Archive for December 1st, 2008

The Future of Gannett, According to CEO Craig Dubow

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Oy… Right now at Gannett, we are nearing the moment when we can follow a consumer through their day and put ads in front of them based on who and where they are – newspaper or TV in the morning in print or online, Captivate on the way to the office, non-daily or Metromix to […]

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Air Force 1

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNEz07cQADY[/youtube]

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What type of liberal are you?

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Take the quiz right here I’m a: Your Liberal Breed: Social Justice Crusader You are a Peace Patroller, also known as an anti-war liberal or neo-hippie. You believe in putting an end to American imperial conquest, stopping wars that have already been lost, and supporting our troops by bringing them home. You are an Eco-Avenger, also […]

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UPDATED: Confirmation that the voters made a bad choice

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Update: Karen Weldin Stewart consented to be interviewed by Allan Loudel on the afternoon drive time newscast. To describe the interview as a train wreck for KWS is an insult to train wrecks. I’m sure we will wake to find that car crashes spiked in NCC at around 5:06 pm when our Insurance Commissioner Elect […]

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Steve Earle – Christmas in Washington

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And now we switch to Christmas music. NSFW

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This smells fishy….and not in a good way

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I’m not buying this little nugget to the story Andrew Sullivan linked to Sunday: On the other hand, there is enough to suggest that the terrorists also did not meet a clean, death.  The doctors who conducted the post mortem said the bodies of the terrorists were beyond recognition. “Their faces were beyond recognition.” There […]

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So did you?

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So, how many of you went and actually read this article? I realize it was 7 pages and may have taken a half hour.  It will make you think twice the next time you see a retired 4 star general turned analyst on television.  It is pretty sad what has happened but like I said […]

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Drinking the Kool-Aid

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The Official Bush Recession

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The NBER has confirmed what many financial types have been presuming is true for awhile — the current recession started in December 2007. From the Determination of the December 2007 Peak in Economic Activity: The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met by conference call on Friday, November 28. The […]

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And for the rest of you sheep…

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Will you now finally believe that there were NO WMD’S IN IRAQ! The President has finally admitted the intel was wrong…. “A lot of people put their reputations on the line and said the weapons of mass destruction is a reason to remove Saddam Hussein,” Bush said. “It wasn’t just people in my administration. A […]

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Maybe I’ll Be The Chairman of the RNC Someday…?

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It seems that empty sloganeering and a basic command of Gooperese is the only job qualification: Renew our commitment to our Party’s timeless principles…by reconfirming our commitment to be the party of smaller government, lower taxes, individual freedom, strong national security, respect for the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, the importance of family and the […]

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I Am A New Social Conservative

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It’s time for liberals to take back this brand called Social Conservatism. What you know of Social Conservatism today should be called what it is, Social Bigotry. Social Bigotry is about opposing same sex marriage, anti-choice, imposing one’s morality on others, instituting “family values” — what ever that means —, and the opposition of secularism. The […]

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This is a scarey thought…

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This just sort of slaps you in the face when you stop to think about it: The credit card is the second key source of consumer liquidity, the first being jobs, the Oppenheimer & Co analyst noted. Bank of America Corp, Citigroup Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co represent over half of the estimated U.S. […]

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