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Tim Gunn Jumps The . . . Shark
Mr. Make It Work turned into Project Runaway on the George Lopez show this week, riffing on Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits. Via Mediaite: Gunn sat down with Lopez earlier this week to talk about his new movie (yes, he’s in that … Continue reading
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Tagged George Lopez, Hillary Clinton, Michele Bachmann, pantsuits, Project Runaway, The Smurfs, Tim Gunn
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A Good Walk Foiled
Here at the Global Worldwide Headquarters of Campaign Outsider, we take our annual summer outings very seriously. There was, for instance, the legendary trip to Williamstown where we stayed in one of the worst motels ever (can’t remember the name … Continue reading
That’s Just So Mean! (Hillary Clinton Edition)
From Tuesday’s New York Times: Memo to New York Times: Really? Memo to Madame Secretary of State: Maybe time to visit the salon?
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Tagged Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Times, Secretary of State
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Idiotic Quote o’ the Week (pat. pending)
So far, anyway. A Tuesday New York Times piece reported that 14 Anonymous hackers were arrested last week for “being part of a criminal conspiracy to damage the Web site of PayPal, the online payment company owned by eBay, which announced … Continue reading
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Tagged Anonymous, eBay, Eugene H. Spafford, hackers, New York Times, PayPal, Purdue University, WikiLeaks
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NYT Correction o’ the Week™
So far, anyway. From Tuesday’s New York Times: NEW YORK An article last Tuesday about the death of Ketzel, the cat who wrote a piano composition, misspelled the surname of a founder of the Paris New Music Review and misstated his role … Continue reading
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Tagged corrections, Ketzel, New York Times, One Minute Composition, Paris New Music Review
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Crossroads GPS Edition III)
Before we jump back into the Campaign 2012 adstravaganza (compliments of Crossroads GPS), the hardworking staff offers a musical interlude: (LP version here.) To resume (via Politico’s Playbook): FIRST LOOK VIDEO – Crossroads ads hits debt-ceiling issue in swing states – Obama’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Crossroads, Cream, Crossroads, Crossroads GPS, Eric Clapton, GOP gunsel, Karl Rove
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It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Nation
The national dailies provide a nice compare and contrast and contrast in clear idiomatic English exercise regarding Pres. Obama’s debt sealing address last night. New York Times: Parties Head to Showdown as Obama Warns of a ‘Crisis’ The Democratic-led Senate … Continue reading
The Boston Globe-Advance
Seriously, none of you splendid readers (besides the exemplary Mike and Bob) want to weigh in on whether the Boston Globe should give questions in advance to interview subjects? The hardworking staff is bitterly disappointed.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Charlie Sarkis, Jolene Sarkis, questions in advance
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Did The Boston Globe Give Questions In Advance To Charlie Sarkis? (II)
Yes they did. The hardworking staff initially asked the question after seeing this paragraph in Sunday’s Boston Globe feature on the Fall of the House of Sarkis, written by staffer Jenn Abelson and correspondent Walter Robinson: Charlie Sarkis and his … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Charlie Sarkis, Jenn Abelson, Jolene Sarkis, Walter Robinson
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