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tough without a gun

David Maraniss, as a takeaway in his biography of Obama, sets the context for an implied view of Obama as a man who operates on the premise that there are no inner core values to be disconcerted about. In this … Continue reading

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no no songs

Bond author Ian Fleming’s antihero Goldfinger once said “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” At least according to Fleming, the author of James Bond. How would Goldfinger deal with Obama? The man who looks ready … Continue reading

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desde-michelle-ona

Do you think he actually thinks about strangling her? Is Michelle Obama Desdemona? Othello pulled all the right strings through virile stories of war and danger which Desdemona swallowed with “a greedy ear.” She implied that she wanted to marry … Continue reading

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guess who’s coming to dinner

As Glenn Greenwald pointed out in a recent article, there is very little to differentiate the two candidates, the idea being to take minor and incidental differences that have little or no significant consequence and exaggerate them, inflate them beyond … Continue reading

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