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Posts Tagged ‘conventional wisdom’

Number of People Writing ‘Note’ Imitations Now Eclipses ‘Note’ Readership

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Each morning, Rick Klein, Chuck Todd, and Mike Allen summarize the headlines of the Times and the Post, kinda like we do, but with less swearing. This makes them very important media figures with a great deal of power, because they apparently make something called “conventional wisdom,” which is another phrase for “what you read in Slate.” “Conventional Wisdom” used to mean “the midpoint between a a David Broder and a David Ignatius column” but then The Note showed up and confused everyone with in jokes and satirical memos. MORE »


The Zeitgeist Checklist Checklist: A Desperate Nation Cries Out for Guidance, Receives Only Funny Clip Art

Monday, September 11th, 2006

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WHAT DO WE DO? SOMEONE HELP US DECODE THE COCKTAIL CHATTER OF BELTWAY INSIDERS!!! MORE »


Chris Matthews Hates Conventional Wisdom, Loves Cliches

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

chris%20matthews%202.jpgAt Hardblogger, one of the 11 percent of blogs dedicated to “politics and government” rather self-expression and personal stories about dogs being bitten by ducks, Chris Matthews cuts through cockamamie claptrap, partisan piddle-paddle, and blinkered bloviation to lay down the truth like a thick line of Cheese Whiz on a Hill intern’s stomach: MORE »


Seriously, We’d Take Malcolm Gladwell Over More Of This Shit

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

VandeHai’s Analysis Signals ‘Post’ Is Heeding Conventional Wisdom…

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006