Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

TV Needs More “Modern Family” Values

Given the distressing – and depressing – state of product placement in television programs these days (see here for an especially egregious example), it was good to see this (via Advertising Age): Many Brands Bid for Product Placement on ‘Modern Family,’ but So Few Make … Continue reading

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For Romney, NBC = New Broadcaster Complaints

Yesterday, it was NBC complaining that the Romney campaign had ripped off footage from the network’s newscast. Now, add ABC, CBS, and CNN to the list of rippees, according to TV Newser: Several networks have asked the Mitt Romney campaign to stop … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two Daily Town (Kevin White R.I.P. Edition)

From our Boston Herald as Lively Index to the Boston Globe desk: The respective front pages of the Herald and the Globe on the death of legendary Boston Mayor Kevin White: The text tells the tale, though: the Herald was … Continue reading

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Newt Gingrich’s Suckabee Ad

The Florida GOP presidential primary has turned into a Who Struck John, and this is the latest roundhouse from Newt Gingrich (R-Callista):   Except former GOP presidential flameout Mike Huckabee does not approve this message.  From Politico’s Morning Score: HUCKABEE … Continue reading

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For Romney, NBC = Not Being Co-opted

As the GOP presidential primary campaign heats up in Florida, new ad from Mitt Romney (R-No More Mr. Nice Mitt) channels NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw circa 1997.  From Politico’s Morning Score: ROMNEY’S NEW AD HIGHLIGHTS GINGRICH’S 1997 ETHICS … Continue reading

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WSJ Tracks Super PACs

As the hardworking staff has relentlessly chronicled, Super PACs are driving the GOP presidential primary in a way no one (Paging the Supreme Court . . . paging the totally clueless Supreme Court) could have imagined. But at least someone … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Romney “Blood Money” Edition)

Leading indicator that the Gingrich-industrial complex has hit DEFCON 1 (via Politico’s Morning Score): “BLOOD MONEY” – GINGRICH SUPER PAC TO ATTACK ROMNEY AS A MEDICARE CON ARTIST: “Winning Our Future released a clip on Thursday of a seven-minute online documentary … Continue reading

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Thumbs Down On E-Reviews?

One of the big benefits of the Internet is its super-sized word of mouth, that vast array of picks ‘n’ pans that cover everything from cars to cardiac surgeons.  Word of mouth, testimonials, personal influence – whatever you want to … Continue reading

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What Can Brown Do For Himself?

From techPresident: Senator Scott Brown, Republican of Massachusetts is distributing video of a brief interaction he had with President Barack Obama after the State of the Union where he says that he will tell Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to move on … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Rose Kennedy Greenway Edition)

For the past few days, the Boston Herald has been blowtorching the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy over its excessive executive salaries and obsessive lack of transparaency. First there was the errant e-mail: Then, the coverup: All the while, the … Continue reading

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