Born in the U.S.A. (or, Every Day is Veterans Day)
Sean MurphyI. Personal Remember when Born in the U.S.A. was ubiquitous? The album and the song. Bruce was already big, but he wasn’t over the top. Born in the U.S.A. put…
The New Cynicism (from Topplebush.com)
Friends, Democrats, Republicans, lend me your minds; I come to pillory John Edwards, not to praise him. Okay: he proved himself susceptible to the same ego-driven misdeeds any run-of-the-mill narcissists…
It’s Not (Only) About Obama
It's Not (Only) About Obama by Sean G. Murphy topplebush.com February 22, 2008 It is curious, yet oddly illuminating, that so many media blowhards (the predictable conservative and especially the…
Where There’s a (George) Will There’s No Way
So this is all the not-so-Grand Old Party’s got? With the so recently smug and abrasive and—so they thought—safe Republican wing of the Republican party tripping over their tails to…
While We’re on the subject of the so-called Liberal Media
Friday, May 05, 2006 While We’re on the Subject of the So-Called Liberal Media… (sigh). This Colbert and Cohen stuff makes one realize, once again, that there is nothing new…
Thoughts on Colbert, Cohen and Culpability
From: Sean Murphy Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 5:00 PM To: ‘cohenr@washpost.com’ Subject: And Now For Something REALLY Not Funny Dear Mr. Cohen: Give me a personal break, and super…