Monthly Archives: January 2016

The New New Republic Gets Something – Finally! – Right

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As up to several people know, the hardworking staff has been on The New Republic like Brown on Williamson since boy publisher Chris Hughes bought the vulnerable opinion journal several years ago. And the worst part is, the lamer the magazine has become, … Continue reading →

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Uber’s New Meal-Delivery Service Throws Up on Boston

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Some Uber drivers are about to become Uber waiters, according to this Wall Street Journal piece. Uber Prepares to Launch Meal-Delivery Service in 10 U.S. Cities Uber Technologies Inc. is preparing to go live with a full-scale meal delivery service across … Continue reading →

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The Paranoid Style in American Politics (2016 Edition)

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

In an interview on NBC’s Today show before his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama talked to Matt Lauer about the Donald Trumpa Lumpa craze (around 3:55). Trump’s a little nuts graf: The message that … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging ‘Violet’ at Calderwood Pavilion

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the South End Saturday night to catch the SpeakEasy Stage Company‘s production of Violet and, man, it’s a knockout. Featuring a powerful folk, rock, and gospel score, this soul-stirring musical, set in 1964, … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging ‘Der Lauf Der Dinge’ at the ICA

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the ICA yesterday to catch . . . whatever . . . and say, it was swellish. First we revisited Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957, which is terrific and only there … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the 2016 Billion-Dollar Digital Adlection

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

If the 2004 presidential campaign was the Internet Election, and the 2008 campaign was the Social Media Election, and the 2012 campaign was the Twitter Election, then the 2016 presidential campaign is the Digital Ad Election. From USA Today: TV, … Continue reading →

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Ben Carson Is So Desperate He’s Sending Mash Notes to Me

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

So what’s so strange about GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson (R-Pyramid Scheme) romancing a person such as I? Just that I have a) been a registered independent for almost 40 years and b) never voted in a Republican primary all … Continue reading →

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Ad Nauseum: Why the New Republic Is – No Surprise – for Sale

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has noted on numerous occasions, Chris Hughes, boy publisher of The Nude – sorry, New – Republic, hasn’t seen an inside-page ad in maybe 18 months. from all appearances, the Richie Rich of opinion journalism was floating … Continue reading →

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Peggy Noonan’s Strange New Respect for Donald Trump

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

From our Peggy Noodnik Writes Again desk Peggy Noonan’s Declarations column in the Weekend Wall Street Journal is, according to Politico’s Mike Allen, “jaw-droppingly Trump-friendly (or at least Trump-respectful).” The GOP Establishment’s Civil War A free-for-all among Christie, Rubio, Cruz and … Continue reading →

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Should Massachusetts Change Time Zones?

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

From Florida to Alaska, the time might be up for daylight-saving time. Via Arian Campo-Flores’s Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition piece yesterday : Daylight-Saving Time Gets Old Fed up with the annual routine of moving clocks ahead in spring and back in fall, a … Continue reading →

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