{"id":190521,"date":"2009-11-18T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2009\/11\/18\/there-is-a-meme-going-around-twitter\/"},"modified":"2009-11-18T14:40:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T19:40:00","slug":"there-is-a-meme-going-around-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2009\/11\/18\/there-is-a-meme-going-around-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"There is A Meme Going Around Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears that the Republicans are going to insist on having the whole healthcare bill read in the Senate.<\/p>\n

The Dems have a team of speed readers standing by to do this, and there is a discussion on twitter as to whether we should give an hour to Christopher Walken or William Shatner<\/a> to read the bill.<\/p>\n

It’s a fascinating concept.<\/p>\n

I have two vids after the break to give a compare and contrast Shatner and Walken.<\/p>\n

Feel free to add your take in the comments.
[on edit<\/span>] Yes, Jack Nicholson should be included too.<\/p>\n

[on further edit<\/span>]James Earl Jones as Darth Vader might be a bit much.
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Walken reading Lady GaGa’s Poker Face<\/span><\/p>\n

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William Shatner’s seminal I am a Canadian<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Nicholson, 5 Easy Pieces<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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