Tag Archives: AlterNet

Sarah Palin’s Talmudic Power

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Sarah Barracuda is a deconstructionist’s delight. Exhibit Umpteen: Her riff last weekend on Paul Revere’s ride (via WHDH): That’s triggered a tsunami of interpretations, from AlterNet’s “Mangled ‘History’ Lesson” to Mediaite’s “Doublethink? Palin Fans Attempt To Rewrite Paul Revere’s Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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Gecko v. Flo: Worst Media Smackdown Ever?

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The folks at left-wingnut website AlterNet are all lathered up about the ongoing slapfight between the Geico gecko and Progressive Insurance spokesgal Flo, who’s annoying enough to be the 21st century Mr. Wipple Curent AlterNet headline: Cutesy GEICO Gecko’s Ad Fight … Continue reading →

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We’re Number Wonderful!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The Daily Beast (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet) has released its second-annual list of the nation’s smartest and dumbest cities. From the AlterNet piece: What makes a city “smart” or “dumb,” per this list? The education level of the city’s citizens, … Continue reading →

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Stuck On Digg

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

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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Digg-ing A Hole For Liberals?

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

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Dizzy Lizzy Cheney

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Liz Cheney didn’t fall far from the tree. The daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney is fronting a website called Keep America Safe that is hazardous to America’s political health, according to some. From a piece on the lefty … Continue reading →

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Liberal Media Pom-Pom Watch (pat. pending)

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Via AlterNet: Heather Graham and MoveOn Team Up for Huge Push on Congress to Pass the Public Option If you followed the cues sent by the White House, you’d think the public option was dead. But on the heels of polls … Continue reading →

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