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August 23, 2009 - August 29, 2009 Archives


Obama can't afford to look like Dukakis on a bike

obamaduke.jpg 2:08 PM Fri, Aug 28, 2009 | | Comments (1)
By Jack Perry    Email

Which guy would get your vote? AP Photos Some people are chastising President Obama because he went for a bicycle ride on Martha's Vineyard without wearing a helmet, but those critics, including my colleague Pam Cotter in the Projo Fitness......

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Vineyarders find it hard to keep cool with Barack on The Rock

5:18 PM Wed, Aug 26, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

If you follow the coverage of President Obama's vacation on Martha's Vineyard, you're likely to learn that Vineyarders claim they aren't so impressed by the presence of celebrities. While the rest of us plebeians might shriek and fumble for our......

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The golf gods miss torturing me

3:07 PM Mon, Aug 24, 2009 | | Write a comment
By Jack Perry    Email

The golf gods are devious and cruel. Last week I golfed for the first time this summer, and I played my usual mixed bag of snap hooks, chunked chip shots and underpowered or overpowered putts. But then there were the......

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