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Phillipe And Jorge

And the beat goes on

Hillary Clinton proves the Rasputin of primary politics
All Phillipe + Jorge can say after Tuesday’s presidential primary is that we are overjoyed the Patriots resigned Randy Moss.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | March 05, 2008

A smack to the head

Pow! Chafee gets McCain right in the kisser
McCain’s pants-ing moment, as he entertained a typical GOP (all-white) AARP rally, was highly entertaining.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | February 20, 2008

Mark Weiner for President?

Superdelegates are not so super in a punitive democracy
There has been much hand-wringing recently over whether superdelegates will hijack the Democrats’ presidential-selection process.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | February 13, 2008

Hey, we’ve got your budget solution!

The children of the needy will make a tasty meal
What with all the drama about the enormous budget crunch, Phillipe + Jorge hope to offer our esteemed leaders a very solid solution.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | February 06, 2008

Just the facts

Linc Chafee exhibits typical candor in his forthcoming book
Phillipe + Jorge wake up frightened by a bizarre new concept in the literary world: a book by a politician that actually tells the truth.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | January 30, 2008

The HBO drama is spot-on in diagnosing newspapers’ woes
Here’s the scenario: Local ownership sells off a mid-market, well-respected and Pulitzer Prize-winning daily newspaper to a huge media conglomerate in a major American city.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | January 23, 2008

Jockular plus

New England is the home of past and future champions
Phillipe + Jorge have been absolutely giddy, as we have gone crazy about the World Series’ success of the Olde Towne Team.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | October 31, 2007

Our Sgt. Schultz society

Know-nothing nation sleepwalks well into the future
“I know noz-ZINK!” That was the catchphrase of John Banner’s character, the Nazi prison guard Sergeant Schultz.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | October 24, 2007

Linc sets himself free

Disaffiliation puts the independent where he belongs
We offer our kudos and congrats to former senator Linc Chafee.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | September 19, 2007

That pesky First Amendment

The feds seek tight restrictions on religious readings in prison¬
It’s going to be really tough topping the Bush Administration’s efforts to trash the US Constitution.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | September 12, 2007

Let them eat car

Poor kids lose child-care while legislative leaders ride in comfort
It might be not just ostentatious, but very insulting and irresponsible, for the state to pay for two new SUVs.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | September 05, 2007

Same as the old boss

Congressional Dems were supposed to get us out of this war
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid? What a joke. Meet the new boss . . .

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 29, 2007

Tumult at the Town Beach

Superior denizen bites back after metaphoric sand-kicking
An interesting brouhaha involving a bit of homophobia has emerged in Narragansett.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 22, 2007

Law and order in Nawt Prov

Woman’s leg used as a wishbone during IWW protest
Nice work by the carabiniere in Nawt Prov, who broke the leg of a young woman who was taking part in a protest .

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 15, 2007

Local color

Another reminder of why daily newspapers still matter
Local readers and nature lovers were saddened to hear of the passing of Ken Weber last week.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 08, 2007

The Victory Day ‘confusement’

Historical amnesia spreads far and wide
The late, great Professor Longhair used to describe a complicated situation as “the time when all the confusement comes in.”

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 01, 2007

Straight outta Kafka

The Bushies’ enthusiasm for torture is indefensible
We want to get into the shower and not emerge until November 2008.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 25, 2007

Little Papeet can't jump

Octogenarian rap enthusiast roils Roger Williams University
L’affaire Papitto is one of those stories so stupid and ridiculous that no one could have made it up.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 18, 2007

Son of a beach

Leave it to state minions to spoil a perfect summer day
The beach at Casa Diablo is closed.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 11, 2007

Chimp Boy hits and runs

Warmonger’s handlers make mockery of 1st Amendment
Gosh, what an honor when Dubya the Chimp Boy finally had the balls to make an appearance in the Biggest Little last week.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 02, 2007

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