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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Killing dissent softly at the DNC
I like to run the streets to calm the demons in my head before bedtime. It’s like meditation or prayer, except you need good shoes and plenty of water, especially during heat waves like the one we endured while the … Continue reading
The DNC celebrity fest, from a distance
This year’s Democratic National Convention is at the Wells Fargo Center –the same building that hosted the RNC in 2000, but with another corporate name. It’s one of several sports venues on Philly’s southern fringe, far removed from any actual street life. You … Continue reading
Posted in mainstream media, Philadelphia, Politics
Tagged celebrity kitsch, DNC, Donald Trump, FDR Park, Hillary Clinton, Meryl Streep, Paul Simon, Sarah Silverman, Wells Fargo Center
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The art of the heel
This week it’s the Democrats’ turn to make empty promises while they officially nominate a candidate almost as unpopular as Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton is a war hawk in the style of her friend Henry Kissinger; a shapeshifting phony on issues ranging from gay … Continue reading
Update on Melania’s plagiarism – the ballerina did it!
I was updating Swamp Rabbit on the screw-up at the RNC, where Melania Trump made a speech that was partly cribbed from Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 DNC. “You were part right,” I said. “Melania rejected the original speech, written by two guys … Continue reading
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Tagged ex-ballerina, Melania Trump, Meredith McIver, Michelle Obama, plagiarism
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Melania’s rude awakening?
Here’s my friend Swamp Rabbit imagining Melania Trump and the Donald after she found out part of her speech at the 2016 Republican convention was lifted from Michelle Obama’s speech at the 2008 Democratic convention: “How could you do zis to me? All … Continue reading
Fear Hillary’s ideology, not her email servers
Hillary Clinton fans are crying foul because she was accused last week of carelessness by James Comey, the FBI chief. They should be breathing sighs of relief. Imagine how Hillary would have fared if she wasn’t joined at the hip with the secrecy-obsessed Barack … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Sanders, email servers, Glenn Greenwald, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, neoliberal
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