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Tag Archives: New York Times
Perry & Thrust (Really Very Bad Day Edition)
Monday started out so well for presidential wannabe Rick Perry (R-Don’t Secede From Me Yet!). From Politico Playbook: –FIRST LOOK – NEW PERRY IOWA TV SPOT, “Doer” – The smiling governor, coatless and tieless, against a white background: “If you’re lookin’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornerstone, Doer, maple syrup hugging, New Hampshire, New York Times, Politico Playbook, Rachel Maddow, Rick Perry
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C-Spin: NYT’s Jill Abramson Dodges NSA Bullet
Sunday’s C-Span Q&A featured an interview with recently minted New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson. During said interview, Abramson and Q&A host Brian Lamb talked about the controversial 2005 Times investigation into warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency. What they … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Lamb, C-Span, C-Spin, New York Times, NPR, NSA, Q&A
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The New Edvertorial Fútbol
Friday’s New York Times features yet another version of marketing in sheep’s clothing, edvertorial division: Script Takes Sponsors From Bit Players to a Starring Role A SERIES that is to have its premiere on Sunday on ESPN Deportes, the Spanish-language ESPN channel, is distinctive apart from being its … Continue reading
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Tagged American Airlines, Burger King, Chevrolet, Coors Light, El Diez, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, fútbol, Home Depot, New York Times, Sneak ADtack
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From Our Stating The Obvious Desk (GOP Debates Edition)
From Fridays New York Times piece about GOP presidential wannabe Rick Perry’s new Debate & Ditch strategy in the face of 13 televised bakeoffs through the end of January: Skipping debates could come at a steep political cost. By refusing … Continue reading
A World’s Serious (St. Louzarus Edition)
The St. Louis Cardinals are officially The Undead of Major League Baseball, having risen from the grave in both the regular season and the postseason. Seriously (so to speak), was that a great World Series or what? Tight (except for the … Continue reading
New York Times Op-Id Columnists
Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Joe Nocera’s New York Times op-ed on Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, and Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s take. Nocera’s piece is all about what Isaacson was unable to accomplish (“In ‘Steve Jobs,’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Nocera, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl, Steve Jobs biography, Walter Isaacson
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NYT’s Ross Douthat Says Romney Will Do That
New York Times op-ed columnist Ross Douthat, a.k.a. The Weakest Link, has officially anointed Mitt Romney (R-I’m Still Speaking) the inevitable GOP 2012 presidential nominee: Ignore the Politico daily briefings, the Rasmussen tracking polls, the angst from conservative activists over … Continue reading
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Tagged inevitable GOP nominee, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Ross Douthat
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As Dorothy Parker Once Said . . .
. . . to her childhood home, “Fare thee well.” From Friday’s New York Times: To Fan Fearing Wrecking Ball, the City Is Dorothy Parker’s As Dorothy Parker once said, New Yorkers like her “take New York personally.” What she … Continue reading
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
NYT Endorses (Pretty Much) Elizabeth Warren
In an editorial today headlined “Elizabeth Warren’s Appeal,” the New York Times effectively appeals for you to vote for the Massachusetts Senate candidate. Nut graf: She is both knowledgeable and accessible when she explains the destructive credit-swap and subprime mortgage … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Senate race, New York Times, YouTube
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