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Tag Archives: Michael Pahre
Tom MeniNO: First Take In Local Dailies
So Boston Mayor Tom Menino will not run for a sixth term. So the hardbetting staff owes $50 to wagerful reader Michael Pahre’s favorite charity. So what. The important thing is: What happens now. Boston Globe website at 2 am: Boston Herald … Continue reading
Question o’ the Day (Globe/Sununu Edition)
Splendid reader Michael Pahre – who, let’s all remember, miraculously won the Seamus Sweepstakes last year – sends along this query to the hardworking staff: Should the Globe be quoting Derrick Jackson in news stories about the presidential race? Scott Lehigh? … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, John Sununu, Michael Pahre, op-ed columnists, op-ed contributors, Peter Canellos
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That’s Just So Mean! (Year In Review Edition)
Splendid reader Michael Pahre sent this along: Check out #22, 39, and, of course, your favorite #50: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/12/the_year_in_pictures_part_iii.html That would be photos from boston.com’s The Year in Pictures: Part III. #22: #39: #50: Questions? Comments? Bitter Recriminations?
Gail Collins Kicks Seamus To The Curb
Interesting that the day after the hardworking staff treated Seamus Sweepstakes™ winner Michael Pahre to a lavish lunch as his grand prize, New York Times columnist Gail Collins actually wrote a piece that mentioned Mitt Romney but not his cartop … Continue reading
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Tagged Gail Collins, Michael Pahre, New York Times, Seamus Sweepstakes
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The Seamus Sweepstakes™ Is Back On!
In a total vindication of the hardworking staff’s dogged efforts, House of Obama consigliere David Axelrod has picked up where New York Times columnist Gail Collins left off, flogging “[Mitt] Romney’s infamous dog-on-the-roof road trip” on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Via Mediaite (clip embedded): … Continue reading
We Have A Winner Of The Seamus Sweepstakes!
The fabulous and prescient Michael Pahre has won the fabulous Seamus Sweepstakes, guessing that today would be the day New York Times columnist Gail Collins would mention Mitt Romney without attaching his family dog Seamus to the roof of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gail Collins, Michael Pahre, New York Times, Seamus Sweepstakes
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The Seamus Sweepstakes™ Lives! (II)
Today’s piece from New York Times columnist Gail Collins had the hardsweating staff wondering until the very end whether the Seamus Sweepstakes™ would finally be settled, but at the last possible moment, Collins came through. From the beginning: The Gift … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Gardner, Canada, car roof, family dog, Gail Collins, Michael Pahre, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Seamus Sweepstakes™
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Seamus Sweepstakes™ Update
Good news! Campaign Outsider’s Seamus Sweepstakes™ (Guess When New York Times Columnist Gail Collins Will Mention Mitt Romney Without Saying He Drove To Canada With His Dog Strapped To The Roof Of His Car And Win Big Prizes!) is alive and … Continue reading
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Tagged Gail Collins, Michael Pahre, Mitt Romney, New York Times, PolitiFact, Seamus Sweepstakes
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WeinerWorld: New York Post Bakeoff Edition
Splendid reader Michael Pahre just sent this message to the hardworking staff in response to our recent WeinerWorld: New York Tabloids Edition (VIII) Last edition? Ha! The NY Post decided to put their covers to a public vote as to which … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Pahre, New York Post, tabloid bakeoff, WeinerWorld
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Campaign Trail ‘n’ Errors (Reader Comment Edition)
Splendid reader Michael Pahre sent this comment about our GOP presidential hopeful roll call: Since you are calling the roll for declared candidates, undeclared candidates, and possible-to-likely candidates, isn’t there a Wasilla elephant in the room who you are neglecting? … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News, GOP presidential hopefuls, Michael Pahre, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, thin-again proselytizer
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