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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Yes, Virginia, There Is A Macy’s
Macy’s and CBS believe in Christmas (sales/ratings). Once again, Macy’s is producing branded content in the form of an “animated classic based on the timeless true story that inspired a whole new spirit of believing! (Yes, Virginia will air on CBS-TV, … Continue reading
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Tagged CBS, Macy's, Magic of Macy's, Make A Wish, Sneak ADtack, stealth advertising, The Early Show, Yes Virginia
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Ads ‘n’ Ends (SuperPAC Edition)
Once around the park, James, and don’t spare the horses (although that will get you totally busted in New York) Item: Mitt Romney’s Friends to Buy Him Iowa for Christmas According to MSNBC’s First Read, the pro-Romney SuperPAC Restore Our Future “announced … Continue reading
Newt Gingrich: Fashion Victim
Ron Paul’s attack ad accusing Newt Gingrich of serial hypocrisy has nothing on Women’s Wear Daily’s hit on the current GOP presidential primary frontrunner. No response yet from Callista Gingrich (R-Yoko Ono), but give it time.
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Tagged Callista Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Women's Wear Daily, Yoko Ono
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Elizabeth Warren Coakleys Red Sox Question At Debate
As George Santayana never said, “Those who cannot remember the past Massachusetts Senate campaigns are condemned to repeat them.” Case in point (via NH Journal): Warren, Mass Dem Senate candidates flub easy Red Sox question What is it with Democrats … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Coakleys, Elizabeth Warren, James C. King, NH Journal, Red Sox, Sox-up
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Romney: I May Be A Mormon, But I’ve Only Had One Wife
Mitt Romney (R-The Missus) has launched a TV spot in Iowa that takes a not-so-subtle swipe at chief rival Newt Gingrich (R-Three Missuses). From NPR’s It’s All Politics blog: New Mitt Romney Iowa Ad Makes Claim Newt Gingrich Can’t: One … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa ad, It's All Politics, Leader, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, NPR, one wife
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul Mauls Gingrich Edition)
GOP presidential quadrennial Ron (Big Dog) Paul has taken his smashmouth web video charging Newt (Top Dog) Gingrich with serial hypocrisy and cut it down to a 60-second TV spot airing in Iowa: (“I’m Mitt Romney, and I approve this … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Dog, Iowa, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Top Dog
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NYT: The Life And Death Of A Hockey Enforcer
The hardworking staff just finished the New York Times’ three-part series, PUNCHED OUT: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer and, man, was it jaw-dropping. The series – which occupied a full dozen pages of the Times over the past … Continue reading
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Tagged C.T.E., Derek Boogaard, hockey game broke out, New York Times, NHL, Punched Out, Rodney Dangerfield
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Air War Edition)
(Tip o’ the pixel: ABC’s The Note) The Iowa airwaves are stacked up like LaGuardia with ads from the GOP presidential hopefuls. Call the roll: • Ron Paul’s $429,000 Big Dog spot: Arf. • The pro-Rick Perry Make Us Great … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC The Note, Iowa ads, Make Us Great Again, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Ron Paul
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