Tag Archives: Big Bird

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

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

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 Campaign Outsider

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 Campaign Outsider

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 Campaign Outsider

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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