Monthly Archives: February 2010

U.S. Politics = Bizarro World

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Everything you need to know about the state of political discourse nowadays is contained in these two opinion pieces about Barack Obama’s Excellent Healthcare Summit: Piece #1: Joe Klein’s post on Time’s Swampland blog: Shame on me. I was elsewhere … Continue reading →

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Howard Stern’s ‘American Midol’

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From MediaBistro: Howard Stern to Hold Beauty Pageant for Tiger’s Mistresses Got to hand it to Howard Stern. He sure knows how to milk a controversy like no one else. This week, Stern announced plans to host a beauty contest for Tiger … Continue reading →

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It’s All About The Benedicts

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party desk: Quote in Time magazine’s March 1, 2010 edition: ‘Our modest guide can point you on the road to good music.’ L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO, the Vatican’s official newspaper, naming its top 10 rock albums of all … Continue reading →

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Liberal Media Pom-Pom Watch (pat. pending)

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Via AlterNet: Heather Graham and MoveOn Team Up for Huge Push on Congress to Pass the Public Option If you followed the cues sent by the White House, you’d think the public option was dead. But on the heels of polls … Continue reading →

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Mothershiplifting

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times flat out stole this piece from its wholly owned subsidiary, the Boston Globe. NYT, Tuesday edition: To Impress, Tufts Prospects Turn to YouTube MEDFORD, Mass. — There are videos showing off card tricks, horsemanship, jump rope … Continue reading →

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Mihosed

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Add toe-sucking Dick Morris to the body count of Christy Mihos’s increasingly quixotic campaign for the Massachusetts GOP gubernatorial nomination. From Tuesday’s Boston Globe: National GOP political consultant Dick Morris, tapped by Republican Christy Mihos last year to guide his … Continue reading →

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Not Exactly Brownmail

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change spent a whopping $13,000 (reportedly) on a Boston-area television campaign aimed at pressuring Sen. Scott Brown (D-Scott Brown) into voting to end the GOP filibuster of Pres. Obama’s jobs bill. The TV spot: … Continue reading →

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Gitmo (or Less)

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Over at BU on Monday afternoon, Naval Commander Suzanne Lachelier delivered the annual Shapiro Lecture, titled “Ground Zero for Justice: Guantanamo Military Commissions and the Future of Our Legal Rights.” From the BU School of Law description: CDR Lachelier currently … Continue reading →

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Weather Vein

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

In the wake of the legendary No Storm of 2010 several weeks ago, there’s been a flurry (sorry) of newspaper stories about two topics: 1) What a bunch of weather wimps New Englanders have become (see Boston Globe Irish Mafia here … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging the MFA’s New-Media Hoedown

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Very interesting “Who’s Afraid of New Media?” symposium at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts on Sunday. It was all about the influence of new media in the fine arts, something that dates back to 1425 according to kickoff speaker George … Continue reading →

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