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When A Nation Forgets Its Own Idioms . . .
. . . it looks sort of idiotic. The hardworking staff can’t help but notice that what once were familiar American phrases have become, well, unfamiliar. Some recent examples: • Democratic strategist on CNN describing Mitt Romney’s Latino problem thanks … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN, Ed Shultz, Elgin Marbles, forget our idioms, French Open, mangled phrases, MBTA, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Nicolas Sarkozy, NPR, PBS NewsHour, Rick Perry, The Ride
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Our First Quadrennial Hawkie Awards
The hardworking staff is pleased to announce Campaign Outsider’s Hawkie Awards, a quadrennial exercise in highlighting the most ridiculous aspects of the Iowa caucuses, outside of the fact that they have any impact at all. Regardless, nunc est bibendum: I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, Gentle Giant, Google, Hawkie Awards, Iowa, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newtron, quarter horse, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, The Note, USA Today
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What Dogs Hear In The GOP Presidential Primary
Blah blah blah blah Mitt Romney is not good enough blah blah blah blah Mitt Romney is Mr. Good Enough blah blah blah blah Newt Gingrich is dead blah blah blah blah Newt Gingrich is still alive blah blah blah … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Larson, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Ad-O-Rama Edition)
And the hit jobs just keep on comin’ in the Hawkeye State’s GOP presidential slapfight. • Rick Perry goes cartoon in his latest Iowa TV spot. Got that? “The fox guarding the henhouse is like asking a Congressman to … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox, I See an America, Iowa, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Newtered, Restore Our Future, Rick Perry, South Carolina
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Whac-’Em-All Edition)
Next week’s Iowa caucuses have turned into a daily double: Mitt Romney v. Ron Paul for win and place, everyone else for show. Cue Rick Perry’s latest ad, which touts the Texas governor as the Congress-free hoss in the race. … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa Caucuses, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Texas crony capitalism
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GOP Social Studies
It’s not that retail politics is for losers in the Republican presidential primary race, but the candidates stumping hardest in Iowa and New Hampshire – Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry – are generally polling lowest. (Exception that … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Family Size Edition)
‘Tis the season to cram family members into GOP presidential primary ads. Start with Ann Romney vouching for her husband’s “Character.” Partial transcript: You can never predict what kind of tough decisions are going to come in front of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Perry, Ann Romney, Iowa caucus, Mitt Romney, pop-up video, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, whole mishpocheh
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Boston Herald Turns George Will Into A Shill
Inside-baseball-loving columnist George Will has a problem: His wife, Mari Will, is an adviser to GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry. That doesn’t prevent Will from writing about the GOP presidential primary, but it does require him to disclose his spousal conflict … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Drudge Report, full disclosure, George Will, Mari Will, Rick Perry
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (GOP PAC Attack Edition)
From Politico’s Morning Score: PRO-ROMNEY “RESTORE OUR FUTURE” RIPS PERRY, GINGRICH: “Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry: Too liberal on immigration, too much baggage on ethics,” the ad’s narrator says. http://bit.ly/ubcrgF PRO-PERRY “MAKE US GREAT AGAIN” NAILS ROMNEY, GINGRICH: The ad started running yesterday … Continue reading
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Tagged Make Us Great Again, Mitt Romney, Morning Score, Newt Gingrich, Politico, Restore Our Future, Rick Perry
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Adstravaganza Edition II)
The Iowa airwaves continue to be stacked up like LaGuardia. The latest additions: • Ron Paul (R-Can You Hear Me Now?) has a new TV spot that “presents the Texas congressman as the unique and consistent outsider in the race,” … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC The Note, Mitt Romney, Politico Morning Score, Restore Our Future, Rick Perry, Ron Paul
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