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Monthly Archives: October 2011
As Dorothy Parker Once Said . . .
. . . to her childhood home, “Fare thee well.” From Friday’s New York Times: To Fan Fearing Wrecking Ball, the City Is Dorothy Parker’s As Dorothy Parker once said, New Yorkers like her “take New York personally.” What she … Continue reading
From Our Stating The Obvious Desk
ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd filed this insight in his weekly contribution to the conventional wisdom beat: After watching Fight Night in Vegas, or this week’s Republican debate, which heated up considerably, I was struck again by a truth … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News, Fight Night in Vegas, George W. Bush, Matthew Dowd, Shotgun Index
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Mitt Romney Is A Moron
Quadrennial White House wannabe Mitt Romney (R-Oops! . . . I’m Running Again) has to be the least funny politician ever. From Matt Viser’s toe-curling report in Friday’s Boston Globe Political Notebook about Romney’s campaign swing through Iowa: When a woman … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, e-Viser-ation, Iowa, Matt Viser, Mitt Romney, Political Notebook
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Occupy Wall Street Goes Commercial
The Occupy Everything set has apparently gotten fed up with establishment media drive-by hits like this and this from the Wall Street Journal. So the Occupyniks have decided to create their own media vehicles, starting with print publications ranging from … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Ron Paul Twofer Edition)
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Anyone Seen My Right Eyebrow?) may be – actually, has been – marginalized by the mainstream media, but he’s nonetheless managed to mainstream himself in paid media. Paul is the only GOP presidential hopeful who’s run actual … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC The Note, Consistent, Mitt Romney, Plan, Rick Perry, right eyebrow, Ron Paul
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Gail Collins Back To Dogging Mitt Romney
Old dog, old tricks from New York Times columnist Gail Collins: Oh, wow! Rick Perry hit Mitt Romney with the illegal immigrant landscapers! [snip] I found this very exciting because it brings us closer to the moment when one of … Continue reading
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Tagged David Axelrod, Gail Collins, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Seamus Sweepstakes™
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Paul McCartney, PETA Bred
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has launched a new Veggie Testimonial campaign featuring such luminaries as Alicia Silverstone, Casey Affleck, and (Call Me Sir) Paul McCartney, who graced a Wall Street Journal ad yesterday: So, to review: John … Continue reading
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Tagged Alicia Silverstone, Casey Affleck, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, PETA, veggie testimonials, Wall Street Journal, walrus
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Gun Control Advocates Put Scott Brown In The Crosshairs
Activist group Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is targeting Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Don’t Tase Me, Bro!) in full-page newspaper ads like this one in Wednesday’s Boston Globe: Via the Huffington Post: [T]he Coalition to Stop Gun Violence placed a full-page … Continue reading
The Rose Is The Rose Is The Rose?
After a tumultuous two years when its very existence was in doubt, the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University has apparently risen from the ashes and reemerged as a better version of itself. According to ArtsJournal’s CultureGrrl column by Lee … Continue reading
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Tagged ArtsJournal, Brandeis University, CultureGrrl, Lee Rosenbaum, Rose Art Museum
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