Tag Archives: John Boehner

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

Leaders Of The Lung Cancer Free World Fail To Read Newspapers

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

An outfit called Leaders of the Lung Cancer Free World has run a full page ad in the New York Times (and perhaps elsewhere – the group is not exactly a fount of information) headlined: AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Daily Mail, John Boehner, Leaders of the Lung Cancer Free World, New York Times, nicotine free, nicotine gum, tobacco free | Leave a comment

There’s No Bottom To The Tea Party Well

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Friday’s Wall Street Journal: Boehner Facing Tea-Party Pressure Home-state tea-party activists have access to House Speaker John Boehner that any lobbyist would envy. They meet twice a month with a top aide to the Ohio Republican, and their emails … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged John Boehner, Tea Party, Tea Party hardiers, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Boo-Hoo Boehner Gets Tough

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Kleenex) gave his first Sunday squawk-show interview to – surprise! – Fox News Sunday, where he said umpteen times to host Chris Wallace that he would “follow the will of the House,” which loosely translated means … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boo Hoo Boehner, Chris Wallace, Cryin' John Boehner, Fox News Sunday, John Boehner, Smoker of the House | 3 Comments

WSJ/NYT Op-Ed Gingrich Smackdown!

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times each featured a Newt Gingrichabilia op-ed, to very different effect. Exhibit A: The WSJ op-ed from former George W. Bush press secretary Ari “You Talkin’ to Me?” Flesicher. Nut graf: Having served … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ari Fleischer, Gingrichabilia, John Boehner, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Op-It Girl, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment