Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

No Homers In Red Sox Broadcast Booth

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal, doing what it does best, published The Announcer-Bias Index, described as the “[n]umber of comments perceived as bias that were made by each club’s TV broadcast team over the course of one game – including … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Announcer-Bias Index, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Don Orsillo, Jerry Remy, Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, New York Yankees, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Former Boston Herald Editor To WSJ: Romney’s A Potemkin Republican

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Eric Convey, a former reporter/editor at the Boston Herald, had this op-ed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal: Massachusetts Lessons About a President Romney Its more likely he will try to reform Obamacare than make good on his promise to repeal … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Eric Convey, Mitt Romney, ObamaCare, Potemkin Republican, Wall Street Journal | 4 Comments

Big Blow For David Ferrer At U.S. Open

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The U.S. Open went all Key Largo yesterday, with heavy winds turning the Andy Murray-Tomas Berdych men’s semifinal into a game of Wiffle Tennis. From ESPN.com: NEW YORK — Dealing with 20 mph wind that blew a changeover chair onto … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Murray, David Ferrer, ESPN.com, Jason Gay, Key Largo, men's semifinals, Novak Djokovic, Tomas Berdych, U.S.Open, Wall Street Journal, Wiffle Tennis | Leave a comment

Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (Barack Is Boring Edition)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Today’s offering from Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan: The Democrats’ Soft Extremism Obama is out of ideas, and Clinton’s speech was unworthy of him Barack Obama is deeply overexposed and often boring. He never seems to be saying what … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annie Hall of the chinstrokerati, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Why Is There No “Keep Boston Weird” Campaign?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From yesterday’s Wall Street Journal: Asheville, N.C. Debates: How Weird is Too Weird? Topless Rally Raises Eyebrows, Questions ASHEVILLE, N.C.—This city has made a name for itself as a tourist and retirement haven, known for its arts festivals, spiritual retreats … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Furture Boston Alliance, Keep Asheville Weird, Keep Austin Weird, Keep Boston Weird, Wall Street Journal | 5 Comments

WSJ’s Jason Gay Darns Those Sox

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Dead-on (arrival) column by Jason Gay in Monday’s Wall Street Journal about the star-cross Boston Red Sox. The Zombie Red Sox Trudge On At this point, there is little use discussing the 2012 Boston Red Sox. There are better stories … Continue reading →

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Let The Whatever-Billion-Dollar Rumpus Begin! (Mitt Romney Third Lying Welfare Ad Edition)

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Via Politico’s Playbook: This is the Romney campaign’s third TV spot claiming Barack Obama removed the work from workfare, which every fact-check site has labeled untrue. To be sure, the Obama campaign is doing its fair share of lying … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Wall Street Journal, welfare, workfare | 1 Comment

Healing Waters For Disabled Vets

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In the wake of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s admirable exposé of the disgraceful Disabled Veterans National Foundation fundraising scam, it was nice to see this piece in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal about Project Healing Waters, a nonprofit organization “dedicated to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AC360, Anderson Cooper, CNN, Disabled Veterans National Foundation fundraising scam, Ed Nicholson, Eric Hastings, Matt Labash, Project Healing Waters, Semper Fly, Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard | Leave a comment

No Cheering In The Press Box? Feh!

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed: The Loudest Olympic Fans? The Hardbitten Folks in the Press Box Some Journalists Leave Objectivity at Home When Covering the Games; ‘What Joy!’ LONDON—Minutes after British track-and-field darling Jessica Ennis sped over the finish line … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A-Hed, Andy Murray, gold medal, Jason Gay, Olympics, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments