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Tag Archives: la times
A.O. Scott
How pretentious is that? A. O. Scott. What kind of person calls himself by his initials? Only posers do this. I guess plain old “Anthony Scott” is just not dramatic enough for A. O. Scott. You can see it in … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Hollywood
Tagged Dennis Prager, f scott fitzgerald, government scheme, l frank baum, la times, left wing politics, media propaganda, somerset maugham, V S Naipaul, w somerset maugham, wealth redistribution
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The UCLA Knifer Thought He Was A Victim
The bloke from Belize who knifed that girl in lab for no good reason last week thought everyone was out to get him. I get nervous when people tell me about how everyone is out to get them. I hear … Continue reading
Posted in Race
Tagged classmates, la times, latino kids, remedial classes, ucla professor, western civilization class
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A Sharp Jolt Smacks The Hovel
This quake rolled through at 3:50 pm. It was a short sharp jolt. There was no rolling to start this one off like Sunday night. I can recall four sharp earthquakes in the past few weeks now. It is getting … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged earthquakes, garden spade, hawthorne area, hovel, jolt, la times, laobserved, literary giant, quake, sunny jim
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Jews Blockade LA’s Israeli Consulate
I wonder where these guys were when Hamas was sending rockets into Israel? I suspect they only care when Jews fight back to defend themselves. This is Israel’s first invasion that has nearly unanimous Israeli support. The LA Times reports: … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged anti zionist, hannah howard, israeli consulate, jewish activists, la times, wilshire boulevard
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I Love LAObserved
I visit the site an average of twice a day, usually before I visit the LA Times and sometimes before I check out Drudge and the NY Times. Kevin Roderick does a superb job of capturing Los Angeles. He has … Continue reading
Posted in LAObserved.com
Tagged drudge, great eye, Jewish Journal, kevin roderick, la times, ny times
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My Talk At The LA Times Last Week
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Joe Biden – Foreign Policy Expert?
I keep hearing the news media refer to Joe Biden as a foreign policy expert. That’s hilarious. The guy is an airhead. He can’t stop talking and saying stupid stuff. I remember Brit Hume wrote an article about him for … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged antonio villariagosa, brit hume, joe biden, joseph r biden, la times, u s senate
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Sex Change Regret
The NJG: luke, check this out, people who regret having sex change therapy The NJG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyRQpIZFymc&feature=related The NJG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SCZpQUDiQ4&feature=related The NJG: really interesting stuff The NJG: I’m totally against sex changes, because it IS mutiliation, and, also, it is most … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Sex
Tagged la times, newsweek, newsweek article, NJG, sex change, sex changes
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How Are Jewish Newspapers Holding Up?
Newspapers are in a terrible bind around the world as readers migrate to the web to get their news and there is as yet no way for most publishers to earn a profit online. As I ask around at Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Rob Eshman
Tagged Jewish Federation, Jewish Journal, jewish newspapers, jewish weeklies, la times, niche audience, nothing like heaven, weeklies
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The Basic Problem With The LA Times — Trying To Sell A National Paper Locally
From Content Bridges: When John [Carroll] and Dean [Baquet, then managing editor, now back at the New York Times] took over, they severely curtailed local reporting. They closed down most of the local zoned offices. They discontinued the Metro section … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles Times
Tagged circulation model, editorial model, john puerner, la times, metro section, New York Times
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