Tag Archives: NBC News

Donald Trump Is Our First Cubist Presidential Candidate (Because He’s on Every Side of Every Issue)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

To Know Trump (‘Donald the Menace’ Edition)

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As if Donald Trump wasn’t enough of a cartoon, a focus group in Indianapolis this week was asked to compare the GOP candidates to fictional characters, and Trump came through – as he might say – incredible. Sort of. Via … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annenberg Public Policy Center, Dennis the Menace, Donald Trump, Dustup 2016, Hank Ketchum, Incredible Hulk, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, NBC News, Peter Hart, Richie Rich, Robin, Stewie, Tasmanian Devil, University of Pennsylvania | Leave a comment

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Hanker Down’ Edition)

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

From our neverending Language Police blotter As always, the hardworking staff is on the differently clichéd beat like Brown on Williamson. And the past several months have provided a myriad of mangled phrases. Call the roll: • Back in November, David Mark, co-author … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ayatollah Khamenei, Bayou State, Bobby Jindal, Boston 2024, Boston Herald, David Mark, differently clichéd beat, Dog Whistles Walk-Backs & Washington Handshakes, Financial Times, Hurricane Katrina, Iran nuclear deal, Language Police, like Brown on Williamson, Monday Note, MSNBC, NBC News, Nikkei, NPR, Pi Day, Scott Walker | 5 Comments

Let the $9b Rumpus Begin! (Ad Early and Often Edition)

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The air wars of Dustup 2016™ have gone from zero to :30 in no time flat. So the hardwatching staff is pleased to provide this handy clip ‘n’ save guide to the preliminary rounds, which range from the Presidential Donnybrook to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Barack Obama, Bill Kristol, Blessing, Bloomberg, Blue Grass State GOP Gubernatorial Slap Fight, Buzzfeed, Conservative American Legacy PAC, Dustup 2016, Kelly Ayotte, Kentuckians for Growth Opportunity and Prosperity, Kentucky GOP gubernatorial primary, Mark Kirk, Matt Bevin, Moms Clean Air Force, NARAL Pro-Choice America, NBC News, Neville Chamberlain, New York magazine, Newt Gingrich, NRDC, Politico, Presidential Donnybrook, R-Great White South, R-Please Don't Confuse Me with Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Richard Burr, Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, Sen. Rob Portman, Ted Cruz, The Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America, The Hill, U.S. Senate Rumpus, Washington Post | 4 Comments

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

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bette Davis, bucky night, Center for Responsive Politics, fasten your seat belts, FEC, First Read, George W. Bush, McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, Mitt Romney, NBC News, Supreme Court | 2 Comments

Why Does MSNBC Put Up With Al Sharpton’s Crap?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

So let the hardworking staff get this straight: Al Sharpton is the host of MSNBC’s nightly news program PoliticsNation. Al Sharpton is also the president of National Action Network, “which works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Al Sharpton, Fox News, kissin' cousin, MSNBC, NAN, National Action Network, NBC News, PoliticsNation, Sean Hannity, Tea Party | 4 Comments

Mitt Romney’s ‘Secret Campaign Cash’

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

NBC News (via Mediaite) is reporting that a Boston-based “mystery company” gave a pro-Romney political committee a drive-by $1 million donation, then disappeared. A mystery company that pumped $1 million into a political committee backing Mitt Romney has been dissolved … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cameron Casey, Mediaite, Mtt Romney, NBC News, Restore Our Future, Ropes & Gray, super-PAC, W Spann LLC | 3 Comments