February 24, 2009
Here is a humdinger of a bit of gossip actual confirmed news: Liz Smith, octogenarian gossip queen of New York, has been dropped as a New York Post columnist. Sad, but expected. Col Allan cited the economy when he told her he wouldn't be renewing her contract: "Like so many other newspapers around t...
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February 23, 2009
Black people (so demanding!) weren't satisfied with one protest of the New York Post and the paper's shitty non-apology for Sean Delonas' racist chimp cartoon. What's behind this? Lots of history! The brief backstory: The Post is a right wing rag and has always been pretty well hated by New York's b...
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February 19, 2009
Rev. Al Sharpton, having no other plans for the day, just held a protest outside the New York Post 's headquarters to protest Sean Delonas' monkey cartoon. It's more outrageous than Don Imus, sez the Rev! Sharpton said it's worse than Don Imus' derogatory comments about the Rutgers women's basketbal...
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February 18, 2009
The outcry over New York Post cartoonist Sean Delonas' dead monkey cartoon today is growing louder. But he has such a rich history! We assembled ten of his all-time classics of hate: Al Sharpton and Gov. David Paterson are criticizing Delonas' cartoon today, but Post editor Col Allan is backing up h...
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May 20, 2008
Taco Bell's Value Menu slogan is "Why Pay More?" But if a rapper were to say it, they would say, "Why Pay Mo'?" Because black people can't talk right, ha! Cannily tapping into urban culture, the fast food chain is running a "Why Pay Mo'?"online promotion, complete with a Rap Name Generator (mine is ...
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April 16, 2008
Have you heard any wild rumors about anything in the news from any source at all? Why not call New York Post editor Col Allan so he can put it right in the paper! Last Thursday, Col's wife phoned him and said "Elaine died!"—referring to a family friend in Australia. But Allan, with a newspaper...
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March 14, 2008
Five years after a visit to the Scores gentleman's club, Australia's prime minister Kevin Rudd is still catching hell. And it's all the fault of the New York Post ! (Fellow Aussie and NYP editor Col Allan was the one who took him there.) Now that Rudd is campaigning to curb teenage drinking, his opp...
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