Category Archives: Hillary Clinton

Veterans Forum Staged With Show Biz In Mind

Posted on September 8, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall The Commander-in-Chief Forum, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, was televised Wednesday night. The Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America, a veterans organization based in New York City, joined NBC and MSNBC in hosting the event. Billed … Continue reading →

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In The Beginning Was Trump’s False Birther Tweet

Posted on August 15, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall In the beginning was Donald J. Trump’s false birther tweet, posted four years ago. The Los Angeles Times‘ Matt Pearce remembers: “On Aug. 6, 2012, the Twitter account @realDonaldTrump posted an important public announcement: “An ‘extremely credible … Continue reading →

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Trump Goes Off Script In Worst Possible Way

Posted on August 10, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall How long, O Lord, must we suffer outbursts of dangerous rhetoric from Donald J. Trump? The latest example, this time in Wilmington, North Carolina, is reported in the New York Times: The Republican nominee, reports the Times, “appeared to … Continue reading →

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Republicans Panic While Neo-Cons Rush to Clinton

Posted on August 4, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall As the November 8 election looms larger with each passing day, Republican party leaders are now in a “panic mode”. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reported, “Donald Trump’s relations with the Republican Party – and his … Continue reading →

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“Boundless Confidence In America’s Promise”

Posted on July 29, 2016 by wallwritings

UPDATE: Initially, I wrote in this posting that “presumably the ‘very little guy’ in Trump’s diatribe is Senator Tim Kaine, of Virginia, Clinton’s choice as her vice-president.” Two days later, Trump tweeted that he was referring to former New York Mayor Michael … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Big Brother or Hillary: A Final Muddled Choice

Posted on July 22, 2016 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall George Orwell’s 1984 is now dangerously close to reality. In the picture above, Donald J. Trump looms on the large screen behind the nominee, bringing an ominous reminder of Orwell’s “Big Brother”. The acceptance speech Trump gave … Continue reading →

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Will “Greatness” Elude Yet Another President?

Posted on July 12, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Will McAlvoy (Jeff Daniels), (right), played a newscaster working for a fictional cable news network on The Newsroom, a program which ran on HBO (2012-2014). The writer of The Newsroom series is Aaron Sorkin, creator and lead author of the earlier television … Continue reading →

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“Cunning of Reason” Will End Israel’s Occupation

Posted on July 5, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall A search for hope began with a viewing of the 2014 film, Interstellar, the mind-stretching movie directed by Christopher Nolan, and written by Christopher and his brother Jonathan Nolan. Interstellar is one of those motion pictures that lifts the spirits because it brings … Continue reading →

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It’s Still The Occupation, Stupid

Posted on June 15, 2016 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Bill and Hillary Clinton swept into the White House in 1992 on the back of their campaign strategist, James Carville (right), a wise-cracking political operative from Louisiana. “It’s the economy, stupid” was Carville’s greatest contribution to the first Clinton campaign victory. It is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Clinton Needs Only 199 Supers to Win Nomination

Posted on June 8, 2016 by wallwritings

In 1980, Edward Kennedy’s endless challenge to Jimmy Carter undermined Carter and probably gave Ronald Reagan a lift. http://nyti.ms/28nAjfR Continue reading →

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