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Bush, George W. •Gawker offers unsolicited advice to •Hooverness of •lack of preparedness of for war - "I didn't campaign and say, 'Please vote for me, I'll be able to handle an attack'" - is disingenuously acknowledged by •The Onion imagines bad things happening to •response of to question about what he wished he could do over includes no mention of taking August 6, 2001, warning of imminent terrorism more seriously •responsibility for collapse of economy on watch of is awkwardly placed by on "decisions that were made...over a decade or so, before...
...mail sent around ahead of the prank solicited volunteers for such posts as a "digital fun squad," "legal support" and "press liaison." The media gossip blog Gawker printed a bulletin supposedly from the organizers that told volunteers to find strategically located U-Haul trucks (which held the papers) around the city. Going for an ultimate guerilla effect, the bulletin said, "We want to maintain maximum mystery around this, for as long as possible - at least for a couple of days...
...like me--and I hope for your sake that you're not--you have been spending the past weeks visiting election-news sites and hitting the Refresh button on your Web browser. New Fox News poll out this afternoon! No? Let's go to Gawker and see what Elisabeth Hasselbeck said about Barack Obama on The View today! Are those poll numbers up at Politico? Drudge? Huffington Post? No? Refresh...
...interned in the video department at Gawker Media, working on the Gawker, Jezebel, Defamer, and other videos you watch to procrastinate. When we weren’t working on a particular project (like a compilation of Obama/Osama slip-ups), I literally watched TV for eight hours straight––waiting for the next wardrobe malfunction, news anchor melt-down, or embarrassing interview that would become the buzz on the blogosphere and email list fodder...
...This was my dream job not only because of the chance to work at Gawker (a site which any legit internet addict visits compulsively), but also because I consider myself a veritable TV connoisseur. Based on my considerable experience, I have the definitive opinion on whether a show is good or bad. Gossip Girl: Great. Heroes: Quickly fading. Prison Break: Terrible. Ugly Betty: Pure gold. CSI Miami: Pure crap...