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Tag Archives: Boston Globe
Smoke ‘Em If You . . . Roll ‘Em?
Amusing op-ed piece in Monday’s Boston Globe by Steve Moore (Tag: Steve Moore sells wine, cheese, and cigarettes to persons of legal age.) Headlined “Smoking out the nanny state,” it chronicles Steve’s Excellent Adventure attending a “[Massachusetts]-mandated training session for … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Newspaper Town (Dukakis/Romney Slapfight Edition)
Tuesday’s dead-tree Boston Herald ran a State House News Service story headlined, “The Duke dumps on Romney.” Subhed: Dukakis: ‘Lousy’ gov is ‘the biggest’ letdown The ex-gubernatorial slapfight kicked off with the Duke putting up his dukes, to wit: A fiery … Continue reading
“I’m Ready For My VoxOp, Mr. De Mille”
Imagine the hardworking staff’s surprise when, while reading Friday’s Boston Globe op-ed page, we came across this: FIRST GUBERNATORIAL DEBATE ON ENERGY “The candidates spun a head-spinning array of figures throughout the hour, from electricity rates to Cape Wind building … Continue reading
Who Is Gwilym McGrew? III
The official answer to Who Is Gwilym McGrew? II: John, You are getting lazy. Why do I have to do the work for you? My life and “bio” is entirely online. My work history, the few contributions I have made, … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Newspaper Town (Philip Markoff Edition)
The Boston dailies’ second-day coverage of Craigslist killer Philip Markoff’s apparent jailhouse suicide really separated the sheep from the goats, as Fr. Fahey used to say back at Fordham Prep in the ’60s. Tuesday Boston Globe headline: Markoff scrawled messages … Continue reading
What Can Brown Do For You? (Barn Jacket Division)
You can’t spit without hitting a Scott Brown wannabe these days. Sunday Boston Globe headline: In N.H., candidates test Brown formula The front-page piece chronicles the efforts by four New Hampshire US Senate hopefuls to Brownify themselves. Nut graf: In … Continue reading
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Dead Palin Bounce
Really, how stupid do you have to be to get elected in New Hampshire? Friday Boston Globe headline: Two N.H. lawmakers in hot water over Facebook posts about Palin Rep. Timothy Horgan of Durham resigned after he wrote on his … Continue reading
Variety Whacks Boston Globe Editorial Page
Variety’s Brian Lowry tags the Boston Globe for publishing the “dumb newspaper editorial of the day.” Thanks to Jim Romenesko for flagging the dumb newspaper editorial of the day, courtesy of the Boston Globe, which conflates Washington Post critic Tom Shales’ … Continue reading
Free The Textbook 101
The cost of college textbooks is high on the radar screen of the Elite Mainstream Media lately, probably because Elite Mainstream Journalists have a lot of college-age kids. From Sunday’s New York Times: $200 Textbook vs. Free. You Do the … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Newspaper Town (John Kerry Yacht Edition)
Friday’s Boston Globe: Kerry says he always intended to pay tax WASHINGTON — Senator John F. Kerry yesterday acknowledged for the first time that he mishandled the political fallout from questions about taxes on his new $7 million yacht berthed … Continue reading
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