Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Elizabeth Warren Gets Wallpapered By The Boston Herald

In television news, wallpaper is meaningless video used to cover stretches of narration. In the Boston Herald, wallpaper is a meaningless topic used to cover stretches in Elizabeth Warren coverage. From today’s Inside Track: Elizabeth Warren: Wallpapering for dummies Senatorial … Continue reading

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Boy O(bama) Boy!

In 2008 it was Obama Girl (currently at almost 25 million views on YouTube) who made waves:   That caused a few problems not only in the Obama presidential campaign, but also in the Obama household, with Sasha and Malia … Continue reading

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Hey – Does This Validate The People’s Pledge?

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)

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

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

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

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?

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

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)

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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