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Markey/Lynch People’s Pledge Gives Special Interests More Clout
Among any number of things former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown regrets about his loss to Elizabeth Warren last fall, quite possibly the biggest is taking the People’s Pledge – an agreement between the two candidates to discourage outside advertising by … Continue reading
Karl Rove Doesn’t Have A Clue
Former House of Bush consigliere Karl Rove submits a beauty in his Wall Street Journal column this week. My 2012 Mistakes and Fearless 2013 Forecast The implementation of ObamaCare will be ragged and ugly. A year ago, I offered political … Continue reading
Let The Fiscal Cliff Rumpus Begin! (Ann Coulter White Flag Edition)
The Fiscal Cliff Bakeoff is officially underway, with TV spots flying from every quarter. Over here, this ad from House of Bush consigliere Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS: Over there, this ad from the AFSCME, SEIU, and NEA unions: … Continue reading
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Tagged AFSCME, Ann Coulter, Crossroads GPS, Fiscal Cliff Bakeoff, Fox News, Karl Rove, NEA, Politico Playbook, Sean Hannity, SEIU
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Brown/Warren Senate Race: We’re Number Ugliest! (II)
First, as the hardworking staff duly noted the other day, it was the Daily Beast and MSNBC’s First Read. Now it’s BuzzFeed: The Ugliest Campaign In America A plan to keep it civil has backfired badly in Massachusetts. Scott Brown … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Burton, Buzzfeed, Daily Beast, Elizabeth Warren, Karl Rove, MSNBC First Read, People's Pledge, Scott Brown
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Grease Anatomy: Forget Politicians’ Body Men – These Handlers Are Their Body PARTS
First there was Karl Rove, George W. Bush’s brain. Next, Eric Fehrnstrom (via GQ): “If Karl Rove was Bush’s brain, then Fehrnstrom is [Mitt] Romney’s balls.” Now comes FOB Valerie Jarrett (via the New York Times): If Karl Rove was … Continue reading
Karl Rove’s Acid Flashback
There’s a new Super PAC in town: Crossroads Generation, which is “drawing upon $750,000 in seed money from GOP organizations like the College Republicans, the Young Republicans, the Republican State Leadership Committee and American Crossroads – itself a super PAC … Continue reading
“I’m Scott Pelley, And I DON’T Approve This Message”
Karl Rove’s 501(c)(4) gunsel Crossroads GPS has hijacked CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley for its latest Obama drive-by. From Politico’s Morning Score: FIRST LOOK – “THIS IS THE WORST ECONOMIC RECOVERY AMERICA HAS EVER HAD.”That’s how Scott Pelley led the … Continue reading
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Tagged CBS Evening News, Crossroads GPS, Fair Use, Googletron, John Harwood, Karl Rove, New York Times, Politico Morning Score, Scott Pelley
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David Axelrod Is Full Of It
House of Obama consigliere David Axelrod tweeted this yesterday: This, as it happens, is a piece in Politico: GOP groups plan record $1 billion blitz Republican super PACs and other outside groups shaped by a loose network of prominent conservatives … Continue reading
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Tagged $750 million, 2008, consigliere, David Axelrod, House of Obama, Karl Rove, Koch brothers, Politico, Twitter
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