In Newt’s overheated lingo people are not wrong or objectionable, but pathetic and despicable. Quite often they are “the most pathetic or despicable in the history of the planet”. The carpet-bombing of Newt in Florida by Romney’s super pac shows how the system works. And while Newt’s complaint is really about the post-Citizens United … Read more
This image by guest artist Newt Gingrich, revealing Mitt Romney’s anti-Jewish-senior past. Newt Gingrich reaches new lows in the Florida-race-to-the-bottom-primary almost by the minute. In yesterday’s Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gingrich-delivers-on-wild-and-wooly-vow/2012/01/29/gIQA0sUAbQ_story.html we saw the signs of a right-wing lunatic fringe gone mainstream in which a Gingrich campaign stop had the feeling of a hate group rally. Today … Read more
This week I began a new series of editorial videos for Slate.com. Up till now I have used a production crew to create short films. This works very well for TV where you can find (if you’re lucky) a budget of some kind. The web is different. If I wanted to continue this online, I … Read more
