Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Ask Dr. Ads (Doc The Halls Edition)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

See the in restauro Sneak ADtack! for further details.

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WSJ Yanks Roger Clemens Out Of Boston

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, like every other newspaper yesterday, reported that former Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens had been cleared of charges that he lied to Congress about using steroids during his long and storied career. But the Journal … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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.

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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