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The putative Caroline Kennedy candidacy for senator has had the odd effect of reopening the media can of worms treatment of Gov. Palin. Compared to Sarah Palin's almost immediate immersion into crowds and public speaking, Kennedy seems like a deer in the headlights before the media that is ...
Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman
Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman
nydailynews.com — DAILY NEWS POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT Updated Wednesday, December 24th 2008, 10:06 AM Caroline Kennedy will feel right at... home in the Millionaires' Club known as the U.S. Senate : The Camelot heiress' net worth easily tops $100 million, a Daily News ... (more) Caroline Kennedy: The $100M Woman
You know...
politico.com — One thing Caroline Kennedy would bring to Washington: A new, distinctive Kennedy verbal tic: She said "you... know" 142 times in her Times interview . The day's other Kennedy read: A more personal interview with the Post, in which she says, ... (more) You know...
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Stones Cry Out — ... my experience (globally) that the high end and low end hotels all charge for internet. Judging from the Internet price, I’d guess SPH considers itself “high end” and charges accordingly like its peers. A book for youth (and perhaps more) recommended. Twelve more here. The former premier atheist remembered. The view from the entitlement wing. Home servers? Directly connecting media and Palin vs Kennedy. This connects to that as well. Straight to a ...

Aristocratic liberalism
Sister Toldjah — ... and ease are superficial and a natural reflection of her Idaho sports journalism degree. A few generations ago, Democrats would have opposed Palin but appreciated her blue-collar story, and applauded a working mom who out-politicked entrenched and richer male elites. But now the new aristocratic liberalism has adopted the values of the old silk-stocking Republicans of the 1950s—and so zombie-like worship rather than question entitlement. Read the rest here. I should note that, although the NYT was initially cold ...

Workouts: Bush creepy; Obama a godling
The Anchoress — ... Whether sighing over a godling president or treating another to 8 years of schoolyard name-calling, or bolstering an inarticulate and unaccomplished “princess” after destroying a “much too common” Governor who could run rings around her, American Journalism is largely in the hands of a bunch of 14 year olds. ...

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