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Day In 100 Seconds: Do It The Pirate Way

Day In 100 Seconds: Do It The Pirate Way

With less than 24 hours to go until the Florida Republican primary, cable news anchors are taking over the state. Of course, Monday, it seems, is a little too soon to be doing any in depth reporting when there’s January sunshine to be enjoyed, so today we were treated to a cavalcade of pensioners, beach-bums, tramp-stamps and, yes, pirates. All of them having their own unique say on the political process.

Also, on the seaside theme, RNC chair Reince Preibus is comparing the president to a cruise ship captain, but not any old captain…

2012, 2012 Presidential Primaries, Barack Obama, Florida, Florida Primary, Reince Priebus, Republicans
Michael Lester

Originally from Scotland, Michael was a freelance video editor before joining TPM in the summer of 2011. He lives in New York with his wife and two cats and is a lifelong fan of The World Famous Dundee United.

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