932 election as a representative from the 55th District in the 1933 session. The 55th was located in Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Sherburne Counties. Teigen was a farmer from Greenbush Township in Mille Lacs County.<br />
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Two representatives served the 55th District. The elections results for 1932 were as follows:<br />
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Fay Cravens 6,340<br />
Martin Teigen 5,872<br />
John E. Odegard 5,561<br />
Carl Engstrom 5,296<br />
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Since the focus here is on Martin Teigen, I note that he received 1,661 votes in Kanabec County, 2,553 in Mille Lacs County, and 1,658 votes in Sherburne County.<br />
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The<i> Princeton Union</i> reported on November 10, 1932 that Cravens and Engstrom were affiliated with the Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL). The <i>Union</i> reported with some regret that if Teigen and Odegard had joined forces they both might have won. <br />
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The <i>Union</i> noted with regret that Odegard was a favorite representative of the paper. "Sincere regret is felt in Princton village for the defeat of John Odegard who has most creditably represented this district in the house for five terms. He had a reputation for being a hard worker and was given important committee assignments. Mr. Odegard has served his district well and it is to be hoped that his retirement from the legislature is only temporaryl"<br />
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In Greenbush Township Teigen received 303 votes while Odegard only received 113 votes. <br />
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So, the <i>Princeton Union</i> favored Teigen and Odegard but Greenbush voters thought more of Teigen than Odegard.<br />
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[My cousin Pete Teigen is the source of information for the <i>Princeton Union</i>. Thanks, Pete. I wouldn't even have started this project without you.]<br />
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Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-22887403276134680182011-08-15T09:46:00.000-05:002011-08-15T09:46:49.939-05:00I am back againSome of my family and friends have said that they miss the jokes on my blog. So, I have decided to get back into the blog again.<br />
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Dan Kurtz continues to send me political jokes on Friday so I will start the jokes again on Friday.<br />
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Another reason to start blogging again is because I am running for Hopkins City Council. The election will be on November 8th. I will write about my activities as I pursue this seat on the council.<br />
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I am also reading about my grandfather Martin Teigen who served in the Minnesota legislature in the nineteen thirties. To my knowledge, I am the only member of my family to seek public office since my grandfather.<br />
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So, weekend jokes, Norman's campaign for City Council, and Martin Teigen in the Minnesota legislature.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-11387527630780696922011-06-06T19:44:00.000-05:002011-06-06T19:44:08.653-05:00This blog is now closedI have discovered Facebook and will now discontinue my blogging.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-90789921938757598792011-06-02T15:35:00.000-05:002011-06-02T15:35:44.773-05:0040th Anniversary - DEROS, ETS 1971Forty years ago I was in Long Binh getting ready to go home. I was a real short-timer. I had been in Viet-Nam since November of 1970 but I was awarded an early out to go back to Minnesota for advanced study.<br />
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My DEROS (date of effective return from overseas service) was June 8, 1971. My flight left Tan Son Nhut at 11:30 pm and landed in Oakland half an hour earlier than it had taken off, thanks to the International Date Line.<br />
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My ETS (expiration term of service) was June 9, 1971. I was given a fresh set of Army greens and a ticket from San Francisco to Minneapolis. <br />
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To try to get the whole experience in perspective, I have added a book to my collection. Wiest, Andrew, ed. <u>Rolling Thunder In A Gentle Land The Vietnam War Revisited</u>, Westminster MD: Osprey, 2006.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-29142063440830684572011-05-06T08:10:00.000-05:002011-05-06T08:10:14.393-05:00OBL - May 6, 2011 #2"Osama bin Laden, as we speak, is living with Spongebob in a pineapple under the sea." –Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"He's up to 2,000 friends on Shot In The Facebook." –Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Osama bin Laden was killed by Navy Seals yesterday. They did DNA testing to make sure it was Bin Laden. Or as I call it, best episode of Maury Povich EVER." –Jimmy Fallon<br />
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"President Obama gave the order for Navy SEALs to kill bin Laden. When President Bush heard about it, he was really upset, saying, 'I could have used seals?'" –Conan O'Brien<br />
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“By the way, 'buried at sea'? means 'dumped in the ocean.' That’s what they did with him. They dumped him in the ocean. Now I won't feel so guilty about peeing in the water anymore when I go to the beach."? –Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"And so, Osama Bin Laden got his first bath in almost ten years. This could the best shark week ever." –Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Finding bin Laden was like finding a needle in a country that swore it didn’t have needles." –Stephen Colbert<br />
