Tag Archives: Barack Obama

I Survived the Great Cincinnati CicadaPalooza of 1970

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Campaign Outsider

To borrow a phrase from former President Barack Obama, the news media is currently getting all wee-weed up about the coming cicada apocalypse this spring. Here’s how Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs defined the term to NPR’s Robert Siegel at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alla Katsnelson, Barack Obama, Bob Dylan, cicada apocalypse, Day of the Locusts, Doctorate of Music, New York Times, NPR, Princeton University, Robert Gibbs, Robert Siegel, Wee Weed Up | 2 Comments

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Drudge Up’ Edition)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

From our That’s Just Sad desk Every now and again the headscratching staff chronicles the mangled phrases of the differently clichéd among us and, man, they are legion. So here’s another roll call, dating back 12 months. • Last August, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Afghanistan, Ann Coulter, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Bill O'Reilly, Boston Globe, Brad Reed, Brian Fallon, champing at the bit, chomping at the bit, CNN, David Brooks, Debbie DeMaria, differently clichéd, Donald Trump, Donald Trump hands, Drudge Report, Election 2016, Eric Andre, Gov. Scott Walker, Grammarist, Gwen Ifill, HBO, headscratching staff, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton email, In Trump We Trust, James Baker, Jon Stewart, Katrina Pierson, Malden, Martin O'Malley, Matthew Gilbert, Mediaite, MediaPost, New Day, New York Times, NPR, Online Slang Dictionary, panties in a bunch, panties in a wad, panties in a wedge, PBS NewsHour, ping pong, Politico, Politico 2016 Blast, Powerhouse Politics, Raw Story, Richard Plepler, Urban Dictionary | 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

Let the $10 Billion Rumpus Begin!

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Val-PAC desk The hardworking staff recently trumpeted the estimated $9 billion price tag for the 2016 election cycle, but Bloomberg’s Al Hunt has a slight adjustment. How Record Spending Will Affect 2016 Election The role of money and politics … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Hunt, America's Liberty PAC, Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Charles Koch, Conservative Solutions PAC, Dathan Voelter, David Koch, Hillary Clinton, J. Warren Tompkins, Jeb Bush, Jesse Benton, Keep the Promise, Matea Gold, Mitt Romney, Priorities USA Action, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Terry Sullivan, Things Go Better with Koch brothers, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Let the $9b Rumpus Begin! (Ad Early and Often Edition)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The air wars of Dustup 2016™ have gone from zero to :30 in no time flat. So the hardwatching staff is pleased to provide this handy clip ‘n’ save guide to the preliminary rounds, which range from the Presidential Donnybrook to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Barack Obama, Bill Kristol, Blessing, Bloomberg, Blue Grass State GOP Gubernatorial Slap Fight, Buzzfeed, Conservative American Legacy PAC, Dustup 2016, Kelly Ayotte, Kentuckians for Growth Opportunity and Prosperity, Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary, Mark Kirk, Matt Bevin, Moms Clean Air Force, NARAL Pro-Choice America, NBC News, Neville Chamberlain, New York magazine, Newt Gingrich, NRDC, Politico, Presidential Donnybrook, R-Great White South, R-Please Don't Confuse Me with Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, Sen. Rob Portman, Ted Cruz, The Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America, The Hill, U.S. Senate Rumpus, Washington Post | 4 Comments

Could Scott Brown Run for U.S. Senate in . . . California?

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Revival Party desk It’s hard to believe that Downturn Scotty Brown (R-Girl Trouble) might ever run for higher office again, but then there’s this from yesterday’s New York Times First Draft: Boxer’s Retiring, and Ad Agencies … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @ScottBrownCA, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Downturn Scotty Brown, First Draft, George Clooney, Googletron, New York Times, R-Girl Trouble, Scott Brown, silly season, Tom Steyer, Twitter, Washington Post | 4 Comments

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

. . . well, that’s just sad. The hardworking staff has plied the differently clichéd beat for quite some time now, but this week we had our first twofer: A pair of mangled phrases in the course of one day. Begin with this piece from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Boston Daily, Boston magazine, differently clichéd, Drudge Report, drudged up, Guantanamo, Kate Bush, Maple Leafs, Mark Wahlberg, Marked Mark Wahlberg, no third way, Phil Kessel, Politico, PRI, Sam Spade, Steve Annear, The Blackstonian, The Maltese Falcon, The World, Toronto Star, Xi Jinping | 3 Comments

GOP = Got Our Pitch? (II)

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff recently noted, for reasons unknown we’ve been plunged lately into a Republican fundraising emailstrom. Representative samples include this missive from Karl Rove (subject line: TIGHT AS A TICK): Friend, President Obama’s approval ratings keep dropping, no reliable poll shows … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, emailstrom, GOPanhandling, Harry Reid, ISIS, Karl Rove, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, NRCC, portrait in the attic, The Weekly Standard | 4 Comments

GOP = Got Our Pitch?

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

For reasons far beyond our ken, the hardworking staff has been peppered lately with emails from Republican hustlers looking to shake us down for campaign contributions. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-God’s Waiting Room) kicked off the right-wingding with the subject line … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi, National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, portrait in the attic, The Weekly Standard | 2 Comments

That’s Just So Mean! (HRC/NYP Edition)

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s New York Post was clearly channeling the National Enquirer with this Page One political screamer. (Tip o’ the pixel to the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages.) Even more hyperventilating than the front page was the piece itself, which was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Citigroup, Edward Klein, Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton, National Enquirer, Noam Scheiber, The Citigroup Clique, The New Republic, The Newseum, Today's Front Pages, Washington Past | 7 Comments