November 7, 2003

• Today in History:
  The Comeback Kid

  (Courtesy of Dr. Mac’s Cultural Calendar)

  On this date:

  In 1962, having lost the California governor’s race, Richard Nixon said to the press, “You won’t have Nixon to kick around any more.”

  In 1972, Republican incumbent President Richard Nixon was re-elected, defeating Democratic candidate George McGovern, 520 electoral votes to 17.

  From the archives of singer/songwriter Shannon Campbell (“voice of an angel, mouth of a truckdriver”)–

  Feb. 6, 2002: The Essential Matrix

  NEO: (whines) Who am I?

  TRINITY: You are The One.

  EVERYONE ELSE: Eh, he might be The One.

  TRINITY: He is The One.

  NEO: I am not The One.

  TRINITY: You are The One.

  THE ORACLE: You are not The One, but you can’t tell anybody.

  NEO: (whines) But I wanted to be The One. I want to go home….

  TRINITY: Fuck. He’s not The One.

  EVERYONE ELSE: Told you so.

  MORPHEUS: Sure wish someone was The One. I’m in deep shit.

  

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