Tag Archives: The Note

To Know Trump (All Bagel and No Schmear Edition)

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

What a difference a Tslump makes. One month ago, GOP Hair Apparent Donald Trump was bragging that he didn’t need advertising to fuel his presidential run because “I’m getting so much coverage. It would almost be — you’d OD on … Continue reading →

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When A Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés . . .

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well, that’s just sad. The hardworking staff has a habit of recording mangled phrases in the press, and here’s our latest batch. • About a week ago, the Boston Globe ran a story about CBS’s decision to stop broadcasting the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, APM, Boston Globe, Boston Pops, CBS, CBS This Morning, Cheryl Miller, Chris Christie, Chris Hughes, David Mugar, Eli Manning, Hall of Fane, July 4th fireworks, Legal Sea Foods, Marketplace, Mohamed Morsi, MSNBC First Read, New Hampshire Journal, New Republic, New York Times Magazine, NPR, Peyton Manning, Reggie Miller, Roger Berkowitz, The Note | 8 Comments

ABC News: Boston’s Charlotte Golar Richie Not A Major Mayoral Candidate

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Magazine’s redoubtable David Bernstein might rank former state representative Charlotte Golar Richie #2 in his list of Boston mayoral hopefuls, and the Boston Globe might report big names coalescing around her campaign, but that still doesn’t give her any … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Anthony Weiner, Boston Globe, Boston magazine, Charlotte Golar Richie, Christine Quinn, David Bernstein, EMILY's List, Eric Garcetti, Michael Falcone, New York, The Note, Wendy Greuel, Year of the Woman Mayor | Leave a comment

Barney & Friends Not Feeling The Love

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Looks like interim Senate wannabe Barney Frank (D-Pick Me!) and his drumbeaters have undercut their own cause. Start with drumbeater and Norfolk resident John F. Kelley (via ABC’s The Note): MOVEON MEMBER LAUNCHES PETITION TO PUT BARNEY FRANK IN THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AppointBarneyFrank.com, Barney Frank, Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, First Read, interim seat, John Kerry, MoveOn.org, National Journal, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, The Note, U.S. Senate | 2 Comments

Quote o’ the Day (“Even President Clinton” Edition)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

This is priceless. From ABC’s The Note: MUM’S THE WORD FROM TEAM OBAMA: “We have nothing — no involvement with any ads that are done by Priorities USA. We don’t have any knowledge of the story of the family,” Obama campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Barack Obama, Bubba, Jen Psaki, Mitt Romney, President Clinton, Priorities USA, The Note, welfare reform ad | 2 Comments

ABC’s The Note Takes Note Of The Brown-Warren Race

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday ABC’s political digest The Note parachuted into the donnybrook between Scott Brown (R-Have You Met My Wife?) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Why Can’t We Be More Like the Chinese?) and delivered an entirely uncritical overview of the hottest U.S. Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, asbestos victims, Boston Globe, Elizabeth Warren, house flipping, Scott Brown, second-most bipartisan senator, The Note, Travelers | 2 Comments

Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Everyone In The Pool Edition)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s an embarrassment of – not pandas – but TV spots in the presidential bakeoff betwen Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Call the roll (via ABC’s The Note): OBAMA ADS: ROMNEY’S OUTSOURCING, FEE HIKES. From ABC’s Devin Dwyer: President Obama’s campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Americans for Prosperity, Concerned Women for America, CWA, Koch brothers, Obama for America, Playbook, Politico, Restore Our Future, The Note | 1 Comment

Real People Say Elizabeth Warren Is Good People

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The ads are really flying now for U.S. Senate wannabe Elizabeth Warren (D-Alright, Lay Off That “Professor” Stuff). Her latest, just out today (via ABC’s The Note): The hardworking staff especially likes 1) the guy with the Harley-Davidson moustache, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Elizabeth Warren, Harley-Davidson, The Note | 3 Comments

Idiotic Headline o’ the Week (Town & Country Edition)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Cover line on the current edition of Town & Country: REPUBLICAN GENE MACHINE The Five Sons Making Sure Mitt Won’t Quit Really? The Jaws of Life couldn’t extract Romney from the GOP presidential primary. He needs the Mini-Mitts too? Well, maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged @martybaron, @mviser, ABC, Matt Viser, Mini-Mitts, Romneykiss, The Note, Town & Country | 1 Comment

Our First Quadrennial Hawkie Awards

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff is pleased to announce Campaign Outsider’s Hawkie Awards, a quadrennial exercise in highlighting the most ridiculous aspects of the Iowa caucuses, outside of the fact that they have any impact at all. Regardless, nunc est bibendum: I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Gentle Giant, Google, Hawkie Awards, Iowa, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newtron, quarter horse, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, The Note, USA Today | 2 Comments