Tag Archives: CBS

Are You Ready For The ‘Ready For Hillary’ Super PAC?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Despite Hillary Clinton’s protestations in her kissathon with Barack Obama on 60 Minutes last Sunday, the 2016 presidential race is very much on, as this Politico Influence item indicates: CLINTON GETS ANOTHER SUPER PAC: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hasn’t left her State … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 60 Minutes, Allida Black, Barack Obama, CBS, Hillary Clinton, Judy Beck, kissathon, Politico Influence, Ready for Hillary PAC, The Hill, Women Count | 2 Comments

60 Minutes Has This Bridge In Brooklyn . . .

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Last night the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes aired Part Two of its mash note to America’s favorite historian, David McCullough. The piece started in Paris and ended at the Brooklyn Bridge, about which McCullough wrote a book that earned … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 60 Minutes, Brooklyn Bridge, CBS, David McCullough, Emily Roebling, Herodotus of Hydraulics, John Roebling, Morley Safer, The Great Bridge, Washington Roebling | 4 Comments

Peggy Noodnik Writes Again (Mitt Romney’s Sense Of Humor Edition)

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Peggy Noonan, the Annie Hall of the chin-strokerati (see: any of her Meet the Press appearances), has outdone herself – or is that, undone herself? – in this week’s Wall Street Journal column, headlined “America Meets Mr. Romney.” In it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annie Hall of the chin-strokerati, birth certificate, birther, CBS, Meet the Press, Mitt Romney, Peggy Noodnik, Peggy Noonan, Politico Playbook, Scott Pelley, Wall Stret Journal | 1 Comment

Editors’ Note o’ the Day (Ryan Holiday Victory Edition)

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From yesterday’s New York Times: Editors’ Note An article on April 19 about how to buy a record turntable quoted Ryan Holiday of New Orleans The reporter reached Mr. Holiday through a Web site that connects reporters to sources on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, CBS, Editors' Note, forbes.com, Generation Yikes, HelpAReporterOut, JimRomenesko.com, MSNBC, New York Times, Poynter, record turntable, Reuters, Ryan Holiday, Today Show, Trust Me I'm Lying | 6 Comments

L’Adyssée De Cartier

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

So the Missus and I were watching CBS’s The Good Wife last night when this ad popped up: The spot ran three and a half minutes but felt like an eternity, which is exactly the image Cartier is going for. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cartier, CBS, L'Adyssée, L'Odyssée, The Good Wife, YouTuber | 8 Comments

For Romney, NBC = New Broadcaster Complaints

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday, it was NBC complaining that the Romney campaign had ripped off footage from the network’s newscast. Now, add ABC, CBS, and CNN to the list of rippees, according to TV Newser: Several networks have asked the Mitt Romney campaign to stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Anderson Cooper, Carole Simpson, CBS, CNN, Jan Crawford, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, NBC, Newt Gingrich, Tom Brokaw | 1 Comment

Hawaii Five-0 Takes The Oy Train

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

This might be the worst sellout ever in primetime TV product placement. From a recent episode of Hawaii Five-0: Actually, that’s not product placement – that’s a friggin’ commercial. And friggin’ insulting. Not to mention the incessant Chevrolet flogging on the show. Enough already, CBS! Originally … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CBS, Chevrolet flogging, foot-long, Hawaii Five-0, Product placement, Sneak ADtack, Subway | 7 Comments

Yes, Virginia, There Is A Macy’s

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Macy’s and CBS believe in Christmas (sales/ratings). Once again, Macy’s is producing branded content in the form of an “animated classic based on the timeless true story that inspired a whole new spirit of believing! (Yes, Virginia will air on CBS-TV, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CBS, Macy's, Magic of Macy's, Make A Wish, Sneak ADtack, stealth advertising, The Early Show, Yes Virginia | Leave a comment

More Marketing Sleaze From Ashton Kutcher

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Ashton Kutcher is still not sweating the details. Last month the newly minted “Two and a Half Men” star was called a massive media whore by Gawker (the massive media pimp) for conflicts of interest regarding a special online issue of Details that he edited, in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ashton Kutcher, CBS, conflicts of interest, Details, Gawker, Sneak ADtack, Two and a Half Men | 2 Comments

All The News That’s Fit To Print – Two Weeks Later

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The New York Times has finally caught up with Michael Bloomberg’s religion ban at the Ground Zero memorial ceremony on Sunday. From today’s front page piece: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has come under attack by some religious and political leaders for not including … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, CBS, clergy, Ground Zero, Media Research Center, Michael Bloomberg, NBC, New York Times, religion | Leave a comment