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Category Archives: Mickey Kaus
Mickey Kaus – The Partial Insider
Mickey Kaus was born into the system. His father, Otto Kaus, sat on the California Supreme Court. He grew up in Beverly Hills, attended Harvard twice, and entered journalism through the Washington Monthly, the neoliberal incubator that launched Michael Kinsley … Continue reading
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Decoding Mickey Kaus
ChatGPT says: Alliance Theory explains Mickey Kaus as a status heretic whose defining trait was refusing to stabilize inside any durable coalition. He wasn’t expelled for scandal. He was sidelined for non-alignment. Here’s the decoding. First. What Kaus actually did … Continue reading
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Why Did Beverly Hills High Decline?
On his January 28, 2022 edition of the Parrot Room, Mickey Kaus says: “There was a wave of Persian refugees who don’t care that much about education and they displaced the other Jews… There’s a show about them called The … Continue reading
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LA’s Mayor Villaraigosa Headed For Higher Office?
Mickey Kaus tweets: So without Luke Ford, Villaraigosa wld be considered a success? NYT leaves that impression. Villaraigosa’s “national stage” is ceremonial Obama job. He ain’t about to be elected 2 “bigger” office. Nagourney going w/ the hype program.
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The Tea Party Killed The DREAM Act
Without the surge of the Tea Party, a massive welcoming of illegal immigration would’ve passed the Democratic-controlled Congress in a lame duck session and would’ve been signed by President Obama. Republican moderates are soft on illegal immigration but the conservative … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Mickey Kaus
Tagged jonathan martin, lame duck session, lisa murkowski, Mickey Kaus, republican moderates, roy beck
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Luke Ford’s Grotto! Kids Will Love It!
A friend who’s converting to Judaism emails me: "I was talking to my mom on the phone just now, trying to explain to her what a sukkah is. I told her it was like a hut, a temporary dwelling place, … Continue reading
Posted in Mickey Kaus, Personal
Tagged bureau chiefs, converting to judaism, industry attempts, jack shafer, luke ford, Mickey Kaus
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Mickey Kaus – Orthodox Jew?
A few years ago, Mickey Kaus said he’d give me an interview. Then he never answered any of my follow-ups to actually do the interview. So I made up this. It was probably unethical but it was a heckuva lot … Continue reading
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Tagged cathy seipp, high school reunion, luke ford, Mickey Kaus, orthodox jew
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Don’t Worry, We’ll Always Have Joe Biden
Mickey Kaus writes: "Mr. Gravitas: What was troubling about Biden’s loin-girding gaffe, as Ace of Spades notes, wasn’t the idea that Obama would be tested. It was the notion that we shouldn’t worry because he has Joe Biden as his backup! ("I’ve forgotten … Continue reading
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Tagged ace of spades, gaffe, gravitas, joe biden, Mickey Kaus
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The Wrong Angle
Mickey Kaus writes: MSM reporters–having deemed it unnecessary to report on whether a leading, active Democratic pol, third-place presidential candidate and likely cabinet official cheated on his ill wife while making a big show of his loyalty and then lied … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, John Edwards, Journalism, Mickey Kaus
Tagged campaign finance law, campaign finance violations, columbia journalism review, government investigators, Mickey Kaus, subpoena power
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Questions Still To Be Answered About John Edwards Affair
Mickey Kaus writes: 2) Obvious question: Why visit Hunter in the early morning hours if he does "not love her" and is not her child’s father? … But I think the question is actually even more difficult to answer than … Continue reading
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Tagged John Edwards, Mickey Kaus, moral question, mudcat saunders, paternity test, secret payments
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