-
Click to subscribe to RSS
Tag Archives: New York Times
Does The New York Times Have A Campbell Brown Problem?
Former CNN anchor Campbell Brown has had two – count ’em, two – op-eds in the New York Times in the past month or so. The first ran on May 19 under the headline, “Obama: Stop Condescending to Women.” The … Continue reading
NYT: Black & White & Dead All Over
From our Six Feet Under desk: Coincidentally or not, the New York Times has run two pieces in the past few days about the racial divide in the burial business. From Friday’s Times: Racial Tensions Flare Anew in a Texas … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Menendez, James Byrd Jr., Jasper TX, New York Times, post-racial America
7 Comments
It’s A Seamus! Gail Collins’s Ca-nein Column
It was bound to happen sooner or later. We all have our limits. So today the New York Times featured a Gail Collins column that mentioned Mitt Romney but made no mention of dogs or cars or roofs. In fact, … Continue reading
Call It Obama’s “Wealthcare” Reform Act
Sign o’ the (New York) Times: Distaste for Health Care Law Reflects Spending on Ads Nut graf: In all, about $235 million has been spent on ads attacking the law since its passage in March 2010, according to a recent … Continue reading
Maureen Dowd: Pleasure Is Her Business
Today’s New York Times features Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s latest installment in her Vatican jihad over sex, contraception, and etc. Is Pleasure a Sin? It’s hard to say what is weirder: A Sister of Mercy writing about the Kama Sutra, … Continue reading
NYT: MA Voters Will Not Be Distracted By “Seemingly Trivial Issues”
Good news for U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-Pow Wow Chow This) from Monday’s New York Times. What is particularly interesting is the reaction of voters to Ms. Warren’s ethnic heritage, an issue that has been playing out for several weeks. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Elizabeth Warren, ethnic heritage, New York Times, trivial issues
5 Comments
Headscratcher o’ the Day (NYT/Elizabeth Warren Edition)
From Sunday’s New York Times piece about Landslide Lizzy Warren’s sweeping of (and sweeping Marisa DeFranco aside of) the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention on Saturday: In recent days, Ms. Warren has taken more aggressive steps to try to counteract the … Continue reading
Dr. Evil Targets Mike Bloomberg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed crackdown on big sugary drinks is going over like the metric system. Exhibit A: This full-page New York Times the American Beverage Association ran on Friday. Exhibit B: This full-page ad the Center for … Continue reading
Campaign Outsider 