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Helen Thomas: The Proto-Palin

June 9th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Politics and Policy

A guest post from my father, a former Washington correspondent by Sanford Watzman I didn’t know Sarah Palin then but I did know Helen Thomas and, believe me, Helen was a Sarah. I’m going back some 45 years when, as a correspondent for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, I would sometimes attend a White House news [...]

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How to Debate Like Palin

October 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Politics and Policy

Gershom Gorenberg Thanks to my friend John Ogulnik, I have learned how to debate with the masters. As best as I can tell, the source is Aden Nak.

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She Shoots Moose, Doesn’t She?

September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Politics and Policy

Thank you, Blue Herald. I mean, for heaven’s sake. This lady not only shoots at poor defenseless moose (pl. meese?), she brags about it.

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