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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (Horse’s Mouth Edition)
From our That’s Just Sad desk From time to time the hardclipping staff chronicles the mangled phrases issued by the differently clichéd among us and, man, they just keep piling up. Here’s our latest collection, in reverse chronological order. (Boldface … Continue reading
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Is ‘Trump TV’ Really All That Different From ‘Obama TV’?
There’s been a fair amount of pearl clutching the past few days over the “Real News” videos that TrumpWorld has just started cranking out. The debut edition appeared on Donald Trump’s Facebook page last week and featured First (or Second) Daughter-in-Law … Continue reading
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Tagged "Real News", ABC News, CNN, Eric Trump, Evan McMullin, Jeff Greenfield, Kayleigh McEnany, Lara Trump, Obama TV, Politico, Reliable Sources, Republican National Committee, RoboBlondes for Trump, Trump Nation, Trump TV, West Wing Week, White House Easter Egg Roll
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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (@elondumptrump Edition)
From our never-ending All Those Dollars and No Sense series Elon Musk, celebrated electric carhop and fledgling space cadet, generally gets positive press – except for yesterday, when this full-page ad appeared in four daily newspapers. Close-up for the … Continue reading
Donald Trump Didn’t Honor Ryan Owens. He Used Him.
This is really hard to write, because in no way do we wish to minimize the death of Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens, who was killed in Yemen on Jan. 29 in a raid President Donald Trump has said was highly successful. Except … Continue reading
Real News Goes Full-Page Boogie at Donald Trump
Ever since Donald Trump became the tweeter-in-chief, the New York Times has been his favorite chew toy. Exhibit Umpteen (from yesterday): But the Grey Lady is punching back. From yesterday’s Times: Interestingly, nytimes.com/truth takes you to the subscription department, … Continue reading
The Zero-Character Twitter Presidency
Donald J. Trump, America’s tweeter-in-chief, speaks in 140-character bursts. He also, to all appearances, thinks in 140-character bursts. But he acts with absolutely no character at all. Just consider one hour in the Twitter life of the man who purports … Continue reading
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Tagged @realdonaldtrump, anti-Semitism, axis of ego, Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN, Crimea, Donald Trump, fake news, FBI, New York Times, NSA, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Washington Post
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New York Times Editing Slashback: You Reap What You ‘Sew’
As CNN’s Brian Stelter noted yesterday, “fascinating public editor column by Liz Spayd, all about the NYT editing processes.” Readying The Times for Editing 3.0 THE NEW YORK TIMES has a reputation for impeccable editing. Not just because it can … Continue reading
New York Times Eager to Crowdsource Editorial Content
Just as with the search for local weather watchers (“Thanks Betsy from Medford for that beautiful sunset picture!”) or cable news network iReporters (“check out this photo of the aftermath of the snowstorm in #Portland #Oregon”), the New York Times is now trolling (as … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr., CNN, iReporters, New York Times, news tips, nyt.com/tips, WBZ, weather watchers
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Ave Atque Vale, The (Late, Lamented) Weekly Standard
The hardworking staff has long been a fan (we were a charter subscriber in the mid-90s) – and also a critic – of The Weekly Standard, which officially folded on Friday. For over two decades we’ve found the magazine’s political … Continue reading →