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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Martyr’s Vineyard
Good luck to Pres. Obama as he tries to have a carefree vacation on Martha’s Vineyard this week. Here’s White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton’s plaintive message to the press corps about Obama’s Excellent Adventure (via Chicago Sun-Times stalwart … Continue reading
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Tagged Martyr's Vineyard, Marxist Vineyard, Obama Vacation, Rush Limbaugh
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Ad of the Day
With this post, the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider debuts our new Ad of the Day feature. Spotlight Dance: The Sunday New York Times full-page Lord & Taylor ad for a $100 Calvin Klein blazer. The top half of the ad … Continue reading
On Daschle, On Blitzin’!
The Sunday New York Times piece on Tom Daschle’s corporate takeover of Obamacare is a Petrie dish of Beltway self-interest and conflict of interest. The backstory: Daschle, former South Dakota senator and Senate Democratic leader turned lobbyist, would now be … Continue reading
Kind “Word”
Many thanks to Boston Globe word maven Jan Freeman, who devoted this week’s edition of “The Word” to answering my recent plea for enlightenment on the was/were usage dilemma. Jan does an excellent job of unraveling it. Ditto for her … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambrose Bierce, Jan Freeman, New York Times, On Language, The Word
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“Wee Weed Up,” Take 2
An update on Campaign Outsider’s earlier post about the rumpus over Pres. Obama’s “wee weed up” criticism of D.C. in August (normal people complain about the humidity). The hardworking staff did further research (that is, read a Washington Post blog) … Continue reading
Paterson’s Pathetic Play
New York Gov. David Paterson (D-Fuggedaboudit!) is laying off his myriad self-inflicted problems on a racist media conspiracy, the Saturday New York Times reported. Gov. David A. Paterson lashed out on Friday at critics who say he should not run … Continue reading
Rice and Wrong
While the Yankees and Red Sox play Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots at Fenway, newly minted Hall of Famer and born-again bigmouth Jim Rice has been in Williamsport at the Little League World Series. As Saturday’s Boston Globe reported, Rice … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Jim Rice, Little League World Series, Manny Ramirez
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Newspapers: Stats Entertainment!
From our Whistling Past the Graveyard desk: The Newspaper Association of America ran a full-page ad in Friday’s New York Times featuring a Rainbow Coalition of 18-34 year olds reading newspapers under the headline, “Numbers Like These Always Look Good … Continue reading
“Wee Weed” All the Way Home
Barack Obama should never ad lib. He should cling to his TelePrompter like a bitter Pennsylvanian clings to guns and religion. Exhibit Umpteenth: Obama’s Thursday address to minions of his front group, Organizing for America, in which he made light … Continue reading
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