A friend sent along some wonderful historic retorts that are well worth doling out one at a time on these pages. Here is Ed Koch to the sometimes dogged former NY1 reporter Andrew Kirtzman who was pressing the former New York City mayor with a question.
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Nipplemania in Istanbul
http://youtu.be/NtSp3jZVYyU?t=27s Does the reaction of this crowd to Madonna Cicconi’s nipple strike anyone else as absolutely insane? There are an estimated seven billion people on the planet. By my count, that makes 14 billion nipples, seven billion of which admittedly are dull. This is hardly a precious commodity. One man sounds like he’s been lit afire. Maybe […]
Read the rest of this entry »Time to Learn About Life, Grads
There’s a stack of resumes on my desk almost an inch thick. I no longer know what to do with them. They are from young people — recent college graduates mostly — willing to work for next to nothing. Many have offered to work for free. And I can’t help them. For a time, I […]
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“The weird thing is, I know I can do this job. I like dealing with complicated issues. I’m happy to make decisions.…I think it’s going to be an easier adjustment for me than the campaign. Much easier.”–Newly elected President Barack Obama to campaign advisor David Axelrod as reported by Edward Klein today. Full story here.
Read the rest of this entry »Historic Retorts, Miriam Hopkins
A friend sent along some wonderful historic retorts that are well worth dealing out one at a time on these pages. Here is actress and singer Miriam Hopkins to an annoying and subpar vocalist of the day:
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This guy is so good. Here is Steyn’s lede today: Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee a few days ago – that’s 60 years on the throne. Just to put it in perspective, she’s been queen since Harry S. Truman was president. At any rate, her jubilee has been a huge success, save for […]
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If you haven’t heard David McCullough Jr. give it straight to a graduating high school class in Massachusetts, here it is. Worth a look. http://youtu.be/n5p5nufi7EY?t=2m50s
Read the rest of this entry »Historic Retorts, Thomas Reed to Henry Clay
A friend sent along some wonderful historic retorts that are well worth dealing out one at a time on these pages over the next few days. Here is Thomas Reed to Henry Clay.
Read the rest of this entry »The Sophistry of the Food Fascists
We laugh at the food police. We are mildly annoyed by them. But they are scary mothers and they need to be engaged and defeated. If someone can tell you how much iced tea you can ingest, he can ultimately enslave you — and he will. Today, New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman weighs […]
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“Between our slowing growth and our unsustainable spending commitments, “the days when lawmakers could give to some Americans without shortchanging others are over; the politics of deciding who loses what, and when and how, is upon us.” In this era, debates will be increasingly zero-sum, bipartisan compromise will be increasingly difficult, and “the rules and […]
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