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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (Libertarian Presidential Candidate Edition)
From our Late to the Third Party desk In this forever series that features people with all those dollars and no sense, the adtracking staff has seen some deeply quixotic efforts to move – and move to action – New York Times readers. … Continue reading
Donald Trump Is Our First Cubist Presidential Candidate (Because He’s on Every Side of Every Issue)
Seriously, could Donald Trump be any more scattered in his policy positions? Handy clip ‘n’ save graphic, compliments of Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury. Now come the latest examples of Trump’s Fractured Fairy Tales. Exhibit A (via Mediaite), after Trump … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill O'Reilly, cubist presidential candidate, Donald Trump, Donald Trump chaos, Doonesbury, Fractured Fairy Tales, Garry Trudeau, Georges Braque, Hillary Clinton, IRS, Mediaite, MOMA, Mr. Deportation Force, NBC News, O'Reilly Factor, Pablo Picasso, tax audit, The Hill, Watergate
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Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (DumpTrumper Josh Tetrick Edition)
Latest in an endless series from our All Those Dollars and No Sense desk When last we visited these precincts, a guy named Tom Blair ran a full-page four-color ad in the Times looking for the next Benjamin Franklin to run … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Donald Trump, Hampton Creek, Josh Tetrick, New York Times, Quartz, Tom Blair
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Quote o’ the Day (Ben Carson Headscratcher Edition)
Former presidential hopeful/book salesman Ben Carson has long been the gaffe that keeps on giving, and now we can add this beauty to the collection. From a Politico piece today with the headline “Carson says Trump knows judge attack was wrong”: … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Gonzalo Curiel, Politico, talking out loud
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Ted Cruz Is So Desperate, He’s ‘Deputy’ Dogging Me
As the hardworking staff noted yesterday, GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz (R-Jesus Loves You and I Might Too) has offered to make us a Deputy Delegate to the Republican National Convention in exchange for a modest donation to his campaign. … Continue reading
Ted Cruz Is So Desperate for Delegates, He’s Recruiting Me
Imagine our surprise when the hardworking staff received an email from GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz (R-Come to Jesus) that began this way: Friend, As one of my closest supporters — I wanted to send a note to say thank … Continue reading
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Tagged Cruz Crew, Deputy Delegate Card, Donald Trump, John Kasich, R-Come to Jesus, Ted Cruz
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Quote o’ the Day (Fact-Free Donald Trump Edition)
From our Department of Redundancy department This week’s cover story in New York magazine, Gabriel Sherman’s Operation Trump, contains this priceless, factually challenged quote from the GOP’s Hair Apparent (tip o’ the pixel to Politico’s New York Playbook): Trump is cheap, … Continue reading
Kasich’s Attack Ad Makes Him Look Worse Than His Target
Obviously, Donald Trump is contagious. How else to explain this through-the-looking-glass TV spot from pro-John Kasich Super PAC New Day for America attacking Ted Cruz? Seriously? Very much so, according to FishbowlDC: “When will it end?” you ask yourself. … Continue reading
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Tagged Demon Sheep, Donald Trump, FishbowlDC, Fred Davis, John Kasich, New Day for America, Ted Cruz
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Enough with the GOP ‘Sophie’s Choice’ Nonsense
Seriously? Plug “GOP Sophie’s Choice” into the Googletron and you get this. Representative sample from the Boston Herald: Latest Donald Trump win creates a GOP ‘Sophie’s Choice’ Donald Trump’s stirring primary victories in South Carolina and New Hampshire are a … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, Donald Trump, Googletron, GOP, Hobson's Choice, Patrick Griffin, Sophie's Choice, William Styron
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