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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Rep. Paul Does An End-Ron At GOP Presidential Caucuses
Verrrry interesting segment from MSNBC’s irrepressible Rachel Maddow: Apparently Ron Paul zealots are hanging around at caucuses longer than other GOP presidential primary candidates’ supporters, thereby locking up delegates at a rate unnoted by the mainstream media. Which means … Continue reading
WSJ: Tom & Gisele Are Living Very LArge In LA
Friday’s Wall Street Journal sizes up the super-sized homes of the glitterati in the City of (Lost) Angels: Living Very Large Shooting ranges, an indoor tennis court, a bedroom bigger than many houses: For a small cadre of very wealthy … Continue reading
I’m (Selling) With The Band
From the Sneak ADtack! Badvertising desk: Music videos have long been a sandbox for product placement, but apparently the practice is turning into product disgracement. Exhibit A via MediaPost’s Engage:GenY blog, regarding fun’s “We Are Young” video: The song used during the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chevy Sonic, Engage:GenY, fun, MediaPost, music videos, Sneak ADtack, stealth marketers, Super Bowl ad, We Are Young, Windows
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Super Sonic Sell
Super Bowl ads may never die, but the buzz around them goes down like the Hindenburg as soon as the game ends, something MediaPost’s VidBlog notes: Remember that football game that was played just five days ago? How about the ads in the game? … Continue reading
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Tagged Chevy Sonic, Engage:GenY, MediaPost, OK Go, Sneak ADtack, Super Bowl, VidBlog
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WSJ’s Jason Gay Rushes To Gisele’s Defense
While New York Giant doofus Brandon Jacobs apologized for telling Gisele Bundchen to “stay cute and shut up” after her post-Super Bowl outburst defending hubby Tom Brady and dissing his Patriots teammates, lot of other folks have labeled the Brazilian supermodel the … Continue reading
That’s Just So Mean! (Hillary Clinton Edition II)
Drudge Report homepage at 1:17 am Thursday: Really – was that necessary?
That’s Just So Mean! (Mitt Romney Edition)
If I own The New Republic, I’m thoroughly embarrassed by two things this week: 1) That the February 16th edition features this ridiculously over-the-top cover: 2) That the February 16th edition contains exactly two – count ’em, two – … Continue reading
Just Call Him Mitt Rom-nay
From our Beauty (Contest) and the Boast bureau: That was some Beaut-down Rick Santorum (R-Sweater Vest) gave to Mitt Romney (R-Sweating, Yes?) in those three meaningless GOP presidential contests last night, no? There were no delegates at stake but lots … Continue reading
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Tagged Beaut-down, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Mitt Rom-nay, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum
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