Monthly Archives: August 2011

Do You Know About Facebook’s ‘Sponsored Stories’?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff aren’t big Facebookers, so maybe we’re the only ones who missed this (via MediaPost): Facebook ads often incorporate a social element, letting users see what actions their friends have taken in connection with an advertiser or ad, such … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (‘Debt-End Bus Tour’ Edition)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As Barack Obama embarks on a three-day bus tour of the Midwest (second prize: a four-day bus tour), the Republican National Committee has announced that it will be (Grey)hounding him every mile of the way. Via Politico’s Playbook: RNC brands … Continue reading →

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Let The Rick Perry-And-Thrust Begin! (Paul Krugman Edition)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

When Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Pray with Me Now) jumped with both boots into the GOP presidential primary on Saturday, he made it clear that the centerpiece of his campaign would be his job-creation record. Via CBS News: Perry cited … Continue reading →

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Bright Verizon

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

As the strike against Verizon by 45,000 unionized workers (6,000 of them in Massachusetts) enters its second week, the telecommunications company has entered the second phase of its public-image advertising campaign. Verizon has been running full-page advertisements in the Boston … Continue reading →

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Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (British Riots Edition)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Lede of the increasingly unmoored-from-reality Peggy Noonan’s latest Wall Street Journal column: The riots in Britain left some Americans shaken. In the affluence of the past 40 years, and with the rise of the jumbo jet, we became a nation … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Corporations Are People Edition)

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The corporate humanization effort by Mitt Romney (R-Power to the Corporation!) just keeps drawing more heat. Via Politico’s Playbook: BREAKING: DNC buys an ad featuring Mitt Romney’s “Corporations are people,” airing this morning and into next week, on broadcast and cable … Continue reading →

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Legally, Corporations ARE People

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Mitt Romney (R-People Person) has been mocked (by Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert) and sort of defended (by Media Nation’s Dan Kennedy) for telling a heckler in Iowa that “Corporations are people, my friend.” As Mr. Media Nation wrote: Romney was … Continue reading →

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“Is Rick Perry Gay?”

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Plug “is rick perry” into the Googletron, techPresident says, and “is rick perry gay” is the top search phrase in Google Select: Fun! But true? The hardworking staff tried it ourselves and came up with the same result. TechPresident even … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging The GOP Iowa Debate

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Well that was fun, although the hardworking staff firmly believes Lewis Carroll – no relation – would’ve been a better moderator than Fox Newshound Bret Baier (Cheshire Cat smile notwithstanding). Fox News summary and video clips here. Random notes: • Everyone … Continue reading →

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Scary Photo o’ the Week

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So far, anyway. From today’s Los Angeles Times: Texas Gov. Rick Perry attempts to quiet the crowd after his introduction by Reverend C. L. Jackson during “The Response” at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Aug. 6. (Richard Carson, Reuters Yikes. Your … Continue reading →

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