Tag Archives: Wall Street Journal

Who Is Gwilym McGrew?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

( . . . with apologies to the Wall Street Journal editorial page) Sunday’s Boston Globe op-ed page featured an advertorial about a virtually impenetrable National Marine Fisheries Service dustup in Gloucester. The ad – which reprinted a March 9 … Continue reading →

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Dizzy Lizzy Cheney

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Liz Cheney didn’t fall far from the tree. The daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney is fronting a website called Keep America Safe that is hazardous to America’s political health, according to some. From a piece on the lefty … Continue reading →

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Chalabi-ing Chalabi

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Question: How does made conman Ahmad Chalabi get an op-ed column in the Wall Street Journal? Answer: He opens his mouth.

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Mitchmania

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Monday’s New York Times featured an op-ed mash note to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels from mostly Web-ed columnist Ross Douthat. Headline: A Republican Surprise Pull quote: Murmurings about Mitch Daniels for 2012 That would be murmurings about a presidential run by … Continue reading →

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U.S. Politics = Bizarro World

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Everything you need to know about the state of political discourse nowadays is contained in these two opinion pieces about Barack Obama’s Excellent Healthcare Summit: Piece #1: Joe Klein’s post on Time’s Swampland blog: Shame on me. I was elsewhere … Continue reading →

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Tiger Woodshed

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff at Campaign Outsider isn’t on this earth long enough to read more than two articles about Friday’s Tigerpalooza. But we did happen to catch a couple of pieces in the weekend Wall Street Journal. The first piece … Continue reading →

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You Call That Art?

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Excellent A-Hed (definition here) in Friday’s Wall Street Journal. Head/subheadlines: After the Bubble, Beauty Is But Fleeting for Greenspan Portraits Some Owners Who Paid Top Dollar Stash Paintings of Ex-Fed Chief in Closet, Under Bed Lede: In the offices of … Continue reading →

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Palin By Comparison

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Is it good or bad for Sarah Palin (R-No Hopey, No Changey) that she’s being attacked from the left and from the right? Lefty Leon Wieseltier of The New Republic has the No Hopey beat covered. Righty Dorothy Rabinowitz of … Continue reading →

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Charlie Wilson’s Warts

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Lots of boffo obits for former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson (D-Afghanistan), who inspired the movie “Charlie Wilson’s War” (also boffo at the box office). One news organization wearing industrial-size pom-poms: The Wall Street Journal, whose Friday editorial began this way: The … Continue reading →

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WSJ Shoes Don’t Fit

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Thursday’s dead-tree edition of the Wall Street Journal featured this piece headlined: When the Shoe Fits, But Needs a Fix Online Cobblers Repair Footwear From Afar; Services From Heel to Toe, With Polishing and Waterproofing to Boot Here’s the lede: Last … Continue reading →

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