Monthly Archives: April 2011

Carole Simpson Sells Out

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Former ABC weekend news anchor Carole Simpson has lately been flogging her book, NewsLady (via FishBowl DC): Much of the book focuses on Simpson’s struggle against gender and racial barriers in American newsrooms. She was the first African-American woman to … Continue reading →

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Keller Apt?

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party desk: The hardworking staff continues to believe that New York Times executive editor Bill Keller’s column in the paper is a bad idea. Previous transgression:  His column last month that included this unfortunate lede: … Continue reading →

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Joe Nocera Buffets Warren Buffett

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

In his virgin New York Times op-ed column, Joe Nocera de-haloes Berkshire Hathaway’s sainted Warren Buffett over his heir apparent David Sokol’s likely insider trading shenanigans, which have led to Sokol’s resignation. Nut graf: In a statement, Buffett laid out … Continue reading →

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Nadal Grounds Federer Express

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Say, that was some beatdown (as Patrick McEnroe labeled it) Rafael Nadal laid on Roger Federer in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson bakeoff, yeah? From the Los Angeles Times: Rafael Nadal easily beats Roger Federer The top-ranked Spaniard defeats … Continue reading →

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WSJ Left Hand, Meet WSJ Right Hand

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Apparently, Wall Street Journal editors don’t read their own paper. Last week the Journal ran an op-ed piece about ripoff artist Richard Prince getting busted for appropriating other people’s work (specifically “[the] book ‘Yes, Rasta,’ by French photographer Patrick Cariou, … Continue reading →

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Scott Brown: Only I Can Exploit My Personal Life

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From today’s Boston Herald: Scott Brown blasts Dems’ checkup U.S. Sen. Scott Brown — an upstart Blue State Republican in the cross hairs of national Democrats — is lashing out at the party’s opposition researchers, accusing them of prying into … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Cato Institute Whacks GOP

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Cato Institute, which describes itself as “a public policy research organization — a think tank — dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace,” has launched an ad campaign in national newspapers (including the … Continue reading →

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