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Richard Cohen
American Journalist
Born: Feb 6, 1941
Man Me Nation Will World You
Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison
Trump is unloved in his own house. A figure of ridicule, a theatrical creation, he is almost sympathetic. He was told by the greedy and the outright stupid that he would make a swell president. The Liar's Paradox has spun out of control, with liars lying to a liar who believed the lie. What would that be called? Fox News, I think. Richard Cohen
News Lie Liar Stupid Greedy Own Control Creation Think Liars Lying President Unloved Out Paradox Would Outright He Almost House Make His Spun Trump Theatrical Figure Swell Who Ridicule Believed Fox Fox News Sympathetic
Trump is a dust storm of lies and diversions with the bellows of a bully and the greasy ethics of a street-corner hustler. Richard Cohen
Ethics Dust Lies Hustler Diversion Bully Trump Storm
Trump is a menace, both ignorant and chaotic. His saving grace is his incompetence. Richard Cohen
Grace Incompetence Saving Saving Grace Chaotic Menace Both His Trump Ignorant
Trump is in the White House, fulminating on Twitter, messing up foreign policy, mistaking critics for enemies, refusing to immediately and unequivocally condemn neo-Nazis, racists, and other assorted goons - and, in general, failing to provide the nation with a scintilla of moral leadership. This will last until it can't any longer. Richard Cohen
Leadership Enemies Will Nation White White House Twitter Other Immediately Moral Critics General Failing Longer Until House Policy Messing Foreign Condemn Foreign Policy Provide Trump Up Unequivocally Any Refusing Racists Last
Something about the Clintons sets the GOP to howling at the moon. Richard Cohen
Moon Sets About Something GOP Howling
We are a segmented society, living in our individual bubbles. Richard Cohen
Living Society Our Individual Bubbles
Trump's overriding accomplishment is plain: The Republican Party can no longer be shamed. Richard Cohen
Party Shamed Longer Overriding Trump Accomplishment Republican Republican Party Plain
Germany's crimes were recent and of such a scale and depravity that, unless constantly faced, they will come to seem fictitious. Richard Cohen
Will Crimes Unless Scale Constantly Seem Faced Come Were Germany Fictitious Recent
We need a national service that throws us all together, the urban with the rural, the Fox News types with the MSNBC crowd. That way, Americans can get to know Americans and learn - as previous generations did - that we are all Americans. Richard Cohen
Service News Together National Types Way All Americans Rural Crowd Previous Throws Generations Know Learn Get American Did Urban Us Fox Fox News Need
Let me tell you, seven days without Wolf Blitzer is heaven. A week outside 'The Situation Room' is downright calming. No 'breaking news!' No hype. Blitzer is a first-class journalist, and I mention him only by way of acknowledging his fame. Richard Cohen
News Me You Hype Journalist Wolf Situation Seven Way Tell Only Mention Week Outside Days Him Without Calming His Fame Heaven Acknowledging Breaking Room Downright
There was a time when an ordinary American could close the door and keep the world at bay. Now the world comes elbowing in every time you go online. Richard Cohen
Time You World Every Every Time Bay Online Could Go Close American Door Ordinary Keep Now
Fox News has been a force in converting the party of Lincoln into the party of Trump. The network's allegiance to Trump approaches mindless adoration. Richard Cohen
News Party Approaches Mindless Has-Been Allegiance Network Adoration Force Lincoln Been Trump Converting Fox Fox News
George W. Bush, a charming and utterly gracious man, was a catastrophic twofer. He took the United States to war in Iraq, a wrenching debacle: more than 4,000 Americans dead, nearly 32,000 wounded, and the Middle East destabilized with Iranian influence enhanced. Richard Cohen
War Man Took States East Wounded Wrenching Charming More He Catastrophic Dead George Iranian George W Iraq George W. Bush Than Gracious American Middle Influence Middle East Bush Enhanced United United States Nearly Utterly
In order to take a nation to war, you have to believe mightily in the threat you are facing and the virtue of your cause. Richard Cohen
War You Cause Nation Believe Virtue Threat Facing Take Order Your
If you told me back in my Army days that I could have bought the same weapon that I had been using in training, I would not have believed it. Richard Cohen
Me You Army Training Back Would Weapon Could Had Bought Days Been Same Using Believed
With a sinking feeling, I have come to a horrible conclusion: I am addicted to Donald Trump. Richard Cohen
Feeling Sinking Addicted Horrible Come Conclusion Am Trump Donald Donald Trump
You have to admit that Trump is endlessly creative. He has insulted the disabled, the dead, the parents of the dead, women, Mexicans, Muslims, Asians, African Americans, former POWs, the media and, to get just a bit more specific, 'The Post.' Richard Cohen
You Creative Women Post Parents Bit Muslims Admit More Disabled He Dead POWs Insulted Trump Mexicans Get American Endlessly Just African African Americans Former Asians Media Specific
I long ago tired of politicians who never say anything, adhere to their talking points, and avoid all controversy. Richard Cohen
Tired Long Politicians Say Adhere Points Never Talking Controversy Anything Avoid Who
Trump's juvenilia stands in stark contrast to Obama's measured words. Richard Cohen
Words Obama Trump Contrast Measured Stands Stark
I don't know if history will adjudge Barack Obama a great president, but he has been a necessary one. Richard Cohen
Great History Will President Has-Been Obama He Know Been Barack Barack Obama Necessary
Churchill had a marvelous way with words, and greatness accompanied him like a shadow, but in certain ways, he was a 19th-century man wandering, confounded, in the 20th. Richard Cohen
Man Words Way Churchill Ways Shadow Marvelous Had He Like Him Accompanied Greatness Wandering Confounded Certain
Being an American is life-threatening. For various reasons, men and women here don't live as long as men and women in about two dozen other countries, including the ones we defeated in World War II - Japan, Germany and Italy. Richard Cohen
War Women World Men Men And Women Long Live Other Other Countries About Various Various Reasons Life-Threatening Countries Italy Germany American Being Japan Reasons Including Dozen Defeated Here Two World War World War II
Lots of men have failed as presidents, as Trump surely will, but few fail so dismally as role models. He's a boy's idea of a man. He's a man's idea of a boy. Richard Cohen
Man Will Men Few Presidents He Fail Failed Idea Surely Boy Trump Lots Role Role Models Models
Raising money, like sausage-making, ain't pretty to see, and it would be just criminally naive to rely on the big hearts of big donors. Richard Cohen
Money Big Would Would-Be See Pretty Rely Naive Like Hearts Donors Just Raising
There is precious little that's charitable about the world of charity. Richard Cohen
Charity World Charitable About Precious Little
I reveled in political science and history of all kinds, and I felt for a long time that I had discovered all the secrets of life in psychology, although its Freudian variety left me cold. The id never made much sense to me. Richard Cohen
Life Time Me History Science Political Made Long Long Time Sense Cold Secrets Kinds Variety Never Had ID Although Felt Discovered Left Political Science Psychology Much
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