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PARTISAN News Quiz 2015: No one will get all these right
The people of the Central Coast are an enlightened lot, but just how enlightened? To find out, we designed this quiz to test how well Partisan readers were paying attention in 2015. As always, go to...
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LARRY PARSONS: Monterey’s flirtation with The Donald was a fizzle, fortunately
I greeted the news that December afternoon in 2008, a week before Christmas, with a very big sigh of relief. It was a huge sigh. The very hugest. For weeks, the grist for the local media had been that...
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LARRY PARSONS: The shrinking presidential clown car is no less entertaining
Super Bowl 50 was boring. The commercials were so-so, the halftime music OK, though I didn’t catch all the words to Beyoncé’s new political song. Consequently all the yammer about a Beyoncé backlash is...
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LARRY PARSONS: In Campaign 2016, it’s hard to tell the gaffes from the planks
To create the kind of damage this photo did to the Dukakis campaign, Donald Trump probably would have to be photographed kissing Barack Obama.Let’s call him Kenny. It’s not his real name. But he’s been...
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Share your thoughts on this bizarro election
Watching Chris Christie stand behind Donald Trump tonight, looking a little like a bodyguard, I was reminded of the lovely Jesse Winchester song “No Pride At All.” But who cares what I think? This...
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LARRY PARSONS: Any bets on who Jimmy P picked for president?
My focus in Tuesday’s state primary election, I confess, is on the presidential race. It’s been captivating in the same way that a car crash, five-alarm fire or circus high-wire act is. You can’t avert...
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Well this certainly sucks, but we knew when we signed up that it would be a...
For the past year or so, watching Donald Trump on the stump was actually entertaining. What outrageous nonsense would he pop off with? Who would he insult? What lie would he spout this time? That ended...
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LARRY PARSONS: Searching for a glimmer of hope in the campaign rubble
I just watched the sober and inspiring day-after speeches by the president and Hillary Clinton. Their words, while tinged with the sorrow of defeat at the hands of Donald Trump, were appropriately...
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PAUL KARRER: Clinton can start the blame game by looking in the mirror
“Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” — John Fitzgerald Kennedy The unthinkable has occurred. The Brexit effect has kicked in. Donald Trump will grab the brass ring and become...
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In a time of national calamity, there’s room for many solutions
SOLVING THE TRUMP PROBLEM WILL REQUIRE MORE THAN ONE APPROACH OK, here’s the important thing now. As the Trump administration devolves into chaos, it is vital that those of us who want to fix things...
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