Monthly Archives: December 2011

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (@Jon2012girls Edition)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Those irrepressible Huntsman gals were in town yesterday, courtesy of the Boston Herald. Not surprisingly, the feisty local tabloid ran a nice feature about the shindig: Jon Huntsman’s gals: Mitt’s boys ‘play hard to get’ on Twitter In the battle for … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Gingrich Super PAC Edition)

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Presidential flameout Newt Gingrich (R-Ouch!) is getting his ads kicked by Ron Paul and Mitt Romney Super PAC Restore Our Future. Gingrich’s response to the Newtron bombs? This Mourning in America TV spot:   But now (via Politico’s Playbook) comes … Continue reading →

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I Sold It At The Movies: Classic Cinema Product Placement

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Product placement in films didn’t start with E.T. and Reese’s Pieces. As Business Pundit illustrates, it goes all the way back to 1896. The hardworking staff’s favorite? Vespa in Roman Holiday. But you should roll your own. Originally posted on the Newer! … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Mike Milbury Edition II)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Herald played catch-up today on the Mike Milbury rumpus over an on-ice altercation at a Brookline youth hockey game earlier this month. Yesterday, the Boston Globe had an interview with Milbury; today’s Herald has an interview with Milbury’s … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Mike Milbury Edition)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Very different takes in the Sunday local dailies on the Mike Milbury rumpus over his actions at a youth hockey game in Brookline ten days ago. The Boston Herald was all about witness statements: WITNESSES DISAGREE ON ICE BEEF It … Continue reading →

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‘Homeland’ Nails Its Season Finale

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Season (or series) finales for high-profile TV shows can be a killer – or “The Killing.” As this New York Times piece noted last Friday, “Sunday, after 11 episodes that have placed the characters on what could be a deadly … Continue reading →

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Correction o’ the Day (Mitt Romney Equine Edition)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From Sunday’s New York Times: NATIONAL An article last Sunday about Mitt Romney’s wealth described incorrectly the horses Mr. Romney bought for his wife, Ann. They are warmblood horses, not thoroughbreds. Okay then. Glad we sorted that out.

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The Grift That Keeps On Giving

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

You know that bubbly toy expert you just saw on one of the TV morning shows? She’s a shill. From NPR’s On the Media: As product placement becomes pervasive in TV and movies, the line between content continues to blur. It … Continue reading →

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WCVB = We Could Vanish, Basically

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Boston’s ABC affiliate WCVB-TV has officially entered the retransmission wars. From The Boston Channel website: Information Relating To Negotiations With Cable Operators BOSTON — NOTICE TO CABLE SUBSCRIBERS: WCVB-TV Channel 5’s parent company, Hearst Television, is currently negotiating a renewal of … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Adstravaganza Edition)

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Iowa airwaves are stacked up like LaGuardia with political ads right now (and for the next few weeks). Here’s a nutshell review: • It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Romney’s Super PAC (via MSNBC’s First Read): Romneyite Super PAC … Continue reading →

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