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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Grand Old Patience: Republican Presidential Campaigns In Waiting
Two unlikely GOP presidential maybes – short-sighted vulgarian Donald Trump and out-of-sight Jon Huntsman – have campaign machinery ready and willing to promote their candidacies. From Friday’s Wall Street Journal: Campaign Awaits Its Candidate U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, hit man, Jon Huntsman, New Republic, Roger Stone, Wall Street Journal
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Head Scratching Bruin Around Jack Edwards
Chad Finn’s Boston Globe piece today about the Revolutionary rant Jack Edwards delivered after the Boston Bruins’ overtime win on Wednesday adds a new chapter to his Grade A homerism. This, of course, comes on the heels of his now-legendary … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Chad Finn, Get Up!, Jack Edwards, Montreal Canadiens
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1-877-Kars For Kids Song Drives People To Drink
The hardrooting staff listened to part of Wednesday’s rousing Boston Bruins’ overtime win vs. the Montreal Canadiens on the radio, and among many annoying commercials, the most annoyingest was the 1-877-Kars For Kids jingle. The hardrooting staff is not alone … Continue reading
WSJ Has It In The Bag
Thursday Wall Street Journal headline: The Messages a Man Sends With His Work Bag Photo: Caption: Greg Unis, vice president of men’s merchandising for Coach, holds a Bleecker tote at a Coach store in New York City. The hardworking staff: This … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleecker tote, Coach, Greg Unis, The Missus, Wall Street Journal
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And The Hitman Just Keeps On Comin’
Boston Herald scribe Howie Carr has a new book out, and it’s been front-page news in the feisty local tabloid all week, starting on Monday: Even better, the publisher ran an ad for the tome in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Boston Herald, Earl Wilson, Hitman, Howie Carr, Johnny Martorano, no-hitter, Wall Street Journal
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The Boston Herald Wants Your Vote!
Boston’s feisty local tabloid is currently engaged in – what to call it? – engagement journalism. Literally, in one case. For the past few weeks, the Herald has been running a Royal Wedding contest, which is essentially a bakeoff among … Continue reading
Not My Man Gottfried
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, he of the toe-curling Japanese tsunami jokes that lost him his job as the voice of the Aflac duck, mounts a defense in this Salon piece by Kerry Lauerman: It had been about a month since Gilbert Gottfried lobbed … Continue reading
Manny Becoming Manny
Former New York Times reporter (and current Boston University media relations officer) Sara Rimer knocks it out of the park in this Times piece about the Washington Heights origins of baseball riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma Manny … Continue reading
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