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Author Archives: Campaign Outsider
My London Riot Story
This week’s horrific London riots thankfully seem to be subsiding. Up to now, many news reports, such as this New York Times piece, have likened the wave of civilian violence to riots 25 years ago: Nothing remotely like it had … Continue reading
Bleak Picture For The New England Institute Of Art?
The New York Times reports today that “The Department of Justice and four states on Monday filed a multibillion-dollar fraud suit against the Education Management Corporation, the nation’s second-largest for-profit college company, charging that it was not eligible for the … Continue reading
Is John Kerry The Chicken Or The Egg?
Boston Globe report about the appearance of Sen. John Kerry (D-Am I Part of the Obama Administration Yet?) on last Sunday’s Meet the Press: Kerry faults Tea Party in US credit rating drop WASHINGTON – Senator John F. Kerry of … Continue reading
The Nickname Primary
As the hardworking staff read its umpteenth story today about GOP presidential hopefuls taking to the campaign trail in the Hawkeye State, or recall elections adding t what has been a tumultuous year in the Badger State, we remembered a … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Seabrook, Badger State, Hawkeye State, Weekend All Things Considered
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Greg Sullivan Tom Finneran, And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Condo Conversion
In response to the hardworking staff’s chronicling of Faye Dunaway’s Manhattan housing-court rumpus (My Rental! My Sublet! My Rental! My Sublet!), splendid reader Bob Gardner wrote this: My favorite rent control story never made it into print. It took place … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The Red Sox-Yankees Game
From our Made Yankee Fan in Boston desk: #1: The hardworking staff is getting too old for this shit. Except, of course, it’s too riveting to look away from. #2: Marco Scutaro? Really? To save time, let’s just fast-forward to … Continue reading
Danica Patrick = The Internet
The current Weekend Wall Street Journal Sentiment Tracker (sorry, no graphic available) features this: Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines The online buzz about the possibility of driver Danica Patrick leaving IndyCar to do Nascar full time. The numbers: SHOULD … Continue reading
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Tagged Danica Patrick, IndyCar, Nascar, Sentiment Tracker, Wall Street Journal
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Joe Nocera Apologizes To GOP Terrorists
Over all, the hardworking staff likes what newly arrived columnist Joe Nocera has brought to the New York Times op-ed page: a populist view of economic justice leavened with a pragmatic view of economic reality. So we were surprised last … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden's moonwalking, GOP terrorists, Joe Biden, Joe Nocera, New York Times, Tea Party Republicans
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Mittsing In Action
From Politico’s On Media blog: No Sunday show for Romney yet In this week’s Turn the Table , Mike Allen spoke to Bob Schieffer, Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley and Chris Wallace about the winners and losers of the debt deal, … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Wallace, Mitt Romney, On Media, Politico, Rose (Above It All) Garden strategy, Sunday talk shows
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Facehook In Missouri
Last year the hardworking staff noted the controversy over what the Boston Herald called on its front page: ACEBOOK FLAP Herald lede: Teachers could be disciplined or fired for friending students on Facebook and school administrators would be encouraged to … Continue reading
