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Ken Kurson has resigned as Editor-in-Chief of Observer, according to multiple published reports.
Kurson will be joining Teneo Strategy, a division of Teneo Holdings, a global CEO advisory firm, as a senior managing director.
Described as a close friend of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor who owned Observer prior Trump’s inauguration, Kurson was publisher since 2013. During his tenure, Observer dropped “New York” from its title, becoming an online only publication. Kurson merged PolitickerNJ, another Kushner property into Observer.
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Posted: May 25th, 2017 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Media, New Jersey, News | Tags: Jared Kushner, Ken Kurson, New Jersey, Observer, Politickernj | 2 Comments »
“I never thought I’d see so much of your anatomy” –The Camel Toe Movie
By Art Gallagher
Respected columnists on both the left and right have come to Governor Chris Christie’s defense against the viral social and new media reaction to the ridiculously embarrassing photos of Christie in a way too tight softball uniform last week.
Star Ledger sports columnist Steve Politi writes that we should give Christie credit for not being ashamed of his body and applaud him for putting on the skin tight uniform that revealed both girth and a lack thereof and getting on the field to raise money for a very good cause–the families of slain New York City police officers. Politi noted that he was fat in high school and that he’s covered high school sports. Therefore, he argued, we should not ridicule Christie because fat kids might stop participating in sports.
A Star Ledger editorial, presumably written by Editorial Page Editor Tom Moran who launched Christie’s YouTube career when he lectured to Governor on his manners, lectures his readers for acting like fifth graders, asks if we’d tolerate such nastiness if a female politician dressed like Christie did last week, and like Politi, asked if it would have been better if Christie had not taken the field in his tight white pants, as if Christie did not have another choice. Moran, if he wrote the editorial, did not mention if he has ever been fat.
Ken Kurson, publisher of The Observer and a friend to many MMM regular readers, writes that he used to be fat and probably will be again while dubbing the social and new media’s reaction to the Governor’s appearance as “Disgraceful and Stupid Fat Shaming.”
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Posted: June 8th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Media, Opinion, Social Media | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Art Gallagher, Camel Toe, Chris Christie, Chris Christie white shorts, Chris Christie's baseball pants, Christie baseball pants, Christie white shorts, Ken Kurson, Moose Knuckle, Opinion, Star Ledger, Steve Politi, The Observer, Tom Moran | 1 Comment »