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LancasterOnline
March 28, 2018
Perhaps you know the phrase “politics ain't beanbag,” attributed to Chicago newspaper columnist Finley Peter Dunne, 1895. Well, another thing politics ain't is forgiving. And Pennsylvania politics is headed for a period, absent forgiveness and forbearance, to prove it. I speak (OK, write) of the aftershockÃÂ ...
Worcester Telegram
March 7, 2018
As a columnist who frequently utilized humor and satire to make her point, she is was on a par with Gail Collins of The New York Times. She was both courageous and correct in following Finley Peter Dunne's dictum that the journalist's role is to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Well doneÃÂ ...
Deseret News
November 23, 2017
As Mr. Dooley, the turn-of-the-century fictional bartender created by columnist Finley Peter Dunne, is often paraphrased: "The newspaper's job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Yet, from the interplay between the media and the Trump administration, one would think reporters wereÃÂ ...
Charleston Post Courier
November 21, 2017
The press, by definition, is oppositional. As Mr. Dooley, the turn-of-the-century fictional bartender created by columnist Finley Peter Dunne is often paraphrased: “The newspaper's job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Yet, from the interplay between the media and the Trump administrationÃÂ ...
OCRegister
June 18, 2017
That was the saying from the fictional Mr. Dooley, an Irish-accented character created by newspaper columnist Finley Peter Dunne in the late 19th century. In other words, politics is a rough-and-tumble process. Those who play that game better be tougher than those who play children's games. But evenÃÂ ...
Poynter.org
October 7, 2014
One of the most famous quotes about the press comes from a fictional 19th century Irish bartender named Mr. Dooley. On October 7, 1893, Chicago Evening Post journalist and humorist Finley Peter Dunne introduced his readers to the character of Mr. Dooley in a newspaper column. Dunne's weeklyÃÂ ...
Philly.com
December 31, 1999
Chief Justice Thomas Saylor of the Pa. Supreme Court, a Republican, is concerned about a move to impeach four Democratic justices who imposed a new congressional district map. by John Baer, STAFF COLUMNIST baerj@phillynews.com ÷ Emailà...
Worcester Telegram
December 31, 1999
The 20th-century Chicago columnist Finley Peter Dunne once said the role of a journalist is to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." That's a mighty fine description, and I've encountered many comfortable people over the years, including Holden town officials, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church,ÃÂ ...
News Sentinel
February 2, 2018
I'm thinking about Finley Peter Dunne's Mr. Dooley when he said if God knew the facts in the case he would say such and such. Is this a case where Mr. Burridge wants to change our minds about what Genesis says happened to what he thinks should have happened if the Lord had known the facts aboutÃÂ ...
The Nation.
January 31, 2018
That is, the inhabitants of those islands were “alien races” without the rights of citizenship. The popular humorist Finley Peter Dunne created a character, Mr. Dooley, to mock the imperialists' hyperbole. On the Supreme Court decision, Mr. Dooley was direct: “Th' supreme coort follows th' election returns.”15.
CNN
January 17, 2018
8. "Here in America, we do not pay obeisance to the powerful -- in fact, we question the powerful most ardently". One of my favorite quotes about journalism comes via Finley Peter Dunne: "The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."ÃÂ ...
Fox and Hounds Daily
January 16, 2018
Finley Peter Dunne, a humorist and newspaper columnist at the turn of the 20th Century famously said in making decisions, “The Supreme Court follows election returns.” The question for California is will the state Supreme Court heed the governor's advice? Jerry Brown certainly gave the court advice onÃÂ ...
Columbia Journalism Review
January 10, 2018
“The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable,” was how Chicago Evening Post columnist Finley Peter Dunne once described journalism's primary calling. To exploit journalism ambitiously—to plan reporting so as to make millions and facilitate social climbing—would seem aÃÂ ...
The Federalist
January 3, 2018
It was Finley Peter Dunne who first said it is the job of journalists to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. But the phrase is best known from the play “Inherit The Wind,” where it is uttered by fictional journalist E.K. Hornbeck (based on H.L. Mencken) while covering the Scopes monkey trial.
Deseret News
November 23, 2017
As Mr. Dooley, the turn-of-the-century fictional bartender created by columnist Finley Peter Dunne, is often paraphrased: "The newspaper's job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Yet, from the interplay between the media and the Trump administration, one would think reporters wereÃÂ ...
Charleston Post Courier
November 21, 2017
The press, by definition, is oppositional. As Mr. Dooley, the turn-of-the-century fictional bartender created by columnist Finley Peter Dunne is often paraphrased: “The newspaper's job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Yet, from the interplay between the media and the Trump administrationÃÂ ...
Christian Science Monitor
November 14, 2014
The phrase dates back to 1895, when writer Finley Peter Dunne used it as a quote from his fictional character Mr. Dooley, an Irishman who pontificated on the day's issues from a Chicago pub. Pundits and politicians keep it alive because it still fits the times.
Poynter.org
October 7, 2014
One of the most famous quotes about the press comes from a fictional 19th century Irish bartender named Mr. Dooley. On October 7, 1893, Chicago Evening Post journalist and humorist Finley Peter Dunne introduced his readers to the character of Mr. Dooley in a newspaper column. Dunne's weeklyÃÂ ...
The American Interest
December 31, 1999
Just as the Supreme Court follows the election returns, as the American humorist Finley Peter Dunne (writing as Mr. Dooley) observed, so the media follows the national zeitgeist. Two fervently anti-Trump publications, The New York Times and The New Yorker, published articles documenting the manyÃÂ ...
Kearney Hub
December 31, 1999
It's a great quote, but it turns out the phrase was originally coined in 1902 by a Chicago journalist named Finley Peter Dunne who said this was the role of the journalist, not God. But, as a former journalist turned pastor, maybe this needs to be my goal, and the Church's goal. How do we decide if we'veÃÂ ...
