Tag Archives: Slate

Slate’s ‘Hang Up and Listen’ Totally Lacks 20-20 Heinz Sight

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff yields to no man in our admiration and respect for Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin, hosts of the excellent Hang Up and Listen podcast. But we feel compelled to take issue with last week’s edition in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged “The Last American Hero Is Junior Johnson. Yes!”, Bill Littlefield, David Halberstam, Eddie Arcaro, Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor, Hang Up and Listen, John Swansburg, Josh Levin, Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Kram Jr., New Journalism, New York Times, Pete Reiser, Slate, Stefan Fatsis, The Atlantic, The Man They Padded the Walls For, The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W. C. Heinz, Tom Wolfe, W.C. Heinz, William Faulkner | 2 Comments

Quote o’ the Day (‘To Know Trump’ Pre-Verbal Edition)

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

From our To Know Trump (established in 2010!) desk Last month STAT’s Sharon Begley wrote this piece about Donald Trump’s increasing disconnection with the English language. Trump wasn’t always so linguistically challenged. What could explain the change? It was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Donald Trump, Fox & Friends, Jacob Weisberg, James Comey, Maggie Haberman, New York Times, pre-verbal President of the United States, Sharon Begley, Slate, STAT, tapewormed, Trumpcast, White House organ Fox & Friends | 2 Comments

Attention @realDonaldTrump: Hugh Hewitt Blew It

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Popular conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt – who tied Donald Trump to the whipping post recently over Middle East affairs, then folded like origami when he was criticized for it – took to Politico yesterday to do the crystal ball thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @realdonaldtrump, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, GOP Hair Apparent, Hugh Hewitt, Media Matters for America, Middle East, Real Clear Politics, Scott Walker drops out, Slate | Leave a comment

The War Over ‘War of the Worlds’ – Myth or Math?

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Conventional wisdom holds that Orson Welles’s 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds terrorized an entire nation. Representative sample from the following day: But that’s not really what happened, as Jefferson Pooley and Michael J. Socolow chronicled in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A. Brad Schwartz, American Experience, Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles' War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News, C.E. Hooper, Fr. Coughlin, Huey Long, Jefferson Pooley, Jon Stewart, MacMillan, Michael J. Socolow, NPR, Orson Welles, PBS, Radiolab, Slate, Stephen Colbert, The Takeaway, War of the Worlds | 4 Comments

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

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The NYC Girls Project?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Did you see this story in the New York Times yesterday? City Unveils a Campaign to Improve Girls’ Self-Esteem The fashion industry and Madison Avenue are … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, girls self-esteem, If You Let Me Play, Kat Stoeffel, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, New York Times, Nike, NYC Girls Project, Slate, soda ban, The Cut, Time, tobacco ban | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Full Metal Racket Edition)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

This morning, The Daily Caller published what was essentially an NRA press release under the headline, “Gunny wants you to register to vote!” Opening paragraphs: Too many Americans, for one reason or another, have chosen to sit on the sidelines by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chuck Norris, Daily Caller, Full Metal Jacket, Gunny, NRA, R. Lee Ermey, Slate, Ted Nugent, Trigger the Vote | 1 Comment

Scion Of The Times Makes Front-Page News

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times roll-your-own tradition has continued with the recent coming-out party of A.G. Sulzberger, the latest entrant in the family business. From the start his sinecure propelled the Nepotism Patrol into DEFCON 4 – but not so fast wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A.G. Sulzberger, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Boston Phoenix, Jack Shafer, New York Times, Slate | 2 Comments

Free The Jack Shafer One!

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Slate has announced layoffs that include media critic Jack Shafer (via Romenesko). Shafer says he’ll continue to be a contributor to Slate, but still, that’s just wrong. O tempora! O moreso!

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An Embarrassment Of Riches (Newt Gingrich Edition)

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s New York Times features a Political Memo that puts the accent on Newt Gingrich: All That Glitters May Redefine Run by Gingrich WASHINGTON — To the long list of rich-guy foibles that turned into defining campaign moments — John … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dominique Strauss-Kahn, John Edwards haircut, John Kerry kite-surfing, John McCain homes, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Slate, Tiffany's | 3 Comments