Tag Archives: Buzzfeed

The Making (And Faking) Of Barack Obama

From our Compare and Contrast in Clear Idiomatic English desk: David Maraniss’s new biography, Barack Obama: The Story, has spawned any number of stories about Obama’s story of his formative years. An excerpt from the book in the Washington Post is … Continue reading

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Obama Campaign Does “Number One” On Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts Debt Spiral

Barack Obama’s campaign has launched its latest Mitt-seeking missile in the form of a TV spot about titled “Number One,” which refers to the per capita debt in Massachusetts while Mitt Romney was governor.   Transcript: When Mitt Romney was … Continue reading

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Bring The Bain! (Priorities USA Action Edition)

Cory Booker, Deval Patrick, and Harold Ford Jr. be damned – Democratic Super PAC Priorities USA Action has launched another advertising assault on Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital track record. Via BuzzFeed: Obama Super PAC Steps Up Bain Capital Attack Undeterred by … Continue reading

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Campaign Ad o’ the Day (Skeet-Shooting Obamacare Edition)

State senator Ron Gould is shooting to represent Arizona’s 4th Congressional district – literally. Here’s his current TV spot, in which he skeet-shoots a copy of Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (via BuzzFeed):   Gould will also personally patrol the … Continue reading

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$ex and the City: Sarah Jessica Parker Puts Out For Obama

The 2012 presidential campaign is all about My Dinner with Celebrity Whoever. Start with Barack Obama’s George Clooney dinnerfest last month (via the LA Times’s Food blog): DINNER AT CLOONEY’S One hundred and fifty wealthy Democrats joined President Obama for dinner at … Continue reading

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Planned Parenthood Ad Says Mitt Romney Is The Wrong Choice For Women

In a $1.4 million ad campaign, Planned Parenthood is trying to convince voters in three swing states that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is a presumptive disaster for American women. Via BuzzFeed: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund formally endorsed … Continue reading

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Deval Patrick Latest To Jump Good Ship Lolli-Barack

Pres. Obama’s “Bring the Bain” campaign produced another defector last night, as BuzzFeed reports: Deval Patrick Defends Bain Capital: “Not A Bad Company” Democratic Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick appeared on CNN and defended the Boston-based company Mitt Romney led, saying it … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Warren Warrin’ With Wall Street

The JP Morgan rumpus has been a godsend for U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren (D-Indian Smokes). It’s given her a chance to get off the defensive over her ethnic heritage as a maybe Native American,  and emphasize her political heritage … Continue reading

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Barack Obama Sent The Hardworking Staff A Note About Gay Marriage

This is one hardworking Prez! First, thanks to Joe Biden’s premature ejaculation, Barack Obama pretzeled on his gay-marriage stance in this ABC News interview:   (See BuzzFeed’s helpful Obama gay marriage timeline here.) Then, Pres. Obama also made time to … Continue reading

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Good Bucks Hunting: Damon, Affleck To Host Warren Fundraiser

Boston movie broducers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are reuniting to host a fundraiser for likely Democratic Senate nominee Elizabeth Warren. From BuzzFeed: Right – don’t forget Boston homeboy John Krasinski of The Office fame. Think Scott Brown (R-I Don’t Need … Continue reading

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