Deseret News
November 23, 2017
As Mr. Dooley, the turn-of-the-century fictional bartender created by columnist Finley Peter Dunne, is often paraphrased: "The newspaper's job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Yet, from the interplay between the media and the Trump administration, one would think reporters were ...
Charleston Post Courier
November 21, 2017
The press, by definition, is oppositional. As Mr. Dooley, the turn-of-the-century fictional bartender created by columnist Finley Peter Dunne is often paraphrased: “The newspaper's job is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Yet, from the interplay between the media and the Trump administrationÃÂ ...
pharostribune.com
November 20, 2017
... to remind me of Mr. Dooley, an Irish-American character created by the late 19th century Chicago newspaper columnist Finley Peter Dunne.
The Herald Bulletin
November 19, 2017
... an Irish-American character created by the late 19th century Chicago newspaper columnist Finley Peter Dunne. “Sure, politics ain't bean-bag ...
HuffPost
November 11, 2017
That is as true today as when the fictional Dooley (thanks to Finley Peter Dunne) suggested the media's mission nearly 100 years ago.
North Shore News
October 31, 2017
It comes down to Finley Peter Dunne's famous advice to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. “As long as you're afflicting someone in ...
City & State
October 20, 2017
Now, politics ain't beanbag, as articulated by writer Finley Peter Dunne's Mr. Dooley. But still – if candidates are to debate their ideas and parry ...
StarNewsOnline.com
September 23, 2017
Humorist Finley Peter Dunne wrote that the mission of newspapers is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Looking back, we ...
Press of Atlantic City
August 26, 2017
But he competed fiercely and responded in kind to personal attacks, often quoting a favorite fellow Irishman, Finley Peter Dunne, that “politics ...
Common Dreams
July 8, 2017
"Not surprisingly, in this administration, if a choice has to be made between taking steps to help the needy, in this case students, or the taxpayer ...
The Nation.
June 20, 2017
“Politics ain't bean-bag,” said Mr. Dooley, a character created by the humorist Finley Peter Dunne (d. 1936). But it also ain't horseshoes—in ...
Christian Science Monitor
November 14, 2014
The phrase dates back to 1895, when writer Finley Peter Dunne used it as a quote from his fictional character Mr. Dooley, an Irishman who ...
Poynter.org
October 7, 2014
On October 7, 1893, Chicago Evening Post journalist and humorist Finley Peter Dunne introduced his readers to the character of Mr. Dooley in ...
StarNewsOnline.com
September 23, 2017
Humorist Finley Peter Dunne wrote that the mission of newspapers is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Looking back, weÃÂ ...
Patheos (blog)
September 18, 2017
Over a hundred years ago journalist Finley Peter Dunne described the role of a newspaper. He said, in part, it was comforting the afflicted andÃÂ ...
The Oakland Press
September 8, 2017
We embarked to honor the slogan coined in 1893 by Chicago Evening Post journalist and humorist Finley Peter Dunne, who had a fictitiousÃÂ ...
NWAOnline
September 4, 2017
Finley Peter Dunne's fictional Irish barkeep, Mr. Dooley, described the change this way: "Capital still pats labor on th' back, but on'y with an axe.
NWAOnline
September 4, 2017
Finley Peter Dunne's fictional Irish barkeep, Mr. Dooley, described the change this way: "Capital still pats labor on th' back, but on'y with an axe.
Press of Atlantic City
August 27, 2017
But he competed fiercely and responded in kind to personal attacks, often quoting a favorite fellow Irishman, Finley Peter Dunne, that “politicsÃÂ ...
Press of Atlantic City
August 26, 2017
But he competed fiercely and responded in kind to personal attacks, often quoting a favorite fellow Irishman, Finley Peter Dunne, that “politicsÃÂ ...
Columbus Monthly
August 16, 2017
Finley Peter Dunne did Mr. Dooley. Mike Royko did Slats Grobnik. And William Raspberry always had the taxicab driver in Washington.
Buffalo News
July 9, 2017
OLAF FUB SEZ: Advice from author and humorist Finley Peter Dunne, born on this date in 1867, “Trust everybody, but cut the cards.”.
Common Dreams
July 8, 2017
"Not surprisingly, in this administration, if a choice has to be made between taking steps to help the needy, in this case students, or the taxpayerÃÂ ...
HuffPost
July 5, 2017
Finley Peter Dunne [Mr. Dooley], Colleges and Degrees. The good news is that the DJT administration has finally come up with a plan to helpÃÂ ...
The Nation.
June 20, 2017
“Politics ain't bean-bag,” said Mr. Dooley, a character created by the humorist Finley Peter Dunne (d. 1936). But it also ain't horseshoes—inÃÂ ...
Chicago Tribune
January 9, 2017
Although he left Chicago in 1919, Lardner was firmly in the tradition of great Chicago columnists, such as Mike Royko and Finley Peter Dunne.
Chicago Tribune
December 19, 2016
Yet, "Politics ain't beanbag," to quote the 19th century newspaperman Finley Peter Dunne. And it ain't a Bear/Packer game, either.
Christian Science Monitor
November 14, 2014
The phrase dates back to 1895, when writer Finley Peter Dunne used it as a quote from his fictional character Mr. Dooley, an Irishman whoÃÂ ...
Poynter.org
October 7, 2014
On October 7, 1893, Chicago Evening Post journalist and humorist Finley Peter Dunne introduced his readers to the character of Mr. Dooley inÃÂ ...
Seven Days
December 31, 1999
"The job of a newspaper," in the words of the late writer and humorist Finley Peter Dunne, "is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
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