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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Count Down [View all]DFW
(54,330 posts)79. My father's paper was the Watertown times
He sometimes wrote for the Binghamton Sun and the Oswego paper, too, if something happened that affected those towns. He was later known as "the Dean" of the New York print press reporters in Washington, and although he worked for a paper that was considered an insignificant small town rag in the big national scheme of things, he was elected president of the Gridiron Club in Washington, which is the journalistc equivalent of being elected Pope by the college of Cardinals. Usually it's only the big stars of the press that get there. At the annual March roast, the President of the United States addresses the president of the Gridiron Club as "Mr. President."
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Nicely said. K & R .. you have hit upon a key difference in Dem vs. GOP candidates.
Persondem
Nov 2015
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One Can Dream - Even Hope - Won't Change The Dynamic Of This Election Cycle - The 99% vs The 1%
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Nov 2015
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