Tag Archives: New York Times

Thomas Kinkade: Light-Fingered Painter

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Self-styled “painter of light” Thomas Kinkade died last week, as the Sunday New York Times obits duly noted: Thomas Kinkade, Artist to Mass Market, Dies at 54 Thomas Kinkade, the prolific painter of bucolic and idealized scenes who estimated that his … Continue reading →

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Correction o’ the Day (II)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Sunday’s New York Times: MAGAZINE The Riff column on Page 52 this weekend, about musical obscurity and how it is no longer an honor, misspells the surname of a singer about whom everybody knows something (or at least something other … Continue reading →

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Correction o’ the Day (I)

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From the New York Times Sunday Style section: STYLE The Possessed column last Sunday, about a dermatologist and his yoga mat, misspelled his given name. He is Fredric Brandt, not Frederic. Seriously? There’s a “Possessed” column? And it showcased a … Continue reading →

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Two Different Worlds (Chevy Volt Edition)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

(First in a series of posts detailing the separate universes the liberal media and the conservative media inhabit.) From Joe Nocera’s latest New York Times column about the “conservative propaganda machine” mocking the Chevy Volt hybrid (“containing both a 400-pound battery … Continue reading →

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A Chart Is Worth A Thousand Words

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Trouble in Democratic FundraisingLand, via the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. First, the Journal: Super PAC Money Stalled Despite Obama Greenlight After Bill Burton failed to win the job of White House press secretary last year, he … Continue reading →

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Mass. GOP Voters: We’re Number . . . Last!

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Saturday’s New York Times: Primary Turnout Could Signal Trouble for G.O.P. After presidential primaries or caucuses in 28 states, voters are sending a potentially troubling message to the Republican Party: We aren’t necessarily as excited about the campaign as you … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul Ryan And Mitt Romney Are An Item Edition)

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Once around the PAC, James, and don’t spare the horses. Item: Paul Ryan Hearts Mitt Romney First there was the Democratic National Committee’s web video highlighting the man-love between Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan (R-You Got My Good Side?) and presidential hopeful … Continue reading →

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Comfort Women Try To Make Things Uncomfortable

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

During World War II, Korean comfort women served as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers. For the past few years the surviving women have been fighting for compensation in a series of newspaper ads. Here’s one from 2007: And here’s yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Fine Art, Well Met

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has launched a new ad campaign with the theme, “MY MET. MY WEEKEND” that features celebrities from Hugh Jackman to Marc Jacobs highlighting their Met favorites (Village Voice Q&A with Met director Thomas Campbell here). … Continue reading →

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Lamebrained Quote o’ the Day (Haley Barbour Edition)

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Monday’s New York Times: Santorum Ignores Pressure to Bow Out to Romney RACINE, Wis. — Mitt Romney remains his biggest foe, but Rick Santorum is increasingly confronting an even more daunting obstacle: a rising chorus of Republicans calling for the divisive presidential contest … Continue reading →

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