Tag Archives: Donald Trump

Donald Trump Gets Mt. McKinley Wrong (Big Surprise)

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our To Know Trump desk Donald Trump, who is his own political reality show, has proven to be the most unreliable source since Charles Kinbote in Vladimir Nabokov’s Rubik’s novel Pale Fire. Exhibit Umpteen: This 1990 Vanity Fair profile by Marie Brenner (tip … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @realdonaldtrump, After the Gold Rush, Charles Kinbote, Donald Trump, First Read, Fortune, Ivana Trump, John Boehner, John Shade, Longform, Marie Brenner, MSNBC, Pale Fire, Politico, Rubik's novel, Stephen Loiaconi, Vanity Fair, Vladimir Nabokov, WJLA | 2 Comments

Presidential Candidates: Want Free Ads? It’s a Snap(chat)!

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The news media love to label things, and presidential elections are no exception. So 2000 was the Hanging Chad Election, 2004 was the Internet Election, 2008 was the Facebook Election, and 2012 was the Twitter Election (with this dissent). But the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged America's Liberty PAC, Barack Obams, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Facebook, Facebook Election, Hanging Chad Election, Hillary Clinton, Instagram, Internet Election, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Just Chillin', Mediashift, New Day for America, Newsweek, Pinterest, Rand Paul, Re/code, Scott Walker, Snapchat, Snapchat Election, TV, Twitter, Twitter election, Wired, YouTube | 1 Comment

Wait, What? They Like Ike Memorial?

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff noted last fall, The Weekly Standard’s senior editor Andrew Ferguson has been on the Eisenhower Memorial debacle like Brown on Williamson. Then there’s Frank Gehry, the starchitect who designed MIT’s Stata Center among other landmark buildings. His … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Five-Star Folly, Andrew Ferguson, Bob Dole, Donald Trump, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Dwight Eisenhower, Frank Gehry, Gehry's Folly, like Brown on Williamson, MIT, National Mall, Pat Roberts, starchitect, Stata Center, The Weekly Standard | 7 Comments

Ickiest Quote o’ the . . . Ever (Donald Trump Edition)

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our Quote o’ the Day desk Yesterday, Politico (who else? well, maybe BuzzFeed) ran this exhaustive/exhausting listicle. The 199 Most Donald Trump Things Donald Trump Has Ever Said Would you vote for this man? 1. “… don’t let the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Buzzfeed, Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, Politico, The View | 3 Comments

Headline New Network: This One’s Better

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

First in what we expect will be a long-running series Boston Globe columnist Scot Lehigh had a smart column on yesterday’s op-ed page. Except – all due respect, Editorial Page Editor Ellen Clegg – here’s what the headline should have … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Donald Trump, Ellen Clegg, Neil Young, Scot Lehigh, The Needle and the Damage Done | 5 Comments

Newsies: Stop Covering Coverage of Donald Trump

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Definition of irony: Journalists lamenting news coverage of Donald Trump’s self-promotional presidential campaign. Representative sample, via the Boston Globe’s Jeff Jacoby. News organizations are under no obligation to provide a platform to every narcissistic buffoon who declares himself a candidate for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill O'Really Policy®, Bill O'Reilly, Boston Globe, clown car, Donald Trump, Donald Trumped-Up Policy™, Fox Newshound, Jeff Jacoby | 4 Comments

Big Town Scotty Brown Makes NYT Mag

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

This Sunday is WWSD-Day in the New York Times Magazine (tip o’ the pixel to Politico’s Playbook). What Would Scott Brown Do? In case you weren’t keeping track — don’t worry, that was a joke! — Scott Brown, the short-time … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colin Powell, Donald Trump, Downturn Scotty, Mario Cuomo, Mark Leibovich, New York Times Magazine, Politico Playbook, Sarah Palin, Scott Brown, Superhypes, Superhypotheticals, The Great Mentioner, WWSD-Day | 1 Comment

To Know Trump (BuzzFeed Buzzsaw Edition)

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The Donald got blowtorched by BuzzFeed last week and, man, it was sweet. Nut graf: [Donald] Trump can no longer escape the fact that his political “career” — a long con that the blustery billionaire has perpetrated on the country … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Buzzfeed, Donald Trump, Frank Rosario, Fredric U. Dicker, McKay Coppins, Mike Allen, Mitt Romney, New York Post, Pat Buchanan, Politico Playbook, Roger Stone, Rudi Guiliani, Sam Nunberg, The Donald, Weekly Standard | Leave a comment

Contest-Generated Ad Goes Full Circle At NYT

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

When is a print ad both a story and an advertisement? When the New York Times makes it so! From Wednesday’s Times Business section: On Print’s Turf, Google Wins for Creativity THE winner of a contest to encourage creativity in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Council of New York, Donald Trump, Every Beat Matters, Google, Miss America, Miss USA, New York Times, Save the Children, USA Today, USA Today Print Advertising Competition | 1 Comment

Barack’s Dinner With Whomever (Grammatically Correct Edition)

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff received this email today from the Obama-Biden industrial complex: Friend — We’re adding a twist to the upcoming Dinner with Barack: You not only have the chance to sit down for a meal with the President and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Dinner with Barack, Donald Trump, George Clooney, Julianna Smoot, Mitt Romney, Obama-Biden, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Jessica Parker | 2 Comments