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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Quote o’ the Day (Clean Gene Edition)
From Matt Labash’s lively Occupy New Hampshire Primary piece in the current Weekly Standard: [A septuagenerian Occupier] puts a nice capper on the evening and, indeed, on the whole New Hampshire primary experience: “It’s like Senator Eugene McCarthy used to say, … Continue reading
Who Is Taylor Wells?
So out of the blue this pops up in the top lefthand corner of Page One of Friday’s Boston Herald: Huh? Do we know a Wells at the Herald? It’s clearly not Jonathan Wells, former ace reporter for the feisty … Continue reading
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Tagged bleeping Herald, Boston Herald, Jonathan Wells, Marshall McLuhan, mosaic press, NPR, Taylor Wells
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Correction o’ the Day (Abolish The Leap Second Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times: FRONT PAGE Because of an editing error, an article on Thursday about disagreement among countries over whether to abolish the leap second omitted an element of the leap year cycle. The leap year adds a day to … Continue reading
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Tagged abolish the leap second, corrections, leap year, New York Times
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Dead Blogging The GOP’s Umpteenth Presidential Primary Debate
The hardworking staff only caught bits and pieces of last night’s CNN Republican presidential bakeoff in South Carolina so . . . only bits and pieces: • Between the candidate intros and the singing of the national anthem, CNN completed … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, John King, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Southern Republican Debate, Stop It!
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Hawaii Five-0 Takes The Oy Train
This might be the worst sellout ever in primetime TV product placement. From a recent episode of Hawaii Five-0: Actually, that’s not product placement – that’s a friggin’ commercial. And friggin’ insulting. Not to mention the incessant Chevrolet flogging on the show. Enough already, CBS! Originally … Continue reading
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Tagged CBS, Chevrolet flogging, foot-long, Hawaii Five-0, Product placement, Sneak ADtack, Subway
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Moronic Statement o’ the Year (Francesco Schettino Edition)
This coveted award is being bestowed at an unprecedented early date thanks to the absolute inanity of Francesco Scattino – sorry, Schettino – aka Captain Chicken of the Costa Concordia. The hardworking judges chose the winner from a photo finish … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Chicken, Costa Concordia, Francesco Scattino, Francesco Schettino, The Guardian
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Newt Dawn? Gingrich Seizes His “Moment”
From MSNBC’s First Read: Relishing in controversy, Gingrich cuts ad out of debate moment [From the Campaign Outsider Syntax Squad: No, guys – you either relish something or revel in it. Pick one.] To continue: No one can say that … Continue reading
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Tagged First Read, Juan Williams, MSNBC, Newt Gingrich, South Carolina debaye, The Moment
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Occupy Boston Romance Edition)
First there was this piece in the Boston Globe: Couple found love at Occupy Boston A bond forged in crowd who shared fervent beliefs November 15 was a busy day at Occupy Boston. Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons was speaking at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anya Karasik, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Occupy Boston, Robert "Red" Stitham
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (South Carolina Square Dance Edition)
The hits just keep on comin’ in South Carolina. Exhibit A: The first negative ad from Rick Santorum (R-No More Mr. Nice Dweeb). Campaign Outsider Verdict (pat. pending): Too little, way too late. Exhibit B: Yet another Ron Paul … Continue reading
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Tagged GOP presidential primary, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, South Carolina
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