Bill Kristol - Dont Quote Me

January 29, 2009

New in the Phoenix: saving the Globe
By Adam Reilly

In this week's paper, I proposes ten ways to help the Globe stop its downward slide--and debunk some revisionist history involving Bill Kristol's disastrous stint with the Times.

Post a comment

0

Boston Globe, Media criticism, Bill Kristol

January 14, 2009

Obama's dinner with the wimpy (?) right
By Adam Reilly

Until I read this Michael Wolff piece, I hadn't known that Barack Obama recently sat down to dinner with George Will, Charles Krauthammer, David Brooks, and Bill Kristol. So: thanks to Wolff for that.
What's perplexing, though, is Wolff's description of Obama's dining partners:
By dining at George Will’s house with New York Times columnists William Kristol and David Brooks, and the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer, he’s single-handedly revived these guys' careers

Post a comment

2

Barack Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Kristol

January 11, 2009

Bad start for Bono
By Adam Reilly

When the Times announced Bono's hiring as an op-ed columnist, editorial page editor Andrew Rosenthal had this to say: “Bono is a great addition to our Op-Ed line-up. He is an extraordinary man who thinks deeply about his art and the major issues confronting the world. His writing will reflect that.”

Post a comment

3

journalism ethics, New York Times, Bill Kristol

November 05, 2008

Gitell on Obama's win
By Adam Reilly

Writing for the New York Post, former Phoenix reporter Seth Gitell does an excellent job analyzing the implications of Barack Obama's big win from a politico-racial perspective. There are several sharp insights in the piece, but one in particular--involving how Obama's victory affects our standing in the world--struck me as especially significant:

Post a comment

0

Barack Obama, Election08, Bill Kristol

Follow the Boston Phoenix

All Blogs

On The Download (2,176)
Dont Quote Me (527)
Laser Orgy (36)
Phlog (1,432)
Talking Politics (1,529)
Outside The Frame (307)

Boston Phoenix
Burn, baby, burn
Published 10/9/2009 by EDITORIAL
The Olympics, zipper-gate, stimulus money, and why Coakley must investigate City Hall

Boston Phoenix
15. Carlos Slim
Published 3/26/2009 by Boston Phoenix Staff
We support Carlos Slim's investing in the New York Times since it got the Mexican-baiting William Kristol to leave. But Slim - a rather cliché looking fat bearded evil bastard - made this list on looks alone.

Latest Comments

RIP, Mike Penner / Christine Daniels - One would think that being transgendered, in the sense that your brain (or perhaps your "mind"...

By Brad Deltan on 12-07-2009 in Dont Quote Me

Totten prosecutor: no vendetta - When there are questionable charaters on the governing boared questionable delegates in the union, do...

By captain america on 12-06-2009 in Dont Quote Me

GodHatesFags.com Invades Greater Boston - So sad and scary. Ppl must get a life that doesn't thrive on ppls differences. Why live in the USA? You...

By Patty on 12-05-2009 in Phlog

Kenmore cat can't be caught - I wonder if it escaped from the Kenmore cat hospital..

By Ari on 12-05-2009 in Phlog

Boston Public Health Commission's Top 10 Bad Romance Songs of 2009: Is pop music unhealthy? - Wow. Thank you for taking the time to express your very biased opinion. However, I think you need to...

By Jim T on 12-05-2009 in On The Download

Latest Comments from Dont Quote Me