Tag Archives: Bill Clinton

Hillary Clinton Again Hitched to Death Penalty Opportunist

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday’s New York Times featured this front-page piece about Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine. On Death Penalty Cases, Tim Kaine Revealed Inner Conflict Kevin Green’s lawyers were pleading with the governor for mercy. It was spring 2008, and Mr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Clinton, Christopher Hitchens, déjà veep, Gilda, Greenville Correctional Center, Hillary Clinton, Jennifer Flowers, Kevin Green, Michael Dukakis, New York Times, Rickey Ray Rector, Rita Hayworth, Tim Kaine, UK Observer, Virginia, Willie Horton | 2 Comments

Bill Clinton Just Propositioned The Missus

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Well, this is unsettling. The Missus just received a letter from a certain William J. Clinton asking her to do something “important” for him. To wit: Dear [The Missus], I’m writing to ask you to vote for Hillary on 3/1/16. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Clinton, Hillary for America, mom-and-pop psychologists, South Carolina 2008 | Leave a comment

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

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

. . . well, that’s just sad. The hardnoting staff has a habit of recording mangled phrases in the press, and here’s our latest batch. • From Boston Magazine last July, about the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial race: “[Martha Coakley’s] apparent reversal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @MickeyBPowerPop, Allen Craig, Arsenio Hall, Bill Clinton, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Boston magazine, Brian Krause, CNN, Condoleezza Rice, Daniel Nava, David Desharnais, Doug Band, First Read, International Cherry-Pit Spitting Contest, Iowa, Jeremy Roenick, John Kerry, Johnny Carson, mangled phrases, Martha Coakley, Mexican immigrants, Montreal Canadiens, MSNBC, New Republic, NPR, Quebec, Red Sox, Rep. Steve King, SCOTUS, Secretary of State, St. Louis Cardinals, Stanley Cup, stare decisis, Wall Street Journal, Will Middlebrooks | 5 Comments

PBS NewsHour Needs A Subscription To The New Republic

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Last night’s PBS NewsHour featured an interview with former Pres. Bill Clinton about, among other things (like the Missus running for president), the Clinton Global Initiative. From the newscast’s transcript: JUDY WOODRUFF: So the Clinton Global Initiative, this is your ninth … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alec MacGillis, Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative, Doug Brand, Hillary Clinton, Judy Woodruff, MSNBC First Read, PBS NewsHour, The Body Man, The New Republic | 1 Comment

That’s Just So Mean! (Hillary Clinton Edition IV)

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

When the photo appeared on BuzzFeed (as noted by the hardworking staff), that was one thing. But combine it with the New York Post’s headline, and we’ve reached new depths of misHillary. Via Mediaite: The photo of Bill, though, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Benghazi, Bill Clinton, Buzzfeed, Hillary Clinton, Mediaite, misHillary, New York Post | Leave a comment

Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (Barack Is Boring Edition)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s offering from Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan: The Democrats’ Soft Extremism Obama is out of ideas, and Clinton’s speech was unworthy of him Barack Obama is deeply overexposed and often boring. He never seems to be saying what … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annie Hall of the chinstrokerati, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging The Democratic National Convention (Bubba Bubba! Edition)

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Bill Clinton is – and always has been – a complete fraud, but he’s the greatest American politician the hardworking staff will ever see in its lifetime. And last night he was the absolute Pavarotti of political conventions. Via ABC … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bubba Bubba!, Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama, Pavarotti of political conventions | 1 Comment

Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Bubba O’riley Edition)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

(With apologies to The Who) So the Obama campaign has let the Big Dog out. The transcript: President Bill Clinton: “This election to me is about which candidate is more likely to return us to full employment.” “This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baba O'riley, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bubba O'riley, Glass-Steagall Act repeal, subprime meltdown, The Who | 2 Comments

Karl Rove Says: Occupy Elizabeth Warren

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Former House of Bush consigliere Karl Rove has morphed into the GOP’s chief gunsel as head of the Super PAC American Crossroads and the 501(c)4 Crossroads GPS – both of which are front groups for the Republican Party and the latter … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged American Crossroads, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, consigliere, Crossroads GPS, Hotline On Call, House of Bush, jobs bill, Karl Rove, National Journal, Rove's Potemkin column, Wall Street Journal | 4 Comments