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Romney-Vous Français?
An outfit called AmericanLP has launched an ad campaign sure to please the Freedom Fries set. The liberal Super PAC’s TV spot features footage of Mitt Romney speaking French in a promotional video for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Superimposed at … Continue reading
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Dead Blogging The GOP’s Sioux City Bakeoff
Full disclosure: The hardworking staff could only stand watching the first hour of last night’s Republican presidential primary debate, but we did pick up some slop from Fox News on the second hour. The GOP Magnificant Seven gathered in Sioux … Continue reading
NYT’s ‘Zany’ Romney Coverage
Lots of hoopla about Mitt Romney’s quote in Wednesday Thursday morning’s New York Times: Mr. Romney said voters should take a closer look at Mr. Gingrich’s history of policy ideas. “Zany is not what we need in a president,” Mr. Romney … Continue reading
Extra! Extra! Seamus Sweepstakes™ Goes National!
That zany Gail Collins is at it again, dogging Mitt Romney (R-Gail Force Winds) over his vocabulary and his vacational history. Mitt’s Zest for Zings Mitt Romney arrived in New York City on Wednesday, newly endorsed by Christine O’Donnell, who … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine O'Donnell, Gail Collins, Mitt Romney, New York Times, Seamus Sweepstakes
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Other Bets Mitt Romney Should Make
With Mitt Romney (R-Bellagio) in a gambling mood, maybe he should consider these wagers as well: • $10,000 in Hanukkah gelt with Newt Gingrigh over who’s Bibi-er than thou with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. • 1000 Krugerrands with Ron … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The GOP Iowa Debate
The GOP presidential primary pluggers had at it again Saturday night in the ABC News/Des Moines Register debate in Iowa. The hardworking staff caught as much of it as we could, and here are some random observations (see video via this … Continue reading
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Tagged $10000 bet, @Jon2012girls, ABS, Des Moines Register, Diane Sawyer, GOP Iowa debate, Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry
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Ads ‘n’ Ends (SuperPAC Edition)
Once around the park, James, and don’t spare the horses (although that will get you totally busted in New York) Item: Mitt Romney’s Friends to Buy Him Iowa for Christmas According to MSNBC’s First Read, the pro-Romney SuperPAC Restore Our Future “announced … Continue reading
Romney: I May Be A Mormon, But I’ve Only Had One Wife
Mitt Romney (R-The Missus) has launched a TV spot in Iowa that takes a not-so-subtle swipe at chief rival Newt Gingrich (R-Three Missuses). From NPR’s It’s All Politics blog: New Mitt Romney Iowa Ad Makes Claim Newt Gingrich Can’t: One … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa ad, It's All Politics, Leader, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, NPR, one wife
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Paul Mauls Gingrich Edition)
GOP presidential quadrennial Ron (Big Dog) Paul has taken his smashmouth web video charging Newt (Top Dog) Gingrich with serial hypocrisy and cut it down to a 60-second TV spot airing in Iowa: (“I’m Mitt Romney, and I approve this … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Dog, Iowa, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Top Dog
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Air War Edition)
(Tip o’ the pixel: ABC’s The Note) The Iowa airwaves are stacked up like LaGuardia with ads from the GOP presidential hopefuls. Call the roll: • Ron Paul’s $429,000 Big Dog spot: Arf. • The pro-Rick Perry Make Us Great … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC The Note, Iowa ads, Make Us Great Again, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Ron Paul
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