Monthly Archives: August 2011

My Rental! My Sublet! My Rental! My Sublet!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

New York rent control politics are even more vicious than academic (because the stakes are so small) politics. In the Big Town, it’s only the apartments that are small. Latest case in point (via the New York Times): For Faye … Continue reading →

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Bob Ryan v. Jason Gay On Pats v. Jets

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Bob Ryan’s Boston Globe column on the New England Patriots-New York Jets rivalry: It rivals anything we’ve seen Excerpt: Now while we can’t see Coach Bill and Regal Rex wrestling at the 50 … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Rick Perry Edition)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

There’s so much money pouring into the 2012 presidential campaign, ads are now running for candidates who haven’t even entered the race. Exhibit $: Super PAC Jobs for Iowa has launched a two-week flight of TV spots promoting the presidential … Continue reading →

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Overheard Line o’ the Week (pat. pending)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So far, anyway. Young gal walking down Harvard Street in Brookline – wait for it – talking on a cellphone, dead serious: Look, I’m arguing with you ’cause you won’t let me win. Hard to argue with that.

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NYT Obama R.I.P. Edition

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Monday’s New York Times pretty much serves as Barack Obama’s obituary. Editorial: To Escape Chaos, a Terrible Deal There is little to like about the tentative agreement between Congressional leaders and the White House except that it happened at all. … Continue reading →

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NYT Sunday Review Cartoonist Is Just Not Funny

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

If Brian McFadden isn’t the lamest guy since Gunsmoke’s Chester, he’ll do until someone else comes along. McFadden’s latest contribution to the New York Times Sunday Review section (click to enlarge): You’d need to go a long way to find … Continue reading →

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