Category Archives: campaign finance reform

It takes a village of ‘experts’ to craft Hillary’s POV

Posted on February 10, 2015 by

The headline — “Economic plan is a quandary for Clinton ’16” — was provocative. The lede was downright bizarre: With advice from more than 200 policy experts, Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to answer what has emerged as a central … Continue reading →

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Adelson is like a stream of bat’s piss

Posted on April 2, 2014 by

What would Alexis de Tocqueville think of democracy in America in 2014? How would Thomas Jefferson describe it? I doubt that either man would know what to make of the fact that one mind-numbingly greedy gnome might have the power … Continue reading →

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Daring Dems vow to fight back against the Kochs

Posted on March 14, 2014 by

Hold on to your laptops: According to The New York Times, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid has an idea. He wants Dems to launch a media counterattack against two prominent plutocrats who are on a mission to destroy democracy in America … Continue reading →

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Porn flick about Comcast would be called ‘Insatiable’

Posted on February 14, 2014 by

Swamp Rabbit and I were reading that Comcast, the nation’s No. 1 cable services provider, has bought out Time Warner Cable, the No. 2 provider. I wondered aloud what’s become of the Federal Communications Commission, the outfit that is supposed … Continue reading →

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Regarding Coca-Cola (corporate America’s rotgut)

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

I recently discussed with my friend Swamp Rabbit the sappy Coca-Cola commercial that features, as Guardian UK put it, “a multi-lingual rendition of ‘America the Beautiful’ sung by children and illustrated with a diversity of New Americana scenes…” The usual … Continue reading →

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The curious case of the two Barack Obamas

Posted on December 10, 2013 by

My friend Swamp Rabbit laughed all week at the speech in which the president, in typically stirring style, called for better treatment of low-wage workers: Barack Obama warned that a “relentless, decades-long trend” of growing inequality and social immobility posed … Continue reading →

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Why Adelson is so generous to GOP

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

The greedy gnome is a pragmatist, not an ideologue: In actuality, [Sheldon] Adelson’s fealty to the GOP stems primarily from the fact that his “Las Vegas Sands Corp. is being scrutinized by federal investigators looking into possible money-laundering in Vegas, … Continue reading →

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Gas bag Karl Rove deflated on Fox News

Posted on November 7, 2012 by

The gas bag called Karl Rove, an “analyst” for Fox News, seemed on the verge of exploding last night. President Barack Obama had just been declared the victor in Ohio — even by Fox News — which meant that he … Continue reading →

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A major glitch in the Romneybot

Posted on July 15, 2012 by

From the always-quotable Matt Taibbi: Most presidents have something under the hood – wit, warmth, approachability, something. Even the most liberal football fan could enjoy watching an NFL game with George Bush. And even a Klansman probably would have found … Continue reading →

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Moyers: ‘You can only push your subjects so far’

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

Earlier this week, Mitt Romney and his handlers flaunted the Republican Party’s contempt for the 99 percent by holding several fund-raisers in the Hamptons, one of them at the estate of billionaire right-wing activist David Koch. This classic “let them … Continue reading →

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