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Brownwashing (Coalition For American Jobs Edition)
(First in an anticipated series of posts examining examples of Brownwashing, which – similar to Greenwashing – is “the unjustified appropriation of [political] virtue by . . . a politician . . . to create a pro-[voter] image, sell a [candidate] or … Continue reading
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Tagged Bausch & Lomb, Brownwashing, Coalition for American Jobs, greenwashing, RethinkBrown, Scott Brown
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Mitt v. Mitt Edition)
The Democratic National Committee has loosened the pursestrings to run a six-state TV spot targeting Split Romney: Via the Associated Press: DNC ad targets Romney over flip-flops WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are using humor to try to undermine Republican Mitt Romney, … Continue reading
Rick Perry & Thrust (PAC Man Edition)
While most restrictions on independent advocacy groups have been stripped away by the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision, one has remained: that PACs, Super PACs, 501(c)4 organizations and etc. (primer here) cannot coordinate their advertising with a candidate’s ad … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Smith, Free & Strong America, Jon Huntsman, Make Us Great Again, Mitt Romney, Our Destiny PAC, Politico, Rick Perry
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NYT NYM Wars
Spurred on by the New York Times, the Sneak ADtackniks have been on the nym wars lately like Brown on Williamson (see here and here). Now come the Times Sunday Review review of the topic: Sunday Dialogue: Anonymity and Incivility on the Internet Readers debate the benefits and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Wolf, New York Times, nym wars, Sneak ADtack, Sneak ADtackniks, Sunday Dialogue, Sunday review
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Private Oy: Facebook And The Super Snoopers (Part Two)
Last week the Sneak ADtackniks posted a trifecta of online-privacy cautionary tales, including concerns about thenym wars – the argument over pseudonyms on the Internet – and a panel discussion conducted by the Wall Street Journal. In the course of the latter, Public Parts author Jeff (I … Continue reading
Mitt Romney: GOP Hair Apparent
Friday New York Times Page One report: Image Expert Shapes Romney (His Hair, Anyway) BELMONT, Mass. — Voters routinely ask about it on the campaign trail. Pundits chronicle the slightest changes in its presentation. There is a Facebook page devoted … Continue reading
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Tagged @Jeff_Jacoby, Leon de Magistris, Mitt Romney's hair, New York Times
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The Courage Of Female War Correspondents
It’s never been easy for female war correspondents, but in the 20th century they mostly went unassailed in the course of their reporting (except for Martha Gellhorn, who actually had more to fear from Ernest Hemingway than the Spanish fascists or … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Streetniks Settle In
Leading indicators that the Occupy Wall Street movement isn’t going away anytime soon. • This PBS Newshour’s piece on Thursday night: • This piece from The Art Newspaper: Occupy Wall Street group looks to open arts space NEW YORK. A … Continue reading
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Tagged arts space, Occupy Wall Street, PBS NewsHour, The Art Newspaper
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