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Anti-Union Front Group Hijacks Jackie Robinson
The hardtracking staff’s kissin’ cousins at Campaign Outsider have written extensively about Rick Berman, the corporate gunsel who sets up stealth non-profit groups to front for the liquor, fast-food, tobacco, and restaurant industries. Oh, yes – and for any companies … Continue reading
This Is Rich: The NYT Promotes Its ‘NYC $ummer Academy’
It seems the Good Grey Lady is eager to train acolytes. For a price. Exhibit A: Yesterday’s New York Times featured this full-page ad for The School of The New York Times NYC Summer Academy. Here’s the curriculum, from farm to fashion: And here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged New York Times, NYC Summer Academy, The School of the New York Times
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The Night Mickey Mantle Called Me Johnny
As I might have mentioned once or twice, I’ve been a Made Yankee Fan in Boston for over four decades. But beyond that, I’ve been a Made Mickey Mantle Fan for almost 60 years. So the following episode was, well, major. … Continue reading
International House of Promos, er, Pancakes Gets Giffy
Well the hardtweeting staff was just scrolling along when this turned up in our Twitter feed. Is it just us, or is this a whole new level of adtrusiveness? Then again . . . #NATLPancakeDay.
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Tagged #NATLPancakeDay, adtrusiveness, IHOP, International House of Pancakes, National Pancake Day, Twitter
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Quote o’ the Day (‘Marco Rube, Yo’ Edition)
From Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal: “If I didn’t have to share the ballot with two or three other people, I would have won.” – Marco Rubio on Fox News about the Virginia ballot Seriously? If the hardworking staff didn’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged Marco Rube Yo, Marco Rubio, Marco the Rube, Wall Street Journal
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The Weekly Standard Pimps Out Its Front Cover – and Editorial
The Weekly Standard is about as pro-business as they come in the magazine industry. But the neocon bible breaks new ground in its February 22, 2016 edition, which is a veritable bake sale for advertisers of all sorts. Start with the … Continue reading
Bill Clinton Just Propositioned The Missus
Well, this is unsettling. The Missus just received a letter from a certain William J. Clinton asking her to do something “important” for him. To wit: Dear [The Missus], I’m writing to ask you to vote for Hillary on 3/1/16. … Continue reading
WBZ’s Eric Fisher Just Sentenced Us to More Winter
Well the hardworking staff took a break last night to watch WBZ’s News at 11 and here’s how meteorologist Eric Fisher’s AccuWeather Forecast ended. So here’s your AccuWeather 7 Day: Saturday 40 and sunny – Sunday we’re back up around 50 – final … Continue reading
Enough with the GOP ‘Sophie’s Choice’ Nonsense
Seriously? Plug “GOP Sophie’s Choice” into the Googletron and you get this. Representative sample from the Boston Herald: Latest Donald Trump win creates a GOP ‘Sophie’s Choice’ Donald Trump’s stirring primary victories in South Carolina and New Hampshire are a … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Donald Trump, Googletron, GOP, Hobson's Choice, Patrick Griffin, Sophie's Choice, William Styron
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