Monthly Archives: June 2011

WeinerWorld: Any Headline With ‘Teenage Girl’ Is Bad News

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The latest mishegoss for Anthony “Can’t Control My” Weiner (via Fox News): Exclusive: Police Investigate Weiner’s Messages to Teenage Girl in Delaware NEW CASTLE, Del. — Police here are investigating direct online communications between New York Rep. Anthony Weiner and a 17-year-old … Continue reading →

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WeinerWorld: New York Tabloids Edition (III)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

And then there were two: Weiner front-coverage, er, shrinking. Two outta five on the Tabometer – maybe Weiner Boy will weather the firestorm.

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Did NPR & PRI Rip Off WSJ?

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not a rhetorical question. It’s a real question. Here’s the Wall Street Journal’s A-Hed on Wednesday: Talking Basketball, in Spanish, Is Definitely No Slam Dunk ‘Donquear’ Would Be Spanglish; Covering the NBA Finals for Latino Fans MIAMI—Broadcasters covering the … Continue reading →

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Headline o’ the Week (Earless Bunny Edition)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From AOL.com (via The Daily Beast): Japan’s Earless Rabbit Sparks Worries About Radiation, Mutation Lede: It’s no Godzilla, but an earless rabbit allegedly born near Japan’s severely-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has become the latest poster child for the side-effects … Continue reading →

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God Help Me, I’m Rooting For the Mavericks

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

I’ve always disliked the Dallas Mavericks, not so much because of the players, but because of their asshat owner Mark Cuban. But Cuban has wisely stayed in the background this time around (as opposed to the Mavs 2006 NBA Finals … Continue reading →

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WSJ Gets Punked By Two-Faced Political Adviser

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Clearly Wall Street Journal reporter Neil King Jr. has never introduced his right hand to his left. From King’s Thursday piece headlined “New Whispers of Perry Bid,” about the presidential prospects of Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-If I Can’t Secede From … Continue reading →

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WeinerWorld: New York Tabloids Edition (II)

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Once around Central Park, James, and don’t spare the weiners: Got a favorite? That’s what the Comments section is for. Jump right in!  

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Just My Luck: Gail Collins On Book Leave

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Everything happens to me. As soon as I launched the Seamus Sweepstakes™ (Guess When Gail Collins Will Mention Mitt Romney Without Saying He Drove To Canada With His Dog Strapped To The Roof Of His Car And Win Big Prizes!), the … Continue reading →

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WeinerWorld: Margery Eagan Whup Ass Edition

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Say, that’s some beatdown Margery Eagan puts on New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Scheisskopf) in her Boston Herald column today, no? What does she call him? Oh, yeah – “that sleazy, skin-crawling, Ichabod Crane look-alike.” Yikes. Eagan helpfully points out … Continue reading →

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Putting The Iron In The Boston Bruins

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Don’t laugh, but I tend to watch playoff games in my kitchen while doing household chores. It started back in 2004, Game 7 of the ALCS between the Yankees and the Sox. As a Made Yankee Fan in Boston, I … Continue reading →

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