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...maybe things aren’t that bad, but all I’m saying is that when you’re six Red Bulls deep trying to finish up a paper that’s three hours late, you might just want a little diversion from the daily grind...
...farm laborers, hotel maids, construction workers, and gardeners, doing work that native-born Americans are overqualified for or are unwilling to do. Though racists often deride these workers as “lazy,”in fact, they toil long hours for little pay. Without them, construction would grind to a halt (since 28 percent of construction workers are foreign-born) , and lettuce would cost 15 dollars a head. It is ignorant to underestimate the impact these workers have on America’s economic health. Doubtlessly, Americans have legitimate concerns about the harmful economic effects of illegal immigration...
...heart, right down to my toes. And I said, "That's our next president." I said it right then. "That is our next president." Bush and Cheney - they've got more evidence to impeach these guys than they had with Nixon. Don't worry, the wheels of justice grind slow, but exceedingly fine...
...that made him "want to curl up with a bottle of scotch, set the Sex Pistols record on infinite repeat, and forget this city of bought men." The only solution: "wholesale renovation of the federal apparatus." Liberals will nod approvingly and smirk the whole way through, while conservatives will grind their teeth to the gums. Which is probably what the author had in mind...
...Thankfully, social repression leads to defiant counterculture in Korea, just like anywhere else. Young people flock to packed and pulsating club areas ready to bump and grind to American hits and the sounds of the immortal Korean rapper Crown J. The gay community heads off to party at “Homo Hill” in Itaewon, the international district. And wasted government officials delay their trips to “massage parlors” to accost groups of Americans and buy them rounds of whiskey bombs. (Thanks, Mr. Choo...