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SALT OF THE EARTH  2:50 pm April 1, 2009

C’mon Brother, Lay Off Joe The Plumber, Man, C’mon

by Jim Newell

This is simple enough: Joe The Plumber gets asked about the Employee Free Choice Act — the piece of legislation he is on tour rallying against, for a corporation — and does not know what it is. He tells the cameraman here, “Drop it, brother, drop it. I never said I was an expert, man.” [...]

SALT OF THE EARTH  3:09 pm July 21, 2008

Bill Kristol Cannot Write Words That Fit Together

by Jim Newell

Here’s the fourth paragraph in today’s offering from New York Times “lightning rod conservative” columnist Bill Kristol: “The Siegessäule is an impressive structure (especially if you have a militaristic bent). It’s a large fluted sandstone column on a base of polished red granite, topped by a golden statue of winged Victory. Completed in 1873, it [...]


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