Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Mittsing In Action

From Politico’s On Media blog: No Sunday show for Romney yet In this week’s Turn the Table , Mike Allen spoke to Bob Schieffer, Christiane Amanpour, Candy Crowley and Chris Wallace about the winners and losers of the debt deal, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Ghost Of Ted K Haunts Mitt Romney (II)

The hardworking staff previously noted Politico’s unearthing of an unaired TV spot produced by Ted Kennedy’s 1994 reelection campaign vs. Mitt Romney. We could not, however, locate video of the ad on Politico. Friday’s Boston Globe helpfully provided it. Except it … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Ghost Of Ted K Haunts Mitt Romney

And by “ghost,” of course, the hardworking staff means former Ted Kennedy advisers. The haunting part is an unaired TV spot from Kennedy’s 1994 reelection campaign that depicted challenger Mitt Romney as a vulture capitalist who helped consulting firm Bain … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin!

The over-under for 2012 U.S. campaign spending has officially risen to $4 billion. Some early volleys:     More to come, the Boston Globe reports: Joe Miller, a former US Senate candidate from Alaska, has been spending his days in his … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Peggy Noodnik: Mitt Romney=Brian Williams

From Peggy Noonan’s latest Wall Street Journal column: All candidates for president are network or local. Romney is a network anchorman—sleek, put together, the right hair, a look of dignity. He’s like Brian Williams. Some candidates are local anchormen—they’re working … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Seamus Sweepstakes™

As her latest piece indicates, New York Times columnist Gail Collins is temperamentally incapable of mentioning  Mitt Romney without adding “who once drove to Canada with the family dog strapped to the roof of his car.” So Campaign Outsider has … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Pro-Obama Group Posts Lame-Ass Anti-Romney Ad Online

Call it hackneyed, with the accent on hack. A group called Priorities USA Action (see their one-page website here) – established by former Obamanauts Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney, along with hack di tutti hacki Paul Begala – has launched … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Campaign Trail ‘n’ Errors (GOP Seven Dwarfs Edition)

Early-cycle presidential candidates are like a box of chocolates: You make a little puncture to see what’s inside, then put them back. Welcome to the 2012 Republican presidential primary field, which makes the legendary Democratic seven dwarfs (1988 version here, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Mitt Romney Is A Social (Media) Animal

Interesting piece in Wednesday’s New York Times about the major political parties’ “[using] social media and other online tools to galvanize supporters.” Nut graf: During last year’s midterm elections, Republicans caught up with Democrats in using technology and social networks, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Boston Globe, New York Times Kissin’ Cousins With Mitt Romney Campaign

From our Coincidental Coverage desk: Remarkably similar pieces on Mitt Romney (R-We Don’t Need No Stinking Tie!) from Sunday’s Boston Globe and New York Times. Globe headline: Romney campaign shuns the limelight Times headline: Romney Explores a Run Without Saying … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments