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Old 06-10-2015, 10:52 PM
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My favorite political writer, Charles Pierce, writes a gorgeous ode to Pharoah's victory.

I'm now very bummed not to have known Pierce was at the Belmont. I would have totally stalked him and then babbled incoherently if I'd gotten within speaking distance.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ki...n-generations/
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Old 06-10-2015, 10:59 PM
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My favorite political writer, Charles Pierce, writes a gorgeous ode to Pharoah's victory.

I'm now very bummed not to have known Pierce was at the Belmont. I would have totally stalked him and then babbled incoherently if I'd gotten within speaking distance.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/ki...n-generations/
Freaking awesome . . . thanks for sharing this.
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Old 06-10-2015, 11:59 PM
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That is a beautiful piece of writing. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 06-11-2015, 05:59 AM
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Charlie Pierce is terrific and I too wish I'd been aware of his attendance Saturday. Will try to grab him for a radio appearance.
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Wow, that is masterful.
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Old 06-11-2015, 07:09 AM
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Charlie Pierce is terrific and I too wish I'd been aware of his attendance Saturday. Will try to grab him for a radio appearance.
Oh. My. God. That would be so cool!
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Excellent article except for:

Had American Pharoah not won, the two of them could have argued for years which one of them was the Buffalo Bills and which one was the Minnesota Vikings of the track.

As a Viking fan, I'm deeply offended...........
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Old 06-12-2015, 10:20 AM
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Charlie Pierce is terrific and I too wish I'd been aware of his attendance Saturday. Will try to grab him for a radio appearance.
Used to see Charlie at Suffolk . Does he still look like a rainy day at the beach?
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