Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

John Silber Fights Again

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Full Disclosure #1: The hardworking staff currently teaches at Boston University and does not have tenure. Full Disclosure #2: The hardworking staff has fond memories of former BU czar John Silber. Back in the day, we regularly collided with Dr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston University, Derek Walcott, Edmund Burke, Elie Wiesel, Five on Five, Howard Zinn, John Silber, John Stuart Mill, Roger Kimball, Saul Bellow, Seeking the North Star, Sheldon Glashow, Terrier-ized, The New Criterion, Tom Wolfe, Wall Street Journal, WCVB | 8 Comments

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

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party of One desk As you splendid readers might – or might not – have noticed, the hardworking staff religiously records full-page ads in the New York Times paid for by above-average-means citizens. The latest installment appeared … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Farhat, campaignmoney.com, Curt Clawson, Israel, Martin Burns, Middle East, New York Times, OpenSecrets.org, Paige Kreegel, Roll Call, Ronald M. Firman, Trey Radel, Values Are Vital | 3 Comments

NYT Ad Dopeslaps NYT

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Pot Party desk This full-page ad opposing marijuana legalization appeared in Saturday’s New York Times: Unusually, it also criticized the Times coverage of the issue. (As you might recall, if you’re not too … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #justsayknow, Ad Age, Compassionate Care Act, Geekwire, GrassIsNotGreener.com, just-say-nuts graf, kick-in-the-nuts graf, Leafly, marijuana legalization, New York Times, Privateer Holdings, Yelp for marijuana | 1 Comment

Totally Opaque Ad o’ the Day (Alvaro Noboa Edition II)

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk As the hardworking staff recently noted, some guy named Alvaro Noboa is involved in some kind of legal rumpus that has led him to run some lawyered-up ads in the New York Times. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ads run by civilians, Alvaro Noboa, CNE, Ecuador, Exportadora Bananera Noboa, Googletron, how many lawyers can fit on the head of a pen, New York Times, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Wikipedia | 2 Comments

St. Ignatius Loyola Is Twee? Whee!

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Back in the day, the hardworking staff (Class of ’63) attended St. Ignatius Loyola grammar school on 84th between Park and Madison. At the time St. Iggy, as we called him, looked something like this: But nowadays, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Fancy, Flavorwire, Iggy, Jesuits, Marc Spitz, Sisters of Charity, Society of Jesus, Sr. Martin, St. Iggy, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Ignatius Loyola school, The Atlantic, twee, twee saint, Twee: The Gentle Revolution in Music Books Television Fashion and Film, Urban Dictionary, Work | 6 Comments

Scott Brown Is So Phony, Even His Ads Are Faked

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Accidental Sen. Scott Brown (R-Elsewhere) has always struck us as a manufactured item, and his latest ad in the 2014 New Hampshire Senate rumpus only cements that impression. From BuzzFeed‘s Dorsey Shaw: Scott Brown’s Campaign Ads Feature Green Screened Stock Footage … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Buzzfeed, Dorsey Shaw, Downturn Scotty, green screen, New Hampshire, Paul Lewis, Scott Brown, Secure Borders, Security, Shutterstock, sleight of handiwork, SNL, The Guardian | 2 Comments

Our Rick Perry Anti-Redemption Edition

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might – or more likely might not – remember, the hardworking staff recently noted The Weekly Standard’s rehab job on lame duck Gov. Rick Perry (R-Oops), who once again has presidential ambitions. (Far more convincing – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amy Davidson, Baton Rouge, Comeback Kid, Cryin' John Boehner, David Duke, deportation, Earl Long, Edwin Edwards, Fred Barnes, Huey Long, immigration hearings, Jennifer Rubin, Kingfish, KKK, Louisiana, Matt Labash, Pres. Obama, Rick Perry, Russell B. Long, Ted Cruz (Control), The New Yorker, The Weekly Standard, Washington Post | 2 Comments

The Weekly Standard, Redemption Issue (Rick Perry/Edwin Edwards Edition)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Comeback Party desk Last week’s issue of The Weekly Standard featured a pair of Act Two political characters – one failed, one jailed – auditioning for the 2014 Comeback Kid designation. Start with Fred Barnes’s take on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baton Rouge, Comeback Kid, David Duke, Earl Long, Edwin Edwards, Fred Barnes, Huey Long, Jennifer Rubin, Kingfish, KKK, Louisiana, Matt Labash, Rick Perry, Russell B. Long, The Weekly Standard, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Totally Opaque Ad o’ the Day (Alvaro Noboa Edition)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk The hardworking staff has long had a soft spot for ads run by civilians in the New York Times. But this one takes the cake. From Friday’s Times, page A10: Do you understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ads run by civilians, Alvaro Noboa, CNE, Ecuador, Googletron, how many lawyers can fit on the head of a pen, New York Times, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | 6 Comments

Boston Globe Scribe Don Aucoin’s Son Also Rises in WSJ

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Don Aucoin, whose fine theater criticism graces the Boston Globe on a regular basis, must be bustin’ his buttons over this piece in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. Portrait of a Prodigy Is Matthew Aucoin the Next Leonard Bernstein? Most 4-year-olds going to visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beethoven, Boston Globe, Carol Iaciofano Aucoin, Cloud Symphony, Don Aucoin, Leonard Bernstein, Matthew Aucoin, Ode to Joy, The Marriage of Figaro, theater critic, Wall Street Journal | 3 Comments