Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

DNC/Romney Slapfight

In response to Mitt Romney’s ridiculously misleading new TV spot attacking Barack Obama, on the American economy, the Democratic National Committee has posted this video on the web:   The DNC video has generated 9,678 views as of post time, vs. … Continue reading

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Campaign Outsider’s Rove-ing Reporter

(First in a series of posts foreshadowing former House of Bush consigliere and current GOP gunsel Karl Rove’s shady activities.) This New York Times report is mother’s milk to Karl Rove and his Super PAC American Crossroads (not to mention … Continue reading

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Faye Dunaway’s New York Wrench-Control Apartment

Last summer the hardworking staff chronicled actress Faye Dunaway’s dustup in Manhattan housing court about whether she had sublet her rent-controlled Upper East Side apartment to her son, Liam Dunaway O’Neill. (See: My Rental! My Sublet! My Rental! My Sublet!) … Continue reading

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Arianna Puffington

Lede of New York magazine’s puff piece on blogeteria queen Arianna Huffington: On a recent Sunday afternoon, Arianna Huffington, the 61-year-old editorial director of the newly merged AOL–Huffington Post, gathers a group of children around her on a white rug, … Continue reading

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Lying Politician Edition)

Interesting compare-and-contrast in the Boston dailies on the role of the press as political truth squad. The Boston Globe’s Political Intelligence blog reports Mission Accomplished for Team Romney in its first TV spot: WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney’s advisers are pleased … Continue reading

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Don Imus Calls Newt Gingrich . . . Oh, Wait – Don Imus Is Irrelevant

The remains of Don Imus, whose syndicated radio show is simulcast on the equally emaciated Fox Business cable network, continue to rail against the political machine. Via Mediaite: Don Imus Calls Newt Gingrich ‘Disgusting’ And A ‘Fat, Repulsive Pig’ During … Continue reading

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World Without Facebook

Via techPresident: Artist Ian Wojtowicz has created the UnFacebook World Map, a composite of the NASA Earth at Night map and Facebook’s Friendship Map (Click to enlarge.) Those were the days, eh?

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Air(head) Romney?

People magazine is about to publish an interview with Mitt Romney (R-Dishonest? Whatever) that includes this exchange (via Politico Playbook): PEOPLE: What’s on your iPad, if you have one? Romney: “On the treadmill, I put it on there. Let’s see: Eagles, … Continue reading

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Air Romney

You’ve asked for it . . . you’ve waited for it . . . you got it. Mitt Romney’s first TV spot (via the New York Times):   Not surprisingly, the ad is about as credible as Romney himself. From … Continue reading

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Private Oy: Facebook And The Super Snoopers (Part One)

An online privacy trifecta from the hardworking staff at Sneak ADtack!: • USA Today report (with helpful graphic): Facebook tracking is under scrutiny In recent weeks, Facebook has been wrangling with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the social media website is violating users’ … Continue reading

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