From Howard Stern to Donald Trump as Democracy Amuses Itself to Death

I caught a few minutes of an incredible spectacle on cable TV news on Friday night. Donald Trump had just held court with reporters in New Hampshire and now he was giving a speech in prime time -- and the punditocracy was as giddy as 13-year-old girls reading the latest tweets from the boys in One Direction. Did you hear what Trump said about Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, calling him "a clown"?! Just listen to The Donald raving about the "magnificent" airport in Qatar (why? who knows?) and how you c...