Word of the day: Demagogue
“Popular frustration with politics leads many, and sometimes a majority, to turn to demagogues.” – Former state House Speaker Bill O’Brien on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (2/27/2016)
“These latest actions show O’Brien is not simply a former Massachusetts Democrat who has become a far right-wing ideologue, he is a dangerous demagogue who will stop at nothing to get the power he seems to so desperately crave.” – Portsmouth Herald editorial board on former state House Speaker Bill O’Brien (12/21/2014)