Tag Archives: Boston Herald

My George Kimball Story

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

There have been multiple tributes to the irreplaceable George Kimball since he died last week: Michael Gee in the Boston Herald (sorry no link – the bleeping Herald keeps crashing my browser and I’m starting to take it personally); Charlie … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Buyout Edition)

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Last month the Boston Herald offered  voluntary buyout packages (two weeks of salary for every year of service) to newsroom staff and managers. And, as the Boston Globe reports today, the results are in: The Boston Herald approved voluntary buyout packages for … Continue reading →

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So Maybe It WASN’T The Ads That Nabbed Whitey Bulger (IV)

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has dutifully detailed the many indications that the FBI-runs-an-ad-campaign-and-nabs-Whitey-Bulger story is a total myth. Now comes more skepticism from – wait for it – the Boston Herald. From Friday’s Herald: Iceland paper: Reward tale fishy A companion … Continue reading →

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Having Words With Margery Eagan

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Herald columnist Margery Eagan writes today about the Sarah Palin-Michelle Bachmann Combine and how the two have a similarly fanciful grasp of American history. Eagan also points to Palin’s refreshingly inventive approach to the English language: On a lighter … Continue reading →

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Whiteyrama: Howie ‘Report’ Carr(d)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Herald hall monitor Howie Carr’s column today engages in the Greatest American Pastime: The Assigning of Blame. To wit: Weld, Dukakis and others deserve blame It takes more than two guys, no matter how monstrously evil they are, to … Continue reading →

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So Maybe It WASN’T The Ads That Nabbed Whitey Bulger (III)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Count Boston Herald contributor Michele McPhee as the latest skeptic regarding the FBI’s ad campaign that supposedly led to his capture. FBI’s tip tale stinks as much as agency’s past Iceland? Seriously? We are expected to believe that a woman … Continue reading →

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Whiteyrama: Boston Herald Jumps The Rat, Er, Shark

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

It was one thing that for two full days, Boston’s feisty little tabloid had nothing but Whitey Bulger stories in its entire newshole. The Herald has stretched this story like taffy, from movie reviews to fashion critiques to musical interludes. … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily (Nike)Town

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Well, Mayor Tom Menino (D- Smallville) can add another notch to his belt: Niketown has folded like origami. As previously noted, T-Shirt Tommy objected to a window display at the Newbury Street Niketown, accusing the retailer of promoting drug use. … Continue reading →

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Whiteyrama: Threatened Journalists Edition

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The hardcounting staff has been keeping an informal tally of journalists threatened with bodily harm by Whitey Bulger. Here’s what we have so far: • Boston Herald columnist and former WHDH reporter Howie Carr on ABC’s Good Morning America (video … Continue reading →

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Whiteyrama: Front Page Photo Finish

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s Page One Bulger Bakeoff had some clear winners, even if they appeared in the fine print. To review (compliments of the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages): Boston Globe: The full Bachrach of Bulger, but it comes via WBUR (via the Associated Press). … Continue reading →

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