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Georgia on my Mind- Ray Charles (video)
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You can tell im one for the old school

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The Democratic Daily:  Ten Post Round-Up: Georgia On My Mind Edition

Firedoglake:  Sunday Talking Heads, August 17, 2008

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Ten Post Round-Up: Georgia On My Mind Edition
The Democratic Daily — For some reason, I woke up this morning and as I traveled the blogosphere, began having visions of Ray Charles sitting down at his grand piano, playing “Georgia On My Mind” as rockets and bombs went off in the background. I’m sure after perusing today’s Ten Post Round-Up, you may begin having the same visions… Truthdig has a primer on the conflict in Georgia, in case you are interested. Ezra Klein informs us that everyone in the region is blaming US and by “US”, I mean, “the you-ess-of-ay”. Putin thinks we are taking sides by ...

Sunday Talking Heads, August 17, 2008
Firedoglake — Here we are again folks. Another Sunday, another cauldron of bubbling blather. Rice and Gates are making the rounds today, they've got Georgia on their minds.  And it's veeps week in the horserace.  Enjoy Ray Charles. Washington Journal:  7:30-8:00 - ...

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