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Press button for cocktail
Fri Jan 27, 2012
- Yay! I am a fan of anything that makes archives more accessable.
Maddow to PolitiFact: What is wrong with you? Also, you're fired.
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- Poynter ran off Romenesko too. I have no idea if the two things are related. They have also gotten really market-driven in their online journalism courseware marketing.
Things I learned at work today
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- For those lovers of fishing, a balled-up slice of Wonder Bread was sometimes used to bait hooks.
Things I learned at work today
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- You mean Tang exists as SOMETHING OTHER than powder form? Wow, I sure am dating myself. I remember when it was first introduced. Course, I remember watching the first orbit of the moon in first grade too.
Shine on you crazy city
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- I'm curious, John. Have you ever dipped your toe into "Collapse" by Jared Diamond? (there isn't much you miss, so I'd be surprised if you haven't, or "Guns, Germs and Steel." I think there were some PBS programs on them too.)
DiviNation
Wed Jan 25, 2012
- <blushes at the compliments> thank you. This one is my favorite, Don Q! Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.
Shine on you crazy city
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- Well, the line of my family that flows from Winthrop to Dudley (to Anne Bradstreet!) and would get me into DAR then gets around to one of the younger sisters of Rebecca Nurse and Mary Easty (executed as witches, Sister Sarah was accused, but outlasted her accusers in Boston Jail), then has a …
Shine on you crazy city
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- Oh, one other thing, for those of you from a certain part of Massachusetts (NorthhamptonSouthHadleyAmherst).
Shine on you crazy city
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- So just for fun, how many of us are directly descended from good ol' Gov. John Winthrop? (he fathered A LOT of children) <raises hand>
Maddow to PolitiFact: What is wrong with you? Also, you're fired.
Thu Jan 26, 2012
- Someone had to call PolitiFact out, and I am SO glad TRMS did it! Rock on.

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Things I learned at work today
I learned that Tang didn't always look like this: People apparently used to buy it in powder form. And it was marketed as an astronaut's go-to drink. I remain doubtful.
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Maddow to PolitiFact: What is wrong with you? Also, you're fired.
This post is adapted from Rachel's script last night. America, behold! An empirical statement of fact from the president of the United States.
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Shine on you crazy city
It's funny that Rachel revisited her Tuesday night exchange with Chris Matthews tonight. I've been stuck on that segment as well- though not exactly the same part.
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DiviNation
Happy Chinese New Year, everybody! To usher in the Year of the Dragon, I thought I'd take a look at some of our presidential hopefuls' Chinese horoscope to get some insight. In a word -- revealing. Mitt Romney — born in 1947 – the Year of the Pig:
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Press button for cocktail
Even though we post all of the Cocktail Moments here on the blog, it doesn't take long for them to disappear into the archive and people often have trouble finding them.
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Hello, we watch MS NBC frequently and have noticed that some of Rachel's interviews are being interrupted by commercials for various products. The ads interfere with the flow of the conversations and also are being seen on other MS NBC shows. Please pass on this concern to the proper person. Thank you, we enjoy Rachel's show.
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