Monthly Archives: September 2012

Campaign Outsider Prediction (Pat. Pending): Michelle Obama Will Go From FLOTUS To POTUS

After the hardwatching staff saw Michelle Obama’s set-up video and speech at the Democratic National Convention last night, we had one overwhelming thought: This thoroughly dynamic woman will be president of the United States someday. Not in 2016, though. For … Continue reading

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Barack Obama: Hope And Small Change

The Obama campaign has trumpeted its volume of small donations and its $3 cover charge via incessant emails for entering various raffles (Win a Chance to Sit Five Tables Away from George Clooney!) and sweepstakes (Join Our Bus Tour for … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Scott Brown ‘Honorary Girl’ Edition)

The idiotic remark by Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman John Walsh that Scott Brown is trying to be an “honorary girl” got big play in today’s Boston Herald and no play in the Globe’s print edition. See IGTLTDT for details.

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High-Ground Scotty Brown

Back in the day, the junior senator from Massachusetts was known as Downtown Scotty Brown for his shooting prowess on the basketball court. Nowadays, he’s just as adept at the political game. Case in point: Brown’s Take in the Boston … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Charlotte Web Edition)

The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald have started covering the Democratic National Convention just as you’d expect. See details at IGTLTDT.  

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Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Oh, Canada Healthcare! Edition)

Americans for Prosperity, the Super PAC funded by the Koch brothers (who represent the ATM wing of the Republican Party), has just launched a $6.2 million ad buy in 11 states, according to Politico’s Playbook. The TV spot “features Canadian … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Convention Wisdom Edition)

Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby and Boston Herald columnist Rachelle Cohen have very different takes on the value of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Details at IGTLTDT.

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Grease Anatomy: Forget Politicians’ Body Men – These Handlers Are Their Body PARTS

First there was Karl Rove, George W. Bush’s brain. Next, Eric Fehrnstrom (via GQ): “If Karl Rove was Bush’s brain, then Fehrnstrom is [Mitt] Romney’s balls.” Now comes FOB Valerie Jarrett (via the New York Times): If Karl Rove was … Continue reading

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Quote o’ the Day (Learning To Like Mitt Edition)

In his column for the September 3rd edition of the Weekly Standard, Andrew Ferguson “[feels] free to admit, in the full knowledge that nobody cares, that I never liked Mitt Romney.” Further: My distaste for him isn’t merely personal or … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Pep Squad Smackdown Edition)

The Boston Bruins Ice Girls vs. the New England Patriots Cheerleaders. Details at IGTLTDT.  

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