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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Hormone Cain Goes All In
You gotta admit – Herman Cain is one gutsy bastard. Talk about upping the ante: At his press conference Tuesday afternoon, Cain shot the moon (via the Los Angeles Times). “The charges and the accusations, I absolutely reject,” Cain … Continue reading
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Tagged Cain's mutiny, Herman Cain, Hormone Cain, Los Angeles Times, Sharon Bialek
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Michele Bachmann Is Language-Impaired
In the ongoing effort to reinsert herself into the GOP presidential primaries, Michele Bachmann (R-Put James Garfield on Mt. Rushmore) has launched a new offensive against the leading Republican candidates. From the New York Times: Michele Bachmann Warns Against Supporting … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, frugal socialists, Herman Cain, James Garfield, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Mt. Rushmore, New York Times, Rick Perry
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The Things WordPress Says To Us (II)
Once more: The hardworking staff has mentioned this before – and again, not to look a gift host in the mouth – but really, you guys at WordPress: Please stop! Please stop saying after every post, “This is your (umpteenth) post” followed … Continue reading
Yogi Berra Has A Gay Old Time At ‘Moneyball’
Scene: A movie theater in Montclair, N.J. Yogi Berra is here to see “Moneyball.” Berra didn’t earn a ton of money playing baseball. The game was different then. When Yogi was a 17-year-old prospect from St. Louis, he signed with … Continue reading
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Tagged Jason Gay, Moneyball, Wall Street Journal, Yogi Berra
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (Andy Rooney Edition)
From our Before They Made Him They Broke the Mold desk (apologies to S.J. Perelman): Kissin’ cousins New York Times and Boston Globe staged a compare-and -contrastapalooza with their respective obituaries of CBS News icon Andy Rooney. The Globe glowbit here. … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Rooney, Beat the Press, Boston Globe, Emily Rooney, glowbit, Greater Boston, New York Times, WGBH
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Occupy Gayle King/ESPN/Fox News
Occupy Wall Street is about to occupy ad time on New York cable networks. Via Mashable: [Occupy Wall Street supporters] chipped in more than $6,000 to a crowdfunding campaign that will put a video of protesters explaining their objectives in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bloomberg Business TV, ESPN, Fox News, Gayle King, Mashable, Occupy Wall Street
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On The Media’s Brooke Gladstone Unilaterally Declares NPR Centrist
In a conversation with NYU Press Thinker Jay Rosen about NPR’s serial firings of staffers and freelancers over their advocacy of Occupy Wall Street, On the Media host Brooke Gladstone made this statement: What’s wrong with different kinds of institutions deciding on … Continue reading
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Tagged Jay Rosen, NPR firings, NYU, Occupy Wall Street, On the Media, Press Think
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Ballad Of A Boston Marathon Bandit
From our Taking Themselves Too Seriously desk: The Weekend Wall Street Journal’s A-Hed chronicles the world of rogue marathon runners – that is, the great unnumbered. Headline: Fleet of Foot and Blissfully Bold, Freeloaders at the Marathon Wear Fake Bibs—but … Continue reading
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