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"I think the next election just got a lot easier for President Obama 'cause his response to every question during the debates will be: 'Wait, I forget…Did you kill Osama Bin Laden? Or did I kill Osama Bin Laden. Oh no, it was me, wasn't it?'" –Craig Ferguson<br />
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"It looks like President Obama has a new campaign slogan: 'Yes I Did.'" –Jay Leno<br />
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"Osama bin Laden was apparently shot twice in the face. It looks like Dick Cheney may have been involved." –Jay Leno<br />
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"Oddly enough, bin Laden's last words were, 'I hope you at least use this to interrupt 'Celebrity Apprentice.'' –Jimmy Fallon<br />
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"Osama bin Laden is dead, which means the No. 1 threat to America is now the KFC Double Down." –Conan O'Brien<br />
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"Bin Laden was living in a house with no Internet access, which explains why there were all those bin Laden sightings at the Islamabad Kinko's." –Conan O'Brien <br />
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"Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces. Everyone on TV has been really happy. Glenn Beck was crying — and then he found out about Osama." –Craig Ferguson<br />
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"Looking for Bin Laden was like a 10-year game of Where’s Waldo. Only better because when you finally find Waldo you get to storm his compound and put a cap in his ass." –Craig Ferguson <br />
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"President Obama must be very happy because he finally took down his arch enemy: Donald Trump. The bin Laden announcement interrupted 'Celebrity Apprentice.'" –Craig Ferguson <br />
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"Bin Laden lived in this compound in Pakistan with all of his wives for 6 years. So he did suffer." –David Letterman<br />
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"I would like us to kill bin Laden every Sunday night. It makes for a much brighter start to the week." –Jimmy Kimmel <br />
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"Oddly enough, bin Laden's last words were, 'I hope you at least use this to interrupt 'Celebrity Apprentice.'' –Jimmy Fallon<br />
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[source: Dan Kurtzman]Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-77410625188589575872011-05-06T08:06:00.001-05:002011-05-06T08:07:38.088-05:00It's All About OBL - May 6, 2011"The news of bin Laden's death interrupted this week's episode of 'Celebrity Apprentice.' Which begs the question, how do we kill bin Laden again next Sunday?" –Conan O'Brien<br />
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"The Republicans are so happy about bin Laden they've granted President Obama full citizenship." –David Letterman<br />
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"Osama bin Laden had money and telephone numbers sewn into his clothes. Apparently we got him just as he was on his way to summer camp." -Jay Leno<br />
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"After all the talk about caves, bin Laden was hiding in a million-dollar mansion in Pakistan. The CIA became suspicious when they learned there was a million-dollar mansion in Pakistan." –Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Osama bin Laden's death has been in the news all day. Leftish stations are going, 'President Obama saves the world.' Stations on the right are going, 'Obama kills fellow Muslim.'" –Craig Ferguson<br />
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"How about those Navy Seals. We're getting our money's worth there. They broke into Osama bin Laden's compound with 12-foot walls topped by barbed wire, and fired a warning shot into his head." –David Letterman<br />
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"Apparently, members of Al Qaeda are online slamming the U.S. I don't understand why they're so upset. Everyone in Al Qaeda just got a promotion." –Craig Ferguson<br />
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"There's already been some trouble for Osama bin Laden in the afterlife. There was a mix up and he was greeted by 72 vegans." –David Letterman <br />
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"The hot new drink around the country is the bin Laden. It's a Colt 45 and a shot that goes right to your head." –Jay Leno<br />
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"Bin Laden was buried at sea. Or as Dick Cheney calls it, 'the ultimate waterboarding.'" –Jay Leno<br />
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"The White House says they will release the Osama bin Laden death photo. Better yet, they’re doing it on a set of limited edition commemorative plates." –Conan O'Brien<br />
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"What?! Not only did we kill Bin Laden, we killed him in Abottabad! Abottabad sounds like name most New Yorkers would have invented for the fictional place they would have loved to kill Bin Laden." –Jon Stewart<br />
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[source: Dan Kurtzman]Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-39081689789574914302011-04-21T11:45:00.002-05:002011-04-21T11:51:12.313-05:00Zappenin' at 1106-April 21, 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmx4-yaZyqUm7e-Iuj4s99nMSqB4AED60wbbSLQ7ba7zbrTHpNwTVXZFPYc06WL2VHa3x_bl_2PlnJohhF4pUdeL1Zu1FhsbtfB-BlXUj148BiCSCpAdt8uvd7AfG75P-Md7M/s1600/DSCN2240.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmx4-yaZyqUm7e-Iuj4s99nMSqB4AED60wbbSLQ7ba7zbrTHpNwTVXZFPYc06WL2VHa3x_bl_2PlnJohhF4pUdeL1Zu1FhsbtfB-BlXUj148BiCSCpAdt8uvd7AfG75P-Md7M/s400/DSCN2240.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
BB misses Romy and Sam and likes to perch by their wedding picture.<br />
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TBH's flowers are starting to come up. The trees are starting to bud.<br />
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</div>Norman has been doing a lot of walking.<br />
