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Monthly Archives: December 2009
From Our Late to the Party® Bureau . . .
Centre of the Universe After this Boston Globe piece, the fine folks of Newton Centre couldn’t look more idiotic if they changed their name to Newton Upper Lower. Seems the Panera Bread cafe and bakery chain wants to set up … Continue reading
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Tagged David Pogue, Kindle, Newton Centre, Nook, Panera Bread, Walter Mossberg
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C’est LaGuer
So the hardworking staff opened the Campaign Outsider mailbag today and what poured out but a letter from convicted rapist and serial appealist Ben LaGuer, who has a website for those of you keeping score at home. For everyone else, … Continue reading
Ad o’ the Day™
Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal A7: A full-page ad topped by a photo of Barack Obama with right hand closed into an almost-fist (can’t you hear the tea-baggers saying Ain’t that just like Barry?). Headline: PRESIDENT OBAMA TO SENATE DEMOCRATS: PASS OUR … Continue reading
Rupert Murducks Disclosure
Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal featured an op-ed column purportedly penned by the Dark Prince of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch. The piece, headlined “Journalism and Freedom,” had this uplifting nut graf: The future of journalism is more promising than ever—limited only … Continue reading
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Tagged Dark Prince of News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal
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Dead Blogging the Massachusetts Senate Primary
The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider is always stretched thin on Election Day, and Dec. 8th was no exception. Regardless, we started combing the streets of Brookline at the crack of 10. At Precinct 6, there were zero campaign supporters … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Khazei, Martha Coakley, Mike Capuano, Scott Brown, Steve Pagliuca
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“Honest Services” to NYT Readers?
Once again, the New York Times has spotlighted the controversial “honest-services” law currently on the U.S. Supreme Court docket. The honest-services law, on the federal books since 1988, broadly requires that public and corporate officials act in the best interests … Continue reading
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Tagged honest services fraud, Richard Vitale, Salvatore F. DiMasi
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Ads ‘n’ Ends
Item: Ex Marks the Gubernatorial Spots The Big Two Timeses – New York and Los Angeles – ran pieces on Sunday about ex-governors running for their former offices. NYT headline: “4 Ex-Governors,Older, Grayer And Yearning for Jobs of Yore.” The … Continue reading
White House Social Secretary Is Un-Desiree-able
The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider wants to put this as tactfully as possible: White House social secretary Desiree Rogers is GONE. Start the countdown clock now, considering that the Obama administration has issued a vote of confidence for Rogers after … Continue reading
Hokey Pokey Shmokey!
The Saturday Boston Globe (finally) re-ran Bruce Weber’s excellent New York Times obituary about Robert Degan, 104, who “had hand in ‘Hokey Pokey’.” Offficial Campaign Outsider hokey-pokey refresher course (via the Times): You put your right hand in, You put … Continue reading
Praising with Faint Damn
U.S. Senate hopeful Alan Khazei (D- Rhymes with Hazy) has been touting his endorsements throughout his campaign (Max Kennedy, we hardly heard ye!), but Khazei’s latest endorsement (via Politico) is his most head-scratching: Caroline Kennedy: Khazei win would be ‘amazing’ … Continue reading
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