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TNR = Truly No Revenue

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

When Chris Hughes, the Richie Rich of opinion journalism, bought The New Republic last year, he said he would sink real money into the print edition. He wasn’t kidding, as the most recent edition reveals. The 64-page magazine features exactly … Continue reading →

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Baby I Won’t Drive Your Carr (Peter Gelzinis Edition)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

All the while self-styled vigilante John Martorano has occupied center stage in the James “Whitey” Bulger trial this week, he’s been joined at the hit – sorry, hip – with Boston Herald scribbler Howie Carr, who split a six-figure advance … Continue reading →

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (blackhawks win in ot Edition)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Say, that was some fire drill of a game last night, yeah? (Note to Bruins fans, of which the hardworking staff is one: Just because the Blackhawks won doesn’t mean it wasn’t a great game.) A few observations from Game … Continue reading →

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Baby I Can Drive My Carr (Hair Mail Edition)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Talk about mailing it in: Apparently Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr can cover the James “Whitey” Bulger trial without actually attending it. First, today’s third-class piece: Johnny’s bad, but not the real rat The worst word you can ever use against … Continue reading →

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Can’t Stand The Heat? Get Into The Bitchin’ (NBA Finals Game 6 Edition)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Say, Game 6 of the NBA Finals was a real corker, yeah? After three quarters the San Antonio Spurs seemed to pwn the Miami Heat. But forget Tim Duncan’s magisterial performance and Boris Diaw’s tough defense and LeBron James’s 3-12 … Continue reading →

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Kanye West’s Double Life: Icon/Conman

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Taylor Swift tormenter Kanye West is very much in the news right now, thanks to Sunday’s New York Times interview and last weekend’s Kim Kardashian delivery of his daughter. But previous to that, there was this (via Radar Online): Kim Kardashian has … Continue reading →

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Baby I Can Drive My Carr

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Walt Whitman desk By now it’s clear to the hardreading staff – as it should be to everyone – that the trial of mobster James “Whitey” Bulger is about one thing and one thing only: Howie Carr. The Boston Herald … Continue reading →

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Why We Love The Stanley Cup Playoffs (Bruins Ground ‘Hawks Edition)

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Bruins just smothered the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals, yeah? The B’s out-shot, out-hit, out-faceoffed, out-penaltykilled, and downright outed the ‘Hawks last night. Highlights, starting with the first– second-period goal by Daniel Paille … Continue reading →

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Boston Globe Blows Off Story That Vladimir Putin Stole Robert Kraft’s Super Bowl Ring

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The Names column in the Boston Sunday Globe featured this item: That’s nothing. Here’s what the New York Post reported about the same event, as the hardworking staff has previously noted: Kraft: Putin stole Bowl ring New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft revealed … Continue reading →

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Robert Kraft: Putin Stole My Super Bowl Ring

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Talk about Patriotic! The New York Post reports that Pats owner Robert Kraft wasn’t exactly telling the truth in 2005 when he said he’d given his Super Bowl ring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin just took it, which is … Continue reading →

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