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How not to treat your political guests

Lauren Friedman

Nader got pied.

Quakers, are you ready for your close-up?

It’s all eyes on Pennsylvania, and the entire Clinton clan swooping through campus one by one is only the beginning.

Since — as Eric reported — you showed no kindness to MC Rove (who would?), I thought a guide on how not to treat your future political guests might come in handy.

  1. Don’t throw pie. Seriously, that’s so 1914. Yet just five years ago, Nader was pied while endorsing Camejo, a Green Party candidate in California. Camejo then attributed the attack to the Democratic Party’s jealousy of the GP’s growing popularity. Wait, what? Okay, okay — if you need to pie someone, Nader is an excellent choice.
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The lives of others

Lauren Friedman

Democratic race turns bloody

Vaughn Stewart

On witnessing my first girlfight

Nick Barr

Face off: the Big Apple vs. the Giant Cheesesteak

Lauren Friedman

Cluck and run: A lesson in soft news

Jonathan Wroble

Oh, rats! Or: How not to impress your V-Day date

Lauren Friedman

Welcome to Philly. Duck, motherducker.

Nick Barr

Out with the oats

Jonathan Wroble

Green creature infiltrates CBS3, dances well

Nick Barr