Tag Archives: George Will

Admiral Weener gives a burial at sea…

Posted on March 9, 2011 by tengrain

…to his old friend and colleague, David Broder.

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Newsweek up for sale!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by tengrain

Death of the Media The Washington Post has announced that they are selling Newsweek because, well, its been bleeding money for years, and if they want to keep their frisky line up of youthful opinion writers (Richard “The Worst Writer … Continue reading →

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The Death of the Media, cont.

Posted on July 2, 2009 by tengrain

And the papers wonder why the readers are leaving in droves? Politico reports that after offering access to the paper’s own editorial and reporting staff, for a nominal fee of upwards of $250,000 — you know, to shape the debate … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Column

Posted on June 4, 2009 by tengrain

eorge will was looking dapper in his tennis togs, he’d even found someone at the club that could do a decent polish on his white bucks (“Note to self, 25 cent tip to Willie, send note to club manager about … Continue reading →

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She can’t handle the truth

Posted on April 20, 2009 by tengrain

Former Reagan and Bush 1 speechwriter, and probable dipsomaniac, Peggy Noonan, wants the release of the torture memos to walk on by. For poor Peggy, you see, life is too harsh, the world is too ugly, pain is too intense … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Column

Posted on April 18, 2009 by tengrain

eorge Will returned home from lunch at the club to change his clothes before returning to the office to write the column for tomorrow. (“Note to self: $5 for shoe shine, need to get the ‘Bucks brushed for the weekend. … Continue reading →

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