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Why Are Mark Halperin and Katie Couric Cavorting with the Romneys?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff previously noted, Yahoo! News anchor Katie Couric was a (paid?) speaker at this weekend’s Mittapalooza for myriad GOP presidential hopefuls looking for some love – but mostly money – from Mitt Romney’s deep-pocketed friends. But it turns … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ann Romney, Ashley Parker, Boston Globe, Deer Vallley, E2 Summit, journo-Mittdustrial complex, Katie Couric, Marco Rubio, Mark Halperin, Matt Viser, Mediaite, Mitt Romney, Mittapalooza, New York Times, pilates, Politico Playbook, Romneyrama, Steve Stein, Utah, Yahoo! News | 3 Comments

WSJ Trundles Out to Brimfield Fair

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed was a total flea market maker. Giant Flea Market Means Big Haul for Porters Able-bodied entrepreneurs bring in bucks carting collectibles; moving a carousel horse BRIMFIELD, Mass.—Three times a year, traffic on U.S. Route 20, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A-Hed, Brimfield Fair, Brimfield Outdoor Antiques & Collectibles show, Evan Genereux, flea market maker, Kyle Quinn, Speedy Porters, Uber, walkie-talkies, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Why Is Katie Couric Consorting with Mitt Romney?

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

This weekend former Massachusetts governor and relentless presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R-Do You Like Me Now?) is hosting his E2 Summit at an upscale ski resort in Utah, where at least six GOP presidential candidates will show up presumably to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, David Axelrod, David Stern, E2 Summit, Fox News, General Electric, Jeffrey Immelt, John Kasich, Katie Couric, Kelly Ayotte, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Megyn Kelly, Mitt Romney, Mittapalooza, Morning Score, NBA, Politico, Scott Walker, Ya-who! knows, Yahoo! News | 6 Comments

Dead Blogging ‘Alfred Maurer’ at Addison Gallery

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up to Andover yesterday to catch Alfred Maurer: At the Vanguard of Modernism at the Addison Gallery of American Art and, say, it was swell. Maurer was an early 20th Century artist who morphed from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Addison Gallery of American Art, Alfred Maurer, Alfred Maurer: At the Vanguard of Modernism, Boston Globe, cubism, fauvism, Henri Matisse, impressionism, Light/Dark White/Black, On the Scene: 20th Century Street Photography, Searching for the Real, Sebastian Smee | 2 Comments

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Stephen M. Wolf Edition)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The latest in our long-running series From Tuesday’s New York Times: Of local note: Yikes. So who exactly is Stephen M. Wolf, who paid a likely six figures for this ad? Here’s what the Googletron yields. So . . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times, cod stocks, Gulf of Maine, New York Times, Stephen M. Wolf, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife.preservation.one@gmail.com, World Wildlife Fund | Leave a comment

That’s Just So Sad! (Beau Biden Funeral Edition)

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Vice President Joe Biden’s son, former Delaware attorney general and potential Delaware governor Beau Biden, was laid to rest today after succumbing to brain cancer at the tender age of 46. Friday Boston Globe (and Wall Street Journal) photo. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama eulogy, Beau Biden, Joe Biden, R-Great White South, Ted Cruz | Leave a comment

Erin Go Bride! Ireland’s Gay-Marriage Tourism Ads

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Wedding Party desk No flies on Ireland’s tourism officials. It took them all of three days after Irish voters approved a referendum legalizing gay marriage to launch a global ad campaign – “Ireland says I do” – targeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ashford Castle, Belfast Telegraph, gay marriage, gay marriage ads, Ireland, Ireland Says 'I Do', Irish Republic, LGBT, Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, Marketing Daily, MediaPost, Miley Cyrus, Northern Ireland, Rev David McIlveen, Stephen Fry, Tourism Ireland, Travel Weekly | Leave a comment

Travels With The Missus On the Côte d’Azur (Encore!)

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

After dinner I walked down to the bay one last time. I stood in a soft rain next to the bust of homeboy Jean Cocteau alongside the chapel he renovated in the 1950s, and looked one last time at the … Continue reading →

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Ford Mustang Drives NBC’s ‘The Blacklist’

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Editor’s note: This post really should have run on our kissing’ cousin, Sneak Adtack, but the hardtracking site seems to be experiencing technical difficulties. So . . . Gird your loins, splendid readers: We’ve apparently been cast as extras in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #UnleashTomKeen, 50 Shades of Pay, Ford Mustang, MediaPost, Mustang GT, NBC, NBC Universal, Ryan Eggold, Team Detroit, The Blacklist, Tom Keen | 2 Comments

Michael Reagan Milks the Old Man Like a Cash Cow

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the hardworking staff opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out: And etc. So, pony up for the Reagan Ranch and get a swell calendar. Year in pictures: You might … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged hardneutral staff, Hillary Clinton, Michael Reagan, New York Times, Rancho del Cielo, Reaganabilia, Ronald Reagan, super-PAC, The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, Young America's Foundation | Leave a comment