Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Does Peggy Noodnik Have A Point?

I know all you splendid readers think the hardworking staff is a noodnik for following Peggy Noonan’s Wall Street Journal Declarations, but here’s a question from her current column about “the decision to become involved militarily in the Libyan civil war” that’s actually … Continue reading

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Steve Inskeep Nails Jell-O To The Wall

In the wake of On the Media‘s Sisyphean effort to debunk the charge that NPR’s news coverage has a liberal bias, Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep ventured into the lion’s den – the Wall Street Journal op-ed page – to … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney/Scott Brown Bakeoff (Margery Eagan Edition)

Boston Herald columnist Margery Eagan weighs in on the Romney/Brown rumble for bragging rights and media coverage. Lede: Scott Brown has barely been our senator a year. Yet he’s already out-coiffed, out-sculpted, out-politicked and yes, outsmarted our previous matinee idol, Mitt … Continue reading

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Mitt Romney/Scott Brown Bakeoff (pat. pending)

From ABC’s The Note: WALKING THE ROMNEY-BROWN TIGHTROPE. The Boston Globe’s Glen Johnson takes a behind-the-scenes look at the trio of advisers pitching in with likely presidential candidate Mitt Romney as well as Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown: “[Eric] Fehrnstrom and … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (When The Paul Levy Breaks Edition)

As so often happens, the Boston Herald gets the sizzle: Paul Levy sees big returns from nonprofit Earns $91G for six-hour workweek  An under-the-radar western Massachusetts nonprofit that controls the state’s electricity market is lavishing huge salaries on executives and … Continue reading

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Boston Restaurateur Goes To Bat For Exotic Food

From Tuesday’s New York Times Frequent Flier feature: A Restaurant Owner Bites Into Something Foul, Dark and Winged By Ken Oringer, as told to Joan Raymond That would be Boston restaurant owner Ken Oringer, whose eateries include Clio, Uni, Toro, … Continue reading

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Barry Bonds Is Not A Mensch. But Lance Williams And Mark Fainaru-Wada Are.

As alleged serial steroid abuser Barry (Hey, My Head’s Not That Big) Bonds stands in the dock for lying to a grand jury, it’s instructive to remember that none of this would have happened without the dogged (and daunting) efforts … Continue reading

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Rafael Nadal Is A Mensch

As longtime fans of Rafael Nadal, the hardworking staff was curious about how the Splendid Spaniard would react to Novak Djokovic’s sandblasting of him in Sunday’s final at Indian Wells. Well, he said this: When someone suggested the match might … Continue reading

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The Sneak in Review (Ethics Code Edition)

Via Sneak ADtack: Dispatches from the stealth marketing front: U.S. Senate Goes Public on Privacy Well, one U.S. Senator, anyway. From Adweek: Senate’s Privacy Hearing Draws Many Spectators, Few Lawmakers Session turns into one-man show led by Sen. John Kerry There was a … Continue reading

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Novak Djokovic Is A Monster

And the hardworking staff means that in the most positive sense. Pride of Serbia Novak Djokovic put a serious beatdown on Rafael Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open Sunday afternoon. Via ESPN.com: INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Rafael Nadal‘s serve deserted him … Continue reading

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