PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2010/01/16/the-mushroom-treatment-on-the-campaign-trail-and-afterwards/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 01:28:43 -0400The Mushroom Treatment: On The Campaign Trail And Afterwards<![CDATA[&#8220;The Mushroom Treatment&#8221; isn&#8217;t some throwback to 1960s drug movies. Bruce Dern and Russ Tamblyn don&#8217;t have cameos.  The Urban Dictionary Website (which is sort of like Wikipedia, except that the handshake that it and your computer make before they talk with each other is a lot hipper) defines it thusly:]]>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:11:05 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2010/01/16/the-mushroom-treatment-on-the-campaign-trail-and-afterwards-n251029