A Message to You, Rudy
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The U.S. Has Always Had Political Incivility
Posted by Mike on March 30, 2011 In a very interesting post about political power and economic equality, William Hogeland recounts some uncivil exchanges between Thomas Paine and John Adams: Here’s John Adams on Thomas Paine’s famous 1776 pamphlet “Common Sense”: “What a poor, ignorant, malicious, short-sighted, crapulous mass.” Then comes Paine on Adams: “John was not born for immortality.”
Giuliani Is Creepy
Posted by Mike on November 3, 2007 In a NY Times article about Bernard Kerik, I came across this passage (italics mine):
Why Do Republicans Like Cracked in the Head Candidates?
Posted by Mike on October 3, 2007 When Senator George “Macacawitz” Allen of Virginia was still considered a viable presidential candidate, I asked this question:
Giuliani’s Mistress of Woo and Psychobabble
Posted by Mike on August 1, 2007 The blogosphere is in a wee bit of a tizzy over a Vanity Fair article that hints Giuliani might be having an(other) affair, this time with advisor and motivational speaker, Starr Shephard. Personally, as long as he’s not doing it in public, I don’t care who Giuliani is or is not screwing, although the whole…
Please, Republicans, Nominate Giuliani
Posted by Mike on July 10, 2007 (from here) “He hit me.” Having lived in the NYC area for a few years, I kept reasonably close tabs on the doings of NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani. But over at the Group News Blog, there’s a brilliant roundup of all the awful crap Giuliani has done. My favorite part: