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That’s Just So Mean! (Elizabeth Warren Edition IV)
From Sunday’s Boston Herald: Liz Warren stumps for her ‘tutor’ With months of fiscal wrangling ahead on Capitol Hill, newly christened — and soon-to-be senior — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren called retiring Bay State Congressman Barney Frank an “extraordinary” choice … Continue reading
Herald Inside Trick: Credit Defaults
The hardreading staff has noted before the occasional tendency of the Boston Herald’s Track Gals (without Megan!) to borrow material without disclosing their sources. Sad to say, they’re back at it again today. From the Inside Track’s We Hear section . . . Read … Continue reading
The Problem With (Literally) Dead Blogging
The hardtracking staff has – in [this] venue – initiated the concept of Dead Blogging: Actually waiting for something to be over before writing about it. But this weekend’s Wall Street Journal features a different sort of dead blogging: Life and Death Online: Who … Continue reading
Dennis Lehane Didn’t Just Lose His Dog; He’s Losing His ‘Lost Dog’ Flyers Too
The hardwalking staff had the oddest experience on our post-prandial promenade last night. Strolling up Harvard Street, we encountered a five-block stretch between Brookline Village and Coolidge Corner that contained dozens of flyers seeking information about local author Dennis Lehane’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Boston Herald, Dennis Lehane, Finding Tessa, New York Times, Rich People's Problems
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WRKO = We Really Knock Others
Big breakthrough for the hardreading staff: We’ve finally gotten access to the Boston Herald’s e-Edition, which is only right since we’re one of the 17 home subscribers to the feisty local tabloid. Anyway, that allows us to bring you this WRKO … Continue reading
Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin!
According to the Daily Beast (and numerous other sources), Chuck Hagel is the next flashpoint in the endless Beltway soap opera. Sources: Obama to Pick Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense After averting the fiscal cliff by reaching a deal … Continue reading
Our Dogged Local Tabloid (Dennis Lehane Edition)
When the Boston Herald gloms onto a good human interest story, it’s like a dog with a bone. And that goes double for the sad tale of author Dennis Lehane’s dog Tessa, who’s been missing since Christmas Eve. Today the … Continue reading
Karl Rove Doesn’t Have A Clue
Former House of Bush consigliere Karl Rove submits a beauty in his Wall Street Journal column this week. My 2012 Mistakes and Fearless 2013 Forecast The implementation of ObamaCare will be ragged and ugly. A year ago, I offered political … Continue reading
Lou Holtz Is The New Touchdown Jesus
The improbable Catholics Come Home campaign has introduced a new front man: Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz. Here he is in a TV spot that started running last week: This might rate as the worst locker-room speech ever. … Continue reading
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