Tag Archives: Deval Patrick

Herald More Frank About Barney

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk Barney Frank (D-I Love Me) gets Page One of the local dailies today, but in very – wait for it – different ways (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages). Boston … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barney Frank, Barney-burner, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Deval Patrick, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, John Kerry, U.S. Senate seat | Leave a comment

Hark! The Herald Angles Sing!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

While the Boston Globe is makes its Pulitzer push with a three-part megaseries about felonious illegal immigrants, the Boston Herald has been scooping up stories hither and yon. From the feisty local tabloid’s Yon desk: yesterday’s Page One story on Gov. Patrick tolling … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dan Kennedy, Deval Patrick, Greater Media, illegal immigrants, Jim & Margery, Mass. Pike, Media Nation, toll takers, WTKK | Leave a comment

Dearth And Taxes

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Two – wait for it – very different takes on Taxachusetts in today’s local dailies. Start with this glass-half-empty front-page piece in the Boston Globe: Mass. tax revenues decline; budget trims loom Looks for ways to curb spending; automatic cut in taxes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Deval Patrick, Holly Robichaud, IGTLTDT, Taxachusetts | Leave a comment

Herald Scoops Globe On Mass. Dem Shenanigans

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Special election rules in Massachusetts are the Silly Putty of legislation, taking whatever shape best suits the Democratic majority at the time. Back in 2004, they eliminated a governor’s power to appoint replacements for U.S. Senate vacancies, the better to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, David Bernstein, Deval Patrick, John Kerry, Massachusetts Democratic Party, Phil Johnston, Senate replacement, special election, The Phoenix | Leave a comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Gov. Patrick Strong-Arm Edition)

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our When Deval Picked Lizzy desk: Thursday’s local dailies had very different takes on Gov. Deval Patrick’s decision to endorse Elizabeth Warren (D-CherOKee) in the Massachusetts Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Boston Globe page B1: Governor Patrick endorses Elizabeth … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bioston Globe, Boston Herald, D-CherOKee, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, New York Times, Newseum, Today's Front Pages | 2 Comments

Deval Patrick Latest To Jump Good Ship Lolli-Barack

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Pres. Obama’s “Bring the Bain” campaign produced another defector last night, as BuzzFeed reports: Deval Patrick Defends Bain Capital: “Not A Bad Company” Democratic Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appeared on CNN and defended the Boston-based company Mitt Romney led, saying it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Artur Davis, Bain, Barack Obama, Buzzfeed, Cory Booker, Deval Patrick, Harold Ford Jr., nauseating | Leave a comment

Did The Boston Globe Rip Off WBZ?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The rape allegations against Joseph Carter, the commander of the Massachusetts National Guard, are all over the news media right now, but here’s what the hardworking staff is wondering: Why did this Boston Globe front-page piece fail to credit local CBS … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Deval Patrick, I-Team, Joseph Carter, Massachusetts National Guard, Susan Pelletier, WBZ | Leave a comment

The Great Mentioner Mentions Elizabeth Warren

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Elizabeth Warren has some serious mojo working right now. She hasn’t even captured the Democratic nomination for next year’s U.S. Senate race, and already she’s been thrown into the mix for president in 2016. Today’s New York Times features … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Drunk Driving Deval Patrick Aide Edition)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Wednesday’s Boston Globe: A top Patrick aide accused of OUI A top adviser to Governor Deval Patrick was arrested early Sunday on drunk driving charges. Ron Bell, the governor’s senior adviser for community affairs, was pulled over in Brookline at … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Doug Rubin Edition)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As the corruption trial of former Massachusetts House Speaker Sale DiMasi proceeds apace, it’s instructive to track the coverage in Boston’s two dailies. From Monday’s Boston Globe: The witnesses expected this week include David Simas, a White House adviser and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Cognos, Deval Patrick, Doug Rubin, Sale DiMasi | Leave a comment