Monthly Archives: March 2012

Honda Is Fonda Paying Bloggers For Plugs

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Blogola is a problem serious enough to draw the regulatory attention of the Obama administration. But that hasn’t affected the efforts of marketers to grease bloggers (in this case through a third-party European company). From Jalopnik (via MediaPost): How Honda Pays Bloggers To Write About … Continue reading →

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Scott Brown Gets Top Billing At Politico

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Politico’s home page at 3 p.m. today:   The lede: Scott Brown’s got his groove back. A string of recent polling, an agreement to bar outside money from the race and some savvy legislative moves have put Democrats on notice … Continue reading →

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The Boston Globe’s Matt Viser And The Romney Boys

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has yet to hear from @globemartybaron about Boston Globe reporter Matt Viser’s big wet Romneykiss in this month’s Town & Country, but Politico’s Morning Score has weighed in: THE ROMNEY BOYS get written about by Boston Globe reporter … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney: The GOP’s Default Nominee

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s clear that Mitt Romney (R-Cheesy Grits His Teeth) will limp to the Republican presidential nomination, but he’s getting a real tune-up in the process, especially in light of his third-place finish in Tuesday’s Alabama and Mississippi primaries. From ABC’s … Continue reading →

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NYT Goes South On Gingrich

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

If you want a snapshot of the mainstream media’s wishlist right now, check out this screengrab of the New York Times website around 1:30 Wednesday morning: Get the feeling the Times is salivating for a one-on-one race between Santorum and … Continue reading →

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Google: Ron Paul Is Super PACman

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

GOP Super PACs have spent over $30 million on this year’s presidential primary, most of it on television advertising. But the big spenders on TV aren’t necessarily the biggest players on YouTube. From Google Politics & Elections (via techPresident): Are … Continue reading →

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Idiotic Headline o’ the Week (Town & Country Edition)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Cover line on the current edition of Town & Country: REPUBLICAN GENE MACHINE The Five Sons Making Sure Mitt Won’t Quit Really? The Jaws of Life couldn’t extract Romney from the GOP presidential primary. He needs the Mini-Mitts too? Well, maybe … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Obamarama Edition)

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Because we’re all about you splendid readers, the hardworking staff signed up for a preview of Barack Obama’s hagiographic video The Road We’ve Traveled, scheduled to be released this week. And so far we’ve gotten these emails: 1) 2) Note … Continue reading →

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Arts Seen In The Big Town (Theater Division)

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Good theater day for me and the Missus in the Big Town. * “The Best Man” at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. For once, an all-star cast (Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Candice Bergen, John Larroquette, Eric McCormack) lives up to … Continue reading →

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Will The Boston Globe Run Doonesbury’s Vaginal Ultrasound Series?

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau has a series of comic strips slated to run this week lampooning Virginia’s new law mandating (vaginal) ultrasounds before women can get an abortion there. The Boston Globe’s boston.com site has already reported that a Texas … Continue reading →

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