On Anderson Cooper Against Sarah Palin's Insane Spokeswoman Meg Stapleton
Also: Literal head scratching.
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On Anderson Cooper Against Sarah Palin's Insane Spokeswoman Meg Stapleton
Took me a minute to get over the shock over the similar diction and syntax of Sarah's spox. Didn't realize there was anyone who could ramble as good as Palin.
Thrilled to know that Palin has "no plans for anything in particular at this point in time." What a great leader!
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On Can Smokin' Hot Sarah Palin Beat Smokin' Cigarettes Barack Obama In A Footrace?
Somebody explain please why they all look photoshopped... in the obvious my-head-but-not-my-body way...
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On Reporting!
Because it's a sin to use Twitter to find sources? I don't get it. Not like he's mining a j-school listserve for anecdotal examples. Did he do a Google search and look through archives and call around? Probably. So what if he asked on Twitter too? You never know where you'll get something good.
@sauer - Yes. They are only going to write one story on this, and OMG can you believe the TIMES is doing a story examining MEDIA COVERAGE? If only I had thought of this myself. I coulda been a blogger.
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On TMZ and Michael Jackson: The World Won't Listen
Many papers, though, proclaimed the death sourcing TMZ - something I don't know if I've seen before. Reporting a rumor by sourcing the potentially untrustworthy publication? Gets you off the hook, I suppose, if that source is wrong.
I think this broke a certain barrier for papers that might have normally waited for their own reporters - or AP, CNN, etc - to confirm something. You didn't see papers doing this with the Edwards love child story, for example.
Why did papers go with the story backed by TMZ's source?
SEO. You want to be first and get the keywords up there with a picture. The positives of that outweigh the negatives of sourcing TMZ, so the thought goes now.
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On The Market Sucked, But Not For Everyone Who Got Out
Well, duh, like Jake said:
it had nothing to do with ken lewis. the rally was on borrowed time already. it had everything to do with options expirations last friday. i mean, look at SLG - it rose 50% in one week and then today drops 25%. the rally of the last week was about inflicting some pain on the shorts.
And what Tom said:
This is the shorts weaving their magic. Anyone with half a brain would be far away from banks at this point. If there remains a doubt, read BAC's nitwitted description of the reason for the gains. When you have a board that allows this sort of public explanation of performance, they deserve to tank.
Obvs.
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On The Saddest Blowjob Story Ever
That's how I refer to blowjobs.
Would you like a ride to the Borgata?
C'mere, honey, give me a ride to the Borgata.
After I hike the Appalachian Trail, I think I'm going to get a ride to the Borgata.