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Monthly Archives: July 2015
GOP Gets Trumped
No Accommodation
The GOP Can Clear The Trump Dump
BY FROMA HARROP You can count on Donald Trump to spark a conversation. Not necessarily an intelligent one but a conversation. His provocatively offensive anti-Mexican comments have energized a significant segment of the Republican right wing. Some polls now put Trump ahead of other contenders for the party’s presidential nomination. Everyone says these insults hurled […]
Arbitrary
Why A New Jersey Puffer Fish Should Not Be President
BY JIM HIGHTOWER When Mitt Romney’s campaign was investigating potential choices to be his 2012 running mate, they gave each prospect a fish-themed code name, such as Lake Fish, Filet-O-Fish, etc. Their name for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a tireless self-promoter known for his bloated ego, was Puffer Fish. The Romneyites determined that the […]