Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Department Of Necrofilmia: Rocky Mountain HUH?

From the Berklee College of Music website: John Denver: A Rocky Mountain High Concert Sunday, February 10, 2013 – 8:00pm Berklee Performance Center 136 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA, 02115 The estate of legendary singer and songwriter John Denver is proud … Continue reading

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Naggy Pants Ad Is Mass. Deception

Yesterday afternoon the hardsurfing staff came across this on Mediaite: Bizarre PSA To Massachusetts Youth: ‘Pull Up Your Pants’… Or You Could Go To Prison The Black Mental Health Alliance of Massachusettshas a message for kids who like to wear their … Continue reading

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That’s Just So Mean! (Hillary Clinton Edition IV)

When the photo appeared on BuzzFeed (as noted by the hardworking staff), that was one thing. But combine it with the New York Post’s headline, and we’ve reached new depths of misHillary. Via Mediaite:   The photo of Bill, though, is … Continue reading

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A Chelsea Morning In The Local Dailies

Two very – wait for it – different takes on former Chelsea Housing Authority honcho Michael McLaughlin in this morning’s Boston papers. The Globe puts the story in the power position: Page One, upper right . . .   Read the rest … Continue reading

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Did Armstrong Lance The Boil? Not So Much

From our Lance Armstrong Death Watch desk According to ad industry bible Advertising Age, it’s Kaddish for Lance Armstrong in the marketing world. Lance Armstrong Blew His Last Chance, Experts Say Other Disgraced Athletes Have Made Comebacks, So How Marketable … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (American Future Whatever Edition)

More slop from the Chuckleheads. Via ABC’s The Note: With a little over a week before the Senate Armed Services Committee begins confirmation hearings on former Sen. Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be the next Secretary of Defense, the television air wars … Continue reading

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The Winter Of Our This Content

Branded content – the packaging of marketing material as editorial or entertainment content – is all the rage these days, although no one’s very angry about it. From Advertising Age: Solving the Content Creation Conundrum More Spending Is Flowing Toward Content … Continue reading

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That’s Just So Mean! (Hillary Clinton Edition III)

From BuzzFeed: Ron Johnson: Hillary Clinton Planned To Get Emotional To Evade Questions “I think she just decided before she was going to describe emotionally the four dead Americans, the heroes, and use that as her trump card,” the senator … Continue reading

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Herald Shoots Sharper on New Suffolk Sheriff

Three little words signal the difference between the local dailies today in their coverage of the new Suffolk County sheriff. Boston Globe: Aide named to replace Cabral as sheriff Tompkins began inmates program Governor Deval Patrick appointed a former aide … Continue reading

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Let The Wild Chuck Hagel Rumpus Begin! (Americans For Whatever Edition II)

Add another voice to the Americans for Chucking Chuck Hagel chorus. From ABC’s The Note: Anti-Chuck Hagel Forces Take To The TV Airwaves An upstart organization run by several former Romney campaign staffers is hitting the airwaves in five states … Continue reading

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