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Palin-Free Month?
Friday, January 21, 2011 2:19 PM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Quote:Can the press go cold turkey on all things Palin for the month of February? Of course it can't. The former Alaska governor is a guaranteed source of interest, and in 2011, that translates into the ever-important category of web traffic and page views. Indeed, google "Palin" and some 36.4 million web pages will appear for your perusing pleasure. But amid a sense that we've all gone overboard, veteran Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank has pledged that February will be Palin free. And he's asking the rest of us to join him. Make no mention of Palin for the entire month of February, Milbank writes in his column, noting that he's written about her in 42 columns since she was chosen by John McCain to be his vice presidential candidate in 2008. In his essay, Milbank also notes the tally for the stable of Washington Post and New York Times political columnists: Eugene Robinson (33 Palin mentions), Paul Krugman (14), Kathleen Parker (30) and Maureen Dowd (45), according to Milbank's count. "We need help," Milbank says. So will the boycott last? As an insight into the mutually beneficial relationship between the press and Palin, it might be worth noting that Milbank chose the shortest month of the year to hold his boycott.
Friday, January 21, 2011 4:47 PM
FREMDFIRMA
Friday, January 21, 2011 6:41 PM
KANEMAN
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Sigh...Quote:Can the press go cold turkey on all things Palin for the month of February? Of course it can't. The former Alaska governor is a guaranteed source of interest, and in 2011, that translates into the ever-important category of web traffic and page views. Indeed, google "Palin" and some 36.4 million web pages will appear for your perusing pleasure. But amid a sense that we've all gone overboard, veteran Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank has pledged that February will be Palin free. And he's asking the rest of us to join him. Make no mention of Palin for the entire month of February, Milbank writes in his column, noting that he's written about her in 42 columns since she was chosen by John McCain to be his vice presidential candidate in 2008. In his essay, Milbank also notes the tally for the stable of Washington Post and New York Times political columnists: Eugene Robinson (33 Palin mentions), Paul Krugman (14), Kathleen Parker (30) and Maureen Dowd (45), according to Milbank's count. "We need help," Milbank says. So will the boycott last? As an insight into the mutually beneficial relationship between the press and Palin, it might be worth noting that Milbank chose the shortest month of the year to hold his boycott. http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/21/palin-free-media-dana-milbank-has-a-dream/#ixzz1BibzRzdk Aoww wouldn' it be loverly... Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani, Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”, signing off
Saturday, January 22, 2011 7:49 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:20 AM
THEHAPPYTRADER
Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:43 AM
PHOENIXROSE
You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.
Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Aoww wouldn' it be loverly...
Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:51 AM
Quote:Originally posted by PhoenixRose: Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Aoww wouldn' it be loverly... Loverly indeed. Though I think I'd be even happier if they made a New Year's resolution on the matter. How loverly would that be? I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.
Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:56 AM
WHOZIT
Saturday, January 22, 2011 12:21 PM
WULFENSTAR
http://youtu.be/VUnGTXRxGHg
Saturday, January 22, 2011 12:25 PM
LILI
Doing it backwards. Walking up the downslide.
Quote:Originally posted by kaneman: Quote:Originally posted by PhoenixRose: Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Aoww wouldn' it be loverly... Loverly indeed. Though I think I'd be even happier if they made a New Year's resolution on the matter. How loverly would that be? about as lovable as your pics
Quote:Originally posted by PhoenixRose: Quote:Originally posted by Niki2: Aoww wouldn' it be loverly... Loverly indeed. Though I think I'd be even happier if they made a New Year's resolution on the matter. How loverly would that be?
Saturday, January 22, 2011 12:30 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Wulfenstar: Its ALREADY going to be a Keith-Olbermann-Free year! HehehehehHA "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"
Sunday, January 23, 2011 7:05 AM
JEWELSTAITEFAN
Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:13 AM
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