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Richard Cohen

American Journalist

Born: Feb 6, 1941

Man Me Nation Will World You

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Hillary Clinton looms over the Democratic Party like Evita from her balcony. Richard Cohen

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The term 'disrupter' has become an accolade, like first-responder or something. Richard Cohen

Become Something Term Like

The more Scott Walker campaigns, the more he proves he is not intellectually fit for the office he's seeking. He asserts innocent ignorance on matters he should by now know something about - a way of masking his apparent bigotry. Richard Cohen

Israel may be beloved, but for American security, it is not essential. Richard Cohen

Security Israel American Essential May Beloved

The fact is that the United States does not need Israel. Our special relationship was not forged, as it was with Great Britain, in two world wars, not to mention a common language and, in significant respects, culture. It is based on warmth, emotion, shared values - and, not to be dismissed, a potent domestic lobby. Richard Cohen

Great Relationship Culture World Language Values Lobby Great Britain Our States Respects Significant Potent Fact Mention Emotion Shared Does Israel Domestic Forged Common Common Language Warmth Dismissed Special Wars United Based United States Britain Two Need World Wars

Trump lies when confronted with the truth, since any crack in his narcissism might spread like an Ebola of the soul, and he would deflate like one of Macy's balloons on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Richard Cohen

Truth Thanksgiving Soul Narcissism Would Lies He Since Like Spread Balloons His Friday Trump Crack Any After Confronted Might

I served in the Army. I worked at blue-collar jobs. I washed dishes and bused tables. Richard Cohen

Army Jobs Tables Blue-Collar Dishes Worked Washed Served

My father was raised in an orphanage, and my mother was an immigrant from Poland whose first childhood memory was of hunger. Somehow, despite all of that, I am called a member of the 'elite.' If so, I damned well earned it. Richard Cohen

Memory Mother Father First Earned Despite Hunger Member Immigrant Somehow Poland Well Am Childhood Whose Orphanage Elite Raised

Among the things I know is that Trump voters were played for suckers. Richard Cohen

Voters Know Were Trump Among Things Played

I have written about cultural dislocation, and I understand the corrosive effect of diminished expectations. Richard Cohen

Diminished Corrosive About Written Understand Cultural Effect Expectations Dislocation

Large government is inevitably inefficient, but so, too, is large private enterprise. Richard Cohen

Government Too Enterprise Inefficient Inevitably Private Private Enterprise Large

Much worse than the unavoidable inefficiencies of large government is the failure to fund the government we need. Richard Cohen

Government Failure Worse Unavoidable Than Much Large Fund Need

Heroism is a matter of choice. Richard Cohen

Matter Heroism Choice

Evil comes in through the cable and through the Internet. We look forward to the advent of driverless cars. But they can be hacked. You could be riding along, and some 14-year-old in Romania takes over your car, so you end up running the lights and losing your brakes or, worse, listening to Eminem. What's the purpose? Richard Cohen

You Losing Listening Car Internet Evil Worse Running Some Eminem Purpose Could Through Hacked Cable Takes Advent Over Lights Along Look End Up Brakes Romania Your Forward Riding

It has become increasingly difficult for states or the federal government to apply the death penalty. But why even try? Nothing is accomplished, and while the chances of making a mistake are now diminished - DNA can prove guilt as well as innocence - life in prison is a worthy substitute. Richard Cohen

Life Death Government Mistake Try Guilt Become Prison Nothing Difficult Innocence Increasingly States Penalty Diminished Worthy Federal Federal Government Well Making Prove Death Penalty Accomplished Substitute While Even Now Why Apply Chances

My heroes are not necessarily people of great ability but ones who did what I think I could not. Richard Cohen

Great People Heroes Think Ability Could Did Who Necessarily

Our country undergoes periodic episodes of extreme intolerance and fear of foreigners, refugees in particular. Not only were people of Japanese descent placed in internment camps during World War II, but so were some Italians and Germans. Richard Cohen

War People World Fear Country Our Extreme Intolerance Some Only Particular Periodic Were Foreigners Italians Germans Camps Refugees Placed Japanese Episodes Descent Internment World War World War II

Sometimes I think that Rush Limbaugh is the dumbest man in America. This happens whenever I take him at face value and forget that he is basically an entertainer with contempt for his audience. He will tell them anything. Richard Cohen

Man Sometimes Will Value Face Think Tell Entertainer Rush Rush Limbaugh Face Value Take He Contempt Him Audience His Dumbest America Forget Whenever Anything Happens Them Basically

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