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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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Tagged Boston mayoral race, CommonWealth, Kevin McCrea, Michael Flaherty, Sam Yoon, Tom Menino
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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
Kind “Word”
Many thanks to Boston Globe word maven Jan Freeman, who devoted this week’s edition of “The Word” to answering my recent plea for enlightenment on the was/were usage dilemma. Jan does an excellent job of unraveling it. Ditto for her … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambrose Bierce, Jan Freeman, New York Times, On Language, The Word
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