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Conservatives, liberals join in repudiating Trump’s hate speech against Muslims

December 7, 2015 by Spencer Critchley

Donald Trump photo by Gage Skidmore via voter.com, Creative Commons license

We knew liberals would be denouncing Donald Trump's hateful call to ban Muslims from entering the United States — and God bless them. But so too are leading conservatives — and God bless them, too: (Updated 12/8/2015) Dick Cheney: “I think this … [Continue reading] about Conservatives, liberals join in repudiating Trump’s hate speech against Muslims

Filed Under: Politics & Society

I get that bigots aren’t ashamed of being bigots — but why aren’t they ashamed of being cowards?

December 7, 2015 by Spencer Critchley

Donald Trump photo by Anythingyouwant, via Wikimedia Commons

Donald Trump believes we should have a "total and complete* shutdown" of all U.S. immigration by Muslims. And the idea got him a standing ovation at a rally today. OK, I get that bigots feel no shame over being bigots. But how is it they feel … [Continue reading] about I get that bigots aren’t ashamed of being bigots — but why aren’t they ashamed of being cowards?

Filed Under: Politics & Society Tagged With: bigotry, Donald Trump, Islamophobia, racism

Our Embarrassing Press Corps: President Obama’s ISIS Q&A at the G20

November 16, 2015 by Spencer Critchley

Obama & Putin at the G20 in Antalya, Turkey

One trivial question after another, ignoring one substantive answer after another. In the near aftermath of what’s been called France’s 9/11, all the U.S. press corps in Antalya wanted to know about was whether President Obama thought he had … [Continue reading] about Our Embarrassing Press Corps: President Obama’s ISIS Q&A at the G20

Filed Under: Journalism, Politics & Society

That’ll Do, Pig: If You Care About Excellence, Stop Over-Praising

September 8, 2015 by Spencer Critchley

Also published at Huffington Post. In a meeting of nonprofit leaders the other day, I heard an executive praise some recent work done by his staff as "amazing" and "incredible". I hear this kind of thing so often that, normally, it hardly … [Continue reading] about That’ll Do, Pig: If You Care About Excellence, Stop Over-Praising

Filed Under: Communication, Leadership & Management Tagged With: leadership. management

Bill O’Reilly and I Killed Bin Laden — But the Liberal Media Doesn’t Want You to Know

March 7, 2015 by Spencer Critchley

Originally published at the Huffington Post: We were right there with Seal Team Six, Bill and me. Please, don't call us heroes. We were just two patriotic Americans, doing our jobs. And our job was to crash land the chopper, hustle up the stairs, … [Continue reading] about Bill O’Reilly and I Killed Bin Laden — But the Liberal Media Doesn’t Want You to Know

Filed Under: Journalism, Politics & Society

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