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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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The Arts Seen in NYC (The Divine Patti LuPone Edition)

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town last weekend to catch one thing and another and say, it was swell. First, of course, there was crosstown traffic, which takes roughly 30 minutes to navigate. Official Campaign … Continue reading →

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Jill Stein to Run for President on Groan Party Ticket

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Dr. Jill Stein, the woman who took the green out of the Green Party in 2002, wants another shot at the presidency of the United States. From her press release yesterday: Dr. Jill Stein Announces Formation of Exploratory Committee For … Continue reading →

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Mike Tyson’s NYT Op-Ed Atones for Everything – Except Rape

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson is having a moment. There’s his new memoir – Undisputed Truth – co-authored with Larry Sloman. And HBO’s Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth. And Fox Sports’ Being: Mike Tyson. And, especially, yesterday’s op-ed in the New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1992 rape conviction, Andrew Rosenthal, Being: Mike Tyson, Desiree Washington, editorial page editor, Exodus, Fox Sports, HBO, Larry Sloman, Mike Tyson, Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, New York Times, rape conviction, Undisputed Truth | 7 Comments

Aaron Sorkin + Leon Wieseltier = Get Me Outta Here!

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Worst Nightmare desk The hardworking staff just received this email from The New Republic: That’s some pairing, yeah? You’ve got Sorkin, whose The Newsroom is the show about journalism that journalists love to hate, teamed up with Wieseltier, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Sorkin, HBO, Leon Wieseltier, Pomposity Index, Smug-o-Meter, The New Republic, The Newsroom | 2 Comments

Everything You Need To Know About The New Season Of ‘The Newsroom’

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

HBO’s full page ad for The Newsroom in Friday’s New York Times: Pretentious? (Paging Aaron Sorkin, paging Mr. Aaron Sorkin.) Yes. Insufferable? (Paging Jeff Daniels, paging Mr. Jeff Daniels.) Yes. The hardworking staff will watch it? Yes. God help us.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Sorkin, HBO, Jeff Daniels, New York Times, The Newsroom | 2 Comments

“Girls” Will Be . . . Bad

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Missus and I finally caught up on the premiere episode of HBO’s widely acclaimed (representative sample here) new series Girls, and here’s what we have to say: If that’s not the most insufferable group of of young gals around, … Continue reading →

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XXX Marks The Spot

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has had a change of heart and now believes .xxx domains for pornography sites are a good thing. And no big thing, according to proponents of the Web Red Light district … Continue reading →

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