Monthly Archives: June 2012

Hey – Does This Validate The People’s Pledge?

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has been bird-dogging the People’s Pledge to keep independent expenditure groups out of the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Scott Brown (R-Have You Met My Wife?) and challenger Elizabeth Warren (D-Indian Giver). Yet another indication that it’s … Continue reading →

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Bad News o’ the Day (Wall Street Nobama Edition)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Tough sledding on Wall Street for Pres. Obama. No snow. From Politico’s Playbook: THE MONEY, HONEY — “Wall Street’s vote: Romney by a landslide,” by Abby Phillip and Kenneth P. Vogel: “Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign and the super PAC supporting it … Continue reading →

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Politics: The Art of the Pawsible

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

More evidence that American politics has gone to the dogs (tip o’ the pixel to The Missus): At PetsVote.com, you can support either Mutt Romney or Bark Obama.   Hey, its your chance to screw the pooch of your choice.

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PETA Gets Well-Bred

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a radical animal-rights group that has often employed tactics that alienate many who would otherwise be sympathetic to their cause, seems to be realizing that mainstream media want mainstream manners. Case in point: … Continue reading →

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Tin Pan Valley

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

This is just cool. From the Wall Street Journal’s The Game column: Tin Pan Valley: The Coming Shakeout for App Makers Like the Early Music Industry, Today’s Apps Are ‘Made’ By Marketing, Sales They were 20-somethings emboldened by new technology. … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Gladsell?

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

It’s likely to be more Blank than Tripping Point, but trendmeister Malcolm Gladwell got a Grade-A blowtorching over at AlterNet the other day. The liberal website’s flaming starts out this way: Is Malcolm Gladwell America’s Most Successful Propagandist and Corporate Shill? Propaganda … Continue reading →

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Scott Brown’s Ad Strategy: Huff And Puff

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Massachusetts Senate race is experiencing a (no doubt temporary) spasm of positivity, with both candidates – Elizabeth Warren (D-The Rez) and Scott Brown (R-The Rest) – currently running non-negative ads. Brown’s campaign is by far the more interesting, with … Continue reading →

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Barack’s Dinner With Whomever (Grammatically Correct Edition)

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff received this email today from the Obama-Biden industrial complex: Friend — We’re adding a twist to the upcoming Dinner with Barack: You not only have the chance to sit down for a meal with the President and … Continue reading →

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Obama Campaign Does “Number One” On Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts Debt Spiral

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Barack Obama’s campaign has launched its latest Mitt-seeking missile in the form of a TV spot about titled “Number One,” which refers to the per capita debt in Massachusetts while Mitt Romney was governor.   Transcript: When Mitt Romney was … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tom Menino Hip Edition)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has to admit that when we saw this headline in today’s Boston Herald Mayor Thomas M. Menino: You wanna know what’s hip? me! we immediately thought of hip replacements. Actually, the piece is about the noodnik campaign … Continue reading →

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