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Before Congressman Michael McMahon could take the floor at a seniors' bingo tournament at St. Paul's Center on Staten Island, N.Y., Vincent Navarino grabbed the microphone away from him. "I was glad to see you didn't vote for that health care bill," the 79-year-old retired electrician told McMahon, drawing applause from the 60 or so gamers. "I wish it hadn't passed because it's not helping...
...health care had been 90% in line with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's. "I voted for him last time, but if he'd voted for this health care boondoggle, I'd have switched to someone else," Joan Grimm, 79, a retired office manager and lifelong Republican, says in between bingo games. (See more about health care...
...state, and McMahon says that over 40% of his seniors are on Medicare Advantage, a program that will be gutted by the new bill. "My constituents are very happy with [my] vote because they understand and they share my concerns," McMahon says in an interview outside the bingo hall. "I know some people are upset, but I've already begun meeting with the progressive clubs in the district to try and smooth things over...
...evolution." In other words, you might be feeling pretty smug about laying down "Jay-Z" (23 points), but if your opponent responds by playing his wife Beyoncé, that would be worth a mighty 64 points, as he'd benefit from the 50-point bonus (commonly known as a Bingo) that's awarded for using all seven letters. (See pictures of video gamers...
...LOLcats-meets-Hipster Bingo site, which launched a few weeks ago, spread across the Internet faster than that Jersey Shore clip of Snooki getting punched in the face. Hipster Puppies proves that you don't need an original idea to create a popular blog; you simply need to combine two things that people love - and sometimes love to hate. (That reminds me, I need to start my own blog: Republican Babies...