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The big city snow pile at the end of the street is greatly reduced. <br />
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Dave had a stent procedure in Brownsville TX. He's doing OK.<br />
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Lots of funerals among our acquaintanceship.<br />
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TBH will spend the first weekend in May at Hay Lake with friends.<br />
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Norman's Adopt-A-Highway trash picking activity will start on Saturday.<br />
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Our church with the collapsed roof should be restored by mid-August.<br />
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Next Wednesday Norman starts six weeks at Fort Snelling Historical Site as a greeter. On May 1st there is a History Day competition at the University of Minnesota which means a busy, full day for Norman the Judge.<br />
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The Hwy 169-Bren Road road construction project will necessitate a search for a new coffee shop.<br />
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TBH and I will go to our first Twins game on June 18th and celebrate our 38th anniversary in the upper deck of Target Field.<br />
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Joe Mauer has bi-lateral weakness in his legs and is on the DL. The Twins batters can't hit and the Twins pitchers can't pitch. <br />
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Spring is here at 1106.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-14963736673813479702011-04-19T09:16:00.001-05:002011-04-19T09:16:35.379-05:00Photo of the month<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nAoBJqBJfbdOuRJ7vPC0ImA8Uk2GlZagp4VvrQxrTQsuC82hPDw7jnKz2uxUSHANRUFi85XNymqIkRZLFB2ki2KGnPbph3gkUPTNRuB3U4PynKG3dPjzGP041kYSEWYI2D6R/s1600/20110419_base-jumping-half-dome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nAoBJqBJfbdOuRJ7vPC0ImA8Uk2GlZagp4VvrQxrTQsuC82hPDw7jnKz2uxUSHANRUFi85XNymqIkRZLFB2ki2KGnPbph3gkUPTNRuB3U4PynKG3dPjzGP041kYSEWYI2D6R/s400/20110419_base-jumping-half-dome.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is from the National Geographic. Subscribe today for great photos.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-91485747848347484252011-04-15T08:58:00.003-05:002011-04-15T09:05:49.659-05:00TBH and Norman With Aunt Helga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8Hw7m9Qp4fX3VNGvtFBeLeM-HW1oTI8wS9sfAZYzUzfcHDDEkj-ZBxWbbyXt7MeeTTUUyKhCuAyaEhnLDWNTtq1zTUoiPaP3JUZq74PDN92fNjcauj1Y6UMngj3lmu7qzDM4/s1600/010+-+Copy+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8Hw7m9Qp4fX3VNGvtFBeLeM-HW1oTI8wS9sfAZYzUzfcHDDEkj-ZBxWbbyXt7MeeTTUUyKhCuAyaEhnLDWNTtq1zTUoiPaP3JUZq74PDN92fNjcauj1Y6UMngj3lmu7qzDM4/s400/010+-+Copy+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Aunt Helga's funeral was earlier this week. We said good-bye several weeks ago. We will remember her smile and her charm and her wit.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-53894605951514012602011-04-12T05:02:00.000-05:002011-04-12T05:02:08.513-05:00Anniversary of Fort SumterThe shooting began in earnest on this day in 1861. It is one of the most significant dates in American history. Over 600,00 people died in the four year war.Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-60715468023110083352011-04-08T07:54:00.001-05:002011-04-08T07:58:27.299-05:00Glenn Beck - a national joke"Fox News announced today that Glenn Beck will leave his show later this year. It's nothing personal. He just wants to spend more time with the voices in his head." –Jimmy Fallon <br />
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"Fox News is dropping Glenn Beck's show. He spent the whole day crying his eyes out, and then he heard his show was getting dropped." –Craig Ferguson<br />
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On Glenn Beck's complaints that critics of Arizona's immigration are making Nazi comparisons: "Glenn Beck is offended! Glenn Beck thinks playing the Nazi card is going too far. Glenn Beck — this is a guy who uses more Swastika props and video of the Nuremberg rallies than the History Channel." —Lewis Black, in a brilliant Daily Show rant in which he demonstrated that Glenn Beck has "Nazi Tourette's"<br />
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"Our good friend, Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, is a contributor to Fox News. Only been there a couple days. Already making friends. Today, she loaned Glenn Beck some mascara that does not run when you cry." –David Letterman <br />
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"Some critics are saying that Palin won't last on Fox because she's an over-emotional woman who gets the facts wrong. But I disagree. It's working great for Glenn Beck, so she'll be fine." –Craig Ferguson <br />
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"But here's how it works. Here's the official line of succession in control of the Republican Party. If Rush Limbaugh is disabled in any way, then control of the party is passed to Glenn Beck. That's the line of succession." –David Letterman <br />
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"Yesterday, President Obama prank-called a Washington radio station, calling himself 'Barry from D.C.' Then, just to mess with him, Obama called Glenn Beck's radio show as 'B. Hussein from Kenya.'" <br />
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"Fox News host Glenn Beck has lost over 30 sponsors since he called President Obama a racist. And the latest sponsor that he just lost is Clorox bleach. That's amazing. Even a company whose sole purpose is to make things whiter thinks Glenn Beck has gone too far." --Conan O'Brien<br />
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"Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. Well, to be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." --Conan O'Brien <br />
