Tag Archives: The New Republic

A (Jason) Gay Ole Time! (Lance/Oprah Edition)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay has thankfully weighed in on the upcoming Lance Armstrong/Oprah Winfrey cable TV summit: What Lance Wants From Oprah I would like to go on Oprah. So would you. Don’t lie. Oprah is Oprah. Come on. … Continue reading →

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Did Romney Get Rooked?

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

Among the many mistakes Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign made was his “unusual in-house ad strategy,” described by Politico this way: Unlike other presidential campaigns, which typically outsource their ad reservations and placement to specialized firms with large teams that know … Continue reading →

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The New Republic Disses Scott Brown, Dishes Boston Globe

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

Excellent grist for the Massachusetts mill in the latest issue of The New Republic. First up: According to TNR, incumbent Sen. Scott Brown has already lost to challenger Elizabeth Warren. Dead tree version (web version here): Brown and Out Why … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ the Day (Are You Kidding, Marco Rubio? Edition)

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

From Mediaite: Rubio: ‘This Is As Ugly And As Nasty A Political Campaign As I Have Seen’ Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio appeared on Fox & Friends on Monday where he was asked to open up about his role at this week’s Republican nominating … Continue reading →

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TNR: Totally Not Respecting Elizabeth Warren

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

The New Republic’s latest edition features a piece whacking Elizabeth Warren for her lackluster U.S. Senate campaign. Boston Common Elizabeth Warren’s uninspiring campaign. THERE WAS ONCE A TIME, not so very long ago, that, whenever Elizabeth Warren sat down with … Continue reading →

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That’s Just So Mean! (Mitt Romney Edition)

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

If I own The New Republic, I’m thoroughly embarrassed by two things this week: 1) That the February 16th edition features this ridiculously over-the-top cover:   2) That the February 16th edition contains exactly two – count ‘em, two – … Continue reading →

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Private Oy: Facebook And The Super Snoopers (Part Two)

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Last week the Sneak ADtackniks posted a trifecta of online-privacy cautionary tales, including concerns about thenym wars - the argument over pseudonyms on the Internet – and a panel discussion conducted by the Wall Street Journal. In the course of the latter, Public Parts author Jeff (I … Continue reading →

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Weekly Standard/New Republic Slapfight

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

First there was the new edition of The New Republic: Then there was the Weekly Standard’s Parody (actually “Not A Parody”) edition: Which led to this post by cover-story author Eliza Gray on TNR’s website: The Monday after my cover story on transgender … Continue reading →

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