Comments on: Drive-by pontification (media edition)

by: Steve Emery

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:17:58 +0000

My mother-in-law, who has lived in Raleigh for more than thirty years now, has been complaining regularly about the changes to the N&O. She means poor editing, confusing layout, little real content, etc. As I told her today, I believe the N&O will have to die, be sold, and be resurrected by someone local, and with a renewed sense of what a local/regional paper needs to be in order to be something other media does not offer. The whole thing is a disgrace, and I hope it carries the McClatchy fortunes to the proper place as it continues the course they set.

by: moose

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:00:51 +0000

Besides “cool,” I hope that means really good entertainment at the office Christmas party.

by: John

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:31:57 +0000

“All male whoopee”. That’s the gayest description of gay sex I’ve ever heard.

Ol’ Clay was gettin’ it on man! Just like you or me (as opposed to you and me), just different in some ways, that’s all.

And what do John Edwards and Prince Charles have in common? Taste in women apparently.

by: RLR

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:34:40 +0000

That National Enquirer story is one of the funniest things I’ve read all week. The defamation case ought to be even funnier.

by: Jim

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:24:38 +0000

“Burning down the house”

by: Doug

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:28:28 +0000

Dan - Would the N&O debate regarding Edwards be different if he were selected as Obama’s running mate (which would seem unlikely now that this story is lurking just below the surface) or if he were nominated as Attorney General in an Obama administration?