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Donald Trump Is the Uber of American Politics
Let’s begin with the obvious about the 2016 U.S. presidential election: Given that they were the two most-disliked American presidential candidates in polling history, Hillary Clinton was the only opponent Donald Trump could possibly have beaten, and Donald Trump was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2000 presidential election, Al Gore, Bush v. Gore, congenital liar, Donald J. Trump, Electoral College, George W. Bush, gig-economy candidate, Hillary Clinton, Lewis Carroll, Republican National Committee, Salena Zito, Supreme Court, taxicab industry, The Accidental Candidate, The Atlantic, Through the Looking Glass, Uber, William Safire
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Al Jazeera America Has Bad News For The Boston Herald
The hardreading staff gets four newspapers delivered to the Global Worldwide Headquarters every day: Boston Globe, Boston Herald, New York Times, Wall Street Journal. Guess which one didn’t have an ad promoting today’s launch of Al Jazeera America, the Qatar-based news … Continue reading
The New ‘New Republic’ (Marty Peretz Hates It Edition)
In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, former owner/editor-in-chief of The New Republic Martin Peretz sandblasted the refurbished edition now being published by new owner (and juice-box Facebook co-founder) Chris Hughes. The first edition of The New New Republic was fat – 68 … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Ron Paul Whacks Rick Perry Edition)
Presidential primary thorn Ron Paul (R-Have I Pricked You Now?) has turned his advertising sights on GOP frontrunner Rick Perry (R-Prick This). Paul’s latest ad (and, credit where credit’s due, he’s the only Republican candidate running a real on-TV – v. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Politico, Reagan Revolution, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Texas cheerleader
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