{"id":1917,"date":"2008-02-23T12:40:53","date_gmt":"2008-02-23T17:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/sofa-so-bad\/"},"modified":"2008-02-23T12:40:54","modified_gmt":"2008-02-23T17:40:54","slug":"sofa-so-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/sofa-so-bad","title":{"rendered":"Sofa, So Bad"},"content":{"rendered":"

NM Governor Bill Richardson may be a kingmaker<\/a> in Democratic party presidential politics, but I hope the eventual winner doesn’t promise him a position in the Department of Interior Decorating:<\/p>\n

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Seriously: that’s some terrible<\/em> upholstery (and I’m pretending not to see the “GOV” fur blanket behind him). Good thing Bill Clinton brought his chameleon sweater to this Super Bowl bash.<\/p>\n

(Photo credit: Rebecca Craig\/The Santa Fe New Mexican, via Associated Press)\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NM Governor Bill Richardson may be a kingmaker in Democratic party presidential politics, but I hope the eventual winner doesn’t promise him a position in the Department of Interior Decorating: Seriously: that’s some terrible upholstery (and I’m pretending not to see the “GOV” fur blanket behind him). Good thing Bill Clinton brought his chameleon sweater … <\/p>\n

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