Tag Archives: New York Times

Remembering Tommy Ashton

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Eleven years ago today my cousin Tommy Ashton was murdered in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Here’s where he lives on in the 9/11 Memorial Guide. But here’s where Tommy really lives on: In the tireless efforts … Continue reading →

This Is Just Wrong (Armani Junior Edition)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Full-page ad in yesterday’s New York Times: Just wrong. Period.

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NYT: Brown And Warren Both (Heart) Barack Obama

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times did a drop-in yesterday on the Scott Brown/Elizabeth Warren Massachusetts Senate bakeoff: G.O.P. Senator Uses President for Help in Ad CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Obama is appearing in yet another television commercial in the Massachusetts Senate race. This time, it … Continue reading →

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NYT Correction o’ the Day (“Scream 4” Edition)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From the Sunday New York Times Corrections: T: MEN An article this weekend on Page 52 about new knits of the season, modeled by the actor Nico Tortorella, misidentifies his role in “Scream 4.” He plays a suspect (and eventual victim); he is not the … Continue reading →

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Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar 2016 Rumpus Begin! (One Day After Edition)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Okay – now that the parties have officially nominated their presidential candidates, Obama and Romney are fishwrap. On to the next round! From Thursday’s Politico (Burns & Haberman blog): Gillibrand, at Iowa breakfast, says she’s all for Hillary 2016 At the … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A THREE-Daily Town (Cherokees And Times-fil-A Edition)

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Maybe the Boston Globe’s not willing to report on the Cherokee uprising at the Democratic National Convention, but the New York Times is. Details at IGTLTDT.

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Grease Anatomy: Forget Politicians’ Body Men – These Handlers Are Their Body PARTS

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

First there was Karl Rove, George W. Bush’s brain. Next, Eric Fehrnstrom (via GQ): “If Karl Rove was Bush’s brain, then Fehrnstrom is [Mitt] Romney’s balls.” Now comes FOB Valerie Jarrett (via the New York Times): If Karl Rove was … Continue reading →

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Quote o’ the Day (Marshall McLuhan Edition)

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From yesterday’s New York Times: Border Crossing Identity Crisis ‘Oh, Canada’ Exhibition at Mass MoCA NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — As Marshall McLuhan once wrote about his homeland, “Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (Romney Offspring Edition)

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Romney Kids Are Alright! Details at IGTLTDT.

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Dear NYT: That’s It? That’s The Sendoff You Give The Great Malcolm Browne?

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From yesterday’s New York Times (page B11): Malcolm W. Browne, 81, Pulitzer Winner Malcolm W. Browne, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter whose four-decade career included covering the Vietnam War — and taking one of the most memorable photos of the conflict … Continue reading →

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