Our chances of getting a comment through the NY Times comment censorship police, and any Maureen Dowd column, are probably about as good as the Oakland Raiders chances of winning the Super Bowl so long as Tom Cable (bless his passion though), is head coach.
There are a few reasons for this, that seem transparent, and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘NY Times’
Definitely Too Scathing, and Too Sophomoric, for the New York Times Comment Police
Posted: 14th February 2010 by admin in " "Foreign Policy, Bad Taste, Comedy, Famous People, Fighting Terrorism, Foreign Policy Strategy, MediaTags: " "Kanye West, al gore, Counter terrorism, daily howler, Dick Cheney, Maureen Dowd, NY Times, Tommy Lee Jones, War on Terror
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The Observation that Was too Scathing for Maureen Dowd to Handle
Posted: 10th February 2010 by admin in Big Brother, Constitution, Famous People, Media, UncategorizedTags: Citizens United, Citizens United v FEC, Citizens United V. Federal Election Comission, Constitution, entertainment, Maureen Dowd, NY Times, President Obama, teleprompter
This humble, and somewhat obscure blog, if known, might not always be a favorite of Maureen Dowd’s. Here’s a very recent, but we think fair, example.
Today, Dowd wrote a column in the NY Times very space limited op ed pages, essentially saying that 3d movies are cool, or might be cool, or that people [...]
Hmmm, Where Have We Heard this Before?
Posted: 20th January 2010 by admin in Congress, Political Communication, Political Strategy, UncategorizedTags: Boston Red Sox, Curt Schilling, democrats belittling opponents, Democrats taking voters for granted, disparaging, Jon Stewart, Martha Coakley, Mike Dukakis, NY Times, political commentator, Timothy Egan
Timothy Egan, in a NY Times column online:
Of course, Martha Coakley, the Democrat who lost in a state where only 13 percent of voters identified as Republicans, ran a campaign that should be a mandatory lesson for all her supporters in Cambridge.
Among other great sins, she belittled the retail politics of her opponent, who stood [...]
NY Times David Brooks Doing What He Does Best
Posted: 2nd October 2009 by admin in UncategorizedTags: " "John McCain, "Glenn Beck, David Brooks, debate, history, incendiary, Machiavellian, mainstream information, Merlin, Middle America, NY Times, pundit, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity
Today, David Brooks doing what he does best; and that is, miss the real story.
Brook’s aforelinked column, is a good one, in one sense. It teaches some history.
In another sense, it is atrocious.
Brooks: Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, have no power because they can not merely summon a wish, and have millions act upon their specific command.
Wow, they [...]