Monthly Archives: July 2011

That’s Just So Mean! (Hillary Clinton Edition)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Tuesday’s New York Times: Memo to New York Times: Really? Memo to Madame Secretary of State: Maybe time to visit the salon?

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Idiotic Quote o’ the Week (pat. pending)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So far, anyway. A Tuesday New York Times piece reported that 14 Anonymous hackers were arrested last week for “being part of a criminal conspiracy to damage the Web site of PayPal, the online payment company owned by eBay, which announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

NYT Correction o’ the Week™

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So far, anyway. From Tuesday’s New York Times: NEW YORK An article last Tuesday about the death of Ketzel, the cat who wrote a piano composition, misspelled the surname of a founder of the Paris New Music Review and misstated his role … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Crossroads GPS Edition III)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Before we jump back into the Campaign 2012 adstravaganza (compliments of Crossroads GPS), the hardworking staff offers a musical interlude: (LP version here.) To resume (via Politico’s Playbook): FIRST LOOK VIDEO – Crossroads ads hits debt-ceiling issue in swing states – Obama’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

It’s Good To Live In A Three-Daily Nation

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The national dailies provide a nice compare and contrast and contrast in clear idiomatic English exercise regarding Pres. Obama’s debt sealing address last night. New York Times: Parties Head to Showdown as Obama Warns of a ‘Crisis’ The Democratic-led Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Boston Globe-Advance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Seriously, none of you splendid readers (besides the exemplary Mike and Bob) want to weigh in on whether the Boston Globe should give questions in advance to interview subjects? The hardworking staff is bitterly disappointed.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Did The Boston Globe Give Questions In Advance To Charlie Sarkis? (II)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Yes they did. The hardworking staff initially asked the question after seeing this paragraph in Sunday’s Boston Globe feature on the Fall of the House of Sarkis, written by staffer Jenn Abelson and correspondent Walter Robinson: Charlie Sarkis and his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments

Did The Boston Globe Give Questions In Advance To Charlie Sarkis?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Add to the roll of Bitchin’ Boston Family Feuds this Sunday Boston Globe feature by staffer Jenn Abelson and venerable correspondent Walter Robinson. (Boston.com has an excellent Bitchin’ Boston Family Feuds roundup here – from the Lewis and Berkowitz brothers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

NYT Sungay Styles Section

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Not surprisingly, Sunday’s New York Times Styles section was all gay marriage, all the time. Check it out for yourself here. Hardworking staff favorites: Star Party Planner Is at the Ready Competing to Draw Gay Honeymooners Seeking a Place to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Case Against E-Readers

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff owns a Kindle and an iPad, so we’re not saying ebooks have no place in the literary world. It’s just that ebooks don’t replace the real thing. From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: What an E-Reader Can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments