Today’s Times notes the firing of alleged ESPN sleazebag Steve Phillips, and throws in a nice little sidebar about the network’s recent flaming on Deadspin.
It’s a classically awkward confluence of old and new media: The Gray Lady turns down her nose at a blogger exacting revenge on a dishonest source, but revels in the spectacle [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Demagoguery'
Times Dares Not Speak the Rumor’s Name
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Media
Astute Citizen Sees Through Secretive Leftist Agenda
October 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Media
Today’s Globe has a fine story about a big brokerage expanding into retail work. It’s something that I’m following at my day job as well.
However, the Globe version has something that mine doesn’t. And that is: An insane-o comment from some guy who sees that this is not, at all, a story about commercial real [...]
Tags:Banker and Tradesman·Boston Globe·Demagoguery·Real Estate
Aloisi’s Destiny
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
In a rather hilarious interview with State House News last night, Deval Patrick’s Secretary of Obfuscation and Patronage, Jim Aloisi, calls the state GOP’s bid to get him fired “a political move” and “a political distraction.” This, from the guy who’d rather hand out golden parachutes than play in the sandbox with one of Mitt Romney’s [...]
Tags:Boston Globe·Demagoguery·Deval Patrick·MBTA·Politics as Bloodsport·State House News
Hottt State House Transportation Fight
July 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
Why is it that this latest spat between Deval Patrick, Jimmy Aloisi and Dan Grabauskas looks a whole lot like a bench press contest being waged by one-armed men?
Who Needs Revenue? We’ve Got Justice
April 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Media
Via Adam Gaffin, here’s Bobby Haynes bloviating about greed and fat cats and justice and stuff at Friday’s save the Globe rally. You see, the New York Times Co. could monetize the Globe’s well-read website if the people who ran the Times Co. weren’t so damn hateful of the working man. It’s simple, really.
The best [...]
Patrick’s New Headache
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Politics
Dealing with the press is, doubtlessly, a pain in the ass job. It’s not just because the relationship between politicians and the press is, necessarily, an oppositional one. It’s also you’re up against deadlines and egos and, oftentimes, the fog of a brutal hangover.
But managing a press shop is also the easiest job in the [...]
Tags:Demagoguery·Deval Patrick
Pot? Kettle???
January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Politics
In which maniacal cokehead/embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich talks about dignity and fraud and constitutional duty and ethics and gimmicks with Geraldo — who, in turn, calls Blago “tacky” and a “wreck.” Geraldo!
Also, Roland Burris is a “historic figure.” (He knows.)
Tags:Demagoguery·Thievery
Born on Third…
January 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
…but still, somehow, thinks he hit a triple.
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Tags:Demagoguery
See No Evil
December 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Media, Politics
Today I was regaled with all sorts of beery theories about how our awful government faked the 1969 moon landing. Taibbi would be proud.
Today, the Times ran a story about how Europe’s greatest almost-dictator, Vladimir Putin, props up his power-spherical dicto-buddy Alexander Lukashenko by “observing” Lukashenko’s awful, techno-poppy fake elections.
