Tag Archives: Barney Frank

Two Guys Named Mo

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Remarkably, the local dailies pull a crisscross in their editorials today about Gov. Deval Patrick’s appointment of his former chief of staff William “Mo” Cowan to fill the U.S. Senate seat just vacated by John Kerry (D-I Am Secretary of State Now) … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Deval Patrick, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Michael Dukakis, Mo-mentum, the Duke, U.S. Senate interim appointment, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, William "Mo" Cowan | 1 Comment

Barney & Friends Not Feeling The Love

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Looks like interim Senate wannabe Barney Frank (D-Pick Me!) and his drumbeaters have undercut their own cause. Start with drumbeater and Norfolk resident John F. Kelley (via ABC’s The Note): MOVEON MEMBER LAUNCHES PETITION TO PUT BARNEY FRANK IN THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AppointBarneyFrank.com, Barney Frank, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, First Read, interim seat, John Kerry, MoveOn.org, National Journal, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, The Note, U.S. Senate | 2 Comments

Barney Frank(enstein)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Call and Response desk Yesterday a Boston Globe editorial called on Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint Barney Frank (D-I Love Me) to fill the interim U.S. Senate seat created by John Kerry’s departure for the State Department. Patrick should take … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Deval Patrick, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Joe Fitzgerald, John Kerry, U.S. Senate | 2 Comments

Herald More Frank About Barney

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk Barney Frank (D-I Love Me) gets Page One of the local dailies today, but in very – wait for it – different ways (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages). Boston … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Barney-burner, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Deval Patrick, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, John Kerry, U.S. Senate seat | Leave a comment

Correction o’ the Day (Barney Frank’s Wedding Edition)

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From yesterday’s New York Times corrections: Because of an editing error, an article on Sunday, and an accompanying picture caption, about the wedding of Representative Barney Frank, the Massachusetts Democrat, and Jim Ready misspelled, in some editions, the town where the wedding … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, corrections, Dennis Kuchinich, Dennis Kucinich, Jim Ready, New York Times, Newton, Newtown | Leave a comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Scorpions-In-A-Bowl Edition)

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In the ongoing coverage of Kevin White’s death, both Boston dailies include pieces today on his administration’s Bright Young Things, described this way to the Boston Herald by once and future scorpion George Regan: “It wasn’t for the faint of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Bruce Bolling, Fred Salvucci, George Regan, Kevin White, Micho Spring, Paul Grogan, Peter Meade | 2 Comments

Quote o’ the Day (Barney/Newt Edition)

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank (D- Frank You) officially started his farewell tour with a few broadsides aimed at freshly minted GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich (R- Newt You). From Monday’s Boston Globe: “As I look at the Republican debate, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Boston Globe, Newt Gingrich, Oscar Wilde, unbearable in pursuit of the unconscionable, Wizard of Oz | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Barney Frunked Edition)

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Lots of fallout from the retirement announcement of Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank (D-Frank). And an interesting compare-and-contrast in Sunday’s Boston dailies. Start with the Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence column, which detailed the orderly transition of power that reigned in Massachusetts … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Barney-Mandered, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Howie Carr, Political Intelligence | Leave a comment

NYT’s Brooks: Barney Frank ‘Egregiously Immoral’

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s New York Times op-ed page features a David Brooks-as-usual column about Washington business as usual: [T]he most devastating scandal in recent history involved dozens of the most respected members of the Washington establishment. Their behavior was not out of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, David Brooks, Fannie Mae, James Johnson, New York Times | 9 Comments

Howie Ya Like Me Now?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr whacked Barney (Not So) Frank around for “[going] to the mat in obtaining a six-figure hack job for his then-boyfriend, Herbie Moses, at, of all places, Fannie Mae” in 1991. After trotting out the usual … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Fannie Mae, Herb Moses, Hot Bottom, Howie Carr | 3 Comments