Tag Archives: George W. Bush

Donald Trump Is the Uber of American Politics

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Let’s begin with the obvious about the 2016 U.S. presidential election: Given that they were the two most-disliked American presidential candidates in polling history, Hillary Clinton was the only opponent Donald Trump could possibly have beaten, and Donald Trump was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2000 presidential election, Al Gore, Bush v. Gore, congenital liar, Donald J. Trump, Electoral College, George W. Bush, gig-economy candidate, Hillary Clinton, Lewis Carroll, Republican National Committee, Salena Zito, Supreme Court, taxicab industry, The Accidental Candidate, The Atlantic, Through the Looking Glass, Uber, William Safire | Leave a comment

What Can Brown Do for Donald Trump in WMD Rumpus?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Apparently nothing. After GOP Hair Apparent Donald Trump (R-Donald Trump) jumped the snark in his Republican presidential primary debate comments last week about George W. Bush, 9/11, and WMDs, former somebody Scott Brown (R-Scott Brown) – who fashioned himself a New Hampshire kingmaker … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 9/11, Donald Trump, Downturn Scotty Brown, George W. Bush, GOP Hair Apparent, Jonathan V. Last, jumped the snark, Scott Brown, The Weekly Standard, Trump vice president, WMDs | 1 Comment

Let the Whatever Billion Dollar Rumpus Begin! (McCutcheon v. FEC Edition)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission decision letting big-bucks political donors go all in, here’s the bad news by the numbers. From the NBC News digest First Read: Political spending from outside groups — … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bette Davis, bucky night, Center for Responsive Politics, fasten your seat belts, FEC, First Read, George W. Bush, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, Mitt Romney, NBC News, Supreme Court | 2 Comments

Robert Kraft: Putin Stole My Super Bowl Ring

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Talk about Patriotic! The New York Post reports that Pats owner Robert Kraft wasn’t exactly telling the truth in 2005 when he said he’d given his Super Bowl ring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin just took it, which is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged George W. Bush, kleptocracy, Mediaite, New York Post, Ricki Noel Lander, Robert Kraft, Russia, Super Bowl ring, Vladimir Putin | 3 Comments

From Our Stating The Obvious Desk

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd filed this insight in his weekly contribution to the conventional wisdom beat: After watching Fight Night in Vegas, or this week’s Republican debate, which heated up considerably, I was struck again by a truth … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Fight Night in Vegas, George W. Bush, Matthew Dowd, Shotgun Index | 3 Comments

Banned In Boston (Herald): White House Whacks Local Tabloid

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From our Stuff Dreams Are Made Of desk: White House shuts out Herald scribe The White House Press Office has refused to give the Boston Herald full access to President Obama’s Boston fund-raiser today, in e-mails objecting to the newspaper’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Bill Moyers, Boston Herald, Buying the War, fundraiser, George W. Bush, orchestrate press conferences | 6 Comments