Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

what is the city but the people?

Posted on December 6, 2012 by hebe in dc

Here’s a fun fact about Marco Rubio, the 41-year-old Republican Senator from Florida: his first job was building cages for exotic birds. He’s not the first politician to start small; Ronald Reagan washed tables in a women’s dormitory, Jimmy Carter … Continue reading →

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i approve this message

Posted on November 13, 2012 by hebe in dc

I am bereft. No more debates, polls, rallies, speeches, commercials, interviews, reports, documentaries, photo-calls, in-depth articles, out-of-their-depth articles, profile pieces, diary pieces, speculative pieces, twitter-spats, commentators and talking heads. Goddamn it. But oh man, what a year. Every moment of … Continue reading →

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six days

Posted on October 31, 2012 by hebe in dc

Just before midnight on Monday, as D.C. was being hounded by Sandy, I gave up on the piles of sodden, disintegrating copies of the New York Times book review that I had saved to read later (i.e. never) and instead … Continue reading →

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those they left behind

Posted on October 16, 2012 by hebe in dc

As Romney and Obama battle it out tonight in one of the most heated and sterile environments known to anyone who’s not a lab technician, spare a thought for those good folks for whom the words ‘it coulda been me’ never … Continue reading →

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sledging in denver

Posted on September 30, 2012 by hebe in dc

What do Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State, and Chris Broderick, guitarist with thrash metal band Megadeth, have in common? Do they favour the same brand of breakfast cereal? It’s possible. Are they aficionados of the 1983 sci-fi television … Continue reading →

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oh dear

Posted on September 18, 2012 by hebe in dc

A few months ago I asked the question: is Mitt Romney political enough for politics? A series of clumsy gaffes at the time had led me to the view that Romney, then presumptive nominee, was probably not. Over the summer, the slow … Continue reading →

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balloons and stardust

Posted on September 8, 2012 by hebe in dc

“So are you excited about voting in your first election?” I asked a young colleague at a work dinner. “Yeah, kind of,” she replied, “But I don’t think I’ll bother with the presidential vote. I mean, I wanna make sure … Continue reading →

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cat-fisting and dogging**

Posted on August 20, 2012 by hebe in dc

Paul Ryan, eh? Mitt Romney’s pick for vice presidential candidate seems like a nice chap. What intrigues me, though, is how this nerdy-looking politician with his too-big suits and his funny little budget transforms into someone who, on the weekends, likely tracks then … Continue reading →

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playing chicken

Posted on August 8, 2012 by hebe in dc

“That’ll be $542, ma’am. You can swipe your card there.” I am at the hospital for a procedure. It is a fairly minor one but rather uncomfortable and definitely scary. I don’t want to put you off your breakfast, so let’s … Continue reading →

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the supreme tort

Posted on July 4, 2012 by hebe in dc

A few years ago I attended the official opening of the Supreme Court in London. I was there not as a guest but working, concentrating on getting my boss in place before the Queen arrived, and trying to find somewhere to … Continue reading →

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