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Would A Surgeon Trust Trump With A Knife?
by James M. Wall The moment on the debate stage which was most revealing was not one of Donald Trump’s nervous deep breaths. The most revealing moment came immediately after the debate ended. Hillary Clinton moved quickly down the steps … Continue reading Continue reading
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Veterans Forum Staged With Show Biz In Mind
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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Israel Remains The Untouchable Election Issue
by James M. Wall In recent weeks, I have studied Spotlight, a film that should explain why our current presidential election is about none of the critical issues facing our nation. This Clinton-Trump campaign, is, most certainly, not about the critical foreign policy issue of … Continue reading
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In The Beginning Was Trump’s False Birther Tweet
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
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
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
“Boundless Confidence In America’s Promise”
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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Was the Brexit Vote “Good for the Jews”?
by James M. Wall A Jewish mother hears her family cheering. She cries out, “what happened?” One of the men gathered around the radio, shouts back, “Mel Ott just hit a home run!” She responds, “Is it good for the Jews”? That … Continue reading
It’s Still The Occupation, Stupid
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
WH Campaign Shields Israel’s Occupation Ferocity
by James M. Wall So obsessed is U.S. media with this year’s headlong dash for the White House, that Israel’s increase in settlement construction has gone by us like a snake sliding into a back yard recycling bin. The Paris-based … Continue reading
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