Tag Archives: Boston Globe

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Boston SEIU-Turn Edition)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

All politics is local? Sorry, Tip – nowadays all politics is vocal. Case in point: the Boston chapter of the Service Employees International Union, which has recently jumped into the 2012 campaign adstravaganza. From Thursday’s Boston Globe: Union dives into … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged all politics is vocal, Boston Globe, FactCheck.org, MassUniting, SEIU-Turn, Service Employees International Union | 5 Comments

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

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Wednesday’s Boston Globe big wet kiss to only-Doug-Rubin-knows-for-sure U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren: In an hourlong interview, she spoke often of the now-familiar story of her humble roots in Oklahoma. Her parents struggled financially, almost losing their home after … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged big wet kiss, Boston Globe, Brian McGrory, chin-strokerati, Elizabeth Warren, Emily Litella Exception, only-Doug-Rubin-knows-for-sure, politerati, Special Elizabeth Warren Edition | 1 Comment

Campaign Outsider Suck-Up Ad o’ the Week

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

A coalition of the United Healthcare Workers East (a.k.a. 1199 SEIU), the Greater New York Hospital Association, and the Healthcare Education Project (which is just a front group for the previous two outfits) ran full-page ads on Tuesday in the Boston Globe and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1199 SEIU, Boston Globe, Greater New York Hospital Association, Healthcare Education Project, leftosphere, New York Times, United Healthcare Workers East | Leave a comment

‘Brady Test’ On Child Pornography Fails To Grade Mom’s Judgment

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

In her latest Boston Globe column, the estimable Joan Vennochi posits this: THE FUROR over the photograph of Tom Brady’s nude son is all about celebrity, not real outrage over child pornography. For all you splendid readers who’ve been on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barstool Sports, Barstool Sportstool, Benjamin Brady, Boston Globe, child pornography, David Portnoy, Gisele Bundchen, Joan Vennochi, Tom Brady | 2 Comments

Right Verizon?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The other day the hardworking staff noted Verizon’s advertising campaign addressing its dustup with 45,000 striking workers. The telecom’s initial ads touted the generous salaries and benefits (read: better than yours) its employees receive; the second wave of ads detail … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, health insurance, pension benefits, striking union employees, Verizon | Leave a comment

Bright Verizon

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As the strike against Verizon by 45,000 unionized workers (6,000 of them in Massachusetts) enters its second week, the telecommunications company has entered the second phase of its public-image advertising campaign. Verizon has been running full-page advertisements in the Boston … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ad campaigns, Boston Globe, Communications Workers of America, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Verizon | 3 Comments

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Albert Haynesworth Edition II)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Today brings another compare and contrast exercise regarding the questionable character of new Patriot Albert Haynesworth (who’ll go on trial in Washington, D.C. later this month on a sexual abuse charge), and questionable judgment of the team in acquiring him. Bob Ryan’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Albert Haynesworth, Bob Ryan, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Karen Guregian, Myra Kraft | 1 Comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Albert Haynesworth Edition)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Boston Herald Inside Track item on freshly minted New England Patriot Albert Haynesworth: NBC football analyst Cris Collinsworth likens the New England Patriots [team stats]’ re-education of new tackle and NFL badboy Albert Haynesworth to “The Taming of the Shrew!” The “Sunday Night … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Albert Haynesworth, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Inside Track, Joan Vennochi | 2 Comments

Bob Ryan v. Jason Gay On Pats v. Jets

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Bob Ryan’s Boston Globe column on the New England Patriots-New York Jets rivalry: It rivals anything we’ve seen Excerpt: Now while we can’t see Coach Bill and Regal Rex wrestling at the 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Belichick, Bob Ryan, Boston Globe, Charlie Sheen, Jason Gay, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Rex Ryan, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

The Boston Globe-Advance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Seriously, none of you splendid readers (besides the exemplary Mike and Bob) want to weigh in on whether the Boston Globe should give questions in advance to interview subjects? The hardworking staff is bitterly disappointed.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Charlie Sarkis, Jolene Sarkis, questions in advance | 3 Comments