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...What?” you ask. “I thought the Hot Dog Eating Contest wasn’t until July...
John Brennan, Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, is now President Barack Obama's official attack dog in an escalating war of words with Republicans. He has taken on the task of appearing in the media to systematically rebut what he says are politically motivated criticisms of the Administration's counterterrorism tactics. Brennan is a good pick for the job. A longtime CIA official who was blocked by the Democratic left from becoming the head of the CIA because of his service under former President George W. Bush, Brennan has the look of a prizefighter and presents...
...some people think he should not have returned to acting "because of ... the remarks that were attributed to you." Not raising his voice, but leaning in toward Rubin, Gibson said, "That were attributed to me. That I didn't necessarily make. O.K.? But - and I gather you have a dog in this fight ... You have a dog in this fight? Or are you being impartial?" The implication was that if his interrogator was Jewish, he must have been trying to nail Gibson. Rubin is Jewish...
...Times's pay wall doesn't work - if nothing works - something else will replace today's media. Something great, I hope. But I wonder if the new media would be a little bereft without a Times to react to, rebel against and define themselves against, like a dog that finally caught the car. Or in this case, the rolled-up newspaper...
...space, the improv festival—which, after a Friday night viewing, has officially earned the FlyBy stamp of approval—will feature not only Harvard’s IGP but also improv groups from schools nearby. Friday night’s shows included Dartmouth’s Dog Day Players and Wesleyan’s New Teen Force. Saturday night will spotlight Columbia’s Fruit Paunch and Brown’s Starla and Sons...