Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Deplorable Mudslinging Edition)

The NYT-industrial complex was in high dudgeon on Sunday, with hall monitor Page One pieces in both the New York Times and the Boston Globe on the sad state of political advertising. From the Times: TV Attack Ads Aim at … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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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Rick Perry & Thrust (Lazy Obama Edition)

The hardworking staff’s acclaimed (as of right now) Perry & Thrust series continues with this addition (via NH Journal): AUSTIN – The Perry campaign today released a 30-second television advertisement, “Lazy,” which is airing over national cable and Iowa broadcast … Continue reading

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Karl Rove Says: Occupy Elizabeth Warren

Former House of Bush consigliere Karl Rove has morphed into the GOP’s chief gunsel as head of the Super PAC American Crossroads and the 501(c)4 Crossroads GPS – both of which are front groups for the Republican Party and the latter … Continue reading

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Leaders Of The Lung Cancer Free World Fail To Read Newspapers

An outfit called Leaders of the Lung Cancer Free World has run a full page ad in the New York Times (and perhaps elsewhere – the group is not exactly a fount of information) headlined: AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT … Continue reading

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Bachmann-Number Overage

From Monday’s Boston Globe piece on Michele Bachmann’s effort to reinsert herself into the New Hampshire GOP presidential primary picture: Bachmann portrayed herself as a fighter who spent five years opposing [Barack] Obama’s initiatives in Washington. That’s swell, except Obama’s … Continue reading

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