About this blog
Mike Argento, a York native and graduate of York Suburban Area High School and Penn State, first came to the York Daily Record in 1983. He even had gray hair back then. After stints covering everything from cops to city hall to state government to the environment, he began writing a column for the paper, three times a week, in 1989. His column can be about anything and so is his blog, which encompasses life in York County and beyond. And, for the record, as he told his wife the other night, he wishes people would stop asking him, 'What's wrong with you?' He really doesn't know.
Monthly Archives: April 2008
I get mail!
Last Sunday, I wrote about the necessity of eliminating Punxsutawney Phil — with extreme And the guy made me an honorary member of Punxsy Phil’s Fan Club. (Shouldn’t that be “Phan” club?) Oh, well. As Bill Murray once said, so … Continue reading
The first rule of Fight Club…
OK, not really Fight Club. But if you think the battle for the Democratic nomination has turned into a knock-down-drag-out fight, click here to have a real knock-down-drag-out fight. It’s the New York Post’s Obama-Clinton fight game.
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Gun rack
WHTM-TV (Channel 27) got around to doing a story about the billboards around town touting an upcoming gun show at the York Fairgrounds. The billboards depict a blond woman holding targets. Gives new meaning to the phrase “gun rack.” Just … Continue reading
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Looks like it’s time to call it a night
I was going to sign off the live blog by posting from my basement in my underwear, because that’s what bloggers do, right? Just wanted to bolster my blogging street cred. Ya feel me? But my wife said that would … Continue reading
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Here comes Obama
Obama’s about to speak. On MSNBC, Chris Matthews is saying what on earth can Hopey McHopeington say now that he’s had his butt handed to him, but doesn’t know how bad his butt was handed to him. Wait a minute. … Continue reading
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That’s the ticket
A commentor on Wonkette, a snarky political Web site, proposed this ticket: Clinton/Rasputin ’08. Isn’t that redundant?
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“She scares me.”
Philip Given, an Obama supporter from Manchester, watching Hillary’s victory speech, said, in a mocking, sing-song voice, “She scares me. I’m frightened of her.” While Hillary was delivering her address, there was a guy standing behind her on the stage … Continue reading
Winning the battle, losing the war
At one point at the Obama party at Cobblestones, CNN flashed a county-by-county map of Pennsylvania. A big cheer went up. Obama had won York County. Hillary was winning the state by 8 percent. That’s like kicking a field goal … Continue reading
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Can’t judge a book by its cover
Jeremy Hilley has piercings and sports a mohawk. He wears a studded belt and a I.W.W. union T-shirt. And he’s a Hillary supporter. I asked him why Hillary, and he went into a lengthy discourse about health care and compared … Continue reading
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It’s all ovah!
I was in the bar at the White Rose, talking to an 18-year-old kid from Conewago Township named Mark Sollars who was explaining the slogan he’s adopted to express his devotion to Hillary Clinton when his words were drowned out … Continue reading
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