Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

WSJ Disrespects The 1960s Boston Celtics

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured this story in its Friday Journal sction: Is Spain’s ‘La Roja’ The Greatest Team Ever? Not just the best in soccer: the best of all time in any sport. Why the Spanish national team could … Continue reading →

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Dr. Evil Targets Mike Bloomberg

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed crackdown on big sugary drinks is going over like the metric system. Exhibit A: This full-page New York Times the American Beverage Association ran on Friday. Exhibit B: This full-page ad the Center for … Continue reading →

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Front Page Photo o’ the Day (Mind Over Matter Edition)

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

This remarkable Braingate2.org photograph of a brain-trained robotic arm graced at least two front pages Thursday: God love science.

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Facebook Has ADD (Advertising Deficit Disorder)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In the run-up to its ballyhooed IPO (Incredibly Publicized Offering), social media giant Facebook is getting DPNed (Defined Pretty Negatively) in terms of its advertising – read: revenue – potential. Once around the news media park, James, and don’t spare … Continue reading →

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WSJ’s Jason Gay Joshes Beckett

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Boston Red Sox pitcher non grata Josh Beckett landed on the Wall Street Journal’s radar screen in Jason Gay’s latest column: What Pro Athletes Should Never Say Boston is turning on another star athlete, this time Red Sox pitcher Josh … Continue reading →

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The Very Model Of A Modern Sports Mom

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Mother’s Day desk: Sweet piece by Jason Gay in the Weekend Wall Street Journal: On Mother’s Day, the Real MVP My mother never really helped me with sports. I’m not even certain if she loves sports. All she … Continue reading →

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Why The Wall Street Journal Is A Great Newspaper (Man Ray Edition)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Fascinating Wall Street Journal feature on the state of Surrealist Man Ray’s artistic estate: The Surreal Selling of Man Ray How a Long Island family with an auto-body shop wound up controlling the artist’s legacy. The $20 million collection in … Continue reading →

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The Commencement Address You’ll Never Hear

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens has a tough-love message for this year’s graduating college seniors. From his Tuesday piece: Dear Class of 2012: Allow me to be the first one not to congratulate you. Through exertions that—let’s be honest—were … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin (MISTIA Edition)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

How do you run against a president who’s personally popular, even if his policies aren’t? MISTIA – More in Sorrow Than in Anger. From the Weekend Wall Street Journal: Anti-Obama Ads Take Elegiac Tone Conservatives, Wary of President’s Popularity, Try … Continue reading →

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WSJ’s Caro Di Tutti Cari Interview

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Excellent Robert Caro interview in the Weekend Wall Street Journal: Robert Caro: Political Power—How to Get It and Use It Asked to define “political power”—the motif of his multivolume biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson—historian Robert Caro falls silent. “I don’t … Continue reading →

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