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Monday, May 18, 2009

On several occasions I have posted pieces by my old friend, Bob Roth. Bob’s pieces are usually longer and more thought out than my stuff. I flatter myself that the reason for that is the fact that Bob is retired, and has more time on his hands. We are all entitled to a little bit […]

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Olbermann missed something

Monday, May 18, 2009

I just got through watching Keith Olbermann attacking Michael Steele, who suggested that gay marriage was bad for small business. Olbermann pointed out that gay weddings would pump about $16 billion annually into the economy for photographers, restaurants, etc. You know, the same exorbitant expenses incurred by straight folks. It’s clear Olbermann is not a […]

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Reflections on MoDo

Monday, May 18, 2009

Last year we learned that Maureen Dowd lets her assistants write her columns. Yesterday we learned that she lets her friends write them. Either that, or she is a plagiarist, take your pick. Alisson Kilkenny of the Huffington Post suggests that all this is a kind of subconscious plea for help on Dowd’s part; a […]

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