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Peggy Noonan Is America's Princess [Sigh]
Published 6/20/2008 by Pareene at Gawker
... Peggy Noonan was the Ronald Reagan's best speechwriter because she basically writes like he thought—with hypnotic banality—and for years she wrote a wacky little opinion column that was read only by Matt Drudge and people who found it hilarious. But this year everything's different! Peggy Noonan's a phenomenon! Jacob Bernstein says she won the Democratic primary! What was her secret? She just did something she's done for years—hate Hillary Clinton. ...
Late Breaks: ProPublica and '60 Minutes,' more
Published 6/20/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
-ProPublica, the investigative-journalism nonprofit, will conduct a joint investigation with 60 Minutes on Al Hurra, the U.S. government-funded TV network. [TV Decoder]
-Peggy Noonan is rumored to be up for a job on the op-ed page of The New York Times. [WWD]
-Breaking: The media are in love with John McCain. [The Nation]
-Why did The New York Times, the Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal all ignore a two-star general's allegation of war crimes? [Radar]Related ...
The Lengthy Interview Peggy Noonan Came to Regret
Published 6/23/2008 by Jossip at Jossip
... weeks after we spoke I sort of winced at things I’d said. (That would be just about everything.) I feel I was babbly, nervous, and in general…wanting. And I felt, Oh, don’t be a noisy person, be quiet and write. (I was hoping you found me sufficiently boring not to go forward.) This is not in any way your fault as I’m sure you know or have a sense of, but mine. Could you allow this to just pass, and not do the piece? I would be so grateful.
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