Prepackaged Television News

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

It is the kind of TV news coverage every president covets.
“Thank you, Bush. Thank you, U.S.A.,” a jubilant Iraqi-American told a camera crew in Kansas City for a segment about reaction to the fall of Baghdad. A second report told of “another success” in the Bush administration’s “drive to strengthen [...]

Leprecon

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

Leprecon “Like Santacon but green.” Leprecons O’Becky and O’Harris were the first to show up. I showed up at the starting point with my camera, not wearing any green nor intending to join the throng.

I stood outside Puck Fair on Lafayette Street until about 12:30 and I think a total of about a dozen Leprecons [...]

THOR Thumb

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

The Hotel on Rivington – A few weeks ago the ever on-top-of-it
Cityrag posted a bunch of links to fellow bloggers’ posts about THOR the Overlooking. This is a three-photo mosaic.

Earlier in the GammaBlaBlog: 10/25/04 – 5/7/04 – 3/17/04 – 3/10/04 – 11/7/03 – 7/18/03 – 4/6/03 – 1/25/03
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That’s Bushertainment

Sunday, March 13th, 2005

Social Security: On With the Show – President’s ‘Conversations’ on Issue Are Carefully Orchestrated, Rehearsed – By Jim VandeHei and Peter Baker
“The night before the event, the chosen participants gathered for a rehearsal in the hall in which the president would appear the next day. An official dispatched by the White House played the president [...]

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