Monthly Archives: July 2014

Scott Brown Is So Phony, Even His Ads Are Faked

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Accidental Sen. Scott Brown (R-Elsewhere) has always struck us as a manufactured item, and his latest ad in the 2014 New Hampshire Senate rumpus only cements that impression. From BuzzFeed‘s Dorsey Shaw: Scott Brown’s Campaign Ads Feature Green Screened Stock Footage … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Buzzfeed, Dorsey Shaw, Downturn Scotty, green screen, New Hampshire, Paul Lewis, Scott Brown, Secure Borders, Security, Shutterstock, sleight of handiwork, SNL, The Guardian | 2 Comments

Our Rick Perry Anti-Redemption Edition

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might – or more likely might not – remember, the hardworking staff recently noted The Weekly Standard’s rehab job on lame duck Gov. Rick Perry (R-Oops), who once again has presidential ambitions. (Far more convincing – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amy Davidson, Baton Rouge, Comeback Kid, Cryin' John Boehner, David Duke, deportation, Earl Long, Edwin Edwards, Fred Barnes, Huey Long, immigration hearings, Jennifer Rubin, Kingfish, KKK, Louisiana, Matt Labash, Pres. Obama, Rick Perry, Russell B. Long, Ted Cruz (Control), The New Yorker, The Weekly Standard, Washington Post | 2 Comments

The Weekly Standard, Redemption Issue (Rick Perry/Edwin Edwards Edition)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Comeback Party desk Last week’s issue of The Weekly Standard featured a pair of Act Two political characters – one failed, one jailed – auditioning for the 2014 Comeback Kid designation. Start with Fred Barnes’s take on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baton Rouge, Comeback Kid, David Duke, Earl Long, Edwin Edwards, Fred Barnes, Huey Long, Jennifer Rubin, Kingfish, KKK, Louisiana, Matt Labash, Rick Perry, Russell B. Long, The Weekly Standard, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Totally Opaque Ad o’ the Day (Alvaro Noboa Edition)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Whiskey Tango Foxtrot desk The hardworking staff has long had a soft spot for ads run by civilians in the New York Times. But this one takes the cake. From Friday’s Times, page A10: Do you understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ads run by civilians, Alvaro Noboa, CNE, Ecuador, Googletron, how many lawyers can fit on the head of a pen, New York Times, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | 6 Comments

Boston Globe Scribe Don Aucoin’s Son Also Rises in WSJ

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Don Aucoin, whose fine theater criticism graces the Boston Globe on a regular basis, must be bustin’ his buttons over this piece in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. Portrait of a Prodigy Is Matthew Aucoin the Next Leonard Bernstein? Most 4-year-olds going to visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beethoven, Boston Globe, Carol Iaciofano Aucoin, Cloud Symphony, Don Aucoin, Leonard Bernstein, Matthew Aucoin, Ode to Joy, The Marriage of Figaro, theater critic, Wall Street Journal | 3 Comments

G.M. Hits (Like a) Rock Bottom

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

General Motors as it once was: General Motors as it now is (via Wednesday’s New York Times full-page ad): Body copy: Got that? Your house key = death trap if you’re driving a “vehicle involved in the ignition … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chevy, Danielle Ivory, fatal crashes, G.M., Gene Erickson, general Motors, Like a Rock, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New York Times, Rebecca R. Ruiz, The key to safety, use a single key | 1 Comment

Politico Pimps Out Its Daily Tipsheets to Advertisers

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From its inception, Politico has pursued one objective: to win the morning. Toward that end, the (mostly) online publication has launched an armada of daily tipsheets. For some time now, those daily digests have featured embedded advertising along these … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Capital Playbook, Chevron, Con Edison, Erik Wemple, Indian Point Energy Center, Katz Radio Group, Mike Allen, Morning Score, National Grid, NYSERDA, Patrick McGee, Playbook, Politico, Washington Post, win the morning | 1 Comment

The Pimping Out of Fenway Park

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday the hardtsking staff noted the new Gosling’s Dark ‘n Stormy Boardroom at Fenway Park, available for $6500-$9500 a pop. And we promised to call Brendan Hankard – Manager, Premium Sales and Services – to discuss the finer points of pimping … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brendan Hankard, CFBP Package, EMC Club, Fenway Park, Gosling's Dark 'N Stormy Boardroom, John Updike, Legends Suite, lyric little bandbox, Michael J. Sandel, Pavilion Suites, premium hospitality options, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, What Isn't for Sale? | 2 Comments

It Was a (Gosling’s) Dark ‘n Stormy Night Game at Fenway

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Late to the Corporate Party desk The hardworking staff knows as well as anyone that everything is for sale to marketers these days (see Michael J. Sandel’s definitive 2012 Atlantic piece here), but this ad in last Friday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brendan Hankard, EMC Club, Fenway Park, Gosling's Dark 'N Stormy Boardroom, John Updike, lyric little bandbox, Michael J. Sandel, The Atlantic, Wall Street Journal, What Isn't for Sale? | 3 Comments

Why the New York Times Is a Great Newspaper (LeBron James Edition)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday: Close-up: Nice.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James, Miami Heat, New York Times, Sports Saturday | 3 Comments