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PandoraThe Week Unpeeled

Although the Dow snapped its recent losing streak, up by only 0.4 percent for the week to end at 12,004 on Friday (still down for the month by 4.5 percent), U.S. economic data seemed subdued, with pundits focusing on a jobless recovery, the IPO market party “winding down” (Pandora losing value after its launch and Ally postponing offering) and Greece debt problems continuing to make headlines (although Germany relaxed its stance a bit which helps rescue plans).

Elsewhere:

  • Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned soon after his wife came home from her business trip in another apologia to the public (see more below);
  • US regulators delayed rulings on derivatives, with no clear start date clearly stated;
  • The retailer world got a surprise move when JC Penney announced that it hired Ron Johnson from Apple stores as its chief executive;
  • The Tea Party in Florida is planning to offer a summer camp that instructs kids that “America is good” and “government cannot force me to be chartable,” according to “Only in America” last week in The Week; and
  • Rory Mcllroy wins the US Open at 22 years old with record-setting 16 under par and Wimbledon kicks off Monday

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No Comments » Written on June 20th, 2011 by
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Anthony WeinerWelcome to yet another edition of the Unboxed Thoughts Roundtable. In an attempt to stay relevant, I've picked yet another topic of current national, and even international, interest, in a man who has an ironic last name. Oh yes, I know you can't get enough of Weinergate, and with that, let's get this party started.

The epic known as Weinergate is upon us. Has Anthony Weiner handled his drama-filled situation appropriately, or is he trapped within an inescapable downward spiral?

As always, generous, clever, witty and quick volunteers offered their time and opinions to breathe life into this topic full of potential puns and potty humor. So hey, pull up a chair, grab yourself an Oscar Mayer with a side of political salad and enjoy.

NOTE: Yes, Anthony Weiner has stepped down from his role of Congressman as of around 2PM Thursday, but that doesn't necessarily mean his career is over. Look at President Clinton, or Elliot Spitzer, both of whom are in the public spotlight. Knowing that, the following takes were written before his ousting took place.

"Weiner (and oh how fitting that is) should be ashamed of himself.  He has not only handled this inappropriately from a PR perspective, but generally from a human perspective.  Letting this tangled web of lies go on for as long as he did has harmed his credibility as a congressman, and while Americans may forgive the random dalliances of our politicians after time, the fact that Weiner’s wife is now pregnant and they have yet to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, is really unnerving for his peers and constituents.  My prediction is that he’ll get forced out of congress and can forget about running for mayor of New York City anytime soon.

I’d love to ask him if sexting like an college freshman and showing random women his body parts was all worth the embarrassment to his family and political suicide.   Clearly the public relations massacre surrounding former President Clinton, Governor Spitzer and Governor Schwarzenegger for their transgressions hadn’t taught Anthony Weiner anything making him an even bigger d…ahhh nevermind!" ~Josey (@JoseyRobi)

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No Comments » Written on June 17th, 2011 by
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The Week Unpeeled (or Maybe Unzipped)

Not a week of much good or really big news, compared with much of the spring, with non-Weinergate-focus focused on what appears to be a slumping economy sparked by the week jobs report last week for May, concerns about Eurozone health, high domestic debt with no resolution in sight and continued weakness in the housing market.

Elsewhere:

  • Toyota, not surprisingly, said it expected profits to sink a little more than 30 percent this year after the earthquake hurt production;
  • The E. coli bacteria was found in bean sprouts in Germany, causing 33 deaths, no doubt raising salad-bar fears soon;
  • The Dow continued its slide for the sixth week in a row, ending Friday below the 12,000 mark at 11,951. To put into context, the “swoon,” as dubbed by The Wall Street Journal over the weekend, is not a rout.  The market is down 6.7 percent since April, definitely not bullish but not a dramatic sell-off at this stage. Still, caution will win out for a while.

Rep. Weiner Asks for Temporary Leave of Absence

Really?  This is the next move after essentially playing a flasher on Twitter. Not a very strong PR move after ruining one’s reputation and becoming the laughingstock inside, outside and below the beltway.  News reports last week said the congressman was seeking crisis advice but no one seemed to tell him to think twice about his hand-scrawled apologia on his front door or even asking for the leave (he doesn’t have to ask for one technically) or even just zipping it for a while.  Curious note in a WSJ story Thursday that New York crisis manager can charge $5,000 per month.  Wow! What a deal.  Please don’t look for bargains in crisis management, the “free” advice for the day, Mr. Weiner.

The New York Post Front Page Comes to The Wall Street Journal, at Last

I guess it was bound to happen once WSJ became part of the Murdoch fold, but Friday’s front page looked like it came straight from the tabloid:  Above-the-fold photo of a horse in front of two fans with the header about last week’s heave wave, “Blazing Saddles” and the cutline, “Why the Long Face?”  I did say, I guess, it was not a week for big news. Makes you miss the dot portraits. CJP

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1 Comment » Written on June 13th, 2011 by
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The Week Unpeeled

The economic picture got a little fuzzy last week, with the employment rate edging up to 9.1 percent in May from 9.0 pct in April and private payroll adding a less-than-expected 54,000 jobs, while home prices declined 4.2 percent in the first quarter and everyone debated what to do about the heavy US debt weight with Moody’s questioning the government’s triple-A credit rating. If that wasn’t a kick in the pants, other below-the-belt-related news dominated:

The New York Times Masthead Gets Historic Shuffle

Garnering plenty of well-deserved ink, The New York Times on Friday announced that Jill Abramson, its managing editor, would replace Bill Keller as executive editor, the first woman to run the Grey Lady.  Running the paper at a tricky transitional time in print journalism, Abramson has served as Washington bureau chief for the Times and deputy bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal, and said the appointment was like “ascending to Valhalla.” Keller will become a columnist for the magazine and the paper’s new opinion section called “Sunday Review,” which is scheduled to begin June 26. Dean Baquet, the Washington bureau chief, will become managing editor.

The Obit of Obits

I was curious how journalists would cover the death of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who was famous for conducting assisted suicides and spending eight years in prison for second-degree murder charges. Villain or human-rights activist?  Both sides portrayed in much more expository language, with The New York Times reserving nearly a full page to his obituary (starting on the front page Saturday) and making the important point that his “advocacy” led to growth of hospice care in the US. CJP

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No Comments » Written on June 6th, 2011 by
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