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Fighting the last war. And losing. Again.

By Jerry Berger

4 min readMay 18, 2023

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Fighting the last war. And losing. Again.

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The Revolution WAS televised

The insurrection led by a mob wearing MAGA hats, waving Confederate, Gadsden and Trump flags who breached the US Capitol and took it…

4 min readJan 7, 2021

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The Revolution WAS televised

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Debates. Huh. What are they good for? Absolutely nothin’

After Tuesday’s 90-minute tweet storm, er, debate, it’s time to ask an obvious question. What purpose do they serve?

3 min readOct 1, 2020

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Quotes of Note

Donald Trump loves to accuse the media of bias, of being dishonest in not telling his story. And he may have a point. For example:

2 min readDec 23, 2019

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“I’m f — ked”

The words should be inscribed on the tombstone of the 45th President of the United States. And they could serve as an epitaph to a nation…

3 min readApr 19, 2019

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“I’m f — ked”

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Wag the dog journalism

Once upon a time journalists ignored details of presidential life. Think Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s wheelchair or John F. Kennedy’s…

4 min readNov 13, 2018

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The road ahead

Pundits are falling all over themselves this morning to define the jumble of stories to emerge from the 2018 midterms. I might as well be…

3 min readNov 7, 2018

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The road ahead

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Your call is not important to us

As I sit here in endless hold awaiting a human being so I can begin the process of reclaiming a small chunk of the $1,000-plus I pay…

3 min readOct 5, 2018

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Hey! What about us?

Washington is in high dudgeon these days over the acts and antics of the Donald J. Trump who appears to be a few steps away from Richard…

3 min readSep 7, 2018

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Hey! What about us?

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We’re not the enemy

Eleven score and seven years ago the admittedly imperfect patriots who declared “all men are created equal” (as long as they were men…

2 min readAug 16, 2018

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We’re not the enemy

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jerrymberger

jerrymberger

Strategic communicator dabbling in political punditry. Professing journalism at @COMatBU. Strangely still loyal to Cleveland Indians & Browns. Opinions my own.

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