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I settle in my armchair, notepad at my side, expecting two things from the first night of the Democratic National Convention. First, a shower of oatmeal around the personalities of Joe Biden and his historic pick for VP, Kamala Harris. Second, a hose of vinegar aimed at the incumbent president,
Joe Biden
8/11/20 UPDATE: Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris. Let the attack commercials begin. A year ago, long before Basement Brigadier Biden emerged as The Candidate, I asked fellow Democrats if it were possible the top of the 2020 slate would be two white men. A very large majority answered,
Immigration
By tradition, the political season begins after Labor Day, but in a year where most other tradition has been turned in its ear, both sides have jumped the gun. Democrats and Republicans are running attack commercials, either on TV or online, and the Joe Biden camp has just finished a
Joe Biden
Basement Brigadier Joe Biden can win a presidential campaign against the mobile President Donald J. Trump in the opinion of two guys who propelled Barack Obama to the presidency. The advice givers — David Axelrod, senior strategist for both Obama’s campaigns, and David Plouffe, 2008 campaign manager — wrote an op-ed
Joe Biden
Before the pandemic that turned America upside down, the bag of squirrels that was the Democratic presidential campaign presented a choice between “moderates” and “progressives.” (I’m using quotes because who knows what those terms actually mean.) As I look back at what happened, there were several waves. I am
Joe Biden
I believe nothing a woman says, ever. I didn’t even believe my mother when she said she loved me. Women never tell the truth. By now you are scratching your head (male), pumping your arm while cheering (divorced men), or throwing your device out the window (female). And I
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In the preface to tonight’s episode, I assume the identity of “Mighty Mick” Goldmill, Rocky Balboa’s trainer, who trains Vermont Sen. Bernie (Socialist Socker) Sanders during tonight’s debate with former vice president Joe (Pride of Scranton) Biden. “OK, Socker, here’s what you gotta do — the body.
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The real Democratic Party has said “nyet” to socialism, at least to the brand being peddled by Bernie Sanders — for now. By the “real Democratic Party,” I mean the one between the coastal elites, the one in flyover country, the one schooled in the factory and maybe the military. The
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“Misogyny and hate.” That’s what one of my Leftist Facebook friends commented, after Sen. Elizabeth Warren ended her presidential campaign yesterday and I posted this: “AP reports Elizabeth Warren has taken my advice and quit the race.” I replied that he used “misogyny’ because he couldn’t use “racism,
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This has been an unusual presidential race, unusual as in “what the F just happened”? Two months ago, Barack Obama’s pretend stepbrother Joe Biden became an instant leader when he announced his candidacy, like an heir, or in his case, an heirloom. Two weeks ago, he was roadkill flattened
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Wow, they booed Bernie Sanders. Hadn’t heard that before, but the Dems hadn’t debated anyplace as conservative as South Carolina. The majority in the hall were supporters of Joe Biden, feisty and breathing, but claiming 150 million Americans had been killed by guns since 2007. He meant 150,
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The coming attractions promised a feature something like Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill,” but titled “Kill Mike,” as in the billionaire former mayor of New York, Bloomberg, who has bought his way into second place in the Democrat race for president. The pundits predicted the other five candidates would gang