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Pab Sungenis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:02 AM
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I WILL WATCH FOX "NEWS" FOR 24 STRAIGHT HOURS TO RAISE MONEY FOR OBAMA.
On October 18-19, I will be making the supreme sacrifice to help raise money for Barack Obama.

From Noon, Saturday, October 18, through Noon, Sunday, October 19, 2008, I will be subjecting myself to one of the most intense forms of torture known to man. I am prepared to watch Fox "News" for 24 hours straight.

If my goal is reached by Friday the 17th, I will give up my weekend and several hours of much needed sleep that weekend subjecting myself to the horrors of whatever the Fox "News" Channel has to throw at us. I will be liveblogging and Twittering throughout the event to try and provide some comic relief for the whole mess, and if I can lay in enough SD cards, might consider taping parts of the event for posterity.

I'm willing to put my body and my sanity on the line for Barack Obama. Will you do your small part by donating to help make this possible?

Go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/foxyouobama and join in the fun. Thank you and spread the word.
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:04 AM
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1. What, are you INSANE?!
24 hours of Fox News will pulverize yer brain!
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:07 AM
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6. OT...
see you next Monday? Sabbatical? :crazy:
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Bicoastal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:14 AM
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13. DAMMIT!
I completely forgot and went straight to DU!

This may be a lost cause...
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:20 AM
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19. Hahaha! I thought that was you!
If you ever need the 12 step program, just ask! You need to go visit relatives in another state who don't own a 'puter.:D
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:39 PM
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36. That's okay..you got a lot of
good feedback on why it's alright to be consumed right now, yeah?:)
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Demi_Babe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:04 AM
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2. lol
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:04 AM
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3. Yee Gawd!
Ok. I'll give by the 16th. But the only reason is in hopes that you will make the News! :)
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MidwestTransplant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:05 AM
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4. Do DU rules allow for self torture in order to fundraise? I doubt it!
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JohnMcCant2008 Donating Member (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:06 AM
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5. This defies the Geneva Conventions- I can't let you do this. Torture - even self-torture - is wrong!
Edited on Mon Oct-06-08 11:06 AM by JohnMcCant2008
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:10 AM
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7. Surely There Must be Easier and Healthier Ways to Raise Money for Obama
High blood pressure is bad for you, and watching Faux for that long is likely to bring it on.

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BrainStorm Donating Member (922 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:12 AM
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8. Make sure to get a prescription for Xanax before you start this marathon
Otherwise, you'll have a broken TV and a broken fist.
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Ishoutandscream2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:17 AM
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16. Yes, Xanax is good.
Even though it could make him sleepy. But by God, the op needs to do something pharmaceutical to keep from going nuts. He is really taking one for the team.
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BrainStorm Donating Member (922 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 04:58 PM
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28. Maybe we should send him free Pizza Hut pizza every hour.
:)
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GodlessBiker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:12 AM
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9. Suicide is largely against the law, ya know.
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jojo54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:13 AM
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10. Dosen't mean you have to have the sound up, does it?
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leftofcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:13 AM
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11. Just use a bullwhip on yourself instead. Less Painful
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:14 AM
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12. Pills are quicker, guns are the best, but they can be messy - and embarrassing
if you miss...

I'd just do a huge shot of some kind of downer.....

But you REALLY need help if you're trying to kill yourself by watching Fox for 24 hours. Really, man, think of your children.
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applexcore Donating Member (496 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:15 AM
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14. Stream it!
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Pab Sungenis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:27 AM
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20. I'm going to liveblog and twitter it. I may do a mini-podcast, too.
Sending out the press releases now.
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Median Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:15 AM
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15. OMG! Even David Blaine Would Not Try Such Insanity!
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Leeny Donating Member (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:17 AM
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17. um...
I know I need to donate more, but we're kinda broke. But we've bought lotsa Tshirts, buttons, posters, lawn signs... does that count? Out of concern for your sanity, I'll do more...
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Pab Sungenis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:28 AM
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21. Just do all you can.
Don't feel the need to give more than you can afford.
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Leeny Donating Member (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:26 PM
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31. thanks
I wish I could do more. I might bake some cookies and brownies and take them to the local headquarters to feed the troops. I've been in their shoes before and I know for a fact that goodies do help and are appreciated.
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DeschutesRiver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:17 AM
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18. You'll go blind by the end, but first you'll go insane,lol....nt
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JohnMcCant2008 Donating Member (464 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:34 AM
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24. and there are much more enjoyable ways to go blind, if that is your goal.......
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RoccoR5955 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:31 AM
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22. Pox News... Better than Syrup of Ipecac to induce vomiting!
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 11:33 AM
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23. Wow, I don't think David Blaine has even tried that.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:30 PM
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34. darn this stupid election! I missed David Blaine last week......
..... wasn't he hanging from a rope or something? He's hot.

