Tag Archives: CNN

Ave Atque Vale, The (Late, Lamented) Weekly Standard

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has long been a fan (we were a charter subscriber in the mid-90s) – and also a critic – of The Weekly Standard, which officially folded on Friday. For over two decades we’ve found the magazine’s political … Continue reading →

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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (Horse’s Mouth Edition)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

From our That’s Just Sad desk From time to time the hardclipping staff chronicles the mangled phrases issued by the differently clichéd among us and, man, they just keep piling up. Here’s our latest collection, in reverse chronological order. (Boldface … Continue reading →

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Is ‘Trump TV’ Really All That Different From ‘Obama TV’?

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

There’s been a fair amount of pearl clutching the past few days over the “Real News” videos that TrumpWorld has just started cranking out. The debut edition appeared on Donald Trump’s Facebook page last week and featured First (or Second) Daughter-in-Law … Continue reading →

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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (@elondumptrump Edition)

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

From our never-ending All Those Dollars and No Sense series Elon Musk, celebrated electric carhop and fledgling space cadet, generally gets positive press – except for yesterday, when this full-page ad appeared in four daily newspapers. Close-up for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @elondumptrump, All Those Dollars and No Sense desk, Amber Heard, climate change, CNN, Donald Trump, Doug Derwin, Elon Musk, Fortune, Hat Tweet Challenge, Jackie Wattles, New York Times, SpaceX, Tesla, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Donald Trump Didn’t Honor Ryan Owens. He Used Him.

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

This is really hard to write, because in no way do we wish to minimize the death of Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens, who was killed in Yemen on Jan. 29 in a raid President Donald Trump has said was highly successful. Except … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Carryn Owens, CNN, Donald Trump, Gen. James Mattis, Navy SEAL, President of the Benighted States, Van Jones, Washington Examiner, William Ryan Owens, Yemen raid | Leave a comment

Real News Goes Full-Page Boogie at Donald Trump

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Ever since Donald Trump became the tweeter-in-chief, the New York Times has been his favorite chew toy. Exhibit Umpteen (from yesterday): But the Grey Lady is punching back. From yesterday’s Times: Interestingly, nytimes.com/truth takes you to the subscription department, … Continue reading →

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The Zero-Character Twitter Presidency

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Donald J. Trump, America’s tweeter-in-chief, speaks in 140-character bursts. He also, to all appearances, thinks in 140-character bursts. But he acts with absolutely no character at all. Just consider one hour in the Twitter life of the man who purports … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @realdonaldtrump, anti-Semitism, axis of ego, Benjamin Netanyahu, CNN, Crimea, Donald Trump, fake news, FBI, New York Times, NSA, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Washington Post | 5 Comments

New York Times Editing Slashback: You Reap What You ‘Sew’

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As CNN’s Brian Stelter noted yesterday, “fascinating public editor column by Liz Spayd, all about the NYT editing processes.” Readying The Times for Editing 3.0 THE NEW YORK TIMES has a reputation for impeccable editing. Not just because it can … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brian Stelter, CNN, corn is off the cob, Jabba the Hut, Liz Spayd, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl, post-editing era, Public Editor, Reliable Sources, Steve Bannon, Times Op-It Girl, Trump whisperer | 4 Comments

New York Times Eager to Crowdsource Editorial Content

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Just as with the search for local weather watchers (“Thanks Betsy from Medford for that beautiful sunset picture!”) or cable news network iReporters (“check out this photo of the aftermath of the snowstorm in #Portland #Oregon”), the New York Times is now trolling (as … Continue reading →

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When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Drudge Up’ Edition)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

From our That’s Just Sad desk Every now and again the headscratching staff chronicles the mangled phrases of the differently clichéd among us and, man, they are legion. So here’s another roll call, dating back 12 months. • Last August, … Continue reading →

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