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  • Was That Hillary’s ‘Get Me Out of Here’ Look at Press Event?

    09/15/2016 3:31:12 PM PDT · by governsleastgovernsbest · 101 replies
    Legal Insurrection ^ | Mark Finkelstein
    Hillary managed to get through her speech in North Carolina today appearing reasonably well. But by the time she got to a short press availability afterwards, she seemed noticeably more tired. And when she started to field some challenging questions about her secretive nature, including the fact that she had hidden her pneumonia diagnosis from her running mate Tim Kaine, she could be seen—no fewer than five times—glancing off stage, seeming none too pleased. We can’t be sure, but it seemed as if she were signalling to staff: get me out of here! View the video here.
  • The Apple Polishers, Explaining the press corps' crush on Steve Jobs and company

    10/15/2005 1:13:33 PM PDT · by Panerai · 79 replies · 1,085+ views
    Slate ^ | 10/13/2005 | Jack Shafer
    I don't hate Apple. I don't even hate Apple-lovers. I do, however, possess deep odium for the legions of Apple polishers in the press corps who salute every shiny gadget the company parades through downtown Cupertino as if they were members of the Supreme Soviet viewing the latest ICBMs at the May Day parade. The Apple polishers buffed and shined this morning in response to yesterday's Steve Jobs-led introduction of the new video iPod. The headlines captured their usual adoration for the computer company: "Apple Scores One Against Microsoft In Video Battle" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer); "Video iPod Premieres in Apple's Latest...