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1. The Kicker

   Lady Rothschild Backs McCain, Duke of Earl To Follow

   September 17, 2008 09:13 PM

   Seth Colter Walls at Huffington Post talks to big bucks former Clinton supporter Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, who has, surprisingly, come out in favor of John McCain. As Walls notes, however, it seems like "her support for... Continue reading

2. The Kicker

   Headline Or Job Description?

   September 17, 2008 04:17 PM

   Theoretical first-grader: "What does a politician do?" The New York Times: "Politicians Point Fingers, Assign Blame". Worthy of Webster's! Continue reading

3. The Kicker

   Charlie Cook Takes Own Name Too Literally

   September 17, 2008 10:29 AM

   Charlie Cook: D.C. establishment fixture, Cook Political Report proprietor, National Journal columnist, critic of ethnic foods. From his National Journal column this morning: Next came the Democratic convention, which was the political equivalent of a Chinese dinner. It... Continue reading

4. The Kicker

   McCain=Baller, Obama=Shot Caller

   September 16, 2008 01:08 PM

   From the Department of People Who Obviously Wish They Were On A Different Beat comes Christian Science Monitor blogger Jimmy Orr's sports-metaphor-laden take on the presidential campaign: To use a sports analogy, a campaign can be looked... Continue reading

5. The Kicker

   Local Man Enjoys Tomatoes

   September 16, 2008 10:05 AM

   From today's Los Angeles Times, in its consistently excellent Column One slot, the age-old love story of a computer engineer and his 10,900 tomatoes: Last year, Bill Anderson grew 10,990 tomatoes, not counting the ones consumed by Buster... Continue reading

6. Campaign Desk

   Talk of the Town Talk

   September 4, 2008 05:47 PM

   I couldn't get into the Xcel Center the other night, so I went to Minneapolis's Town Talk Diner, famed for its cheese curds, to see how the convention coverage looked from outside the media bubble. Far, far outside.... Continue reading

7. Campaign Desk

   Media Bait

   August 28, 2008 05:04 PM

   If you like media bait, you would like Denver. There is plenty of it here, so much so that, at times, the streets near the Pepsi Center resemble the least exuberant Mardi Gras celebration in history. Over the past few... Continue reading

8. The Kicker

   Trick, Vote, Vomit

   August 27, 2008 06:32 PM

   There are a bunch of costumed idiots running around the convention handing out stickers that say "Trick Or Vote." From their Web site: "Trick or Vote is a nationwide nonpartisan costume canvass taking place on Halloween in a city near... Continue reading

9. The Kicker

   The Big, Lame Tent

   August 27, 2008 06:00 PM

   The vaunted Big Tent, boasting smoothies, beer, burritos, bloggers, and an endless parade of VIP guests, is wicked lame. The creature comforts are nice, but it is hot and crowded and self-congratulatory (I'm with Groucho Marx when it... Continue reading

10. The Kicker

    Straw Man Smackdown

    August 27, 2008 02:37 PM

    CJR convention correspondent Gabe Pressman notes that much of the coverage of last night's festivities focuses on the fact that, despite supposition to the contrary, Hillary Clinton's delegates seemed more than willing to accept Barack Obama as their candidate for... Continue reading

11. Campaign Desk

    The 15,000

    August 27, 2008 11:13 AM

    There are apparently 15,000 journalists attending the Democratic National Convention. Here is what some of them are doing: 14,000 are wearing terrible suits. 7,500 aren't doing much at all. This isn't surprising. Only a small number of reporters actually... Continue reading

12. The Kicker

    The Little Mag That Could

    August 18, 2008 02:25 PM

    New York's free biweekly The L Magazine is, perhaps, the most consistently well-written free publication in the city. Yes, it's mainly an event guide, and it doesn't do much original reporting—but The L boasts clever features, regular and thoughtful book... Continue reading

13. The Kicker

    Fox News Cameraman Mal James Is Awesome

    August 15, 2008 02:39 PM

    Yesterday, Julia blogged about Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan's brush with an angry, armed fat guy while covering the war in Georgia. Turns out that Harrigan's cameraman, Mal James, blogged about it too. James, "who has a... Continue reading

14. The Kicker

    And They Smoke Too Much, Too!

    August 13, 2008 05:45 PM

    The best media response so far to what The New York Times's Harvey Araton called "the Spanish slant-eye controversy?" No, not Bill Plaschke's oddly jingoistic "Let the Spanish act racist in the privacy of their own... Continue reading

15. The Kicker

    North Korea’s Creepy, Totalitarian Olympics

    August 13, 2008 11:58 AM

    The Boston Phoenix's Web site features a captivating photo essay on the Mass Games, North Korea's creepy annual homegrown take on the Olympics (less swimming, more joyless dancing). The Mass Games are "state ideology set to music, says... Continue reading

16. Campaign Desk

    Adventures in Exurbia

    August 12, 2008 01:39 PM

    Today’s Los Angeles Times gives front page play to Peter Wallsten’s story about how the slumping economy may drive residents of some traditionally Republican exurbs to vote Democratic this year: "This is the first election I ever actually... Continue reading

17. The Kicker

    Mystery Foot Mystery Gets Some Press

    August 12, 2008 10:42 AM

    So these disembodied feet have been sporadically washing ashore in British Columbia and Washington state for a few years now, and the story hasn't gained much traction in the mainstream media—not even... Continue reading

18. The Kicker

    “A Lack Of Corroboration”

    August 8, 2008 04:52 PM

    So, yeah, looks like the National Enquirer was onto something after all with those John Edwards-Rielle Hunter allegations. Wondering why this story was so underreported? The Washington Post, at least in the early edition of its... Continue reading

19. Behind the News

    Cool Your Jets

    August 7, 2008 12:28 PM

    How do New York sportswriters feel about the recent trade that brought former Packers quarterback Brett Favre to the New York Jets? 1. They’re stunned Rich Cimini, New York Daily News: “In a stunning upset, the Jets finalized... Continue reading

20. Behind the News

    Secrets and Lies

    August 6, 2008 03:57 PM

    As of yet, ABC News and Brian Ross have kept mum on the identities of their sources in 2001's now-discredited stories about bentonite-tainted anthrax. Several people have made compelling arguments that the sources’ names should be revealed.... Continue reading

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