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Author Archives: Campaign Outsider
Weekly Standard ‘All In’ On Massachusetts Gambling
The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider is the first to admit that our attention to the Bay State’s casino gambling rumpus has been more occasional than tenacious. Perhaps because of that, we found this Christopher Caldwell piece in the current issue … Continue reading
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Tagged casino gambling, Christopher Caldwell, Deval Patrick, racino, Robert DeLeo, Weekly Standard
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Variety Whacks Boston Globe Editorial Page
Variety’s Brian Lowry tags the Boston Globe for publishing the “dumb newspaper editorial of the day.” Thanks to Jim Romenesko for flagging the dumb newspaper editorial of the day, courtesy of the Boston Globe, which conflates Washington Post critic Tom Shales’ … Continue reading
The Great Rivera
Say, that was some win by the Yankees last night, no? (Boxscore here.) They rallied from a 6-1 deficit to take a 7-6 lead into the bottom of the ninth against the Texas Rangers. As death follows taxes, that meant … Continue reading
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Tagged as death follows taxes, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
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Campaign Outsider Reading Rack (pat. pending)
WSJ: Little Richard Actually Quite Big Thoroughly appealing column in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal about “Richard, the First,” a – you’ll pardon the expression – seminal influence on the music of the past 55 years. From Marc Myers’ Journal piece: … Continue reading
The Boston Herald’s Cruel And Unusual Coverage
Make no mistake: former Massachusetts Turnpike Authority chairman and current accused drunk driver Matt Amorello is a menace to society and – to all appearances – deserves swift and harsh justice. But the Boston Herald’s coverage of Amorello’s alleged drunken … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay State Solon Hall of Shame (Whiskey Wing), Boston Herald, Howie Carr, Matt Amorello, OUI
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New York Times Op-Odds Page
There seems to be a Birther Gap at the New York Times op-ed page. Sunday’s Frank Rich column: So many Republicans don’t know Obama is a natural citizen — 41 percent in a poll last week— that we must (charitably) assume … Continue reading
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Tagged birthers, CNN poll, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Obama born in US, op-ed pages
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“Shame on Elie Wiesel”
In Saturday’s Wall Street Journal, theater critic Terry Teachout whacked Elie Wiesel for “trampl[ing] on a playwright’s freedom of speech.” Back story: Deb Margolin recently wrote a play called “Imagining Madoff” that purported to offer audiences a fictional version of … Continue reading
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Tagged Deb Margolin, Elie Wiesel, Imagining Madoff, Terry Teachout, Theater J, Wall Street Journal
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Stuck On Digg
Not 15 minutes after I posted about AlterNet’s claim that conservatives are burying liberal content on Digg, I received this from formidable blogger (and former grad student of mine) Seth Stuck, aka Conservative Brawler. “There was nothing provided in any of … Continue reading
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Tagged AlterNet, Conservative Brawler, Digg, liberal content, Seth Stuck
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Citibunk
Typically captivating Wall Street Journal A-Hed on Friday: Mystery Writer: Does Citibank’s S. Larson Really Exist? Bank Won’t Confirm Identity of Secretive Signatory; Enigma of Customer Care Lede: SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—Is S. Larson for real? People who use Citibank credit … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Betty Crocker, Citibank, fun fact to know 'n' tell, S. Larson, Wall Street Journal
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Digg-ing A Hole For Liberals?
Not vouching for this item (via MediaPost), just saying: Are ‘Digg Patriots’ A Harbinger Of What’s To Come With Crowd-Sourced Editorial Tools Albeit on a very slow news day, the industry is buzzing about popular link-sharing Web site Digg, and … Continue reading
