7.21 Donald Trump, in his acceptance speech at the RNC: ““I alone can fix it.” 7.21 Billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel won loud applause at the GOP convention: “Every American has a unique identity, I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be a Republican. But, most of all, I am proud to …
After meeting with the Gov last Monday, I had a little time to kill. I spent some time admiring the glories of The War Room, a reception area on the second floor of the Capitol Building. The War Room has that name because it is decorated with murals dedicated to the various conflicts in which …
4.30 Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Association dinner: “The republican establishment is incredulous that he is their most likely nominee. Incredulous. Shocking. They say Donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be president. But in fairness, he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world: Miss Sweden, Miss Argentina, Miss Azerbaijan. …
There are not many photos of Will Cushing, and nearly all of the ones we have are from various sessions Will spent at Mathew Brady‘s studios. One exception is the group portrait of Admiral Porter and his captains, taken in December 1864, in which Will is included. That photo appears in my book, Commander Will …
3.31 State budget passes, nearly on time, and with provisions for Paid Family Leave and a path to $15 an hour minimum wage. 3.31 The New York Times: “Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that women who seek abortions should be subject to “some form of punishment” if the procedure is banned in the United …
2.29 “It’s scary,” South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who has endorsed Marco Rubio, said on ABC’sThis Week She added: “I think what Trump will do to the Republican Party is really make us question who we are and what we’re about. And that’s something we don’t want to see happen.” 2.28 George Kennedy dies 2.28 …
1.29 Brunch with Greg and Susan 1.26 Abe Vigoda dies 1.24 Donald Trump: ““I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters.” 1.22 First day in the Executive Bureau. The Governor discusses brine with me. 1.19 Lou Michaels dies 1.18 We see The Revenant at the Saw …
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I have known guys like Bill O’Reilly all my life, and they have all annoyed me. He’s Cathoic working class, just like me, just like a lot of guys I went to school with. He’s smart, but bombastic, smug, pugnacious, anti-intellectual, and on top of that, cynical. He always wants to pick an argument, and …
Fans depart La Stade de France on the evening of November 13, after three terrorist suicide bombers had tried to kill them. Seven sites were attacked; 129 were murdered.
From my article in yesterday’s USA Today: “Whether you adore him or abhor him, the next time Donald Trump trudges across your TV screen, make your children watch. “Gaze upon him,” you should insist. “Yonder walks one of the last great examples of ’80s Man.” Nonsense, you say; the world is crawling with people who …