Tag Archives: WBUR

The Great Liberal ‘Overturn Citizens United’ Scam

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Admittedly, the hardworking staff attended the Jerry Orbach School of Law (& Order) for only 12 years, but all this hubbub from the left about reversing Citizens United (the 2010 Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited expenditures by corporations, unions, and individuals … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Borg, Boston Globe, Citizens United, Jerry Orbach, Law & Order, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, Letter to the Editor, Marilyn Peterson, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial debate, pandermonium, SCOTUS, scotusblog, stare decisis, Supreme Court, WBUR, WCVB, WHDH | 4 Comments

NYT – Finally! – Catches Up to Hardworking Staff (Disney World Edition)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Two weeks ago the hardworking staff did a turn on NPR’s Here & Now with the estimable Sacha Pfeiffer, talking about the Extreme Data Mining currently being inflicted on consumers. PFEIFFER: So, John, of course, collecting is becoming so widespread, data collection. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged as the feller says, Disney World, extreme data mining, Here & Now, Magic Kingdom, My Magic Plus, MyMagic+, New York Times, NPR, Sacha Pfeiffer, the trackiest place on earth, Walt Disney World, WBUR, Your Facebook page is being strip-mined like West Virginia | 1 Comment

Dead Blogging ‘Avant-Garde Japanese Fashions’ And ‘Impressionists On The Water’ At PEM

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled up to the Peabody Essex Museum over the weekend to catch Future Beauty: Avant-Garde Japanese Fashion (through January 26, 2014) and Impressionists on the Water (through February 17, 2014), and, say, they were . . . underwhelming. From … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Caillebote, Claude Monet, Future Beauty: Avant-Garde Japanese Fashion, Impressionists on the Water, Issey Miyake, Peabody Essex Museum, PEM, Radio Boston, Rei Kawakubo, Renoir, Sacha Pfeiffer, Sebastian Smee, Signac, Sisley, WBUR, Yohji Yamamoto | Leave a comment

Twenty Years After: The 1993 Boston Mayoral Ads

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Several weeks ago the hardtalking staff did a segment on WBUR’s Radio Boston about the TV spots in the 1993 Boston mayoral race. That segment came about because we’ve still got a dozen VHS tapes of the ’93 ads, having … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1993 Boston mayoral ads, Bill Carrick, Bob Rufo, Bruce Bolling, Chris Lydon, Dan Payne, Diane Moriarty, Francis "Mickey" Roache, Jim Brett, Ken Swope, Mayberry USA, Mike Shea, Radio Boston, Ray Flynn, Rosaria Salerno, Tom Menino, WBUR | 8 Comments

Throwing The Book(s) At Whitey Bulger

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Dueling book plugs in the local dailies the past two days, starting with this Boston Sunday Globe Page One pompom: A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind New biography traces Bulger’s rise, reign, and the reckoning ahead As he sits … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Catherine Greig, Dick Lehr, Gerard O'Neill, Howie Carr, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Kevin Cullen, Shelley Murphy, WBUR | Leave a comment

It’s Good To Live In A Cognoscenti Town

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtracking staff at Sneak Adtack has a piece in WBUR’s Cognoscenti today: Facebook Announcements Can Be Confusing. Let Us Explain When you’ve got mail from Facebook, nothing good can come of it. Exhibit Umpteen: The latest Facemail that launched … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cognoscenti, Facebook, privacy, Sneak ADtack, WBUR | Leave a comment

Did WGBH Run New Hampshire Public Television Out Of The Bay State?

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Several days ago the hardwatching staff noticed that Channel 11 and Channel 44 were missing from our television. So we tasked (as they say) our Investigative Unit (aka the Missus) to find out what was up. And here it is: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ch. 16, Ch. 44, Comcast, Massachusetts PBS, New Hampshire Public Television, WBUR, WGBH, WGBX | 10 Comments

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald Gives Globe Plagiarism A Free Pass Edition)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

On Friday the Boston Globe admitted that an August 17th editorial had ripped off major portions from Todd Domke’s WBUR.org column. No word yet from the Globe about repercussions, and – uncharacteristically – no word at all from the Boston … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, IGTLTDT, Todd Domke, WBUR | 2 Comments

Dead Blogging JazzBoston At The BPL

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

So the hardworking staff trundled down to the Boston Public Library last night for the JazzBoston convocation of local music lovers stranded by WGBH radio’s eviscerating of jazz programs from its airwaves. And we fully expected a repeat of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BPL, Con Salsa, jazz programs, JazzBoston, José Massó, WBUR, WGBH | 5 Comments

Kevin White, Mr. Vice President

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Interesting front-page Memory Lane piece in Tuesday’s New York Times about the vice-presidential kerfuffle George McGovern (D-Amnesty, Abortion and Acid) created in 1972. Hasty and Ruinous 1972 Pick Colors Today’s Hunt for a No. 2 WASHINGTON — Scott Lilly was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1972 vice presidential pick, Abbie Hoffman, Amswers.com, Dick Flavin, Edward M. Kennedy, Frank Mankiewicz, George McGovern, Kevin White, New York Times, Rolling Stones, Thomas Eagleton, WBUR | 4 Comments