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Tag Archives: The New Republic
The New Republic Disses Scott Brown, Dishes Boston Globe
Excellent grist for the Massachusetts mill in the latest issue of The New Republic. First up: According to TNR, incumbent Sen. Scott Brown has already lost to challenger Elizabeth Warren. Dead tree version (web version here): Brown and Out Why … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, Boston Globe, Charlie Manning, Elizabeth Warren, Frank Phillips, Mitt Romney, Mormonism, Scott Brown, Ted Kennedy, The New Republic
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Quote o’ the Day (Are You Kidding, Marco Rubio? Edition)
From Mediaite: Rubio: ‘This Is As Ugly And As Nasty A Political Campaign As I Have Seen’ Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio appeared on Fox & Friends on Monday where he was asked to open up about his role at this week’s Republican nominating … Continue reading
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Tagged Daisy ad, Fox & Friends, Marco Rubio, Mediiaite, The New Republic, Walter Kirn, Willie Horton ad
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TNR: Totally Not Respecting Elizabeth Warren
The New Republic’s latest edition features a piece whacking Elizabeth Warren for her lackluster U.S. Senate campaign. Boston Common Elizabeth Warren’s uninspiring campaign. THERE WAS ONCE A TIME, not so very long ago, that, whenever Elizabeth Warren sat down with … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Lydon, Elizabeth Warren, JFK Library, Jim Shannon, Jon Stewart, Larry DiCara, Scott Brown, The New Republic, TNR, Tom Birmingham
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That’s Just So Mean! (Mitt Romney Edition)
If I own The New Republic, I’m thoroughly embarrassed by two things this week: 1) That the February 16th edition features this ridiculously over-the-top cover: 2) That the February 16th edition contains exactly two – count ’em, two – … Continue reading
Private Oy: Facebook And The Super Snoopers (Part Two)
Last week the Sneak ADtackniks posted a trifecta of online-privacy cautionary tales, including concerns about thenym wars – the argument over pseudonyms on the Internet – and a panel discussion conducted by the Wall Street Journal. In the course of the latter, Public Parts author Jeff (I … Continue reading
Weekly Standard/New Republic Slapfight
First there was the new edition of The New Republic: Then there was the Weekly Standard’s Parody (actually “Not A Parody”) edition: Which led to this post by cover-story author Eliza Gray on TNR’s website: The Monday after my cover story on transgender … Continue reading
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Tagged Eliza Gray, Not A Parody, On Media, Parody, Politico, The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, William Kristol
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The New Republic Gets McLuhan Wrong
From John McWhorter’s piece in the February 3rd edition of The New Republic: Fighting Words IN THE WAKE OF the tragedy in Tucson, numerous commentators have called for increased policing of inflammatory language. Not literal policing, of course; what these commentators … Continue reading
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Tagged cool medium, hot medium, John McWhorter, Marshall McLuhan, McLuhanesque, The New Republic
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Conan The Borebarian
Finally (at least to my knowledge) someone has called Conan O’Brien out for his relentless self-pitying and Irish Alzheimer’s grudge-holding. Laura Bennett’s dope-slap in The New Republic begins this way: “Welcome to my second annual first show,” said Conan O’Brien … Continue reading
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Tagged Conan O'Brien, Irish Alzheimer's, Laura Bennett, The New Republic
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Emma Bovary Smackdown!
Ruth Franklin in The New Republic: Why Is Emma Bovary So Maligned and Misunderstood? Emma Bovary is one of the most abused heroines of the modern novel. It’s not enough for her to lose her mind in love for an unworthy … Continue reading
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