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Scott Brown Ad Makes Short Order Of Elizabeth Warren
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Local Diner) has launched a new TV spot that depicts him as Just Folks (vs. Elizabeth Warren’s Just Fake): This is exactly why Brown will win in November.
First Ann Romney’s Hating On The Germans; Now The Germans Are Too
Yesterday the hardworking staff noted a drive-by swipe at Germans by Ann Romney in a hobby-horse lawsuit reported by the New York Times: As her disease went into remission, she began regularly traveling to Mr. Ebeling’s stables in Moorpark, Calif., an … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Romney, Arts Journal, Der Spiegel, German Joy, Germans, hobby-horse lawsuit, New York Times
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What Does Ann Romney Have Against Germans?
Mitt and Ann Romney got a dressage-down in this Sunday New York Times piece that detailed their high-priced hobby horses: In Rarefied Sport, a View of the Romneys’ World As Ann Romney immersed herself in the elite world of riding … Continue reading
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes Is A Drudgebag
From our Two Different Worlds desk: MSNBC dweeb Chris Hayes set off a spitstorm when he made these comments (via Drudge) on his weekend cable show (video here): CHRIS HAYES: Thinking today and observing Memorial Day, that’ll be happening tomorrow. … Continue reading
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Tagged AlterNet, Chris Hayes, Drudge Report, Drudgebag, Mark Finkelstein, MSNBC, NewsBusters, Not-So-Brave-News-World, spitstorm
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Selling The Boston Globe Edition)
From Sunday’s Boston Globe: Globe dispute key in ouster of Times CEO, article says Conflict over the future of The Boston Globe between top executives and family members who run and control The New York Times Co. was a key … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Janet Robinson, New York, New York Times, sell the Globe
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“Population Stabilization” = Immigration Negation
An outfit called Californians for Population Stabilization has launched an ad campaign (the hardwatching staff caught it on Fox News) that equates lax immigration laws with an assault on returning military veterans. The TV spot: A cursory Google News … Continue reading
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Tagged Californians for Population Stabilization, immigration, military veterans
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Arts Seen In The Big Town (Rapture, Blister, Burn Edition)
The Missus and I trundled uptown again and here’s some of what we saw: THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART’S 4th AND 5th FLOORS MIGHT FLOOR YOU MOMA hit Shuffle on its Permanent Collection, and the results are eye-opening. DID YOU … Continue reading
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Tagged Edouard Vuillard, Jewish Museum, MOMA, Playwrights Horizons, Rapture Blister Burn
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Hey, Elizabeth Warren: Daily Beast Says Cherokee Flap Not Your Fault
Michael Tomasky writes in the Daily Beast that the whole Elizabeth Warren Cherokee Nation rumpus is the news media’s fault (sorry no links or visuals – we’re iPadlicked): So now Elizabeth Warren has to prove that she’s 1/32nd Cherokee? The … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Cherokee, Daily Beast, Elizabeth Warren, Michael Tomasky
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Arts Seen In The Big Town (Lonely, I’m Not Edition)
So the Missus and I trundled Uptown to do some Met/gallery-hopping, and here’s some of what we saw (sorry, no visuals or links – we’re iPadlicked): THE MET ALMOST ALWAYS MEETS EXPECTATIONS The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian … Continue reading