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Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal
Un(L)abashed
Weekly Standard senior writer Matt Labash is about to hit the public radar screen. Simon & Schuster has just published “Fly-Fishing With Darth Vader,” a collection of articles Labash has written over the past ten years or so. They are, … Continue reading
The E Is for Error
In the unending erosion of language standards in daily newspapers, this seems to be the weekend to toss homonyms around willy nilly. Here’s former National Enquirer editor David Perel in a Wall Street Journal op-ed headlined “How the Enquirer Exposed … Continue reading
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Tagged David Perel, Mark Leibovich, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, We Need a Syn-tax
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What Is Mitt Romney Afraid Of?
It’s now been 24 hours since the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider asked Mitt Romney’s peeps to reveal the Great Hairdo’s response to Friday’s Wall Street Journal column featuring this subheadline about the Massachusetts system of RomneyCare: Mitt Romney should … Continue reading
Dear Friends
Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Alex Beam’s Wednesday Boston Globe column and the Wall Street Journal’s Friday A-Hed. Rinse. Repeat. Discuss among yourselves.
Rupert Murducks Disclosure
Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal featured an op-ed column purportedly penned by the Dark Prince of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch. The piece, headlined “Journalism and Freedom,” had this uplifting nut graf: The future of journalism is more promising than ever—limited only … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Prince of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal
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White House Social Secretary Is Un-Desiree-able
The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider wants to put this as tactfully as possible: White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is GONE. Start the countdown clock now, considering that the Obama administration has issued a vote of confidence for Rogers after … Continue reading
WSJ Shanks Tiger Woods Coverage
Headline in Monday’s Wall Street Journal: “Woods Speaks Out on Crash, Blaming Himself.” (Ennhh – I’m sorry, that’s wrong. But thanks for playing.) Because here’s the lede of the WSJ piece: Tiger Woods broke his silence about his driving accident … Continue reading
What the Butler Saw
Federal district court nominee Louis Butler of Wisconsin is the latest GOP litmus test for the Obama administration. Here’s the lede to the Wall Street Journal editorial headlined “The White House Butler”: As consolation prizes go, Louis Butler can’t complain. … Continue reading
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Tagged Louis Butler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wall Street Journal
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Use Your Bean, Wall Street Journal
Very smart piece in the Weekend Wall Street Journal about Pedro Martinez. Headline: “Pedro: Baseball’s Last Great Ego.” Too bad the Pedro paean also included this: During his career, teammates have seen him singing and dancing in the clubhouse in his underwear … Continue reading
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Tagged bean in the head, Pedro Martinez, plunk in the ribs, Wall Street Journal
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Clove Hurts
Excellent A-Hed in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal: To the FDA, This Indonesian Smoke Is Close but No Cigar The story: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar — unless the Food and Drug Administration and a congressional committee think it … Continue reading
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