Tag Archives: Christian Science Monitor

Hey, Politico: Tanks For The Dukakis ’88 Memories

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Losing Party desk Politico took a trip down Memory Lane the other day in this Josh King confessional piece from the new Politico Magazine. Dukakis and the Tank The inside story of the worst campaign photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 17 point lead, 1988 presidential campaign, battle tank, Christian Science Monitor, Dan Quayle, Democratic National Convention, Ed McCabe, Josh King, Matt Bennett, Michael Dukakis, New York, Politico, Politico Magazine, Sam Donaldson, The Campaign You Never Saw | 9 Comments

NYT Slowbituary Of Manson Whitlock (Typewriter Repair Division)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Last week the hardworking staff noted the passing of Manson Whitlock, typewriter repairman extraordinaire. While the hardwaiting staff continues to monitor the Boston Herald for a Seamus Heaney obituary, we came across this excellent Washington Post obit of the redoubtable Manson Whitlock … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Campaign Outsider, Christian Science Monitor, hardworking staff, Iron Whim, Margalit Fox, Mason Whitlock, New Haven Register, New York Times, Olivetti Lettera 22, Remington, Royal, slowbituary, Smith Corona, The New Yorker, The Typing Life, typewriter, Underwood, Washington Post | Leave a comment

R.I.P. Manson Whitlock, Titan Of Typewriter Repair

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

While the hardwaiting staff continues to monitor the Boston Herald for a Seamus Heaney obituary, we came across this excellent Washington Post obit of the redoubtable Manson Whitlock (via Monday’s Boston Globe): Manson Whitlock; kept typewriters clacking WASHINGTON — Manson … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Iron Whim, Mason Whitlock, New Haven Register, New York Times, Olivetti Lettera 22, Remington, Royal, Smith Corona, The New Yorker, The Typing Life, typewriter, Underwood, Washington Post | 5 Comments

Etch A Stretch

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Mitt Romney can’t stand the gaff(e). Fred Barnes highlighted the problem in a recent Weekly Standard column: Gaffing His Way to Victory Mitt Romney is leading the league in gaffes. We know this because the media are counting. The Weeklists his … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Christian Science Monitor, Eric Fehrnstrom, Etch A Sketch, Fred Barnes, gaffeshow, Mitt Romney, moonwalk, staff-gaffe, Weekly Standard | 6 Comments

Where Newspapers Go To Die (Deseret News Edition)

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Associated Press piece (via Wednesday’s Boston Globe): Deseret News in UT cutting newsroom by nearly half SALT LAKE CITY — The Deseret News, Utah’s oldest daily newspaper, said Tuesday it will cut nearly half of its staff and consolidate operations … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Associated Press, Christian Science Monitor, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Deseret News, KSL Radio, KSL-TV, Mark Twain, Monitor Channel, Monitor Radio, Susan Bridge | 3 Comments