Tag Archives: Maureen Dowd

MoDo Gives Boston Herald A Shoutout

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not often our feisty local tabloid gets to rub elbows with the Gray Lady, but New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd made that match in today’s column, which says the GOP (Gone Old Party) has essentially packed it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Gray Lady, Greek tragedy, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl | 1 Comment

To Know Trump . . . (Mitt Romney Endorsement Edition)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Donald Trump is to Corporate America what plaid is to Bermuda shorts (Campaign Outsider Analogy pat. pending). Mitt Romney, by contrast, is khaki. So how does Trump’s endorsement benefit Romney, besides locking up the comb-over vote? The big announcement from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged comb-over vote, Donald Trump, Maureen Dowd, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Op-It Girl, small varmints, Trump Las Vegas Hotel | 3 Comments

New York Times Op-Id Columnists

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Compare and contrast in clear idiomatic English: Joe Nocera’s New York Times op-ed on Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, and Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd’s take. Nocera’s piece is all about what Isaacson was unable to accomplish (“In ‘Steve Jobs,’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Joe Nocera, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl, Steve Jobs biography, Walter Isaacson | Leave a comment

MoDo Grabs The Big Chair At NYT

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Before Frank Rich’s laptop is even cold, New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has slipped into the paper’s Week in Review Spotlight Column (see dead-tree edition for what they call in D.C. “the optics”): Governor Brown Redux: The Iceman … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Frank Rich, Jerry Brown, Maureen Dowd, MoDo, New York Times, Op-It Girl, standowd-issue | Leave a comment

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

Brisbane, New York

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Arthur Brisbane, the fourth public editor of the New York Times, made his (always his, so far) debut on Sunday with this column: Why I Would Do This Why indeed? I wanted the job for several reasons. First is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arthur Brisbane, Barney Calame, Clark Hoyt, Daniel Okrent, Geraldo Rivera, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Public Editor | 1 Comment

New York Times Op-Odds Page

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

There seems to be a Birther Gap at the New York Times op-ed page. Sunday’s Frank Rich column: So many Republicans don’t know Obama is a natural citizen — 41 percent in a poll last week— that we must (charitably) assume … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged birthers, CNN poll, Frank Rich, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Obama born in US, op-ed pages | 6 Comments

Maureen Dowd Goes Slumming

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd has a cover line on this week’s TV Guide magazine: MAUREEN DOWD TAKES DOWN THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. The thing is, Dowd is not featured on the TV Guide home page, is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Not-It Girl, Op-It Girl, Real Housewives of D.C., TV Guide | 1 Comment

Ads ‘n’ Ends

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Item: Ex Marks the Gubernatorial Spots The Big Two Timeses – New York and Los Angeles – ran pieces on Sunday about ex-governors running for their former offices. NYT headline: “4 Ex-Governors,Older, Grayer And Yearning for Jobs of Yore.” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Desiree Rogers, ex-governors, Los Angeles Times, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, New York Times Op-It Girl | Leave a comment

Dude, What a Dowd-er

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

To promote the premiere of its new primetime drama “The Good Wife” starring Julianna Margulies, CBS ran a full-page ad in Thursday’s New York Times with blurbs from The New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, and USA Today. There was also … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ad blurb, Maureen Dowd, The Good Wife, Times Op-It Girl | Leave a comment