Amy Derjue has been blogging for longer than it's been called blogging, and her own amusingly-entitled blog, "Pasquinade," has been online for longer than BMG. Until recently, Amy had one of those highly coveted, fancy-dancy, big-money … [Read more...]
George Packer at the New Yorker: BMG was right — NY Times should fire Bill Kristol
Thanks to Jay for pointing to George Packer's post on the New Yorker's website echoing a call I made a few weeks ago: the NY Times really, really needs to fire William Kristol from the op-ed page (or, more precisely, not renew his … [Read more...]
NY Times “Dealbook”: Chapter 11 with US-sponsored DIP financing for GM. Is there an echo in here?
First, let's recognize that G.M. doesn't need life support. What it needs is Chapter 11. The bankruptcy process is not a bad thing - indeed, it should be embraced. Bankruptcy allows companies to do tough things they could never do in the … [Read more...]
Scot Lehigh channels BMG; commits “speech and debate” gaffe
Scot Lehigh's op-ed today calls on Speaker DiMasi to "come clean or go," and urges that "if you can't or won't be candid and forthcoming, then you need to face this reality: It's time to go." Startlingly reminiscent of BMG's call to … [Read more...]
RIP Dean Barnett
Very, very sad news about our differently-winged friend Dean Barnett, about whom I wrote here during what turned out to be his final illness. He was 41. Our condolences to Dean's friends and family. His steady, reasoned voice -- … [Read more...]
Has the BMG community saved the Obama campaign?
The numbers don't lie! Here is pollster.com's aggregate of polls from August through the present. You will notice two critical points: Point "A," the point in September at which, having been behind for a few days, Obama's trend … [Read more...]
BMG fundraiser results: Mission Accomplished in under 48 hours!
Well, that was quick! Less than 48 hours after we announced our offer to match the first $1,500 of donations to either Barack Obama or our favorite congressional candidates, you stepped up to the plate and did us proud. … [Read more...]
Server upgrade! (Will require a brief outage) — UPDATE: we’re back up.
The good people of soapblox central are moving us to new servers tonight. This should (if all goes well) improve performance and have other beneficial consequences. It will also require a bit of downtime. So at 9:30 pm, I will … [Read more...]
Some numbers and other details from the National Anthem concert
Charley has already said most of what needs to be said about last Friday's National Anthem concert. I found the evening to be so extraordinary -- I have never experienced anything like that audience before -- that words fail me, … [Read more...]
Updating our “Races to Watch”
With the state primary behind us, it's time to think about which state races on Nov. 4 merit serious attention. Sara Orozco's effort to unseat Scott "hey, f&%$ you, kids!" Brown is obviously a big one. What are the other … [Read more...]
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