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Author Archives: Campaign Outsider
Newt Gingrich: A Gasbag Of Citgoesque Proportions
Former House Speaker and current GOP presidential neverbe Newt Gingrich (R-Callista) has always been a popcorn machine of bad ideas, but his latest fraud upon the electorate really sets new standards of incredulity. From MSNBC’s First Read: The Gingrich campaign … Continue reading
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Tagged $2.50 gas, GOP presidential neverbe, GTL, Keystone Pipeline, Newt Gingrich, Plato, popcorn machine of bad ideas, Snooki
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Super PAC Mentality
Politico’s Morning Score on Friday tallied up the Super Tuesday spending spree of the Grand Old PACs in the Republican presidential primary: SUPER TUESDAY AIR WAR – TV, RADIO SPENDING NOW TOPS $6 MILLION: “Mitt Romney’s campaign and super PAC account … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Self-Serv Index™ Edition)
The hardworking staff has always had a soft spot for the quadrennial Shotgun Index, reflecting which presidential candidate voters would rather drive cross-country with. (Never making it into the HOV Lane: Bob Dole, Al Gore, John Kerry.) But the current … Continue reading
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Tagged Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Self-Serv Index™, Shotgun Index, Winning Our Future
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Around The World In 80 Product “Plate”ments
Television shows are increasingly content with branded content, as the New York Times reports: This Time the Co-Brand Makes It Into the Title AS marketers increasingly embrace branded entertainment — embedding products in the plots of television shows and movies, making … Continue reading
Scott Brown Joins Obama Worldwide Apology Tour
Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Totally, Like, YouTubular) has inadvertently attached himself to the GOP-manufactured Bow to Foreign Dictators debate. Via techPresident: Spotted: Scott Brown Ads on YouTube Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) has begun advertising his campaign online beyond Massachusetts using the Google ad … Continue reading
MassGOP Video HiJacks WBZ’s Williams
The Massachusetts Republican Party has released a web video targeting presumptive Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren: As Elizabeth Warren prepares to jet off to Hollywood tomorrow for a fundraiser with the rich and famous, the Massachusetts Republican Party today … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Warren, Jack Williams, John Verrilli, MassGOP, Oscarthrob, The Artist, The Elitist, WBZ
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul Mauls Romney Edition)
Lately GOP presidential sort-of wannabe Ron Paul (R-It’s the Delegates, Stupid) has been depicted as Mitt Romney’s wing(nut)man, consistently attacking Ron Santorum and Newt Gingrich but not Romney. New narrative, thanks to this TV spot Paul is running in Washington … Continue reading
MoDo Gives Boston Herald A Shoutout
It’s not often our feisty local tabloid gets to rub elbows with the Gray Lady, but New York Times Op-It Girl Maureen Dowd made that match in today’s column, which says the GOP (Gone Old Party) has essentially packed it … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Gray Lady, Greek tragedy, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, New York Times, Op-It Girl
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Super PACcadillos (Mitt Romney Edition)
Blowback on the smashmouth Romney GOP presidential primary campaign. 1) Via ABC’s The Note: WATCHDOG GROUP ACCUSES PRO-ROMNEY SUPER PAC OF BREAKING THE LAW. ABC’s Matt Negrin notes that a group that fights for campaign finance disclosures formally filed a complaint with … Continue reading