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The Big Lie of The Small Screen
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring TEANECK, NJ—(Weekly Hubris)—2/14/11—I had an epiphany recently, during the Super Bowl, of all things. It came home to me that, whatever I see on a smallish,…
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The Irreplaceable (For Now) & Subjective Keith Olbermann: Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite & The Pretty Myth of Journalistic Objectivity
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring TEANECK, NJ—(Weekly Hubris)—1/31/11—There will be a test. And, with Olbermann silenced, we may not pass it. Back when I stood behind a desk at the front…
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Dear Keith Olbermann (& MSNBC President, Phil “Worst Person in The World” Griffin) . . .
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring “It is possible to move away from a vast, unbearable pain by delving into it deeper and deeper—by ‘diving into the wreck,’ to borrow the perfect…
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Don’t Give Me A Gun Permit, Please . . .
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring TEANECK, NJ—(Weekly Hubris)—1/12/11—. . .because the person I would be most likely to shoot would be myself. I admit, openly, that were I to find myself…
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“Aunt Bill” & “Grandfather Pleas”
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring TEANECK, NJ—(Weekly Hubris)—1/3/11—“Christmas Gift!” boomed my Cousin Randy down the telephone from South Carolina. He’d “got me.” South Carolinians, if you haven’t figured it out by…
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Absolutely No Soliciting
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring TEANECK, NJ—(Weekly Hubris)—12/20/10—I was going to title this column “Leave My God-D^%$ed Soul Alone.” But that seemed a little harsh. Especially at Christmas. Or Hanukkah. Or…
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Follow The Money
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring Deep Throat: You thought I’d help out on specifics? I’ll confirm what you get, try to keep you on the right track, but that’s all. Are…
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Great (Havoc-Wreaking, Holiday) Expectations
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring TEANECK, NJ—(Weekly Hubris)—12/6/10—My spouse and I experienced a turkey-less, stuffing-less, cranberry-sauce-less, and green-bean-casserole-less Thanksgiving dinner this year, and survived to tell of it. When Rebecca (not…
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Oberst Olbermann, of The Court Jestery
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring The following column is excerpted from the first edition of my collected “Ruminant” columns, and ran online in 2007 . . . when I still had…
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How the EU’s Immigration Policies Cost My Husband His Wallet (or, The 300-Euro Subway Ride)
Ruminant With A View by Elizabeth Boleman-Herring ATHENS, Greece—(Weekly Hubris)—11/8/10—It (like just about everything else in life, except root canals) happened in a flash. Yesterday, my husband, Dean, a savvy New York City…