Dick Polman
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Message perks for the ’16 Democrats in Philadelphia
The last time Philadelphia hosted a Democratic National Convention, the baseball A’s were still playing in Shibe Park, the culinary ...
10 years ago
Bob Simon: ‘A reporter’s reporter’
I’ll tell you a little story about Bob Simon, the veteran CBS News correspondent who was ...
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Sweet home Alabama: State’s rights and constitutional wrongs
There’s an old joke that Pennsylvania is a state with two big cities and “Alabama” in between. Perish the though ...
10 years ago
Speaking of lies, check out Scott Walker’s whopper
The Brian Williams brouhaha shouldn’t blind us to the other blatant lies currently in circulation. Lest we forget, February’s ...
10 years ago
Brian Williams and the lame “false memory” defense
Since Brian Williams is still the topic du jour, I’ll weigh in with the material that fell outside the purview of my Frida ...
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Brian and Hillary swap war stories
“I thought I had the beach to myself!” Hillary Clinton yelled, smiling in delight at the guy trudging her way, his famous fac ...
10 years ago
Washington gasbags should raise the gas tax
Washington’s bipartisan refusal to raise the gas tax, and use that money to repair our crumbling roads and bridges, is a conspiracy ...
10 years ago
Vaccine politics: Bowing at the altar of ignorance
Listening to the attacks on vaccines, I’m reminded of the closing line in The Great Gatsby: “So we beat on, boats ag ...
10 years ago
Doctor Christie will see you now
“Doctor Christie, thanks so much for seeing me. My husband and I just got back from Disneyland, and I’m worried that my son & ...
10 years ago
Jeb Bush’s infamous abuse of power, invasion of family privacy
So I was at a party the other night, the talk turned to politics, I said off the cuff that Jeb Bush struck me as “sane” ̵ ...
10 years ago
Let Mitt the Mormon be Mitt the Mormon
Today I’ll defend Mitt Romney. For real. He’s clearly mapping a third presidential bid – call it Mitt 3.0 – ...
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