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Does anyone think there any other CEO in America they'd write that about? We know that Bill Clinton, G W Bush and Barack Obama all used illegal drugs in the past. And cocaine was found in the Biden WH and we were told no big deal. But Musk is a special case?

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Because they (whoever that may be) is trying to take down Musk? Don't buck us or the system because we are in charge despite what you might think or feel Mr. Musk.

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The minute he bought Twitter and said he would allow free speech he's had a target on his back. The Establishment considers him a threat now. They can't allow their narrative to be countered by anyone. Is this the beginning of the "Trump treatment" for Elon? Are they going to smear him, sue him into oblivion and potentially arrest him like they're doing to Trump?

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I agree. Once you cross the rubicon in expressing an independent thought , you are a target for slander, smearing and whatever deemed necessary to make an example of you. Tyrants are like that.

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They're still arresting people from Jan. 6th and that was 3 years ago. Biden claims Trump will be a dictator and do away with democracy while trying to jail Trump before the next election.

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Beginning? They are reviling him and suing him for things.

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Funny you should mention democracy. Saw this yesterday - democracy versus constitutional republic -

https://x.com/FreyjaTarte/status/1738635302665630003?t=TQU0EfSXnSxzTUKZnh-fJw&s=09

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Democrats always conflate Constitutional Republic with Democracy.

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Yes and... The conflagration is not conducted by just the Democrats!

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I was a subscriber to WSJ for over 25 years. Over the last 10 years I've watched news portions of the paper gradually lean left, then when Trump was elected sprinted to the extreme left. In Fall of 2022 reading the Op/Ed pages (arguably some of the finest editorial/opinion writing in the biz) I realized that even this bastion of fact based editorial ceased to exist... and Bret Stephens had already jumped to the NYT. How ironic.

Now I subscribe to Unreported Truths, Racket & Public. It's interesting how much in common a Reagan Conservative like me would have with Liberal reporters... I think it's because we share the Classical Liberal view that the TRUTH is our Northstar regardless of where it takes us. Bravo Alex for your courage in reporting the truth. Respect!

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I bailed in Jan. 2021 when the WSJ said Trump “lied” when he said there was voter fraud going on and that he had won. Somehow when Hillary had said the same thing in 2016 (and ever since) it was a “claim”, not “lying”.

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I've grown tired of that too. Sayeth the Journal "...when Trump falsely claimed the election was stolen", "Trump lied about election integrity". Name me a time when serious publishers put their opinions in the NEWS section like that. "Falsely claimed the vaccine harmed people...."

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Hah: replied before I saw your comment..

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Yes. Virtually all "news" media make it a point to mention Trump's

"false claims". What they never do is state factually what the claims are, and how they know them to be false.

Doing this even once should cost a 'journalist' their job. Doing it on a daily basis is disgraceful. The only people who believe this crap anymore are the people who prefer lies that they like to the truths that they don't like.

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"... this refers to Trump's false claim that he won the..."

The word is "claim"; "false claim" is just illiterate...

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Same here plus with removepaywall you can read whatever you want for free

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I thought I was alone regarding the WSJ. They are failing

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Same for me. Finally canceled.

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I've always subscribed to the WSJ, just for their editorial page.

But so-called conservative Peggy Noonan has gone so far off the deep end with a case of TDS that she is now unreadable. And during the last year, the editorial writers have become impossible to stomach as well. Up until Trump, conservatives could at least find one place where the newspaper's editorial page wouldn't parrot doctrinaire leftism. But now, alas, that last outpost of conservatism has fallen.

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Peggy is a utter disapointment. Reagan is rolling in his grave. Total establishment NeoCON (as in CON)

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Just a lady that lunches.

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HAHAHAHAHAAHA! Spot on...

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Absolutely agree about Noonan, I don't understand why they feature her.

Severe TDS

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I bailed too. About the same time. 25+

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I first subscribed in college in the sixties and continually for the rest of my life until 2020 when... you know the rest.

