Monthly Archives: May 2010

Memorial Day For My Father

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Jack Carroll (1920-1987), a Flying Boxcar navigator in the U.S. Army during World War II, rarely spoke about his wartime experience, except for two set pieces: 1) He dropped toilet paper over the Burma Road, making him much loved in … Continue reading →

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New York Times Neutered Web Headlines

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Two standout pieces from Saturday’s New York Times, which for some reason declawed the web versions: C.J. Chivers, As In Shivers Another chilling Afghanistan report from the inestimable Chivers. Headline: When Afghans Seek Medical Aid, Tough Choice for U.S. The … Continue reading →

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Campaign Outsider Update Event™

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Whenever the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider is faced with three posts to update, we promptly issue an official Update Alert© and host an official Update Event (pat. pending). To wit: Mark Zuckerberg’s Facetime Farce, Revisited When we posted about … Continue reading →

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Of Facetime

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

For the past few days, Mark (“I’m CEO . . . bitch“) Zuckerberg has launched an all-out media blitz to tell Facebook users that he’s tightening up the social networking site’s privacy controls, while insisting that’s not what they really … Continue reading →

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BP Spin Patrol Update

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

After inexplicably sitting out Wednesday, BP’s full-page (read: expensive) damage control ads reappeared in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal on Thursday. BP’s elaborate spinsite is here. Have a blast.

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Ads ‘n’ Ends (BP Edition)

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Fun Fact to Know and Tell From George Will’s latest column (hat tip Politico’s Playbook): From 2000 through 2008, sales of “Atlas Shrugged,” which was published in 1957, averaged a remarkable 166,000 a year. Since Barack Obama took office, more than … Continue reading →

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Peretz Blasts Boston Globe

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party bureau: In his blog on tnr.com yesterday, Marty Peretz thoroughly sandblasted the Boston Globe for its anti-Israel bias in general and its coverage of of Sunday’s Brandeis University commencement in particular. The lede: The Globe often … Continue reading →

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War Of The Roses At Rose Art Museum

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

There are a lot of issues around the despoiling of Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum, but here’s my issue: Too many Roses. From a Boston Globe report headlined, “For supporters, bloom is off the Rose:” The dispute began in January … Continue reading →

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Jesse James Shot Himself

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

In a thoroughly unsympathetic interview on Tuesday’s ABC’s Nightline, Mr. Congenital Liar Jesse James trotted out every cheatin’ guy cliche in the I Got Caught manual to explain away his vile betrayal of actress Sandra Bullock. Video: Representative sample of … Continue reading →

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The White Stuff From Sarah Ferguson

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of Fork-It-Over, can’t help but put her foot in it. Start with the current scandal royaling around her. From Monday’s New York Times report: On Sunday, The News of the World, a tabloid, reported that the duchess … Continue reading →

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