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Rick Perry & Thrust (Perry Defense Edition)
Not everyone is sold on the Washington Post’s stories (original and follow-up) about Rick Perry, his hunting camp, and its offensive name on a stone. From today’s New Hampshire Journal: UGLY – The Republican presidential primary contest has taken an ugly … Continue reading
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Tagged Herman Cain, hunting camp, New Hampshire Journal, Niggerhead, Rick Perry, Washington Post
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Rick Perry & Thrust (Niggerhead Edition)
Today’s New York Times breaks tradition by reporting on another paper’s scoop in a timely fashion. Specifically, yesterday’s Washington Post story about GOP presidential timebomb Rick Perry’s Texas hunting camp: Paint Creek, Tex. — In the early years of his political career, Rick … Continue reading
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Tagged GOP timebomb, New York Times, Niggerhead, Rick Perry, Washington Post
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NYT ‘Sunday Review’ Reviews
The hardworking staff weighed in early on the New York Times revamp of its Week in Review section (Memo To NYT Sunday Review: You A Mess, Honey), but of course others are having their say as well. From Politico‘s Keach … Continue reading
In Pledge Rumpus, NBC = Network Be Chicken
Say, the NBC network really kicked the hornet’s nest when it opened its U.S. Open broadcast on Sunday with this video, eh? Something was missing, though, as the Washington Post helpfully reported: In a feature that preceded its coverage of … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily News, NBC, Pledge of Allegiance, U.S.Open, Washington Post, Washington Times
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Toles Newters Gingrich
From the great Tom Toles, Washington Post editorial cartoonist: My word!
Does The New York Times Have A Pulitzer Complex?
Interesting juxtaposition in Sunday’s New York Times. From the Public Editor’s column about the Pulitzer Prize celebration at the New York Times last Monday: I was struck by how well-tuned the whole affair seemed to be. At other newspapers, celebrations … Continue reading
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Tagged Grey Lady, New York Times, Public Editor, Pulitzer Prize, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post
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A Shirttail Of Two Cities
Double-truck ad in Wednesday’s New York Times: Via MarketWire: Jones New York, a division of The Jones Group Inc. (NYSE: JNY), today unveils the next phase of the Empowering Your Confidence campaign, celebrating over 40 years of dressing women for success in … Continue reading
The Boston Globe-Wrapper
Sad to say (and see), the Boston Globe has become a wire-service publication wrapped in local content. Exhibit A: Tuesday’s edition, which featured the usual front-page Globe Staff content (in this case, five pieces): But from there, readers get 15 … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Boston Globe, Boston Globe-Wrapper, New York Times, Washington Post
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Fan Mail From A Flounder
Ave atque vale Alex Anderson, the cartoonist who created Rocky and Bullwinkle. Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle The Moose were the perfect pair: One hard-headed, the other noodle-headed. They were don’t-miss TV every night. And don’t miss this tribute in … Continue reading
News Media Terry Jonesing On Koran Story
The hardworking staff was interviewed on BBC radio yesterday (audio here at 28:00) about the media rumpus around PyroPastor Terry Jones and his Koran-again, off-again threat to burn multiple copies of Islam’s Holy Book. Beeb presenter Fergus Nicoll was gobsmacked … Continue reading
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