Tag Archives: Boston Globe

Elizabeth Warren Coakleys Red Sox Question At Debate

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As George Santayana never said, “Those who cannot remember the past Massachusetts Senate campaigns are condemned to repeat them.” Case in point (via NH Journal): Warren, Mass Dem Senate candidates flub easy Red Sox question What is it with Democrats … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Yankees’ Zuck Edition)

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Social network behemoth Facebook is opening its first East Coast office in New York. Not Boston. Which drew radically different coverage in the local dailies. From the Boston Globe’s Business Daily Briefing: NEW YORK – Facebook will open an engineering … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Occupy Boston Kitchen Sink Edition)

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston dailies had very different takes on the latest Occupy Boston rumpus, which involved everything including the kitchen sink. First order of business: defining what actually happened. Boston Herald lede: Extra cops surrounded Occupy Boston yesterday amid growing frustration … Continue reading →

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

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

C’mon, guys – enough with the worst-photograph-available treatment of Hillary Clinton. Exhibit Latest: This Boston Globe’s photo depicting Clinton’s first meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi, “leader of Myanmar’s long-persecuted democracy movement”: She’s the the Secretary of State for heaven’s sake. … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Deplorable Mudslinging Edition)

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The NYT-industrial complex was in high dudgeon on Sunday, with hall monitor Page One pieces in both the New York Times and the Boston Globe on the sad state of political advertising. From the Times: TV Attack Ads Aim at … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Lying Politician Edition)

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Interesting compare-and-contrast in the Boston dailies on the role of the press as political truth squad. The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence blog reports Mission Accomplished for Team Romney in its first TV spot: WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s advisers are pleased … Continue reading →

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The Boston Herald Fans On ‘The Story Pitch’

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday the Inside Track gals at the Boston Herald had the inside track (as usual) on The Story Pitch, “a new YouTube video that skewers the Herald, the Globe and the local spinmeisters who feed the dailies their daily leaks, lowdowns, and alleged … Continue reading →

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This Is What’s Wrong With The News Media’s Political Coverage (II)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Enough with the “familiar” references to U.S. Senate wannabe Elizabeth Warren’s life story! Two months ago (as the hardworking staff duly noted) it was a Boston Globe report that included this: In an hourlong interview, [Warren] spoke often of the now-familiar story … Continue reading →

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