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Robert Robb

Yuma
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Writes about politics and public policy at robertrobb.substack.com and robertrobb.com.
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Demagoguery, hyperbole, lies needless campaign rhetoric

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By Robert Robb
| Phoenix Independent Verified
OPINION — I’m not pollyannish about this. From the founding, American political discourse has featured demagoguery, hyperbole and lies. It was less ubiquitous, but still very much part of our exercises in self-governance. However, in days of yore, that wasn’t all there was to campaigning. There were also substantive debates and discourse about real issues. Today, substantive debates and discourse about real issues are vanishingly rare.
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Demagoguery, hyperbole, lies needless campaign rhetoric

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By Robert Robb
| Town of Paradise Valley Independent Verified
What if Arizona politicians instead engaged in substantive debates and civil discourse about real issues facing our state? Robert Robb Submitted photo/Robert Robb OPINION — I’m not pollyannish about this. From the founding, American political discourse has featured demagoguery, hyperbole and lies. It was less ubiquitous, but still very much part of our exercises in self-governance. However, in days of yore, that wasn’t all there was to campaigning.
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Is Arizona really opposed to Paramount-Warner merger?

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By Robert Robb
| Phoenix Independent Verified
OPINION — According to news reports, “Arizona” has joined 11 other “states” to challenge the Paramount-Warner merger in Federal Court. There is nothing technically wrong with this description and formulation, and I wouldn’t suggest that it should be reported differently. Nevertheless, the formulation bugs me. OPINION — As a veteran, I have spent much of my life in landscapes that tell stories.
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