Dick Polman
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Trump, Fiorina, and the epidemic of ignorance
There is, alas, a subspecies of citizen that can best be called boobus Americanus. ...
10 years ago
Debate II: The Republican clown car belched a lot of smoke
As the Republican presidential debate crept toward its cac ...
10 years ago
Presidential debate drinking game: ‘Ronald Reagan’
Few Republican rituals are more hilariously fact-impaired than the rote paeans to Ronald Reagan. Any bets how many we’ll hear durin ...
10 years ago
Bernie’s bold evangelical gig sent a message to Hillary
Bernie Sanders, a non-observant Jew and self-described socialist, speaking to Christian-right students at Falwell-founded Liberty Univers ...
10 years ago
Rick Perry was too moderate (!?!) for Republican voters
As we bid adieu to Rick Perry – who rode into the ...
10 years ago
Whatever happens next, Joe Biden is keeping it real
What we arguably prize most in a presidential candidate is “authenticity” — a sense that we’re seeing a real person, ...
10 years ago
Another government shutdown? Really?
Unfortunately for America, the clown-car Congress came back to work yesterday. And the first item of business was a right-wing threat to ...
10 years ago
Obama wins again: The Iran nuclear deal is a done deal
President Obama has clinched his historic diplomatic victory. As of today, 42 Democratic senators now support the Iran nuclear deal. ...
10 years ago
Remember when high gas prices were “Obama’s fault?”
Three years ago, when the average gallon of gas was spiking north of $4, Republicans said it was Obama’s fault. Yet today, with the ...
10 years ago
Happy holiday: Fox News busts Dick Cheney
Sorry to interrupt your Labor Day, but I had to invite you to a barbecue with Dick Cheney as the main course. The long-discredited ...
10 years ago
Trump says his foreign policy ignorance is no big deal
The Herman Cain “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan” Prize (named for the short-lived GOP frontrunner who didn’t know ...
10 years ago
What Jeb gets wrong about The Donald
Pity poor Jeb. The last thing he wanted, in his campaign to claim the Bush family crown, was to get sucked into Donald Trump’s sand ...
10 years ago