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Tag Archives: Scott Brown
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Brown/Warren Ceasefire Edition)
Now that the goo-goos have stopped cooing for a moment about the Super PAC disarmament pact between likely U.S. Senate rivals Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren, it’s time for the real world to weigh in – specifically free speech advocates … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Brown/Warren Kabuki Edition)
In reaction to the Super PAC Mania currently gripping the GOP presidential primary campaign, Massachusetts US Senate opponents Scott Brown (R-LL Bean) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Harvard Yard) are looking to rid their battle of outside-group influence. From Saturday’s Boston Globe: … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, outside groups, Scott Brown, Super PACs
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Brownwashing (Coalition For American Jobs Edition)
(First in an anticipated series of posts examining examples of Brownwashing, which – similar to Greenwashing - is “the unjustified appropriation of [political] virtue by . . . a politician . . . to create a pro-[voter] image, sell a [candidate] or … Continue reading
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Tagged Bausch & Lomb, Brownwashing, Coalition for American Jobs, greenwashing, RethinkBrown, Scott Brown
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Rethink Scott Brown Edition)
In his short but checkered career on Capitol Hill, Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Wall Street) has Hoovered money from the financial services industry at a very impressive rate, according to the New York Times: Helpful chart: Nut graf: Mr. Brown, … Continue reading
This Is What’s Wrong With The News Media’s Political Coverage (II)
Enough with the “familiar” references to U.S. Senate wannabe Elizabeth Warren’s life story! Two months ago (as the hardworking staff duly noted) it was a Boston Globe report that included this: In an hourlong interview, [Warren] spoke often of the now-familiar story … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, chin-strokerati, Elizabeth Warren, New York Times, Scott Brown, Wall Street Journal
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League Of Conservation Smoters Whacks Brown Again
There’s a pretty good kibitzerpalooza taking place around the pending Scott Brown/Elizabeth Warren bakeoff for the U.S. Senate. In this corner: The League of Conservation Voters, which has launched a $1.8 million ad campaign targeting Brown over his alleged connections … Continue reading
Boston Globe Draws GOP Fire Over Brown/Warren Headlines
Barack Obama often talks about the silly season in politics. Now, welcome to the sensitive season. From Ben Smith’s media blog on Politico: Let the Globe grumbles begin A Republican official sends over two recent headlines from the Boston Globe … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Smith, Boston Globe, Elizabeth Warren, GOP, Politico, Scott Brown
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Scott Brown: I’m Not Oily
Yesterday the hardworking staff noted the $1.9 million (according to Roll Call) ad campaign the League of Conservation Voters has launched against Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Is The Truck Gassed Up?) over his environmental record. To refresh your memory: … Continue reading
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Tagged LCV, League of Conservation Voters, Roll Call, Scott Brown
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