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May 19, 2014
Abramson Breaks Glass Ceiling (On the Way Down)
Something almost all female high flying execs do. At the same time she was pulling out the feminist big guns to complain about her pay package compared to the last editor who was (gasp) a male. She has been replaced with the first black editor of The New York Times. So all the liberal stars are back in alignment.The Thinking Housewife ›
Posted by gerardvanderleun at May 19, 2014 10:15 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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What a sweetheart.
Posted by: tripletap at May 19, 2014 11:09 AM
This is what happens when women attempt to compete with men and be like men, instead of employing the gifts they were born with. Like Thatcher. Unlike Hillary.
Posted by: james wilson at May 19, 2014 11:33 AM
Seen from a business perspective, rather than a social angle, it make the hardest kind of sense. When this episode started, the NY Times was a damaged brand, and stockholders could tell it was circling the drain. The bring in Abramson, who (how they got this, I don't know) is supposed to be a turn-around specialist. Years on, she's been having a party, but they're still circling the drain, and the water's getting lower. Social consciousness is wonderful and all, but Con-Ed wants money to keep the lights on...
Posted by: ed in texas at May 19, 2014 1:00 PM
OMG, she looks just like Wayne Campbell from Wayne's World!
Posted by: edaddy at May 19, 2014 1:44 PM
No she looks like Mike Tyson after biting off ears.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at May 19, 2014 1:59 PM
There's nothing sadder than gynosaur bobo faux-journalists trying to remain "relevant."
Posted by: LS at May 19, 2014 9:18 PM
Whiter than the underbelly of a slug.
Posted by: BlogDog at May 20, 2014 2:36 AM
Are you sure that isn't Tanya Harding?
Posted by: Mark at May 20, 2014 5:29 AM