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The Paranoid Style in American Politics (2016 Edition)

In an interview on NBC’s Today show before his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked to Matt Lauer about the Donald Trumpa Lumpa craze (around 3:55).     Trump’s a little nuts graf: The message that … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging The #SOTU

Call it Barack Obama’s State of the Younion. “You” being the GOP. There were more bucks passed last night inside the House chamber than at a three-card monte game in Times Square. (If you chose “get it done” for your … Continue reading

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U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Wants To Socialize With You

From Politico’s Playbook: STATE OF THE ART: In conjunction with the State of the Union, the U.S. Chamber is up with a nationwide with a series of ads featuring QR codes. When scanned by a mobile device, the codes pre-populate … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging The State Of The Union Address

Barack Obama was at his posing-for-a-bust-of-himself best in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, and GOP Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Roadmap) delivered an appropriately tight-lipped response, which included this statement: Washington should not be in the business of picking winners … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging the State of the Union Address

Listening to the chin-strokerati, anyone would have expected Barack Obama to enter the  House chamber Wednesday night and say: “The state of our union is . . . cool” (wearing sunglasses) Or: “The state of our union is . . … Continue reading

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