Tag Archives: Salon

Can a Trump Spokeswoman Really Be Named Jessica Ditto?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The people who speak for Donald Trump, when he’s not ridiculously speaking for himself, are coming to resemble a political version of the Star Wars Cantina scene. Start with the thoroughly hallucinogenic Katrina Pierson, who currently insists that 1) unscientific polls … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alicia Machado, AlterNet, Donald J. Trump, Donald J. Trump Foundation, Hope Hicks, Jessica Ditto, Katrina Pierson, Kellyanne Conway, Latina, Lewis Carroll, Miss Housekeeping, Miss Piggy, Miss Universe, proved her muddle, Salon, Star Wars cantina scene, Through the Looking Glass, Trump charitable contributions, Washington Post | 2 Comments

NYT’s Alessandra Stanley Just Doesn’t Get ‘House of Cards’

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The Netflix cash cow House of Cards is back, to a much bruited review by New York Times television critic Alessandra Stanley. ‘House of Cards’ Season 3: More Policy Than Chicanery “House of Cards” began as a fun-house-mirror reflection of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alessandra Stanley, Doug Stamper, Erin Keane, Frank Underwood, House of Cards, Kevin Specey, Netflix, New York Times, Pussy Riot, Rachel Posner, Salon | Leave a comment

Jill Stein to Run for President on Groan Party Ticket

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Dr. Jill Stein, the woman who took the green out of the Green Party in 2002, wants another shot at the presidency of the United States. From her press release yesterday: Dr. Jill Stein Announces Formation of Exploratory Committee For … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barbara Johnson, Big Love Election, Carla Howell, Clean Elections funding, David Weigel, Dr. Jill Stein, five-and-dime Ralph Nader, Gary Johnson, Green Party, Groan Party, HBO, Jewish World Review, Mitt Romney, National Press Club, Salon, Seth Gitell, Shannon O'Brien, Slate, TruthOut, uselectionatlas.org, Warren Tolman | Leave a comment

Hack Attack! Salon’s Brutal Takedown of Bigfoot Journalists

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Salon’s Alex Pareene has assembled a Top Ten Hackorama of Political Journalists and it’s a corker (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet). Pareene blowtorches some of the most notable members of the chinstrokerati, “[channeling] each media figure’s ‘unique’ voice — … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Pareene, AlterNet, Benny Johnson, Bob Woodward, Business Insider, Buzzfeed, chinstrokerati, David Brooks, Erick Erickson, Game Change, George Will, Henry Blodget, John Heilemann, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Halperin, Maureen Dowd, Mike Allen, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Politico, RedState, Richard Cohen, Salon, The New Yorker, Thomas Friedman, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Boston: We’re Number . . . Whatever In Segregated Schools!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Why the New York Times Is a Great (Local) Newspaper desk: Monumental takeout on New York’s public-school system in Sunday’s New York Times. Nut graf: In the broad resegregation of the nation’s schools that has transpired over recent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, New York Times, Salon, segregated public schools | 1 Comment

Not My Man Gottfried

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, he of the toe-curling Japanese tsunami jokes that lost him his job as the voice of the Aflac duck, mounts a defense in this Salon piece by Kerry Lauerman: It had been about a month since Gilbert Gottfried lobbed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aflac duck, Gilbert Gottfried, Harvard Square Coop, Japanese tsunami jokes, Kerry Lauerman, Rubber Balls and Liquor, Salon | 2 Comments

Salon: NYT’s “journalistic obedience”

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Tuesday’s New York Times featured a Page One piece about CIA operative Raymond Davis, who allegedly shot and killed two Pakistanis last month, thereby exacerbating the uneasy alliance between Pakistan and the U.S. Problem is, according to Salon.com, the Times sat … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Keller, CIA, Julian Assange, New York Times, Pakistan, Raymond Davis, Salon, WikiLeaks | 5 Comments