John Cassidy
New Yorker Magazine Howler: Soros 'Upstaged Donald Trump at Davos'
January 31st, 2018 1:49 PM
Those who linger at the The New Yorker magazine's website eventually see a splash advertising its dedication to "fighting fake stories with real ones." Staff writer John Cassidy's ridiculous assertion that "George Soros Upstaged Donald Trump at Davos" shows that this is clearly false advertising.
New Yorker: Clinton Foundation Scandal Could Be 'Benefitting Hillary'
April 23rd, 2015 4:20 PM
In a desperate attempt to spin the escalating Clinton Foundation scandal as a positive for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, The New Yorker's John Cassidy argued in a Wednesday article that bombshell revelations about the controversy in the new book Clinton Cash "could end up benefitting Hillary."
New Yorker Writer: A Scott Walker Presidency ‘Would Be a Disaster’
February 25th, 2015 11:02 PM
John Cassidy calls the Wisconsin governor “an odious politician whose ascension to the Presidency would be a disaster” but admits, “For all his awfulness, Walker is a serious contender. We’d better get used to it.”
New Yorker Writer: Obama Ditched Outdoor Stadium Speech Because of Hum
September 11th, 2012 1:03 PM
The title of John Cassidy's column in the New Yorker is "Rational Irrationality" but after reading the reason he gives for Barack Obama ditching his outdoor stadium speech at the Democrat convention in Charlotte, NC, I think it would be safe to ditch the "Rational" part of the column title.
One of the big reasons why Cassidy pretty much comes off as completely irrational was his explanation…