[UPDATE] Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino has apologized for distasteful and racist remarks he made late last week. This time, the guy who ran point for Donald Trump in New York spouted off some garbage in our fellow alt-weekly, Buffalo’s Artvoice. He wished Barack Obama death by mad cow disease — which, in this revolting […]
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Convention realities: an America divided
Over the weekend, I reread Ryan Lizza’s terrific New Yorker piece, “The Obama Memos: The Making of a Post-Post-Partisan Presidency.” It’s an insightful look at President Obama’s struggles during his first term — his mistakes, his compromises, his actions that made Republicans feel betrayed, the obstruction by Republicans…. And one of the most fascinating sections […]
