Tag Archives: New York Times

We Have A Winner Of The Seamus Sweepstakes!

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The fabulous and prescient Michael Pahre has won the fabulous Seamus Sweepstakes, guessing that today would be the day New York Times columnist Gail Collins would mention Mitt Romney without attaching his family dog Seamus to the roof of the … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (FEC Go To Hell Edition)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Bad news on the political advertising front from Thursday’s News York Times: Democratic Senator’s Ads May Break New Ground WASHINGTON — A new series of political advertisements on behalf of an embattled Nebraska senator could open the door to a … Continue reading →

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The Seamus Sweepstakes™ Lives! (II)

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s piece from New York Times columnist Gail Collins had the hardsweating staff wondering until the very end whether the Seamus Sweepstakes™ would finally be settled, but at the last possible moment, Collins came through. From the beginning: The Gift … Continue reading →

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Patrick Kennedy Supports Foreign Terrorist Organization

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy has lately been engaged in an effort to “remove the [Iranian] Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK) from the State Department list of foreign terror organizations.” Via ThinkProgress a month ago: Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) told ThinkProgress … Continue reading →

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NYT’s Bruni: MA Senate Race ‘Sadly Petty’

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Bruni has exceedingly low expectations for the expected Elizabeth Warren-Scott Brown Senate smackdown in Massachusetts: I have my doubts that Elizabeth Warren is elitist and I’m not convinced Scott Brown is sexist, but I’m … Continue reading →

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Tumblr Class (Warfare)

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Sunday’s New York Times featured a piece about the online occupations of the Occupy Wall Street set. Among them: the WeArethe99Percent blog on Tumbler. As it happens, the hardworking staff is also a Tumblrer, so we checked out the blog and this … Continue reading →

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NYT Jobs Fair

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s New York Times Sunday Review is a Steve Jobsarama, with four – count ’em, four – hagiographic pieces on the lgendary Apple co-founder. Start with columnist Tom Friedman’s Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? op-ed paean: THE melancholy over Steve … Continue reading →

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The Face Of The Yankees’ Futility

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Friday’s New York Times front page after the Yankees basically blew their ALDS series vs. the Detroit Tigers: Friday’s dead-tree edition, by contrast, featured a photo of Rodriguez after he struck out with the bases loaded in the 7th. … Continue reading →

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Seamus Sweepstakes™: Stretch It Like Taffy

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times columnist Gail Collins, who the hardworking staff has repeatedly pointed out is incapable of mentioning Mitt Romney without adding that he “once drove to Canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of the car,” is … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry & Thrust (Niggerhead Edition)

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s New York Times breaks tradition by reporting on another paper’s scoop in a timely fashion. Specifically, yesterday’s Washington Post story about GOP presidential timebomb Rick Perry’s Texas hunting camp: Paint Creek, Tex. — In the early years of his political career, Rick … Continue reading →

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