Tag Archives: Bill Clinton

Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Bern

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Sean Murphy

Memo to the implacable and petulant Bernie Bros: if Hillary is good enough for your hero, she’s good enough for you. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Uncategorized | Tagged Batman, Bernie Bros, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Bush, Chris Christie, Donald Trump, Dr. Strangelove, FDR, Fox News, GOP, Gore, Hillary Clinton, Lincoln, Mike Pence, Nader, Newt Gingrich, The Joker | Leave a comment

The Case for Hillary

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Greg Olear

Barack and Bernie, Biden and Benghazi, Warren and Whitewater…meh. Why every progressive American should be backing Hillary Rodham Clinton. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, campaigns, Donald Trump, elections, Hillary 2016, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton 1993 health care reform, hope, progressives | 8 Comments

Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Sean Murphy – the 90’s Edition

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Sean Beaudoin

Take a front row seat for this exciting, no-holds-barred game of style and wit, in which eight topics of the day are parsed, thrust, and parried as you listen to the intellectual steel clang! Continue reading →

Posted in Point/Counterpoint | Tagged 90s, alice in chains, Bill Clinton, goodfellas, hillary, lewinsky, Michael Jordan, natural born killers, NBA, newt gigrich, oscars, PCP, point/counterpoint, Pulp Fiction, Sean Murphy, smirk, tarantino, The Worst Decade, Third Eye Blind, Washington DC | 3 Comments

The Power of Political Narrative: Part One, The GOP

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Sean Murphy

We know the Democrats consistently drown in a river of good intentions. Why are the Republicans so successful staying on script? They keep it simple, stupid. This is how the Reagan Revolution happened, why it endures, and why it matters today as much as ever. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, democrats, GOP, politics, Republicans, Ronald Reagan, Sean Murphy, The Gipper, The New Deal, The Power of Political Narrative | 6 Comments

DOMA-sticity or Has Antonin Scalia Gone Completely Barking Mad?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Tom Gualtieri

If same-sex couples are denied a right to marry, based on the specious argument that marriage has always been between one man and one woman, the rights of ALL citizens are in danger. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Bill Clinton, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Edie Windsor, gay marriage, Jeffrey Zarrillo, Kristen Perry, Paul Katami, Prop 8, Proposition 8, Same-sex marriage, Sandy Stier, SCOTUS, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

Shock & Awe

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Greg Olear

May 1, 2012, marks the ninth anniversary of George W. Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech, and the seventh anniversary of the publication of the Downing Street memo. Greg Olear recounts—and re-counts—the invasion of Iraq. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Bill Clinton, crude, debutante, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, FDR, federal deficit, George W. Bush, Iraq invasion, Iraqi casualties, military casualties, military suicides, Monica Lewinsky, No Blood For Oil, Richard Nixon, the blue dress, top marginal tax rates | Comments Off

My Boyfriend, Jesus

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Diana Spechler

In which Diana Spechler reminisces about her college boyfriend, who thought he was Jesus. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Bill Clinton, Boulder, Buzz Aldrin, demons, farting, Halloween, Hillary Clinton, Jesus, Jewish, Mary Magdalene, schizophrenic, vampire | Comments Off