June 2008
18 posts
Next Fired Campaign Spokesman
This year, it seems that campaign spokespeople feel the need to say something stupid so they’ll have to get fired. Today was Gen. Wesley Clark’s turn. According to Politico.com, Clark said the following on Face the Nation:
“I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.”
“Calling energy independence “the goal that failed,” Mr. Grove argues that...”
– Andy Grove Offers an Energy Solution - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
“In the future, more and more spoken English will sound increasingly like...”
– How English Is Evolving Into a Language We May Not Even Understand (Wired Magazine, July 2008)
$572 million: "Lifetime value" of Led Zeppelin's... →
(via: Portfolio.com)
“The once mighty Wall Street investment banks have been brought to their knees,...”
– The Bonfire of the Vanities, the Sequel| DealBook
WatchBall Girl Makes Incredible Catch Video
The good news (and bad) for Titans fans in...
Living in Nashville and cheering for the hometown Tennessee Titans, I’m happy not to have to be reading these days about the former Tennessee Titan formerly known as Pacman. I’m glad he’s in Dallas so I won’t have to be reading how he wants people to stop calling him Pacman. I also won’t have to read that he has defaulted on the mortgage for his home in Franklin, the...
“People think the economy sucks and we’re all heading to hell in a...”
– Why We’re Gloomier Than The Economy - washingtonpost.com
“In little more than a century, journalism has been conducted under a variety of...”
– Jim Romenesko’s Impact on Journalism - Media Column - Howell Raines - Portfolio.com
“Bill Clinton’s opponents believed so single-mindedly in his character defects...”
– For Clintons, an old dream finally fades - John F. Harris - Politico.com
“While Mrs. Clinton proved a more agile candidate than many had expected, she...”
– The Long Road to a Clinton Exit - NYTimes.com
“’(In a study) those who believed they were free to adapt and improve...”
– From the Business Week article, “Why Failures Can Be Such Success Stories”
“While working at I.B.M.’s Thomas J. Watson Jr. Research Laboratory in New York,...”
– From: A Tribute to Jim Gray: Sometimes Nice Guys Do Finish First - By John Markoff in Bits, The New York Times Tech Blog