I want my planet back
Is state capitalism the new mechanism for getting us to Mars? Romney and Gingrich seem to think so.
Tags: Gingrich, NASA, Republicans, Romney, taxes
What Mitt should do with his tax returns…
. . . is use them as teachable moment on what’s wrong with the tax code.
BEING RICH IS NOT MITT’S POLITICAL PROBLEM
Tags: politics, Republicans, Romney, taxes, Wall Street, Washington
How Downton Abbey patricians are more democratic than our rich
The hit PBS series “Downton Abbey” showcases the stark class differences in early 20th Century Britain. But when it came to fighting in war, the patricians were equal to the grunts – and perhaps more so.
HOW DOWNTON ABBEY IS MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN WE ARE
To the angry and the confused….
Of course it was staged.
“The Daily Show” is comedy, not journalism. This was a comedy sketch in which the participants played out a parody of themselves, just as the guest hosts of “Saturday Night Live” are sometimes cast in self-deprecating situations.
But you already knew that, didn’t you?
Tags: Froma
Losing Huntsman
Mitt Romney was not the Republican best able to defeat Obama — until Monday, when Jon Huntsman left the race.
OBAMA’S BIGGEST THREAT WAS JON HUNTSMAN
Tags: politics, Republicans, right wing
Laying the Tea Party to rest
The Tea Party is a phenomenon that died after its time. In his unsympathetic eulogy, Egan does offer a few words of understanding:
the movement, largely leaderless, was born out of legitimate frustration over Wall Street bailouts and runaway government spending.
I would agree and regurgitate a memory of the Tea Party’s finest hour — when it stopped John Boehner from directing defense dollars to his district for a project the military didn’t want.
Praise for (Some) Tea Partiers.
Tags: conservatives, politics, Republicans, Tea Party
Calling Tea Partiers ‘economic terrorists’
For those interested in my argument, here it is:
THE COMMENTARY PAGES ARE NOT A TEA PARTY
Tags: culture, politics, Republicans, Tea Party
Daily Show, part 2
John Oliver "interviews" Froma Harrop on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Tags: Daily Show, Froma, John Oliver, media
Enjoyed the Daily Show
Sure, much of my careful reasoning ended up on the cutting-room floor, but it was fun:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Me on the Daily Show
Tags: Froma Harrop, media
