Tag Archives: Big Bird

Our ‘Beat The Press Party’ Bakeoff (WGBH/David Koch Edition)

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

The latest Great Boston MediaWatch Dogfight featured an interesting contrast in the two local media hall monitors’ coverage of the WGBH/David Koch rumpus. Start with Underdog Press Party, the Boston Herald’s weekly Wayne’s World webcast. Its latest edition led with a segment … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging The Fender Bender In Denver

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Ads ‘n’ ends from last night’s Barack Obama/Mitt Romney bakeoff in the Mile High/Low Expectations City: • If you picked “crushed” for your drinking game, you were knee-walking by 9:14. • The first half hour of this thing was strictly … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowapalooza Edition)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

The TV spots are airing fast and furious in Iowa’s GOP presidential bakeoff. Here’s a handy Des Moines sampler. Let’s start out on a positive note with this Mitt Romney ad:   About that “getting rid of programs” part? Romney … Continue reading →

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Romney Wants To NASCAR Big Bird

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Mediabistro’s FishbowlDC passes along this C-Span video from this afternoon in which Mitt Romney (R-Oscar the Grouch) says that he’d defund PBS if elected president.  “We’re not going to kill Big Bird, but Big Bird has to have advertisers,” he said, explaining … Continue reading →

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