Posts Tagged ‘Donald Trump’
How Abe Lincoln called his opponent a liar in a debate
[Name of candidate] is lying!
There is something so unseemly about calling someone a liar.
I’m never sure if it helps the person using this pejorative. We have heard the slur hurled by a number of Republican candidates at a number of their opponents this election cycle…
Read MoreTrump’s answers reveal his vacuousness
The wisdom of Donald Trump: “You know, our professors, our teachers, we have to take care of them. It’s very important, I mean, to me it’s so important. But, you look at how the costs have escalated for colleges, and all they’re doing is, the students, essentially, are giving them the money, and yet, you’re borrowing too much money. I’m gonna look into that very strongly and we have to do something to help the students.”
Read MoreThe death of data
Voters aren’t dumb. That was always Ronald Reagan’s belief.
Specifically, he believed that you knew how to spend your next ten bucks better than the government did.
In this election cycle, though, one can’t help but notice a lack of curiosity on the subjects of facts and data…
Read MoreLatest polls show Trump loses to Hillary while Rubio trounces her
Handicapping the South Carolina primary
How do you predict an upcoming vote?
The conventional approach is by polling a representative sample of the electorate. However, the art and science of polling seems to be getting increasingly unreliable.
There’s another approach: talk to a bookmaker. See who people are actually betting on with real money…
Read MoreDonald Trump owes George W. Bush an apology
“He lied. He got us into the war with lies.”
Thus proclaimed Donald Trump in last night’s Republican debate in South Carolina, as he joined with Democrats who claimed that, “Bush lied and people died.”
Read MoreThe Chris Christie effect
When Hillary Clinton is sworn in as the next president of the United States, the Chris Christie effect will long be talked about.
I refer to last Saturday’s debate.
Governor Christie cut Marco Rubio off at the knees in one of the most consequential debate moments in a long time…
Read MoreMarco Rubio for President
Here is what I plan on saying at tonight’s Iowa caucuses:
Read MoreSteven Colbert hosts the all-Trump debate
Here’s what happened at last night’s Republican debate
Messrs. Cruz and Rubio were both put in hot seats, to the delight of Jeb Bush, as each were confronted with gotcha video clips highlighting their apparent flip flops on immigration issues. The three man dust-up was messy.
So who won?
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