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Tag Archives: Washington Post
Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The ‘Reform Government Surveillance’ Ad?
Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I don’t read the New York Times much (I’m a Washington Post kind of guy), but I happened upon Monday’s edition and here’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Acting Surgeon General, Amazon, AOL, Apple, Ask Dr. Ads, Boris D. Lushniak, Facebook, Google, Internet, Jeff Bezos, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Mom 'n' Pop-Up site, Murderers' Row, New York Times, Pres. Obama, Reform Government Surveillance, Silicon Valley, Twitter, Washington Post, Yahoo
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Rest In Peace Michael Ford, Political Strategist Extraordinaire
I knew Mike Ford before he was Michael Ford. He and I roomed together in 1970, the year he graduated from Xavier University. That Jesuit institution in Cincinnati left an indelible mark on Mike, as strong as Holy Communion or … Continue reading
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Tagged Campaigns & Elections, Center for the Study of the American Dream, Clinton School of Public Service, cybernetics, Five Myth about the American Dream, Joe Trippi, Michael Ford, michaelfordmemories.com, Mike Ford, pig-and-chicken tale, Ted Kennedy, University of Arkansas, Washington Post, Xavier University
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Bull(bleep) In Journalism’s China Shop
It’s lately become clear that reporting on China triggers the law of diminishing returns. From Saturday’s New York Times front page: Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China BEIJING — The decision came in an early … Continue reading
NYT Slowbituary Of Manson Whitlock (Typewriter Repair Division)
Last week the hardworking staff noted the passing of Manson Whitlock, typewriter repairman extraordinaire. While the hardwaiting staff continues to monitor the Boston Herald for a Seamus Heaney obituary, we came across this excellent Washington Post obit of the redoubtable Manson Whitlock … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Campaign Outsider, Christian Science Monitor, hardworking staff, Iron Whim, Margalit Fox, Mason Whitlock, New Haven Register, New York Times, Olivetti Lettera 22, Remington, Royal, slowbituary, Smith Corona, The New Yorker, The Typing Life, typewriter, Underwood, Washington Post
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R.I.P. Manson Whitlock, Titan Of Typewriter Repair
While the hardwaiting staff continues to monitor the Boston Herald for a Seamus Heaney obituary, we came across this excellent Washington Post obit of the redoubtable Manson Whitlock (via Monday’s Boston Globe): Manson Whitlock; kept typewriters clacking WASHINGTON — Manson … Continue reading
Herald Goes Double ‘Dutch’
The Boston Herald devotes two pages today to remembrances of the great Elmore Leonard, who died yesterday at age 87. Start with the Associated Press obituary, which begins “He was the master of his genre, the Dickens of Detroit, the … Continue reading
Let The Wild Obamacare Rumpus Begin! (Fact Checker Edition)
As the hardworking staff just noted, there are dueling TV spots out now in the battle of the budget-busting Obamacare. One is for the Obama front Organizing for Action, the other for the Koch brothers front Americans for Prosperity. Glenn … Continue reading
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