Kathleen Parker
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Untrending PalinAug 16, 2011 5:16 am - The latest trend in the media world is “trending.” That is, monitoring what people are buzzing about and directing coverage accordingly. Just as the unspoken sometimes ...
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Principled foolishness in CongressAug 09, 2011 4:01 am - Actually, no, Mr. Vice President, the tea party gang wasn’t “acting like terrorists.” They were acting like kidnappers. Let’s get our insults correct. They weren’t infl...
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The tea fragger partyJul 31, 2011 3:01 am - Fragging: “To intentionally kill or wound (one’s superior officer, etc.), esp. with a hand grenade.” Take names. Remember them. The behavior of certain Republica...
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The education of Herman CainJul 26, 2011 5:01 am - Politics Rule No. 1: Never say what you really think, especially before you think. GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain learned this lesson hard and fast when he assert...
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A story not quite rightJul 19, 2011 3:01 am - Most would agree that one would have to stoop pretty low to question the story of a man’s mother’s death. But what if that deathbed story were the locus of a sweeping p...
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The just-vote-no crowdJul 12, 2011 3:01 am - A debt crisis is a terrible thing to waste in a presidential election season, and Democrats and Republicans alike are responding on cue. The news Saturday night that Re...
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Sex, drugs and minefields of conjectureJul 05, 2011 3:01 am - Sometimes fiction can’t improve on life. Case in point: The unfolding saga of the immigrant hotel housekeeper allegedly raped by the wealthy French international banker ...
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In defense of flip-flopperyJun 13, 2011 2:25 pm - Here we go all over again. Read my lips and bring ’em on. It’s the economy, stupid. Gotcha! Which is to say, the stupid season is upon us. Same story, same characters, ...
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Troubled waters ahead?Jun 01, 2011 5:37 pm - In a slender essay titled “Here Is New York,” E.B. White wrote about the implausibility of the great city, mentioning among other things the millions of gallons of water...
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Eat, drink and watch outMay 24, 2011 6:58 pm - Once upon a time, Ma would say: “Sit up and eat your vegetables.” Pa said: “Don’t talk with your mouth full.” Other common utterances included: “Go outside and play.” An...