Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

The Face Of The Yankees’ Futility

From Friday’s New York Times front page after the Yankees basically blew their ALDS series vs. the Detroit Tigers: Friday’s dead-tree edition, by contrast, featured a photo of Rodriguez after he struck out with the bases loaded in the 7th. … Continue reading

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WSJ: Good News, Bad News For Mitt Romney

Thursday’s Wall Street Journal was a mixed blessing for GOP Hair Apparent Mitt Romney. The good news: Christie’s Exit Sends Donors Romney’s Way The bad news: Romney Environment Push Is Fresh Target for His Rivals Win some, lose some, yes?

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Verizon Back To Whacking Unions

Verizon is once again running full-page ads in the Boston Globe painting the telecom giant’s union employees as unreasonable in their negotiating demands: The hardworking staff thinks this dustup has a fair chance of going on for a very(izon) long … Continue reading

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Seamus Sweepstakes™: Stretch It Like Taffy

New York Times columnist Gail Collins, who the hardworking staff has repeatedly pointed out is incapable of mentioning Mitt Romney without adding that he “once drove to Canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car,” is … Continue reading

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Look Up ‘Squander’ In The Dictionary (II) . . .

. . . and you still get a picture of this: Game 5 of the ALDS Tigers-Yankees tilt was by far the worst for a Made Yankee Fan in Boston: Bases loaded, one out in the Yankees 4th – zero … Continue reading

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Tea Party Poopers To Shun Scott Brown

Sen. Scott Brown (R-Tea Bagged) got plenty of help from Tea Party groups in his successful 2010 campaign, but maybe not so much this time around. According to the Daily Caller, the tea has cooled: Scott Brown was the tea party … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Drunk Driving Deval Patrick Aide Edition)

Wednesday’s Boston Globe: A top Patrick aide accused of OUI A top adviser to Governor Deval Patrick was arrested early Sunday on drunk driving charges. Ron Bell, the governor’s senior adviser for community affairs, was pulled over in Brookline at … Continue reading

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How Steve Jobs Changed My Life

There are umpteen million stories in the Mac-ed City. This has been one of them: I bought a Mac SE in 1989. It cost, as I recall, $3000 (which was real money at the time) and had slightly more computing … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Department Of Corrections Edition)

Yesterday the hardworking staff noted the American Crossroads ad claiming that Barack Obama has abandoned his promises not to raise taxes. Factcheck.org says, not so fast. An American Crossroads TV ad claims Obama’s position on taxes is “different” than it … Continue reading

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Sneak ADtack’s Recommended Reading

Every now and then the articles start to pile up at Sneak ADtack Central, so to kind of clear the coffee table, here are some pieces you might want to check out: • Ad Age: Twitter Landing More TV Roles Than Most … Continue reading

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