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Headline o’ the Day (Euclid Edition)
From the Weekly Standard’s review of The King of Infinite Space by David Berlinski: Passes the two-point test (works literally and figuratively). Gotta love the symmetry of that.
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Tagged David Berlinski, Euclid, The King of Infinite Space, The Weekly Standard, two-point test
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Quote o’ the Day (Learning To Like Mitt Edition)
In his column for the September 3rd edition of the Weekly Standard, Andrew Ferguson “[feels] free to admit, in the full knowledge that nobody cares, that I never liked Mitt Romney.” Further: My distaste for him isn’t merely personal or … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Ferguson, Boston Globe, Eddie Attaboy, Mitt Romney, The Real Romney, The Weekly Standard
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The Hardworking Staff Gets A Letter From Mitt Romney
From our Fan Mail from Some Flounder(ing Campaigns) desk Yesterday it was the Missus who received a money-grubbing letter from Ann Romney (via the Republican National Committee). Today it’s the hardworking staff receiving a money-grubbing letter from Mitt Romney (via … 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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Kristol Knock
It started with Weekly Standard editor William Kristol coming out in a recent editorial as a Tea Partier: We are not now quite at a founding moment, or even a re-founding moment. But we have arrived at a genuine crisis, … Continue reading
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Tagged Emergency Committee for Israel, Tea Partiers, The Weekly Standard, William Kristol
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Gitmo (or Less)
Over at BU on Monday afternoon, Naval Commander Suzanne Lachelier delivered the annual Shapiro Lecture, titled “Ground Zero for Justice: Guantanamo Military Commissions and the Future of Our Legal Rights.” From the BU School of Law description: CDR Lachelier currently … Continue reading
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Tagged BU Shapiro Lecture, Camp 7, Camp America, Camp Justice, Guantanamo, Suzanne Lachelier, The Real Gitmo, The Weekly Standard
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
From Campaign Outsider’s Meme Alert® desk: The quite likely NCIS -inspired “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” is sweeping the political opinion-industrial complex. Witness last week’s Weekly Standard editorial, “A Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Presidency?” Here’s the lede: The single most damning story about … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaign Outsider Meme Alert, The New Republic, The Weekly Standard
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