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Bill Press is host of a nationally syndicated radio show and author of a new book, "TOXIC TALK: How the Radical Right Has Poisoned America's Airwaves." His website is billpress.com.
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Getting to know Christine O'Donnell

by Bill Press -- WARNING: Do not expect to find here my normal, weekly, insightful, Pulitzer-Prize-worthy column. I have decided, instead, to put my personal opinions aside for one week in order more…

Tea-party triumphs: Good news for Democrats

by Bill Press -- What a difference a year makes. Last summer, both Republicans and Democrats considered the idea of a tea party a joke. Tea partiers were good at raising hell more…

Glenn Beck and his war on Christians

by Bill Press -- It was bad enough, in July 2009, when Glenn Beck called President Obama a "racist" with a "deep-seated hatred of white people." But when, on Aug. 29, he more…

Republicans pimp tax cuts for the rich

by Bill Press -- Something important happened this week: Republican leaders in Congress finally came out for something. Don't knock it. This is progress. We know what they're against: anything President Obama more…

Gingrich and Palin: Twin towers of intolerance

by Bill Press -- As every sixth-grader knows, pilgrims originally came to these shores in search of religious freedom. Too bad we don't still practice it. Even in colonial days, many Americans more…

Viva Judge Walker!

by Bill Press -- The bad news is that hatred doesn't die easily. But the good news is that hatred does die eventually. And political movements built on hate have a relatively more…

What has Obama accomplished?

by Bill Press -- You've heard of the gang that couldn't shoot straight? Barack Obama's the man who can't shoot straight. His first 20 months have zipped by with nothing to show more…

A race to judgment – over race!

by Bill Press -- Shirley Sherrod has been offered a new job in the Department of Agriculture. And by the time you read this, I hope she has taken it. She was more…

Is Obama tough enough?

by Bill Press -- President Obama avoids "confrontation," complains Sen. Harry Reid. That's right. Just two days after President Obama left Las Vegas, having raised beaucoup bucks for his re-election campaign, the more…