Monthly Archives: February 2014

‘Dr. Evil’ Strikes Again

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Washington lobbyist Rick Berman – a.k.a. Dr. Evil – is up to his usual tricks with a full-page ad in yesterday’s New York Times. Campaign Outsider Potemkin Front Group Index™: 2 Two wit: Minimumwage.com, and The Employment Policies Institute. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 60 Minutes, Campaign Outsider Potemkin Front Group Index™, CBS News, Dr. Evil, Employment Policies Institute, minimumwage.com, New York Times, Rick Berman | 1 Comment

NYT Website Is Propaganda!

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times homepage, Thursday morning one o’clock: Truth is, it’s not really the Russians (The Americans Division) who’ve overrun the Times website. It’s the Hessians (Advertising Battalion).

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged FX, Hessians (Advertising Battalion), New York Times, Russians, The Americans | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What the-? National Enquirer Runs Full-Page Ad in New York Times!

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, There I was, minding my own business and reading Wednesday’s New York Times, when I came across this. So, wait a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Playwriting Foundation, Ask Dr. Ads, David Bar Katz, Jack Shafer, Judd Burstein, National Enquirer, New York Times, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Reuters | Leave a comment

Fifty Years After: That Cassius Clay/Sonny Listless Fight

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Swell piece in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal recapping the classic 1964 heavyweight bout between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston. Clay-Liston: The Fight That Made Muhammad Ali A Half Century Ago, a Brash Youngster Named Cassius Clay Beat Sonny Liston and Started … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Angelo Dundee, Cassius Clay, Joe Louis, Miami Beach, Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Listless, Sonny Liston, Sugar Ray Robinson, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Dead Blogging the Massachusetts Gubernatorial Non-Debate at JFK Jr. Forum

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

So the hardworking staff hied us to the International House of Politics last night to catch A Special Event with Democratic Candidates for Massachusetts Governor, which was definitely not a debate featuring Joseph Avellone, Donald Berwick, Martha Coakley, Steven Grossman, and Juliette Kayyem. (Daniel Ki was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Special Event with Democratic Candidates for Massachusetts Governor, Daniel Ki, Donald Berwick, Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis, Harvard Institute of Politics, International House of Politics, JFK Jr. Forum, Joseph Avellone, Juliette Kayyem, Martha Coakley, Mirtha Coakley, Steven Grossman, That's all folks, the Steven Spielberg of comedy | 2 Comments

Northeastern Goes National with Full-Page Ads

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Northeastern University – the Little College That Could . . . Jack Up Its Cost to $55,000 per annum – has gone full-page boogie in a new advertising campaign. From Monday’s Boston Globe: The same ad ran in Monday’s New … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ad campaign, Boston Globe, full-page boogie, Googletron, New York Times, Northeastern University, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Our New! Exclusive! NYT First-World-Problem Chronicles™ (Naples Dog Poop Edition)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times is a past master at reporting FWPs (First-World-Problems). Exhibit Umpteen from Sunday’s edition: A Forensic Approach to a Sidewalk Nuisance Naples, Using DNA Left at the Scene, Cracks Down on Dog Waste NAPLES, Italy — Problems? … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dog poop, first world problems, FWP, Naples, Neapolitans, New York Times, Tommaso Sodano, vice mayor | 3 Comments

There’s Crying/No Crying in the Corporate Workplace!

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardwalking staff headed home last night, we heard this report by Ashley Milne-Tyte on APM’s Marketplace. Is it getting easier to show emotions at work? We all spend a lot of time at work. Sometimes stuff happens that drives … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged APM, Ashley Milne-Tyte, Boston Globe, Hillary Clinton, Jean Yang, Marketplace, Massachusetts Health Connector, Shirley Leung | 4 Comments

That’s Just So Mean! (Martha Coakley Edition)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Page Six of Thursday’s Boston Herald: C’mon, Heraldniks: We know you don’t like Mirtha, but really – was it necessary to roll out the PoreCam this early? Why not keep your powder dry for a while? (Meanwhile, memo … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Heraldniks, Martha Coakley, Mirtha, welfare reform | 1 Comment

Ask Dr. Ads: If Barbie Is So #Unapologetic, What’s with the NYT AD?

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I’m a big fan of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition (hey – I read it for the articles), so imagine my surprise when Barbie® … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #unapologetic, 18-49 demo, @JazzyTJan, Ask Dr. Ads, Barbie, New York Times, People, Person of the Year, Sexiest Man Alive, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, Time, Yahoo! Shine | Leave a comment