Two newsletter operations prominent at opposite ends of political campaign spectrum.Weighing in aggressively on this year's U.S. presidential campaign are, on the far left, Jim Hightower James Allen "Jim" Hightower (born January 11, 1943) is a populist activist and a former Texas Agriculture Commissioner. Life and Career Born in Denison, Texas, Hightower came from a working class background. and Phillip Frazer, editors of The Hightower Lowdown low·down n. Slang The whole truth: gave us the lowdown on what happened at the party. lowdown low (inf) n he gave me the lowdown on it → , and, on the far right, Thomas L. Phillips, chairman of Phillips International Inc. The August issue of The Hightower Lowdown is headlined "The numbers tell the tale of the Bush presidency," with the kicker Kicker A right, warrant, or some other feature added to a debt instrument to make it more desirable to potential investors. Notes: The ability to trade a bond or other debt instrument in for stock may entice investors, if they feel the stock will appreciate. "It all adds up to a sorry story." In it the editors set aside the usual newsletter format in favor of 11 sidebar-like boxes listing facts, numbers, and dollar amounts designed to "boiling the President down to a job performance review." The charts are titled: The Economy, Wages, Jobs, The War, Globaloney, Social Security, Health Care, Taxes, Education, Civil Liberties, and The Environment. No need to say, President Bush doesn't come off, to put it mildly, well. Hightower, who was twice elected to state-wide office in Texas, writes with down-home (or "lowdown") humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and scathing attacks similar to fellow Texan columnist Molly Ivins Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins (August 30 1944 – January 31 2007) was a liberal American newspaper columnist, political commentator, and best-selling author from Austin, Texas. . Described on the newsletter's website as "America's most popular populist," Hightower is also the author of Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush, Thieves in High Places, If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote They Would Have Given Us Candidates, and There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos. The Hightower Lowdown, published by Public Intelligence Inc., 375 South End Ave., #14P, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY 10280, www.hightowerlowdown.com |
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