Monthly Archives: September 2012

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (In Praise Of Editorial Cartoonists Edition)

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

We have two daily editorial cartoonists in Boston. We are very lucky. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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Scott Brown Not Akin For A Fight

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might (or more likely might not) remember, the hardworking staff noted the other day that Missouri Senate hopeful (and rape rapier) Todd Akin dope slapped Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Dope Slapped) pretty good regarding Brown’s position … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ the Day (Simply Scott Brown Edition)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Jeffrey Toobin’s New Yorker profile  (boink! sorry, paywall) of Elizabeth Warren: [Scott] Brown is a reassuring, if not exactly dynamic, presence. He speaks softly, and he doesn’t put on airs. Seriously? Scott Brown, who hobnobs with kings and queens? … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Romney’s Taxes = Adultery? Edition)

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

You won’t see this story in the Boston Globe (at least until tomorrow): AshleyMadison.com cozies up to Mitt Romney, gets dumped. But the Herald has it. Details at IGTLTDT.    

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Voters Said Warren Should Change Ads Before Thumbsuckers Did

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Globe front-paged the redoubtable Frank Phillips yesterday in this smoke-alarm piece about Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren’s anemic ad campaign. Warren may retool TV ads Is urged to show a personal side Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren — … Continue reading →

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Legal’s Latest Ad: Hook, Line, And Stinker

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Those madcap boys at Legal Sea Foods have another one of their die-laughing ads in the Boston Globe today: Call me the Mayor of Fogeyville, but these ads are profoundly unfunny. And the TV spots are no better:   Rule … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Aly Ops Edition)

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Olympic gymnast and pride of Needham Aly Raisman made the New York Fashion Week scene, and the local dailies were right behind her. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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Legal Sea Foods Leaves A Bad Taste

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Ad in Monday’s Boston Globe Metro section, one page before the obituaries: Yes, Legal Sea Foods has a long and spotty history of controversial advertising. And yes, any publicity is good publicity, as they say. But this ad is a … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Rogers An MFA (Museum Faux Administrator)?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Judith Zobrzynski, the Real Clear Arts blogger at ArtsJournal, has some real clear artistic differences with Boston Museum of Fine Arts director Malcolm Rogers. To wit: The MFA’s Misguided New European Art Gallery Not every new gallery or exhibition is … Continue reading →

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Former Boston Herald Editor To WSJ: Romney’s A Potemkin Republican

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Eric Convey, a former reporter/editor at the Boston Herald, had this op-ed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal: Massachusetts Lessons About a President Romney Its more likely he will try to reform Obamacare than make good on his promise to repeal … Continue reading →

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