Tag Archives: FEC

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (ItsTheCourtStupid.com Edition)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by

The latest edition in our long-running series on people with all those dollars and no sense From yesterday’s New York Times:     That full-page ad features a certain Earle I. Mack’s piece from The Hill’s Congress Blog, self-described as “The Hill’s Forum … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Strong-Arming Jeb Bush Donor Is BULLYs–t

Posted on December 10, 2015 by

As the dustupping staff noted yesterday, Donald Trump mouthpiece Alan Garten sent a cease-and-desist letter to Jeb Bush mega-donor Mike Fernandez threatening legal action if he published this ad calling Trump a BULLYionaire.     Regardless, the ad did run … Continue reading →

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Let the Whatever Billion Dollar Rumpus Begin! (McCutcheon v. FEC Edition)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission decision letting big-bucks political donors go all in, here’s the bad news by the numbers. From the NBC News digest First Read: Political spending from outside groups — … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (FEC Go To Hell Edition)

Posted on October 14, 2011 by

Bad news on the political advertising front from Thursday’s News York Times: Democratic Senator’s Ads May Break New Ground WASHINGTON — A new series of political advertisements on behalf of an embattled Nebraska senator could open the door to a … Continue reading →

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