Tag: wikileaks
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This Election Cycle: A Gift from the Political gods to the Political Junkie
I mean, like, really? Oh, my. 2016. “You mean I can’t directly quote the candidate?” This was a question asked to me by my student who will be participating in our school-wide presidential debate. He asked me this question because I asked him to refrain on using certain anatomical references in the debate, even when…
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Everyone is as Smart as the Polls. And That’s Pretty Dumb.
I get a kick out of so-called experts calling the U.S. presidential election while we are still in August, nearly a month away from the first debate, with an already unprecedented, topsy-turvy primary season behind us. I heard someone say basically this yesterday: “Oh, look at the polls! Clinton is going to win. It’s over.”…