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I think this is my last straw. Subscriber for 10+ years. With the exception of James Freeman and Kimberly Strassel, the editorial page is worthless.

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So well said Steven! You reflect my opinion of the Journal and the reasons I've also actively gravitated to Unreported Truths, Public, Racket and The Free Press. We are living through a revolution in progress.

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I've never subscribed but, like you, I find myself aligned with old school Liberals. Bill Maher even has me applauding when he speaks out.

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wow the stories of realizing that the news section of the WSJ has gone woke and that we all realize it about the same time. Too bad the folks in charge of the WSJ will never know why we left since they are way smarter than we are. Its only a matter of time before they make the Tucker Carlson move on the editorial section and get rid of the non woke folks there.

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MSM LIES: Elon Musk "Didn't Inhale" Cannabis. Nor can you prove it was Weed! https://www.bitchute.com/channel/gaxfGX4h6JKq/

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Just curious, which one is racket & public?

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The Trump era showed the media they can run with any accusation - even if just speculated by them - and get away with it with zero repercussions. What they did to Elon is just business as usual for them at this point. Yes, it's horrible. Bigger question: Was the "reporter" (if one wants to call her that) doing it her own... or was she ordered to write the nonsense?

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I was thinking the same thing. Since Elon is not afraid to speak his mind, and it often doesn’t agree with the government supported narrative, is this article yet another feeble attempt to cast doubt on his ability to run these publicly traded companies? Thank you yet again, Alex, for bringing this to our attention. Keep doing what you’re doing, as your articles have helped me to keep my sanity the past several years!

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The predictability of it is OBVIOUS isn't it

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Just in :

Musk buys Wall Street Journal.

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If only!!!!!

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He won't need to buy it. He'll get it in judgment from his libel lawsuit.

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I bet he won't open that can of worms. I think they are baiting him.

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Jan 9·edited Jan 9

I suppose it depends in part on whether or not the allegations are true. If they are false, and (more importantly) they have put the SpaceX launch contracts at risk, then I think he has to respond in force,

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Have you seen or heard a response? A court case leads to discovery, the scope of that discovery is controlled by the judge.

The Globalists will take everything from Musk. They will degrade him to a modern day Howard Hughes.

Just my opinion, not my wish.

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Jan 9·edited Jan 9

Discovery works both ways. They don't need to wait for Musk to sue them in order to try and achieve an out-of-scope discovery judge. They can file lawsuits too. They are not lacking for imagined torts to do so.

The lack of a response (so far) might just mean the story is true.

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Interesting that they can post that EM allegedly used Cocaine with no attribution, and we have a real World user at the White House, and oh where was the WSJ Investigative Journalism on that story ?

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"real World user at the White House." Who's that may I ask?

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Ask the secret service - they have to know. By all accounts it appears it was a “drop” for some one. Why does no one talk about the missing key to said locker? Oh don’t claim they can’t pull a latent print off a plastic bag. I’ve observed it done with less. Obviously a cover up by this WH.

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Sounds like you're in sync with the WSJ, casting allegations without proof. Put up or .....

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The First Son.

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The "First Son" is in recovery. You have no proof he relapsed. If you can prove it, do so. If you can't, then you're acting no better than the WSJ, casting allegations without proof.

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Or just making a tasteless joke.

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The one who is freeloading off taxpayers.

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Or the one who is freeloading off of donations to his political campaign?

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C'mon, you know H was hiding from his baby mama so he didn't have to pay child support.

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If that was a crime, quarter of the male population of the country would be in trouble. C'mon, you know Biden's just as bad as Trump and Hunter's just as bad as Donny Jr. I think if you and I ran for President and Vice, you for president of course, we could do a better job. Right now, we're just on opposite sides of a bad situation. Given other circumstances, we'd probably stand side by side.

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No thanks on the job offer. I wouldn't wish the job of President or VP on a monkey on a rock. (Throwback to Don Rickles)

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I hope he sues them into oblivion.

