Hey, Mikey, They Like You


	Hey, Mikey, They Like You

AineMacDermot

3-30-2007 8:34 PM

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newsvine, mike-davidson, john-mccain, the-daily-show, jon-stewart

AineMacDermot says:

From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, John Cook blogs...

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