Why Donald Trump doesn’t have the guts to really run for president
Why Huckabee’s ‘oven’ remarks won’t win Jewish votes
Published: MSNBC (July 27, 2015)
When Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee claimed last weekend that President Obama would ultimately “take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven,” the former Arkansas governor wasn’t being simply hyperbolic about the merits of the Iranian nuclear deal. He was banking on the idea that there is a rift between the Democratic president and the American Jewish community – an opening presumably ripe for political exploitation.... Read Original Article
It’s never, ever okay to release someone’s personal information
Published: Daily Dot (July 23, 2015)
Donald Trump has played many roles in his life: business mogul, author, reality TV star, and politician. But when he publicly released the private phone number of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), he wasn’t simply engaging in a run-of-the-mill political dirty trick. By violating Graham’s privacy, he assumed a new title common to the Internet era—that of the common, and increasingly dangerous, troll.... Read Original Article
The 4 worst things about Jeb Bush’s campaign announcement
Published: Daily Dot (June 16, 2015)
If Jeb Bush is elected to the presidency in 2016, his victory will officially transformed the Bushes into the most successful political dynasty in American history. Never has a single direct family line produced three presidents (the Adamses, Harrisons, and Roosevelts each yielded only two), and polls have consistently found that grassroots Republicans are as disturbed by this prospect as ordinary Americans.... Read Original Article