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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (FEC Go To Hell Edition)
Bad news on the political advertising front from Thursday’s News York Times: Democratic Senator’s Ads May Break New Ground WASHINGTON — A new series of political advertisements on behalf of an embattled Nebraska senator could open the door to a … Continue reading
WSJ’s Jason Gay Gets All Squirrely
The always-readable Jason Gay broke this news in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal: LeTR fROm thE RaLLy SQuiRRel AtTornEY DEaR PEEpLE of SAiNT LOuIs, My NaMe is RiChaRD FLuFFYTAIL, III, EsQ. I am A SQuiRReL AttornEY with the FiRm of ACoRN, … Continue reading
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Tagged Got Squirrel?, Jason Gay, Rally Squirrel, Ring Lardner, St. Louis Cardinals, Stan Musial, Wall Street Journal
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Cain & Disable
No sooner had this appeared (via Fox News): Cain Leapfrogs Romney to Vault to Lead in Poll What a difference a few debates can make. Herman Cain’s star has risen steadily in the past two months, from a largely unknown … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-9-9, Bloomberg Business Week, Fox News, Herman Cain, Hermanated, Mitt Romney, The Hermanator, Washington Post
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The Seamus Sweepstakes™ Lives! (II)
Today’s piece from New York Times columnist Gail Collins had the hardsweating staff wondering until the very end whether the Seamus Sweepstakes™ would finally be settled, but at the last possible moment, Collins came through. From the beginning: The Gift … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Gardner, Canada, car roof, family dog, Gail Collins, Michael Pahre, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Seamus Sweepstakes™
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The Warren Watch (pat. pending)
Lots of media action around Elizabeth Warren – good, bad, and . . . unattractive (ugly is such an ugly word). The good: This largely laudatory profile in Vanity Fair. The bad (for Tim Geithner): This flashback via techPresident. This … Continue reading
Patrick Kennedy Supports Foreign Terrorist Organization
Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy has lately been engaged in an effort to “remove the [Iranian] Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK) from the State Department list of foreign terror organizations.” Via ThinkProgress a month ago: Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) told ThinkProgress … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp Ashraf, FBI, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Louis Freeh, MEK, Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, New York Times, Patrick Kennedy, PMOI
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A Case Of Mistaken Identity At The Boston Herald
Editorial in Tuesday’s Boston Herald: Tolman’s two hats During his 17 years on Beacon Hill Sen. Warren Tolman (D-Brighton) has been a loyal footsoldier in the cause of organized labor. Last week the Massachusetts chapter of the AFL-CIO made an … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Steven Tolman, Tolman's two hats, Tolmans' two names, Warren Tolman
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NYT’s Bruni: MA Senate Race ‘Sadly Petty’
New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Bruni has exceedingly low expectations for the expected Elizabeth Warren-Scott Brown Senate smackdown in Massachusetts: I have my doubts that Elizabeth Warren is elitist and I’m not convinced Scott Brown is sexist, but I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, Frank Bruni, Michael Graham, Nancy Pelosi, New York Times, Scott Brown, Thank God, U.S. Senate
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Tanks For The Memories
Crash of ’29 = Hindenburg Crash = Red Sox Crash, according to Tank McNamara: Nuf ced.
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Tagged 'Nuf ced, Crash of '29, Hindenburg, Red Sox, Tank McNamara
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Campaign Outsider 