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Would have to prove actual malice, I think. Attorneys, does Elon have a case?

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Elon will sue even if he doesn't have a case just for the optics. And I say that in a good way.

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Might be fun to watch.

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The WSJ is the last MSM source I still subscribe to. Have done so since 1986! My wife keeps asking me, why are you still reading that? Looks like I now have to cancel.

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I dropped the NYT after 50 years because of their COVID fake news story about the Brooklyn bar owner

The new motto is “ by whatever means necessary.”

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In recent years WSJ has really slid downhill in a surprising manner as they no longer offer a well-evidenced counterpoint to NYT and WP. They seem to have no interest in seriously investigating origins of Covid or problems related to lockdowns/vaccines. They were unseemly in their hawkishness around Ukraine to the point of hyping delusions and massively underreporting casualties, and clickbait headlines like this one around Musk have become commonplace. I had hoped the WSJ would have maintained some objectivity but alas they have gone the way of all the others. Independent media is our last hope! Thank you Berenson, Public, Free Press, Racket. I also like Lee Fang, Glenn Greenwald for their clear reporting and anti-corruption fervor, even though I often disagree with their conclusions. Also grateful for Unherd and Compact as credible and thoughtful news outlets today.

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You nailed it Lisa. They drank the Covid kool aide for sure and while supporting a stronger border, they argue against holding up money for Ukraine. Ugh.

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I’m still a little sad that I had to in 2021, but not sorry I am not supporting this kind of reporting.

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I know. I read it every day in the gym on my iPad.

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There comes a time Phil for sure!

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I am hanging in with the WSJ but read it with may more skepticism than in the past.. Holman Jenkins was right on from the beginning with COVID.

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The WSJ is unusual in that the news department and the editorial department are at loggerheads. You'll see African-Americans referred to as "Black" (capitalized) in the news section, but as "black" on the editorial pages. The columnist Alyssia Finley has done good work on Covid. The news section is as left-wing as they come, but the editorial pages are still great IMHO. I wish I could subscribe to the editorial pages only.

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Jan 9·edited Jan 9

...your wife sounds like me to my husband who still reads the Times and listens to Scot Simon on Saturday mornings (and the WSJ)...but hey, what do I know, I only have a Master's in Mass Communications. Still I like to think he's just an eternal optimist about media no matter how much stuff they put out with which even he doesn't agree

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The article does note that he has passed all required drug tests - seems like those would have picked up the cocaine and MDMA (not sure about the LSD). Seems like that undermines the accusations (but like you said, this is the state of journalism in 2024).

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Musk himself has said that "After that one puff with Rogan, I agreed, at NASA’s request, to do 3 years of random drug testing. Not even trace quantities were found of any drugs or alcohol."

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1743966490917794153?s=20

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Always there with the info. Well done!!

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Yup, as I stated above I am listening to his biography where the same was stated.

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Disgusting. And they wonder why no one trusts reporters anymore.

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Reckless barely describes their actions. Clearly a character assisination attempt motiviated by what and to what end?

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My immediate thought when I read it.

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He is bucking the system, thinking for himself & says the quiet part out loud. Plus throw in some jealousy into the mix.

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Take him out & the elites have his companies. Government take over ?

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To destroy him.

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BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. Still not convinced? Trump, Musk, Tucker, Justice Thomas/Kavanaugh ...they will stop at nothing with absolutely no limits to what they'll do.

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I’m just wondering about kristallnacht.

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Jan 8·edited Jan 8

I have subscribed to the WSJ for years, and immediately commented on the hit-piece the morning it was released. WSJ informed me they took the below comment down for “violating community guidelines”........

It is beyond embarrassing that WSJ has this story at the top of its site. As others mentioned: 1) Aren’t there more pressing stories to cover?2) Didn’t WSJ recently run a piece extolling the virtues of psychedelic use in Silicon Valley?3) I wonder how many WSJ reporters indulge in illicit substances?If it weren’t for the editorial section, I would’ve canceled my subscription long ago. I think it may be time to revisit that decision.