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"And as you know, Santa Claus is working very hard with his elves to make sure every child gets at least one toy this Christmas, or as Glenn Beck calls that, 'socialism.'" –Jay Leno <br />
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"Glenn Beck had an emergency appendectomy, but he'll be back on the air tomorrow. That's right. However, for his first day back, doctors are warning Glenn to take it easy and only compare Obama to Hitler three times an hour." –Conan O'Brien <br />
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"During the middle of his show, Fox News commentator Glenn Beck was rushed to the hospital for an attack of appendicitis. Yeah. Apparently, Beck was crying and screaming incoherently, so his audience assumed everything was normal." –Conan O'Brien<br />
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[source: Dan Kurtzman]Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-71488062334709672562011-04-08T07:52:00.004-05:002011-04-08T07:57:28.575-05:00More jokes on April 8, 2011"The White House said that President Obama will not focus on full-time campaigning for a long time. Yeah, he wants to wait a year or two before he gets serious about it -- just like he did with being president." —Jimmy Fallon<br />
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"President Obama is going to seek reelection. His slogan this time? 'Change you can believe in. This time I promise. Really.'" —Jay Leno<br />
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"President Obama will run for reelection in 2012. He's not breaking up with us! He wants to work things out! He's forgiving our poor record on post-recession job creation, our incessant demands to be talked to, every time we go to war." —Jon Stewart<br />
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"President Obama announced his re-election campaign, though it's not really a surprise. He did all the things that make it official: He filed the paperwork, redesigned his website, and printed another fake birth certificate." —Craig Ferguson<br />
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"So far the Republican field looks like a bunch of guys responding to a Craigslist ad for a free couch." —Stephen Colbert<br />
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"Officials at BP have filed for permits to drill for oil again in the Gulf of Mexico. They say the oil is easier to find than ever because it's mostly on top of the water." —Conan O'Brien<br />
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"There's a $376 million semi-secret construction project happening at the White House, and it's rumored that a tunnel is being built underneath. That's a lot of work for President Obama to get away from his mother-in-law. Let the man have a cigarette." —Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"I think Obama is building an underground Kenya. A new subterranean land so he can Africanize us from below. I heard that on Fox News." —Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Bravo is canceling 'The Real Housewives of D.C.' after just one season. That's when unemployment is bad, when people who don't even have jobs are losing their jobs." —Jimmy Fallon<br />
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"Donald Trump said he can't make a final decision about whether he will run for president or not until this season of 'Celebrity Apprentice' is over. Which is maybe the best excuse from a guy who might run for the presidency ever — I am unable to decide on whether or not I will run for President until I decide whether Latoya Jackson or Jose Canseco will be my new Apprentice." —Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Due to the budget impasse, the federal government may shut down next week. There will be another season of 'Jersey Shore,' but the U.S. government is still up in the air." —Conan O'Brien<br />
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"If Congress can't agree on a budget by midnight Friday, the government will shut down. Democrats are demanding to tax all of the people's money and use it to fund abortions, while the Republicans want to sell the country to Exxon Mobil and relocate gays to Puerto Rico." —Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"Members of Congress will still get paid if there's a shutdown. So it will be just like it is now. We'll be paying them to do nothing." —Jay Leno<br />
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"A lot of public beaches may also be shut down, which could severely whiten John Boehner." —Jimmy Kimmel<br />
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"It's being reported that Katie Couric will be leaving CBS before the presidential campaigns. Who will be brave enough to ask Sarah Palin questions that should be incredibly easy to answer now?" —Jimmy Kimmel<br />
"While covering the war in Libya Geraldo Rivera was shot at by Gaddafi's forces. See, you never hear about the good things Gaddafi does." —Jay Leno<br />
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[source: Dan Kurtzman]Norman Teigenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13704523935095549165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19642045.post-90528682339676993622011-04-08T07:51:00.001-05:002011-04-08T07:56:34.147-05:00April 8, 2011-Shutdown jokes and more"We're heading for a government shutdown. This is serious. Without the government who will fail to inspect our airplanes? Who will fail to secure our borders? Who will put us 14 trillion dollars in debt?" —Jay Leno<br />
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"The White House may have to lay off all nonessential workers if the government shuts down. You know: interns, pages, Biden..." —Jimmy Fallon<br />
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"We are just four days away from the government shutdown, which will cripple the VA, Social Security and Medicare. So I get to snuff out one more candle on my Government Shutdown Menorah. Shutdownica celebrates the miracle of telling veterans and the elderly that they can suck it." —Stephen Colbert<br />
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