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    Magazine for Flacks Commends the New York Times for Being So Nice to Flacks

    Russian Government Seeks PR Firm to Make Stalin Seem Nice

    'Tune In to Find Out What Sex Is Like for Lauren and What 2 Vaginas Looks Like!'

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    'Let me know if you are interested in engaging'

    Some poor flack from money-burning "insurance" company AIG tried to send Wonkette editor Ken Layne—a known terrorist!—several long, dry emails correcting him on some minor point of fact, until a pissed Layne vowed "I am going to post all of these, for hilarity," and now AIG looks thoroughly incompetent in media relations as well as the insurance business. Why must it take a dangerous patriot like Ken Layne to teach AIG about jokes? [Wonkette]


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