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I stopped trying to comment in the WSJ because I was blocked at every turn. Yet, I read comments calling Trump "a damn liar" and "dictator" and "nazi" and so on. Clearly, the comment section millenials hang out with writers of the Musk hit piece...sitting around dreaming about being the next SBF.

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I violated community standards by politely questioning the C19 shots. They are ridiculous.

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Me too. Multiple times.

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Fla ER Doc - you are spot on and reflect my feelings about WSJ to a T. I can't believe that they said your comment violated community guidelines??!! That's insanity on their part. I too subscribe mainly for the editorial and opinion pieces. The news reporting has become garbage.

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It’s time.

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The bane of our republic...the millenials who know it all and make sure other generations are aware of their superior intellect and sensitivities

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Yes they did and they put the Musk story p.1 above the fold.

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Elon beats to his own drum. He’s brilliant and eccentric. He also allows vaccine injured people to tell their stories and express anger. He allows very smart scientists to talk about the toxic substances in the vaccines. He speaks his mind. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if there is a concerted effort to smear him and attempt to take him down with the help of MSM.

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The Wall Street Journal jumped into the “hit piece” game with both feet, and it’s disgusting. As a subscriber for decades I’ve noticed a strong leftward tilt in their newsroom (front of the paper), while their editorials still have many sane and reasonable voices.

The newsroom must not like Musk’s questioning of prevailing liberal orthodoxies of open borders, censorship, Covidiocy, and humans are a pestilence upon the Earth that should be extinct.

I’ll tune it to their Letters section in the coming days as outraged readers pick apart the work of whatever millennial journalist wrote this garbage.

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I tuned in and it wouldn't let me comment. So, that was the last straw. cancelled

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Ii subscribed for a few years, commented on a story about the Covid “vaccine”, was excoriated by a couple of other commenters for being so dumb as to question the government shots. Was notified by WSJ that my comment was not allowed. I had said nothing outrageous or obscene. That did it for me. A bunch of mind-numbed useful idiots.

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Same exact thing with me. All I did was remind people what natural immunity was and I was pilloried for stating the obvious.

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Same blast of non-journalistic reporting of nebulous bigone behavior that has hit Russell Brand and many others in a desperate attempt to bring doubt and manipulate the masses. When will the masses finally get that they're being taken for a ride?

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This is why I cancelled the Wall Street Journal a couple of years ago. It basically turned into another swamp rag with very little quality. NY Post is running a close second and I'm just about ready to hit the cancel button on that one too. It used to be an OK publication, but has totally turned into a talking head for the government. Maybe it was all along, but it was not as obvious as it is today. Also, I switched to Starlink as I live in a very remote area and it is incredible. Nothing comes close to that service., So, I support Elon Musk.

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Hmmm - coincidence? WSJ and NY Post both owned by Murdoch/NewsCorp. Can FOX News be far behind?

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Watch it closely and you will see Fox News change before your eyes. I wonder when the next big star will be fired.

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Canceled Fox News as well. Other than Gutfeld, it’s garbage

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And if you ever watch Fox Business News, you'll note the talking heads will say "accd to the WSJ....." So, why should I subscribe to the WSJ, when same info appears on FBN? Seriously considering cancelling that $70+/month charge.

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Kudlow is good.

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Cancel it. Save the money. You won’t miss it at all.

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Yeah, I think you are correct. When we first subscribedit was $50/mon, now it is $70.

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You didn't notice the shift at FOX in 2020? After the head of their election desk called AZ for Biden before any other news outlet, they officially joined MSM. Murdoch's daughter-in-law tweeted: "We did it, we beat Trump."

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Note the "new" owners of both publications. The younger Murdoch boys.

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...about whom it is said, long to be invited to all the right social gatherings. Someone --where is Tom Wolfe when you so desperately need him -- should write a novel depicting the cocktail party class takeover of coastal journalism

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I so miss Wolfe. Where is his literary heir(ess).

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