Apr
25
2012
President Barack Obama appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week and assisted in delivering a “slow jam” of the news. You read that right. A sitting President of the United States appeared on a low-rated, late night talk show to do a comedy bit? The worst part is that it really wasn’t …
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Apr
25
2012
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will reportedly bow out of the race for the GOP nomination next week, according to “unnamed sources” within his camp. It is also believed that Gingrich will formally support the party’s presumed nominee, Mitt Romney. I suppose this story is newsworthy because Gingrich is a well-known figure, but…c’mon…let’s …
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Jan
16
2012
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman dropped out of the running for the GOP nomination today in South Carolina. This comes a mere six days after coming in third in the New Hampshire Primary and declaring he had a “ticket to ride” in the Palmetto State. Huntsman has been called everything today from a moderate (which …
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Jan
11
2012
I was a guest yesterday in a roundtable segment on WNYC’s “The Takeaway” on Public Radio talking about the New Hampshire Primary. In the interview, I discuss my difficulty in selecting a candidate, the general malaise I believe affected voters and what a victory in New Hampshire means for Mitt Romney. The audio from the …
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Jan
10
2012
I’ve been channel hopping this afternoon and this evening and I’m hearing two talking points all over cable: Mitt Romney needs to win by more than 32% (the total he got in 2008) or it hurts him. Romney has been losing steam in polling the past couple of days. Both of these notions are 100% …
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Jan
09
2012
This past Friday, I appeared briefly on CNN to discuss being a disaffected voter in the New Hampshire Primary. Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien was broadcasting live from the Airport Diner in Manchester, NH. They had asked three of us to come down to be interviewed and it turned into a very quick and very …
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