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Goldwater Runs Deep: The 1964 Republican National Convention & The Rise of...
On the most southerly outskirts of San Francisco, far away from the subsidized counterculture of the Haight and the boho hustle and bustle of The Mission District, lies the sprawling, unsightly mass of...
View ArticlePolitics is a Dirty Business
Politics is a dirty business, but a necessary one. We all have needs that only government can supply. That reality dictates that we pragmatically deal with unsavory political actors to do what’s best...
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Almost Presidents Day: Counting Down A Century's Worth of First Losers From...
At the beginning of the day, you stand on the verge of becoming the most powerful person on the planet; by the end of it, you're unemployed and being forced to make a speech expressing humility and...
View ArticleOn the Road to Political Irrelevance with Rudy Giuliani
Another famous New Yorker, Yogi Berra, once said, “We may be lost but we’re making good time.” That pretty much sums up the current state of Rudy Giuliani’s political reality and doesn’t bode well for...
View ArticleDamn you, Democrats, run the "Daisy" ad
Run it now.The moment is ripe. Like you should've done with the debt ceiling and default fiasco, a moment when you could've destroyed all Republican public credibility in one fell swoop. This time it's...
View Article50 Years Ago, Barry Goldwater Saw the Future
Barry Goldwater, (1909-1998), was a five-term US Senator, the Republican Party nominee for President in 1964, he was a Maj. Gen. in the US Air Force Reserves, and he authored the book "The Conscience...
View ArticleBarry Goldwater Saw the Future
Barry Goldwater, (1909-1998) was a five-term US Senator, the Republican Party nominee for President in 1964, he was a Maj. Gen. in the US Air Force Reserves, and he authored the book "The Conscience of...
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Blueprint for Sanders Win, Courtesy R.A.Heinlein
The newer version with improved introduction Up front: Take Back your Government by Robert A. Heinlein (2012 version, 1992 version) deserves a much better, more in depth review, with action points...
View ArticlePlease stop the "Goldwater Girl" spam; it's only half of the story
To be upfront with you, I really don't want to defend Hillary Clinton.While I will vote for Secretary Clinton on November 8, 2016 if she wins the Democratic nomination, all of that 2008 talk about...
View ArticleTired of the Same Old Campaigning? Bash the Media
Facing a tough question? Caught off guard or unprepared? Stuck in a venue where the truth would be embarrassing? No problem! Just bash the media. Bask in the applause of persecutory delusionals....
View ArticleMiscellaneous observations, thoughts & reflections
on a rainy Saturday morning as I sit in my local coffee shop in Arlington Virginia. I have now completed one week teaching at my new school, and while not blogging have also paid close attention to a...
View ArticleGOP Vows Sickness and Ill-Health
The grandest and most majestic first act of 2016 by the Republican majority in Congress was to take a meat clever and sever 17 million Americans from their Affordable Care Act health insurance. No...
View ArticleMarco Rubio is no moderate
xEmbedded ContentIn the years before he became legendary for delivering the thirstiest State of the Union response ever, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was peddling another legend. On his path to becoming...
View ArticleNo, Bernie Sanders is not a modern-day George McGovern
Thom Hartmann wrote that Bernie Sanders should not be compared to George McGovern, the 1972 Democratic Presidential nominee who was buried by Nixon’s CREEP in a landslide. I happen to agree—and while...
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HRC's Logo like Goldwater's
Fun Fact: Did you know that Hillary Clinton has used a very similar logo to Barry Goldwater’s Campaign? Yup, that racist Goldwater!Here is Goldwater’s campaign logo:Here is Hillary’s campaign logo?...
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Op-Ed: Double standard much? Tonight's #DemTownHall on CNN
In the interests of full disclosure I am and will forever be a supporter of Bernie Sanders. I’m doing everything that I can to see him elected as our next President in 2016. Having zero respect much...
View ArticleDaily Kos Radio's KITM podcast (AUDIO): Kagro in the Morning, Thursday, March...
xEmbedded ContentFind us on iTunes | Find us on Stitcher | RSS |Support the show via Patreon or PayPalDavid Waldman is sick and tired of the debates, plus he’s sick and tired. He talks a lot about the...
View ArticleGoldwater Gal (and Guy)!
As the focus turns to Arizona, a test of Bernie Sanders’ western chops, I thought of Barry Goldwater, whom I, and Hillary Clinton, wanted to win the ‘64 election.At 15, (two years younger than...
View ArticleFurther Confessions of a Republican(?): Current Republican nominees are worse...
Earlier this month, snowman3 did a story on a 1964 LBJ political ad called “Confessions of a Republican.” More recently (yesterday, in fact), Mother Jones also noted the ad for the eerie similarities...
View ArticleHistory is a moving train: From Nixon and Goldwater to Donald Trump and the...
American political culture celebrates the idea of protest and dissent. But it is often extremely hostile to the dissenters and protesters themselves. America loves its civic martyrs and freedom...
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