Category Archives: Media

Dept. of Buried Ledes: What the Chamber Study Missed

Posted on March 7, 2008 by admin

Hell of a header on this Globe story today – “Casino Study Backs Patrick.” The lede’s even better: “Governor Deval Patrick’s promise of thousands of new jobs and billions of fresh dollars would come true if three state-licensed resort casinos … Continue reading →

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The Times: Worse Than Bush

Posted on February 29, 2008 by admin

Here are some staggeringly frightening numbers about you, America, via Portfolio.com‘s Jeff Bercovici: The nation’s preeminent newspaper, the New York Times, has a lower approval rating than the president. Even with the awful war, stagflation, spying and the rest of … Continue reading →

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Turd Blossoms

Posted on February 29, 2008 by admin

Perhaps the only news more surprising than the RNC’s sudden denunciation of the “Hussein” in Barack Hussein Obama is identity of the man who helped push it through: Karl Rove. According to the Atlantic, Rove has been telling his party … Continue reading →

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Two Things

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

Two observations: One day later, the Times‘s John McCain maybe straight-talked his way into my pants story is the most blogged item on the paper’s website. And for all the endless kvetching about the whole thing, this is the paper’s … Continue reading →

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When Slots Met Racism

Posted on February 15, 2008 by admin

There’s a hilarious, and hilariously depressing editorial in this week’s Banner. Melvin Miller, the paper’s editor and publisher, excoriates the legislature – particularly the Speaker – for trying to run out the clock on the Governor’s casino gambling proposal. Which … Continue reading →

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