Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Brian Lamb Gets C-Spun

C-Span’s Brian Lamb is the Joe Friday of TV interviewers – straight as Gibraltar, traditional as figgy pudding. So you could understand his befuddlement during an hourlong interview with Daily Caller diva Michelle Fields on last night’s Q&A. (See it … Continue reading →

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Stop The Presses: WSJ And NYT Disagree On Mitt Romney’s ‘Vision’

This past weekend featured a most instructive compare-and-contrast about Mitt Romney in the national newspaper Big Dogs. From the Weekend Interview in the Wall Street Journal: On Taxes, ‘Modeling,’ and the Vision Thing Does Mitt Romney have a governing vision, … Continue reading →

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GOP Social Studies

It’s not that retail politics is for losers in the Republican presidential primary race, but the candidates stumping hardest in Iowa and New Hampshire – Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry – are generally polling lowest. (Exception that … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Carroll

For my money (of which there isn’t a lot), the best thing about Christmas Day is that it marks the end of Christmas music for another year. Back in the early ’90s, WBUR asked its on-air personalities to record their … Continue reading →

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Boston Herald’s E-edition Is E-nnoying

The hardworking staff opened the old mailbag the other day and what poured out but a letter from the Boston Herald Home Delivery Department. Which said this: INTRODUCING The Boston Herald e-edition! • Exact replica of the Boston Herald print … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus . . . Pause! (PAC It In Edition)

From Friday’s New York Times: Silent Night (or Two) for Attack Ads WASHINGTON — Santa Claus is bringing a very special present for Newt Gingrich this weekend: a bit of relief. The independent “super PAC” supporting Mitt Romney’s campaign, which has run … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Family Size Edition)

‘Tis the season to cram family members into GOP presidential primary ads. Start with Ann Romney vouching for her husband’s “Character.”   Partial transcript: You can never predict what kind of tough decisions are going to come in front of … Continue reading →

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Boston Herald Turns George Will Into A Shill

Inside-baseball-loving columnist George Will has a problem: His wife, Mari Will, is an adviser to GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry. That doesn’t prevent Will from writing about the GOP presidential primary, but it does require him to disclose his spousal conflict … Continue reading →

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FFRF! Humbug!

An outfit called the Freedom From Religion Foundation ran this full-page ad in Thursday’s New York Times: The FFRF website also features billboards like this (very seasonable) one: Judging by this news media page, the organization is very – no, … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (GOP PAC Attack Edition)

From Politico’s Morning Score: PRO-ROMNEY “RESTORE OUR FUTURE” RIPS PERRY, GINGRICH: “Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry: Too liberal on immigration, too much baggage on ethics,” the ad’s narrator says. http://bit.ly/ubcrgF PRO-PERRY “MAKE US GREAT AGAIN” NAILS ROMNEY, GINGRICH: The ad started running yesterday … Continue reading →

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