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Foxy Brown, Action Figure
Another crisscross in the local dailies as former Sen. Scott Brown (R-$$$) mulls over joining the madcap crew at Fox News. The Boston Globe front-pages it,; the Boston Herald relegates it to page 12. From the feisty local tabloid: Job may … Continue reading
Judd Not, Lest Ye Be Judd
From our If Ronald Reagan Can Do It desk Politico Playbook: FIRST LOOK: American Crossroads today will release a two-minute web ad, “Vote for Me, You Hillbillies,” lampooning actress Ashley Judd, a Democrat who is considering challenging Senate Republican Leader … Continue reading
Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (International Association of Fire Fighters Edition)
Finally! Some Chuckleheads who support Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel instead of opposing him. (Not that the hardworking staff has a dog in this fight. We just like to see a fight.) From Politico Influence: FIREFIGHTERS GROUP LAUNCHES ADS … Continue reading
That’s Just So Mean! (Hillary Clinton Edition V)
The Boston Herald joins the ranks of those who revel in printing images of Hillary Clinton that are as unflattering as possible. The feisty local tabloid’s Wednesday Page One: Hill-arious? No – just cheap.
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Tagged Boston Herald, Hill-arious, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden
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Herald Op-Ed: Mass. GOP = Gone Off Party
It’s a rare day when the local dailies crisscross, but count today as one of them: A liberal Boston Globe columnist puts on the pompoms for Bay State Republicans, while a conservative Herald thumbsucker goes all frowny-faced on them. Start … Continue reading
Harry Houdini And The Boston 1600-Pound Sea Monster Post
From our Web Moves in Mysterious Ways desk About a year ago, the hardtrundling staff (and the Missus!) went down to the Big Town and caught a Harry Houdini exhibit at New York’s Jewish Museum. We then duly noted our … Continue reading
Gronk: Giving New Meaning To Tight End
Patriot party boy Rob Gronkowski is all over the place – literally and figuratively – these days. Except, that is, at the Boston Globe. The stately local broadsheet has a small item buried in today’s Names column. The feisty local tabloid, though, really goes … Continue reading
Gawker Buys Into ‘Commerce Journalism’
New name, same old game: Turning news into newsvertising. Via the International Business Times: Gawker Media Hopes To Spur E-Commerce Revenue With ‘Commerce Journalism,’ Says Nick Denton “Your beat is helping readers buy things,” Gawker’s new job description reads. The ethical … Continue reading
Patr(id)iot Rob Gronkowski Bilocates In Boston Media
First there was this note in Monday’s Boston Herald Inside Track: Tracked down: Rob Gronkowski, Chauncey Billups, Doc Rivers and more… Patriots party boy Rob Gronkowski down in New Orleans making the rounds of the Super Bowl soirees including the ESPN The Magazine bash and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, ESPN the Magazine, Inside Track, Las Vegas, NewsCenter 5 at 11, Patr(id)iot, Rob Gronkowski, Super Bowl, Super Bowl parties, TMZ, WCVB
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