Monthly Archives: June 2011

WeinerWorld: New York Tabloids Edition

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Front-page roulette from the Big Town:     Got a favorite? Vote in our Comments section!

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Wal-Mart Masquerades As Main Street In Battle With Amazon

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

It’s the very definition of irony: Wal-Mart, longtime nemesis of mom-and-pop stores nationwide, is now bankrolling The Alliance for Main Street Fairness, a front group (also funded by Best Buy, Target, Sears, and Home Depot) lobbying for sales taxes on … Continue reading →

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France Says ‘Non’ to Broadcast Mentions of Twitter, Facebook

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From the Sydney Morning Herald: F-word ban on French radio, TV PARIS: How do you say Facebook and Twitter in French? You don’t – at least, not if you are on radio or television, where mention of them is banned unless … Continue reading →

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Daily News Wins Battle Of The New York Tabloids

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Given the unlimited verbal possibilities the WeinerTweet rumpus presents, Mediaite looked to the New York tabloids to set the bar. Here’s the, er, wood from each:   No contest, right?

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Sarah Palin’s Talmudic Power

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Sarah Barracuda is a deconstructionist’s delight. Exhibit Umpteen: Her riff last weekend on Paul Revere’s ride (via WHDH): That’s triggered a tsunami of interpretations, from AlterNet’s “Mangled ‘History’ Lesson” to Mediaite’s “Doublethink? Palin Fans Attempt To Rewrite Paul Revere’s Wikipedia … Continue reading →

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Rafa Quote o’ the Day (pat. pending)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Jason Gay’s Wall Street Journal review of Rafael Nadal’s French Open Final victory over Roger Federer: Sunday at Roland Garros, he defeated his elegant nemesis, Roger Federer, a man Nadal charmingly described to tennis gadfly John McEnroe as “the … Continue reading →

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A Tweet New Advertising Gambit (III)

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

(Via splendid reader Arafat K, by way of AdRants) Crispin Porter + Bogusky Delivers Four InstaAds for Kraft Crispin Porter + Bogusky [is] converting tweets mentioning Kraft Mac & Cheese into commercials that [will] air within 24 hours. Currently, there … Continue reading →

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Correction o’ the Week (Frank Sinatra Toupee Edition)

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Saturday’s New York Times: EDITOR’S NOTE In the Talk interview in the Magazine this weekend, Barbara Sinatra, Frank Sinatra’s fourth wife, disputes an account by Gay Talese in a 1966 Esquire article, in which he described Sinatra’s toupees and the woman … Continue reading →

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No Djok: Order Restored To French Open

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Roger Federer did Rafael Nadal a favor by defeating Novak (41-0) Djokovic in Friday’s French Open semifinal. Nadal did not return the favor in Sunday’s French Open Final. Instead he reverted to form, beating Federer for the fourth straight time … Continue reading →

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Alex Burrows Bites Bruins – Again

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So it wasn’t bad enough the Bruins broke down with 19 seconds left in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals to lose 1-0 to the Vancouver Canucks? Now they have to lose 3-2 to Alex Burrows, a Canuck who … Continue reading →

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