Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Dead Blogging The GOP’s Umpteenth Presidential Primary Debate

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff only caught bits and pieces of last night’s CNN Republican presidential bakeoff in South Carolina so . . . only bits and pieces: • Between the candidate intros and the singing of the national anthem, CNN completed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNN, John King, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Southern Republican Debate, Stop It! | 4 Comments

Parlez-Vous Romnais?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Mitt Romney (R-Bonjour!) has contracted the French disease. It’s an LTD (Linguistically Transmitted Disease) that also plagued John Kerry (D-Adieu), as this Newt Gingrich web video helpfully reminds us: That’s drawn a variety of reactions, starting with the BBC’s deadpan … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AlterNet, BBC, French Connection, John Kerry, Linguistically Transmitted Disease, LTD, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich | 1 Comment

Andrew Sullivan Says Mitt Romney Could Be Toast

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Blogger extraordinaire Andrew Sullivan believes the Bainific attacks on Mitt Romney might be fatal. From the Daily Beast Cheat Sheet: Exhibit A: This New York Post piece that details Romney’s robber-baron past in excruciating detail. Hard to believe Romney won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Sullivan, Bainific, Cheat Sheet, Daily Beast, Mitt Romney, New York Post | 3 Comments

Gail Collins Say Seamus On Newt Gingrich

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times dogmatist Gail Collins weighs in with a Primary Primer today, and she’s not happy: I am feeling totally cheated. The New Hampshire primary is over, and none of the Republicans went away. This is not how things … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged family dog strapped to the roof of the car, Gail Collins, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Seamus | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging The New Hampshire Primary Results

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Question, comments, bitter recriminations from 35,000 feet up (the hardworking staff fled to South Carolina early, remember?): • Who was that screaming meemie at Mitt Romney’s victory speech? • James Carville is a moron (for insisting on CNN that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNN, James Carville, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Newt Gingrich, palmetto.Steve Schmidt | 5 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Palmetto Preview Edition)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Just as bigfeet Tom Brokaw and Gail Collins did (Politico Playbook: “Hotel rooms … are freeing up [in New Hampshire] as journalists, including NBC’s Tom Brokaw and New York Times columnist Gail Collins, head straight to South Carolina”), the hardworking … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged corrupt lobbyist, Mitt Romney, NBC's Tom Brokaw, New Hampshire, New York Times Gail Collins, Newt Gingrich, Palmetto State, Politico Playbook, Restore Our Future, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, South Carolina, Winning Our Future | 1 Comment

The Great Expectations Game

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The New Hampshire primary is all about the over-under, the percentage that determines whether Mitt Romney has exceeded, met, or failed to meet expectations. The game, of course, is who gets to set those expectations. Here are the early lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AP, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC, expectations, Ken Rudin, Michael Barone, Mitt Romney, Nate Silver, New Hampshire, New York Times, NPR, political junkie, Stuart Stevens | 2 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Extreme New Hampshire Edition)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Once around the New Hampshire airwaves, James, and don’t spare the horses. • Mitt Romney’s American Optimism This is Mitt as good cop, doing the “I See An America” thing. Meanwhile, Romney’s bad cop, the Restore Our Future Super … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged angry little attack muffin, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire Union Leader, Newt Gingrich, Our Destiny PAC, Peggy Noonan, Restore Our Future | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging The GOP New Hampshire Debate

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

(The Hardworking Staff Held iPadlocked, Day 4. No video, no links, no ITALICS. Free the Campaign Outsider One!) Let’s get right to the major results of last night’s Republican presidential primary debate in New Hampshire: 1) If you picked “jobs” … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Barack Obama, chicken hawk, Chinese, Colbert Report, Debate Rewind, Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos, GOP presidenial debate, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, Newt Gingich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, the new Tom Sawyered | 3 Comments

Boston Herald Front Page Clueless

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The very definition of whistling past the graveyard: Really, guys – that’s what 25% buys you these days? Since when is a single is a home run?

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, home run, Mitt Romney | 1 Comment