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By David Knowles - Politics DailyHearing that oil had reached the shores of the barrier islands of Mississippi and Alabama, the Surge Desk put in a call to Mike Reynolds, the so-called Turtle Tsar of Gulf Shores, Ala., for an update. "Today was the first day we had flotsam and jetsam covered in oil washing up on the beach," Reynolds said. "Plastic jugs, water bottles, sticks, all covered in oil." Reynolds, who helps patrol Alabama's 47-miles of beaches in an effort to protect sea turtle nests, says the mood in Gulf Shores is "grim." "It starts to wear on peoples' nerves," Reynolds said. "One solution after the next that ...
Riling Conservatives, Flaming Lips Hit Named Official Rock Song of Oklahoma
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyWell folks, the wheels are really coming off our democracy now. It seems that America's den of rogue, fringe leftism, Oklahoma, has embraced the music of a couple of baby-eating hippies, The Flaming Lips, by naming their hit single "Do You Realize??" the official rock song of their state.The controversy began when an online poll was launched to name Oklahoma's official rock song. (The state already has an official non-rock song, "Oklahoma!"-- best known as the title song of the Broadway musical by Marilyn Manson.) But among rock songs, "Do You Realize??" was the poll's runaway winner, although ...
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