Perhaps there ARE some tactics too low for 21st Century politics: USA Next has pulled its contemptible ad trying to link up the AARP with gay issues in order to demonize the seniors group. If you look at its website the big push is on to make USA Next the alternative to the “liberal” AARP. See our earlier story here and be sure to read the roundup.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.