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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Idiotic Sentence o’ the Day (pat. pending)
From a Thursday New York Times piece on Alaska arch-rivals former governor Sarah Palin and lame-duck Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Tea Bagged): They represent very different versions of Alaska. Ms. Palin grew up in Wasilla, where development dead-ends and some of … Continue reading
Where Newspapers Go To Die (Deseret News Edition)
Associated Press piece (via Wednesday’s Boston Globe): Deseret News in UT cutting newsroom by nearly half SALT LAKE CITY — The Deseret News, Utah’s oldest daily newspaper, said Tuesday it will cut nearly half of its staff and consolidate operations … Continue reading
What Passes For Bragging Rights In The Massachusetts Governor’s Race
From a Deval Patrick campaign press release headlined, “FIVE THINGS REPUBLICAN CHARLES BAKER WON’T TELL YOU ABOUT HIS RECORD ON PROPERTY TAXES.” (Two things this press release does tell you about Patrick’s strategy: Label Baker a Republican as often as … Continue reading
Get Off Of “Off Of”
Headline of a Tuesday Boston Globe editorial: Craigslist should give up its lucrative ‘adult services’ It was the pull quote, though, that really stood out: The site is, at the end of the day, profiting off of prostitution. Really? Not … Continue reading
Campaign Outsider 