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“Why She Walks Like A Woman But Talks Like A Man”
(Hat tip: The Kinks) The story of the gender-tossup South African track star/let just keeps getting stranger. Female sprinter Caster Semenya “handily won” (as the New York Times reported) the 800 meters race at last week’s track and field championships in … Continue reading
Debate and Switch
Quite rightly, Wednesday night’s WBZ-TV Boston mayoral debate was canceled in light of Ted Kennedy’s death. A spokeswoman for WBZ said the station is working on rescheduling it.
Edward M. Kennedy, R.I.P.
I haven’t posted anything about the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, mainly because I don’t have anything especially profound to say about his passing. But I will say this: He was a great – and greatly flawed – man, … Continue reading
Paterson’s Pathetic Play, Part 2
Via Tuesday’s New York Times: David N. Dinkins, New York City’s first black mayor, offered some blunt advice on Monday to David A. Paterson, New York State’s first black governor: Don’t accuse your critics of racism. That was in reaction … Continue reading
Ad o’ the Day
With all due respect to my Boston University colleagues, the BU College of Communication didn’t exactly cover itself in glory by participating recently in a commercial stunt with McDonald’s, as reported in Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Call it a Mc-lesson. This … Continue reading
Debate Prep
With the first 2009 Boston mayoral debate on tap for Wednesday night (7 p.m. on WBZ-TV), the hardworking staff was deep into its research for the Brawlston in Allston when it occurred to us: Hey! Why not share our debate … Continue reading
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Martyr’s Vineyard
Good luck to Pres. Obama as he tries to have a carefree vacation on Martha’s Vineyard this week. Here’s White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton’s plaintive message to the press corps about Obama’s Excellent Adventure (via Chicago Sun-Times stalwart … Continue reading
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Tagged Martyr's Vineyard, Marxist Vineyard, Obama Vacation, Rush Limbaugh
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Ad of the Day
With this post, the hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider debuts our new Ad of the Day feature. Spotlight Dance: The Sunday New York Times full-page Lord & Taylor ad for a $100 Calvin Klein blazer. The top half of the ad … Continue reading
On Daschle, On Blitzin’!
The Sunday New York Times piece on Tom Daschle’s corporate takeover of Obamacare is a Petrie dish of Beltway self-interest and conflict of interest. The backstory: Daschle, former South Dakota senator and Senate Democratic leader turned lobbyist, would now be … Continue reading
