tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post1240157268076677535..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Tina Brown, GeniusJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-14641513455161800292011-07-14T07:53:59.822-04:002011-07-14T07:53:59.822-04:00Look at this as a sign of impending doom. In the ...Look at this as a sign of impending doom. In the lead up to 9/11 Bush was doing fund raisers, ignoring all the red flashing lights and Americans were captured by the Gary Condit saga. There is a lot of big money tied up in keeping Americans focused on the small stuff vs. giving them reads on the big picture stuff. Crazy sells.prairie curmudgeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-25297417001780190482011-07-13T04:53:36.535-04:002011-07-13T04:53:36.535-04:00Okay, we are about the same age. I will address th...Okay, we are about the same age. I will address the four examples you give when you ask what makes things popular. "Bonanza"? I was about six years old when it first aired and thought cowboy shows were cool. I abandoned it for "The Virginian"; better acting & deeper plots. Herman's Hermits? "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" and "I'm Henrymarksmall2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/00244591510971033189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-17715776759555589252011-07-12T22:01:33.373-04:002011-07-12T22:01:33.373-04:00I'm just gonna copy my comment at TIME.
~I'm just gonna copy <a href="http://swampland.time.com/2011/07/11/palins-latest-cover/#comment-247743867" rel="nofollow">my comment at TIME</a>.<br />~ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©https://www.blogger.com/profile/06252371815131259831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-51540979503443137092011-07-12T16:14:18.083-04:002011-07-12T16:14:18.083-04:00I hate to say it, but maybe lamestream is a pretty...I hate to say it, but maybe lamestream is a pretty good descriptor for <i>Newsweek</i>.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-22875939856087803512011-07-12T14:48:20.624-04:002011-07-12T14:48:20.624-04:00OK, I deserve this: Gah!
Go see the link (lesson #...OK, I deserve this: <b>Gah!</b><br />Go see the link (lesson #2: going out of boats is bad!) and tell me why adult thinks he/she can manage their way thru life anymore with a James Dean style tough ass pose.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-19024857768244454992011-07-12T14:45:01.788-04:002011-07-12T14:45:01.788-04:00My takeaway lesson from all this is that if I see ...My takeaway lesson from all this is that if I see Tina Brown in my driveway one morning I have, in fact, died during the night.heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.com