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Tag Archives: Michael Bloomberg
Let The Fiscal Cliff Rumpus Begin! (Fix The Debt Edition)
The hardwatching staff has been waiting for Fix the Debt, the Magilla Gorilla of fiscal cliff hall monitors, to weigh in on TV. And now it has. From Politico’s Playbook: Fix the Debt’s first TV ad (60 seconds, national buy), … Continue reading
Dr. Evil Targets Mike Bloomberg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed crackdown on big sugary drinks is going over like the metric system. Exhibit A: This full-page New York Times the American Beverage Association ran on Friday. Exhibit B: This full-page ad the Center for … Continue reading
Here’s That Menino-Bloomberg Anti-Gun Ad
Boston Mayor Tom Menino and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg might be Super Bowl rivals, but they’re also gun-control partners, as this TV spot (which will run regionally – not nationally – during today’s Super Bowl broadcast) attests: Pretty sharp, although … Continue reading
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Tagged gun control ad, Michael Bloomberg, New York Post, Super Bowl, Tom Menino
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All The News That’s Fit To Print – Two Weeks Later
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
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Tagged ABC, CBS, clergy, Ground Zero, Media Research Center, Michael Bloomberg, NBC, New York Times, religion
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WeinerWorld: Ad Calls For Congressman To Wein Off
From Saturday’s Wall Street Journal: Anti-Weiner Ad Surprises Mayor A wealthy New Jersey newspaper publisher who lost a bid for Congress last year has launched an ad campaign urging Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign. Diane Gooch, who heads a weekly newspaper in … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Weiner, Diane Gooch, Michael Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal
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You SNUS, You Lose (No, Wait – You Win)
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s draconian smoking ban (Not here! Not now! Not never!) became operative this week, and one secondhand smoking effect was this ad campaign for Camel SNUS pouches (via CSP magazine): Text of the lefthand ad: NYC … Continue reading
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Tagged Camel SNUS, CSP, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, R.J. Reynolds, smoking ban
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Bloomberg Minus Zero: No Limits
In the wake of a New York Times report about the obscene amount of money Mayor Michael Bloomberg will spend on running for a third term (an estimated $117 million), now comes a Times piece saying Bloomberg’s strong-arming of the … Continue reading
Michael Bloomberg’$ Reelection Effort
Thoroughly depressing New York Times piece on Saturday about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s pricey run for reelection: To hold on to his job as mayor this year, he has spent $65 million of his own money, according to his latest financial … Continue reading
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