Author Archives: Campaign Outsider

Rick Perry & Thrust (Outsider Edition)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R-Going Over Like The Metric System) is the GOP’s tipsy homeowner trying every key to get into his own house. Latest advertising keynote: I’m the Outsider (who wants to be the Decider).   Text: Washington’s broken … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Rethink Scott Brown Edition)

In his short but checkered career on Capitol Hill, Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R-Wall Street) has Hoovered money from the financial services industry at a very impressive rate, according to the New York Times: Helpful chart: Nut graf: Mr. Brown, … Continue reading

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Is A College Degree Worth The Money? (Part 2)

A couple of weeks ago the hardworking staff did a compare-and-contrast of dueling op-eds in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times about the value of a college education. New grist for the mill from the Weekend Wall Street … Continue reading

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Gail Collins Kicks Seamus To The Curb

Interesting that the day after the hardworking staff treated Seamus Sweepstakes™ winner Michael Pahre to a lavish lunch as his grand prize, New York Times columnist Gail Collins actually wrote a piece that mentioned Mitt Romney but not his cartop … Continue reading

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Opening Pandora’s (Political) Box

First it was Hulu offering political candidates a digital platform. Now it’s digital-music service Pandora. Via the Wall Street Journal: Pandora Tells Candidates It Can Help Locate Voters Pandora will unveil Friday a new targeted ad product aimed at political … Continue reading

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The Boston Herald Fans On ‘The Story Pitch’

Yesterday the Inside Track gals at the Boston Herald had the inside track (as usual) on The Story Pitch, “a new YouTube video that skewers the Herald, the Globe and the local spinmeisters who feed the dailies their daily leaks, lowdowns, and alleged … Continue reading

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E-Maul Newsletters

The hardworking staff has recently railed against The Daily Caller for pimping out its e-mail list to every Tom, Newt, and Herman. Now comes this from the Creepy Callers: Dear Fellow American, President Obama and his radical environmental allies are … Continue reading

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Brookline: Cameras No, Fingerprints Yes

The People’s Republic of Brookline, which has a recent history of reluctantly approving police surveillance cameras, seems to have no such qualms about fingerprinting suspect characters such as antique dealers, taxi drivers, and used car salesmen. Via this week’s Brookline … Continue reading

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Why Is The Wall Street Journal Giving Karl Rove A Free Ride?

Former House of Bush consigliere and current GOP gunsel Karl Rove has two day jobs: 1)  Co-founder of Super PAC American Crossroads and 501(c)4 Crossroads GPS (for the difference see here); 2) Weekly columnist for the Wall Street Journal. (Oh, yes … Continue reading

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Hulubaloo Over Political Ads

One trend that’s emerging during this election cycle is the rise in web video ads and the delay in traditional TV advertising. That’s been most apparent in the GOP presidential primaries, where only Ron Paul (R-89 Seconds) has run extensive … Continue reading

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