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Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (British Riots Edition)
Lede of the increasingly unmoored-from-reality Peggy Noonan’s latest Wall Street Journal column: The riots in Britain left some Americans shaken. In the affluence of the past 40 years, and with the rise of the jumbo jet, we became a nation … Continue reading
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Tagged British riots, Brixton, East London, Hackney, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Tottenham
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Corporations Are People Edition)
The corporate humanization effort by Mitt Romney (R-Power to the Corporation!) just keeps drawing more heat. Via Politico’s Playbook: BREAKING: DNC buys an ad featuring Mitt Romney’s “Corporations are people,” airing this morning and into next week, on broadcast and cable … Continue reading
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Tagged corporations are people, DNC, Mitt Romney, Politico Playbook
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Legally, Corporations ARE People
Mitt Romney (R-People Person) has been mocked (by Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert) and sort of defended (by Media Nation’s Dan Kennedy) for telling a heckler in Iowa that “Corporations are people, my friend.” As Mr. Media Nation wrote: Romney was … Continue reading
“Is Rick Perry Gay?”
Plug “is rick perry” into the Googletron, techPresident says, and “is rick perry gay” is the top search phrase in Google Select: Fun! But true? The hardworking staff tried it ourselves and came up with the same result. TechPresident even … Continue reading
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Tagged Google Select, Googletron, is mitt romney mormon, is rick perry gay, TechPresident, Web Seer
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Dead Blogging The GOP Iowa Debate
Well that was fun, although the hardworking staff firmly believes Lewis Carroll – no relation – would’ve been a better moderator than Fox Newshound Bret Baier (Cheshire Cat smile notwithstanding). Fox News summary and video clips here. Random notes: • Everyone … Continue reading
Scary Photo o’ the Week
So far, anyway. From today’s Los Angeles Times: Texas Gov. Rick Perry attempts to quiet the crowd after his introduction by Reverend C. L. Jackson during “The Response” at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Aug. 6. (Richard Carson, Reuters Yikes. Your … Continue reading
Rick Perry And Trust
As Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Secede or Lead!) prepares to formalize his peekaboo participation in the GOP presidential primary, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has produced a jaw-dropping profile of Perry’s preacher pals who endorsed his Prayer-apalooza last weekend. (Perry at his … Continue reading
News Corp(se) Goes From Hacking To Hooking
Say no more.
My London Riot Story
This week’s horrific London riots thankfully seem to be subsiding. Up to now, many news reports, such as this New York Times piece, have likened the wave of civilian violence to riots 25 years ago: Nothing remotely like it had … Continue reading
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