Tag Archives: Vanity Fair

Arianna’s Adventures In Bizarro World

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Earlier this year the hardworking staff noted that two Democratic Party apparatchiks – Peter Daou and James Boyce – had filed a lawsuit against Arianna Huffington, accusing the Blogeteria Queen of stealing the idea for the Huffington Post from them back … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arianna Huffington, Bizarro World, Blogeteria Queen, Huffington Post, James Boyce, paidContent, Peter Daou, Playboy, Vanity Fair | 3 Comments

The Warren Watch (pat. pending)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Lots of media action around Elizabeth Warren – good, bad, and . . . unattractive (ugly is such an ugly word). The good: This largely laudatory profile in Vanity Fair. The bad (for Tim Geithner): This flashback via techPresident. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Elizabeth Warren, Mass GOP, TechPresident, Throw Rocks, Tim Geithner, Vanity Fair | Leave a comment

Hitch-86: Losing An Indelible Voice

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The inimitable Christopher Hitchens in the June edition of Vanity Fair: Unspoken Truths I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid. —T. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christopher Hitchens, Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot, Vanity Fair | 1 Comment

Keller Apt?

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Party desk: The hardworking staff continues to believe that New York Times executive editor Bill Keller’s column in the paper is a bad idea. Previous transgression: His column last month that included this unfortunate lede: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Keller, James O'Keefe, Julian Assange, New York Times, Power 150, Vanity Fair | 2 Comments

The Scufflington Post

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The acquisition of The Huffington Post by AOL has generated a wave of reactions – from Wow! . . . to . . . Huh?? The $315 million deal has also raised questions about the future of the blogeteria founded by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AOL, Arianna Huffington, Bizzaro World, blogeteria, Huffington Post, James Boyce, Legalo World, Peter Daou, Politico, shape-shifting polidiva, Vanity Fair | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging Tina Brown’s MFA, Er, Talk

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Museum of Fine Arts Wednesday evening to catch its Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lecture featuring Daily Beast diva Tina Brown. Of course it should’ve been called the Ruth and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Malcolm Rogers, MFA, Talk, The Daily Beast, The New Yorker, Tina Brown, Vanity Fair | 1 Comment

Politico-dependency

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

So the fine folks at Time magazine’s Swampland blog spent some time mocking: this ridiculous Politico article about Obama’s drinking habits (Does the President drink too much? Some callers to a Louisiana sports radio show think so!) Before anyone gets … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Michael Wolff, Politico, Vanity Fair | Leave a comment

Palin by Comparison

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Top Ten Reasons Sarah Palin Has Gotta Hate Todd Purdum’s Vanity Fair Piece About Her: 10. ” [She] often seems proud of what she does not know.” 9. “No political principle or personal relationship is more sacred than her own … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Politico, Sarah Palin, Vanity Fair | 2 Comments