Not Barack or Joe hot ...... but still hot in a ..... "can pull a worm out of his stomach" kind of way.
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Hamlette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 12:24 PM
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25. I'm sorry, I'd help, but I don't believe in torture....even self torture and can't be a part of this
but good luck, you'll need it. I can never last more than 5 minutes unless its commercials.
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FatDave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 12:27 PM
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26. I'd spend 24 hours with some kind of automatic ball-kicking machine.
Edited on Mon Oct-06-08 12:29 PM by FatDave
Than to spend it watching Fox "News".

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profkupfer Donating Member (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 01:01 PM
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27. I tried it once for an hour....
You can read about my experience here: http://www.illiterateelectorate.com/2008/07/hour-in-hell-my-hour-watching-fox-news.html

You are brave and I will try and get everyone I know to help you with this. I fear for you...
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crankychatter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 05:10 PM
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29. couldn't you just sit on a flagpole, or deny yourself granola bars or something?
keep a percentage for the psychiatric care you'll need when you're done
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CitizenPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 05:19 PM
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30. wow! I could never do this- you are BRAVE!
please consider ear plugs. you don't need to listen to the shrieking hyenas to get the gist of what they are saying. They have 3 word sentences (max) streaming along the lower thirds just for this purpose...well, and because their audience doesn't get the "long sentences" -- unless the are a "deluge of words" which make no sense...in which case, you may hurt your eyes- so have eye patch handy if you see Sarah Palin coming anywhere near a microphone. Perhaps you should make a drinking game or Xanax game- every time you see a skinny necked, eye-ball bulging liar on screen, pop a...oh, noes. Best not, you don't want to pull a Marilyn. I do wish we could persuade those poor, clearly sexually deprived and deviant "anchors" to get laid, at least, prior to your risky venture. But we just gave away our last 750 billion, so there goes the idea of buying love/sex/etc for a Fauster.

I've got my eye on you- You are an American Hero! You go!
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Tribetime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:28 PM
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32. My prayers are with you in your darkest hour.
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Bensthename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:29 PM
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33. on Fox.. WTF? surprisingly they just explained Keating and McCain
more clearly then any other channel today.. They even showed a clip of the investigation where he is getting called out as the one most friendly with Keating.. Bravo to Fox for once..
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:32 PM
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35. It's actually pretty funny......
...... the women are total idiots, but they all have great hair .... because that's important. And I do feel sorry for that one dude with the glasses.

That Hannity thing last night gave me nightmares, but otherwise, it's usually some pretty funny stuff.
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1Hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-06-08 06:40 PM
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37. 10 ways to protect yourself during this torture:
(1) Put on boxing gloves to protect your fists when you smash the tv screen,
(2) remove all sharp objects from your house,
(3) wear a crash helmet to protect your head when you feel like bashing it against the screen or the wall
(4) remove weapons or anything that could be fashiioned into a weapon
(5) remove all poisonous plants, medicine, cleaning fluids that could be consumed to end the misery
(6) wear steel-toed shoes to protect toes when kicking in the wall or, God forbid, a brick wall or fireplace
(7) wear teeth guards to protect your teeth from grinding and gnashing
(8) wear Depends for obvious reasons
(9) lay in a good supply of mind-altering smokes and/or drinks
(10)lay in a good supply of throat lozenges to prevent laryngitis from screaming at the t.v. screen.
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