Monthly Archives: June 2012

Thunder Can’t Take The Heat

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The 2012 NBA Finals has been a series of entertaining tilts between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Miami Heat, but with the Heat now up 3-1 it’s clear that First Finals Syndrome has set in. The Heat suffered it last … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2011 NBA Finals, brain freeze, First Finals Syndrome, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrooke | Leave a comment

I Miss Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

That’s all. I’ll get past it. Probably around the Wimbledon men’s final.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged men's final, NHL, Stanley Cup, Wimbledon | 4 Comments

Frank Rich Goes Nuclear

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In his latest New York piece, Frank Rich recommends that the Obama campaign go full-tilt negative against Mitt Romney (R-Self Import). Nuke ’Em Why negative advertisements are powerful, essential, and sometimes (see “Daisy”) even artistic. On the issue of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20 Ads That Shook the World, Barack Obama, Barry Goldwater, Bill Moyers, Daisy ad, Democratic Underground, Frank Rich, James Twitchell, Living Room Candidate, Mitt Romney, New York, PBSainted | 5 Comments

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

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Sunday’s Boston Globe put on the pom-poms for the city’s role “as a hotbed for life sciences” in advance of the Biotechnology Industry Organization convention’s opening today. Exhibit A: As biotech giants convene, Massachusetts stands out Exhibit B: Biotech talent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BIO in Boston, biotech, Biotechnology Industry Organization, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, skunk at the garden party | 1 Comment

The Making (And Faking) Of Barack Obama

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk: David Maraniss’s new biography, Barack Obama: The Story, has spawned any number of stories about Obama’s story of his formative years. An excerpt from the book in the Washington Post is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Ferguson, Barack Obama, Barack Obama: The Story, Ben Smith, Buzzfeed, David Maraniss, Dreams from My Father, Free the Ben Smith One!, Jonathan Karl, Wall Street Journal, Washington Heights, Weekly Standard | 1 Comment

John McCain Cory-Bookers Mitt Romney

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

First it was Newark Mayor Cory Booker on NBC’s Meet the Press sandblasting the Obama campaign’s anti-Bain Capital jihad: Now comes former presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Kiss My AZ) with this to say about presumptive presidential nominee Mitt … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AP, Barack Obama, Cory Booker, dead to us, John McCain, Meet the Press, New York Times | 8 Comments

Call It “Funny Or Buy”

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s not just comedy that acclaimed website Funny or Die is engaged in. It’s funny business too. Via the Wall Street Journal: What’s So Funny? Marketing Comedy Website Funny or Die Makes a Business Out of Skits With Big Names Football season may be three … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged comady, Funny or Buy, Funny or Die, general Motors, Kraft Foods, Pepsi, Sneak ADtack, Time Warner, Under Armour, Wall Street Journal, Will Ferrell | 5 Comments

Walmart-inet Poses As Reporter

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Maybe we should call it Walmole. First the predatory retailer had a fake blogger “Walmarting Across America” to proclaim that every Walmart employee “absolutely loves to work at the store.” Now comes “Zoe Mitchell” (via Jim Romenesko): PR WOMAN WORKING FOR WALMART POSES … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Gawker, Jim Romenesko, Stephanie Harnett, Walmart, Walmarting Across America, Walmole, Waltart, Zoe Mitchell | 3 Comments

Elizabeth Warren Gets Wallpapered By The Boston Herald

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In television news, wallpaper is meaningless video used to cover stretches of narration. In the Boston Herald, wallpaper is a meaningless topic used to cover stretches in Elizabeth Warren coverage. From today’s Inside Track: Elizabeth Warren: Wallpapering for dummies Senatorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, Gregory Coleman, Inside Track, wallpaper | 2 Comments

Boy O(bama) Boy!