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Tag Archives: New York Times
Quote o’ the Day (Charles F. Feeney Edition)
“I want the last check I write to bounce.” So saith Charles F. Feeney, the “Philanthropist [Who] Wants to Be Rid of his Last $1.5 Billion” according to this About New York piece by Jim Dwyer in yesterday’s New York … Continue reading
Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Early Money Is Like, Yeesh! Edition)
The dog days of August have taken on a whole new meaning this election year. Political ad spending (a.k.a. attack advertising) has already reached Brobdingnagian levels usually reserved for the waning days of a campaign. From MSNBC’s First Read: Last … Continue reading
Cass Sunstein And The Obama Nanny State
There was plenty of hoopla yesterday as the news media reported the departure of Cass Sunstein from the White House Office of Information an Regulatory Affairs, which is sort of the hall monitor of Capitol Hill. From the Boston Globe: … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Ferguson, behavioral economics, Behavioral Journalism, Boston Globe, Business Roundtable, Cass Sunstein, New York Times, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health Wealth and Happiness, Obama Nanny State, Weekly Standard, White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
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Quote o’ the Day (London Olympics Edition)
The 2012 Summer Games aren’t just an #NBCfail, they’re a #Londonfail as well. From John F. Burns’s New York Times piece headlined, “After Warnings of an Olympic Crush, Businesses Suffer in a Deserted London.” Jeremy Hunt, the culture and sport … Continue reading
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Tagged #Londonfail, #NBCfail, Jeremy Hunt, John F. Burns, London Olympics, New York Times
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Olympic Meddle: Ambush Ads A Longstanding Competition
See the sneak attacks at Sneak Adtack.
“I’m Scott Pelley, And I DON’T Approve This Message”
Karl Rove’s 501(c)(4) gunsel Crossroads GPS has hijacked CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley for its latest Obama drive-by. From Politico’s Morning Score: FIRST LOOK – “THIS IS THE WORST ECONOMIC RECOVERY AMERICA HAS EVER HAD.”That’s how Scott Pelley led the … Continue reading
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Tagged CBS Evening News, Crossroads GPS, Fair Use, Googletron, John Harwood, Karl Rove, New York Times, Politico Morning Score, Scott Pelley
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Great American Sportswriter Lists Lack Heinz Sight
Two recent pieces (not to be confused with Reese’s Pieces) about American sportswriters have excluded one name from the roll call of the best at their craft: W.C. Heinz, Heavyweight Champion of the Word as Jeff MacGregor dubbed him in a … Continue reading
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Tagged A.J. Liebling, Brownsville Bum, Damon Runyon, Frank Deford, George Plimpton, Heavyweight Champion of the Word, Jeff MacGregor, Jim Murray, Jimmy Breslin, Last King of the Sports Page, New York Times, Nicholas Dawidoff, Once They Heard the Cheers, Red Smith, Ring Lardner, Roger Angell, Sports Illustrated, The Professional, W.C. Heinz, Wall Street Journal
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Kevin White, Mr. Vice President
Interesting front-page Memory Lane piece in Tuesday’s New York Times about the vice-presidential kerfuffle George McGovern (D-Amnesty, Abortion and Acid) created in 1972. Hasty and Ruinous 1972 Pick Colors Today’s Hunt for a No. 2 WASHINGTON — Scott Lilly was … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Fred Willard PBS Backlash Edition)
The Boston Globe gets some payback.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Fred Willard, Market Warriors, New York Times, PBS
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