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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Elizabeth Warren Edition)
Beseiged by a $600,000 Karl Rove rave, presumptive Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D-Occupy This) has launched a rebuttal in the form of a one-minute bio ad (via Politico): Opening: “I’m Elizabeth Warren. I’m running for the United … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Huntsman Sort-Of-Super PAC Edition)
GOP nevergonnabe Jon Huntsman, who has tracked resolutely at up to 2% in the presidential primary polls, actually has a non-canine friend: Our Destiny PAC, which has just launched this ad in New Hampshire (via NH Journal/Politico): Yikes. Maybe they … Continue reading
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Tagged Jon Huntsman, nevergonnabe, NH Journal, Our Buzzkill PAC, Our Destiny PAC, Politico
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The Bain Of Mitt Romney’s Existence
Just as with Ted Kennedy in 1994 and the Boston Globe in 2002, Mitt Romney’s vulture capitalist record has come back to haunt him, this time in Sunday’s New York Times. After a Romney Deal, Profits and Then Layoffs By … Continue reading
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Tagged 1994, 2002, Bain, Boston Globe, Dade International, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Ted Kennedy, vulture capitalist
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Dr. Ads Gets All Touchy-Feely
From the old mailbag: Dear Dr. Ads, Please tell me which creative director (ahem, Jason Berry) has the biggest cojones in the business. Oh wait, I really did not want to know! If this is what they call “cognitive dissonance,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Ads, Jason Berry, Male Cancer Awareness Campaign, MCAC, Rhian Sudgen, Sneak ADtack
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Taylor Branch’s Pen State Of College Athletics
From our Late to the Party desk: Sometimes it’s good to be behind the curve. The hardreading staff has just started digging into Taylor Branch’s monumental October 2011 Atlantic piece The Shame of College Sports (described by Frank Deford in … Continue reading
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
Political Dustups Over . . . Dust?
Apparently farm dust is the new toxic waste in political campaigns. Via the Huffington Post: Ad By Crossroads, Karl Rove’s Outfit, Yanked Off Air For Being False WASHINGTON — An ad by Karl Rove-backed Crossroads GPS was yanked from rotation … Continue reading
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Tagged Crossroads GPS, EPA, farm dust, First Read, Hormone Cain, Huffington Post, Jon Tester, Montana, MSNBC
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Let The Seamus Sweepstakes™ Begin Again (Again)!
Just when the hardworking staff was thinking Seamus might be in the doghouse with New York Times columnist Gail Collins, he shows up in two consecutive columns, Thursday’s and today’s: The antipathy toward Mitt Romney is the most fascinating part … Continue reading
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Tagged @dbernstein, Gail Collins, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Seamus Sweepstakes The Sequel™
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For Mitt Romney, 2005 Was A Very Flip-Flop Year
The Wall Street Journal did no favors for presidential hypeful Mitt Romney (R-Newt Gingrich? Really?) in this Friday front-page piece: To win election as governor of Massachusetts in 2002, Mitt Romney made a truce with liberal activists and cast himself … Continue reading
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Tagged Mitt Romney, Oxymoron Watch, presidential hypeful, Total Moron Watch, Wall Street Journal
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NYT Misleads Readers About Cain Accuser
Actually, it isn’t really fair to single out the New York Times, but this characterization of Herman Cain sexual harassment accuser Karen Kraushaar is emblematic of the news media at large: Mr. Cain has said he does not know [Sharon … Continue reading
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