For a long time I’ve thought columnist Marc Thiessen was the most moronic ideologue on the Sentinel’s Opinion page, but Amy Goodman and Dennis Moynihan’s Jan. 29 paean to that protector of peace, human rights and democracy Vladimir Putin takes the cake for pure political idiocy. Tell it to the Ukrainians, Amy. Whatever credibility Goodman and Moynihan ever had as critics of American government or politics has been fatally fouled by this pile of steaming, um, irony. They should invite poor bullied Vlad to be their guest on “Autocracy Now!”
— Stephen Kessler, Santa Cruz
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