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What the Butler Saw
Federal district court nominee Louis Butler of Wisconsin is the latest GOP litmus test for the Obama administration. Here’s the lede to the Wall Street Journal editorial headlined “The White House Butler”: As consolation prizes go, Louis Butler can’t complain. … Continue reading
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Tagged Louis Butler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wall Street Journal
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The Axis of Ego
Say, that was some Jerkathon Tom Ashbrook hosted this morning on WBUR’s On Point. It featured the parasitic Michael Wolff of Newser, the insufferable Jeff Javis of Buzz Machine, and the intractable Stephen Brill of Journalism Online. Listener discretion is … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Jarvis, Jerkathon, Michael Wolff, On Point, Stephen Brill
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Robert Frankapalooza, Updated
More on New York’s love affair with legendary photographer Robert Frank: The Wall Street Journal has a review of Frank’s “The Americans” retrospective at the Met here. A WSJ review of two gallery shows (Robert Mann, Pace/MacGill) of works by … Continue reading
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Tagged Pace/MacGill Gallery, Robert Frank, Robert Mann Gallery, The Met
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Healthcare Deform
These days you can’t spit without hitting a healthcare reform ad ($600 million spent and counting). Take this full-page New York Times advertisement from an outfit called the “Employment Policies Institute,” which describes itself as “a non-profit research organization dedicated … Continue reading
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Tagged Employment Policies Institute, Healthcare reform ads, johnny, rethinkreform
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Ad o’ the Day
From the distinguished – not to mention virtual – University of Phoenix, Damage Control Division: A full-page New York Times ad with the headline, “Dear Students, Alumni, Faculty, and Counselors of University of Phoenix.” Sample copy: Let’s defy our critics … Continue reading
Memo to Pagliuca: Never Do That Again
U.S. Senate hopeful and human ATM Steve Pagliuca has been sending out a direct-mail piece that features a pair of outstretched palms waiting to be greased , along with the headline: “15 MILLION JOBLESS. OVER $1 TRILLION IN HANDOUTS. NEVER … Continue reading
Crawl, Baby, Crawl
Parents, start your rug rats. Today is National Crawl to Action Day, at least according to the folks at Seventh Generation, the self-described “maker of naturally safe and effective household products.” And it’s not just a consumer-goods company you’ve never … Continue reading
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Tagged Crawl to Action Day, Erin Brokovich, Green Inc., Seventh Generation
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What I Caught
Well the Missus and I went to The Big Town for the weekend and here’s what we saw (some of which may or may not be around by the time you read this): • A fabulous art exhibit – “Mercedes … Continue reading
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Tagged Bauhaus, Georgia O'Keeffe, MOMA, Robert Franks, The Met, The Royal Family, Whitney
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Gone Fishin’
The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider will be incommuniblogo for the next several days. Play nice.
Fort Hoodwink?
From our Late to the Party bureau: Interesting split on Pres. Obama’s Fort Hood memorial speech on Tuesday. Here’s Tom Ricks in Foreign Policy magazine (via MSNBC’s First Note): I think President Obama missed a major opportunity at Fort Hood … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort Hood speech, John Dickerson, Pres. Obama, Tom Ricks
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