Monthly Archives: November 2015

GOP Prez Hopefuls in Pickup Truck Race to Bottom

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The terrorist attacks on Paris earlier this month have unleashed a predictable raft of TV spots from Republican presidential candidates trying to out-tough each other on homeland security. The common denominator? Terrorists with rocket launchers in pickup trucks. That image … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Carly for America, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, Islamic terrorism, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, New York Times, Nick Corasaniti, Paris terrorist attacks, Right to Rise, the Citadel | Leave a comment

Bay State’s Public Integrity? We’re Number Ten!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The Center for Public Integrity has released its State Integrity 2015 scorecard (tip o’ the pixel to AlterNet), “a comprehensive assessment of state government accountability and transparency done in partnership with Global Integrity.” Sad to say, Massachusetts barely passes. Massachusetts gets D+ grade … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AlterNet, Beverly Ford, Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity, Maggie Mulvihill, New England Center for Investigative Reporting | Leave a comment

Tom Brady Has His Game Face On in Tag Heuer Ad

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady got off to an untimely start last month as a “brand ambassador” for luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer. From the New York Post: Insulted photographers stage walkout at Tom Brady event A group of deflated … Continue reading →

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Public Editor Spanks NYT Over Native Ads

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan has been admirably diligent about tracking the paper’s increased reliance on native advertising to boost its digital ad revenues. And Sullivan’s latest post is especially diligent. As Print Fades, Part 4: Native Advertising … Continue reading →

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TNR = The Nude Republic (No Ads)

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has noted previously (see here and here), the new New Republic is pretty much a reverse Potemkin magazine: all town and no facade. Exhibit Umpteen: The current issue of The Nude Republic, which features three – count … Continue reading →

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Ads ‘n’ Ends From the GOP Presidential Bakeoff

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

In the interest of full disclosure, we should state right off that the dustupping staff dipped in and out of last night’s Republican Presidential Pillowfight on the Fox Business network, mostly because it was mostly boring. But that certainly won’t … Continue reading →

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American Vets Get Honored with . . . a Cup of Coffee

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, which means the sacrifice of U.S. military service members will be commemorated with the traditional mattress sales, automobile clearances, and – excellent! – coffee giveaways. From Sunday’s New York Times: Turns out Starbucks is “inviting … Continue reading →

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Presidential Ad Flashbacks (1956 Adlai-Ike Rematch Edition)

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Among the greatest headscratchers in American history (How did George Custer think he was gonna win the Battle of Little Bighorn? . . . Why did Grady Little leave Pedro Martinez in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS? . . … Continue reading →

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Marshall McLuhan, What Are You (Not) Doin’?

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

All kinds of folks are in a tizzy over the not-tested, Obama-approved Trans Pacific Partnership and its laws of unintended consequences. Representative sample from Tikkun’s Michael Lerner: The TPP agreement violates a basic command of the Bible: that human beings … Continue reading →

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To Know Trump (All Bagel and No Schmear Edition)

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

What a difference a Tslump makes. One month ago, GOP Hair Apparent Donald Trump was bragging that he didn’t need advertising to fuel his presidential run because “I’m getting so much coverage. It would almost be — you’d OD on … Continue reading →

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