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American Olympic Patriotism Faces Test
Elle Reynolds writes for the Federalist about a disturbing element of this year’s Olympic competition. “Sports is like a war without the killing,” once said Ted Turner, the founder of…
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No land of the free for these homes of the Braves
Fans of this recent Julie Tisdale column might appreciate Ira Boudway and Kate Smith’s recent Bloomberg Businessweek feature on the Atlanta Braves’ recent history of major and minor league stadium…
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What is this crush elite liberals have on China?
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman has written so many laudatory columns about China that one wag has even suggested he defect. And yesterday we learned that cranky and irascible…
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Re: Those apocalyptic dogs we know and love
Abby, I hope Ms. Kingsolver doesn’t equate the benefit of ending slavery (freedom for a significant portion of the American population) with the benefit of capping carbon emissions (nothing). By…
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The Future Of Ted Turner On A Warming Planet
Every family has a crazy uncle and every generation has a crazy billionaire. We’re all familiar with the reclusive oddities of Howard Hughes (Though he always kept a barber on…
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Next stop, Alaska
The Center for Climate Strategies is still working individual states trying to get hired, with the most recent obvious target being Alaska. Much in this Fairbanks Daily News-Miner dispatch supports…
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Ted Turner Coming to UNC-Chapel Hill
Next month, CNN founder Ted Turner will be interviewed at a UNC-Chapel Hill public event. He will be questioned by former PBS President Pat Mitchell. Turner is usually entertaining, but…
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Ted Turner shuffles off to buffalo, er, bison
Ted Turner has had an interesting career. After inheriting a family billboard business (Turner Outdoor Advertising) he bought a little UHF station in Atlanta, Channel 17, and made it into…
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RE: TNT Angry Left
I wonder if Ted Turner thinks CNN left out fluff or critical information when its exec made the call to withhold information about torture in the Iraqi regime prior to…
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Re: Advice for graduates
Drew, ol’ Bob Lee Swagger just wrote about commencement addresses, and he mentioned Ted Turner’s. Here’s what he said: Ted Turner at UNC in the early 90s was truly one…
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Advice for the graduates
Jon Stewart’s commencement speech at William and Mary is one for the ages. Sure beats the Ted Turner drivel at my UNC graduation. An appetizer: “Thank you Mr. President, I…