These unfortunate slips are as incomprehensible as they are politically damaging. None of the politicians who commit them are exactly stupid or ill informed. This begs the question, what went wrong?
It must be so frustrating to partake in a debate where you know your opponent is lying! So how do you maintain composure? Donna Brazile, Vice-Chair of...
This is war of humor -- laying siege to the hearts, minds, and funnybones of America. For the future of his country, Mitt must cause a laff-riot. He must leave the swing voters in stitches, gasping for air, with split sides... and no health care.
Candidates should pledge and agree not to mention or refer directly or indirectly to their opponents during the course of the campaign for the presidency.
How are voters supposed to make educated decisions about whom to vote for if candidates' lies go unchecked by the media in the theater that is the modern political debate?
I see editorial writing in U.S. mainstream media, with a very few exceptions, as propaganda deprived of intellectual reflection. The public senses this as well, distrusts the media instinctively.
Over his long business career, Sam Zell has undoubtedly many times smirked at those who have reported failures whilst claiming, "It was not my fault." Now, Zell may well be smirking into the mirror.