Monthly Archives: January 2012

Andrew Sullivan Says Mitt Romney Could Be Toast

Blogger extraordinaire Andrew Sullivan believes the Bainific attacks on Mitt Romney might be fatal. From the Daily Beast Cheat Sheet: Exhibit A: This New York Post piece that details Romney’s robber-baron  past in excruciating detail. Hard to believe Romney won’t … Continue reading

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FaceSnookered: “Featured Stories” Are Just Ads in Sheep’s Clothing

In its endless efforts at misdirection, Facebook has turned its “Sponsored Stories” in your news feed (Sneak ADtack! Disclosure Index: 7 out of 10) into “Featured Stories” (Sneak ADtack! Disclosure Index: 1 out of 10). From Advertising Age: Facebook Looks to … Continue reading

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Gail Collins Say Seamus On Newt Gingrich

New York Times dogmatist Gail Collins weighs in with a Primary Primer today, and she’s not happy: I am feeling totally cheated. The New Hampshire primary is over, and none of the Republicans went away. This is not how things … Continue reading

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New “Google Search Plus” Yields Unintended Results

Google is turning the faceless Web into the Facelook Web with its new “personal search tool linked wih social media.” From the Washington Post: Google is taking Googling yourself to a whole new level, by folding users’ personal data into Google search results. The personalized … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging The New Hampshire Primary Results

Question, comments, bitter recriminations from 35,000 feet up (the hardworking staff fled to South Carolina early, remember?): • Who was that screaming meemie at Mitt Romney’s victory speech? • James Carville is a moron (for insisting on CNN that the … Continue reading

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Online Political Digests Now Have An Ad-ed Feature

Because we’re all about you, splendid readers, the hardworking staff reads lots of online political digests, from Politico’s Playbook and Morning Score to ABC’s The Note, MSNBC’s First Read, The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet, The Daily Caller, The Weekly Standard’s … Continue reading

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A Word About Boston Globe’s ‘The Word’ Column

Boston Globe The Word columnist Erin McKean (who also writes for the Wall Street Journal) had a typically smart piece this past Sunday: The horror of ungrammatical lyrics Do language errors in popular songs make you shudder? You’re not alone. … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Palmetto Preview Edition)

Just as bigfeet Tom Brokaw and Gail Collins did (Politico Playbook: “Hotel rooms … are freeing up [in New Hampshire] as journalists, including NBC’s Tom Brokaw and New York Times columnist Gail Collins, head straight to South Carolina”), the hardworking … Continue reading

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The Great Expectations Game

The New Hampshire primary is all about the over-under, the percentage that determines whether Mitt Romney has exceeded, met, or failed to meet expectations. The game, of course, is who gets to set those expectations. Here are the early lines … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Extreme New Hampshire Edition)

Once around the New Hampshire airwaves, James, and don’t spare the horses. • Mitt Romney’s American Optimism   This is Mitt as good cop, doing the “I See An America” thing. Meanwhile, Romney’s bad cop, the Restore Our Future Super … Continue reading

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