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Mary Mason, who for decades was a force in Philadelphia, has died, after a long and sad battle with Alzheimer’s. The Philadelphia Tribune provides details here. The news story doesn’t mention controversy, which could have been her middle name. That’s often a byproduct of being a strong
Kamala Harris
Well, almost no one was expecting this, Vice President Harris. You are thisclose to getting the Democratic nomination for President, making you the torch bearer of the youth (compared to the other guys), and the next woman to try to shatter the glass ceiling. I am here to help. Unlike
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Here’s how the narrative goes: If Joe Biden dropped out of the race because of health reasons, then he should resign because he is unfit to serve. In his earlier notice of dropping out of the race, Biden did not cite health reasons, or any other reason. But, if
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If you call Kamala Harris crazy or stupid you are making a serious mistake. That’s not me talking, it’s Dawn Stensland. Dawn is a workhorse on local right-wing radio, heard on WPHT/1210-AM from 6-10 a.m. on the Nick Kayal show, then from 10 a.m.-noon
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It’s official! 2024 has just passed 1968 as the most fucked exciting election in American history. In 1968, President Lyndon Baines Johnson bowed out in March, leaving lots of time for Democrats to pick another candidate. They chose the vice president, Hubert H. Humphrey. And they lost. No, I
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This is a public service, putting Project 2025 on the bullseye in the focus. You have been hearing a lot about it, and a lot of what you have heard is lies, distortions, and half-truths. Snopes takes a deep dive into the Heritage Foundation plan to reshape the U.S.
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The advance word from Team Trump was that his brush with death, and a feeling that he was spared by God’s hand, has changed him, and he rewrote the acceptance speech he had planned for Thursday night. Daughter-in-law Lara Trump, Republican National Committee co-chair said we may see a
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Joe Biden decides this is the right time to float the idea of Supreme Court “Reform”? As recently as last year, he opposed trying to reform the court, including by expanding the court’s membership. Now, he’s contemplating establishing term limits, an enforceable ethics code, plus some other changes,
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Thoughts while waiting for Day 2 of the Republican National Convention to begin: Donald J. Trump must be feeling lucky. On Saturday, he wins the staying alive lottery by surviving an assassination attempt by maybe an inch, and then on Monday, a friendly judge dismisses the charges of mishandling classified
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The plan was to watch the first night of the Republican National Convention, analyze it, condense it, and explain it. As Mike Tyson said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” The first punch came Saturday, with the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump.
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As always, President Joe Biden’s “Big Boy” (that’s how press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described it) news conference started late. Thursday’s presser was scheduled for 5:30, but — whoops, sometime Thursday it was pushed back to 6:30. It actually began at 7:27 This White House has
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Immediately after the disastrous debate, Joe Biden’s polling numbers declined a bit, but not that much. Whew, I thought. How did he dodge that bullet? Two weeks later, the respected Cook Political Report showed that Donald J. Trump is leading Biden by 2.5% in an average of national