Tag Archives: New York Times

F.B.I.=Federal Bureau of Idiots

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Sometimes you just gotta reprint – er, report (Fair Use-wise) – a newspaper piece in full. From Tuesday’s New York Times: F.B.I., Challenging Use of Seal, Gets Back a Primer on the Law The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken on … Continue reading →

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Free The Textbook 101

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The cost of college textbooks is high on the radar screen of the Elite Mainstream Media lately, probably because Elite Mainstream Journalists have a lot of college-age kids. From Sunday’s New York Times: $200 Textbook vs. Free. You Do the … Continue reading →

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Maxine (Dirty?) Waters’ Boston Connection

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

First it was New York Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-How Many Rent-Stabilized Apartments Do You Have?). Now it’s California Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Can You Help My Husband Out?) in front of a House ethics committee. From a Saturday New York Times report: … Continue reading →

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The Swastika Goes Generic

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From Thursday’s New York Times: Swastika Is Deemed ‘Universal’ Hate Symbol Lede: The swastika now shows up so often as a generic symbol of hatred that the Anti-Defamation League, in its annual tally of hate crimes against Jews, will no longer … Continue reading →

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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 →

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WSJ Obliterates NYT

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From a Tuesday Wall Street Journal op-ed about District of Columbia public school chancellor Michelle Rhee’s firing 241 teachers (about 6% of the total) for poor performance: The mass dismissals follow a landmark agreement Ms. Rhee negotiated with the Washington … Continue reading →

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Marina Abramovic Blushathon (III)

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

From Monday’s New York Times Metropolitan Diary: Dear Diary: The news in late May about the closing performances of Marina Abramovic’s installation at the Museum of Modern Art reminded me of the following conversation overheard several months ago: Place: M104 bus … Continue reading →

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Boston Globe Botched Byline

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

I yield to no man in my admiration for intrepid New York Times war correspondent C.J. Chivers. But his byline should not have stood alone atop Monday’s Boston Globe front-page piece headlined, “Leaked archive casts stark light on Afghan war.” … Continue reading →

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Ad o’ the Day® (Ralph Lauren Edition)

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

4 New Men’s Scents from Polo Ralph Lauren (featured in a two-page New York Times, er, spread) : That’s right – the Big Pony Collection. Paging Dr. Freud. Paging Dr. Sigmund Freud.

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NYT/WSJ Front Page Hookup

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not often that the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal agree on the day’s top story. Friday, they did. The unifying figure? Charlie Rangel. Times headline: House Panel Will Try Rangel in Ethics Cases Journal headline: House … Continue reading →

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