Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Let The $4 Billion . . . Or $6 Billion . . . Or $9.8 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Hoarding Cats Edition)

Via Politico’s Morning Score: SNEAK PEEK – MOVEON AD HITS ROMNEY ON BUFFETT RULE: A new 30-second animated TV ad from MoveOn.org plays off of the Lolcats meme to challenge Romney’s opposition to the Buffett Rule and accuses him of letting … Continue reading →

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The Mittulator: Compare Your Tax Rate To Romney’s

Well the hardworking staff got yet another email from the Obama Biden crowd and here’s what it said: Friend — I love the Buffett Rule for the same reason Mitt Romney opposes it. It levels the playing field in America … Continue reading →

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Why Is Andrew Breitbart In The NYT Sunday Styles Section?

Sunday’s New York Times Styles Section featured this piece about the late, lamented (in some circles) conservative bomb-thrower Andrew Breitbart: The Provocateur ON the last night of February, Arthur Sando was having a drink at the Brentwood Restaurant and Lounge … Continue reading →

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Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Overtime Edition II)

Three more OT beauties in the Stanley Cup bakeoff. #1 (via the Boston Globe): Capitals get one back from Bruins BOSTON — At 2:56 of double overtime, Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom winged a shot through Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference that beat … Continue reading →

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WSJ Misfires: Fails to Get Full Story On Scott Brown, Fails To Credit First Story On Rahm Emanuel

Maybe the hardworking staff is just feeling nitpicky tonight, but two weekend Wall Street Journal stories (on consecutive pages, no less) hit us the wrong way. Nitpick #1: Chicago Tussles Over Cameras Mayor Emanuel Says They Would Catch Speeders; Critics … Continue reading →

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Ad o’ the Day (Creepy Visual Edition)

Via the Daily Beast’s Cheat Sheet alert: Maybe have a cheeseburger?

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WCVB, Boston Globe Clean Up At Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards

Lots of local winners in the RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards, but two stood out. WCVB-TV in the Television, Large Market division: Television, Large Market Overall Excellence WCVB-TV – Boston, MA Overall Excellence Watch the winning entry Video Breaking … Continue reading →

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Political Ads: Coming Soon To A Public Broadcasting Station Near You

A California federal appeals court has essentially endorsed political ads on public broadcast stations. Via the New York Times Media Decoder blog: Ruling Clears Way for Political Ads on Public Stations Reversing a decades-old rule, a federal appeals court said … Continue reading →

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Rick Santorum’s Revisionist Campaign History

Via Politico’s Morning Score: MAKING NICE—Santorum has pulled all the anti-Romney ads off his YouTube page. BuzzFeed saved back-up copies: http://bit.ly/HNSaRN. Representative sample:   Hey, Rick – in the digital age you can run, but you can’t hide, from what you did.

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Let Lord Stanley’s Wild Rumpus Begin! (Overtime Edition)

Part of the best part of the Stanley Cup playoffs is the plethora of overtime games. Tonight’s Exhibit A: The Boston Bruins’ OT win over the Washington Capitals (via boston.com). Kelly ends it in overtime as Bruins beat Caps 1-0 … Continue reading →

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