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    Image of ifstone ifstone
    08/19/09

    In reply to Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes Creator
    After the embarrassment of CBS and "60 Minutes" over the Brown and Williamson cave, I saw an interview with Hewitt in which he readily admitted that it was a sorry chapter without making excuses for it. His straightness was pretty refreshing. It was a sign of how much corporate power can distort things in a media conglomerate when even Don Hewitt and Mike Wallace, who presumably had at least some immunity, still had to bend.
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    08/19/09

    In reply to Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes Creator
    I was lucky enough to meet Hewitt once. Funny guy, no bullshit, smart as all hell. He will be missed.
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    Image of Shelwood Shelwood
    02/25/09

    In reply to The Fabulous Life of Liz Smith
    Shoulda been you, Cindy Adams.
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    02/24/09

    In reply to The Fabulous Life of Liz Smith
    But what about Suzy? I need to know about gauzy candle-lit evenings with George Hamilton, feather boas draped just so, wicked whispers..


    Did Liz and Suzy ever have playful pillow-fights that got ..serious? Did an evening of professional rivalry at some gala ever end up in a tussle in Suzy's penthouse one warm spring evening in 1967, or 1974? Did young intern Sue Simmons walk in on it, act surprised, then slowly took off her starchy jacket with a sly smile, eager to join in, when suddenly the doorbell rings? It's Jessica Savitch! She's a bit drunk, a bit troubled, all apologies as she pours a pound of cocaine on the tasteful glass coffee table, Liz unveils the..unusual device in her pantsuit, and the evening really begins..


    (Forgive me, I really could go on with my fan-fiction of NYC media ladies of yorish..)

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    Image of gladys_kravitz gladys_kravitz
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Fabulous Life of Liz Smith
    Whoa, I thought she died! You scared me.
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Fabulous Life of Liz Smith
    "No dear, those aren't my wrinkled sheets!"
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    Image of son of spam son of spam
    02/24/09

    In reply to The Fabulous Life of Liz Smith
    I don't think you're doing gay right if people confuse you with Erma Bombeck.
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    Image of SarahHeartburn SarahHeartburn
    02/24/09

    @son of spam: Say what? Erma was one of the more subversive comic writers of her time, and I really mean that. Read up, son.
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