Tag Archives: NPR

When A Nation Forgets Its Own Idioms . . .

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

. . . it looks sort of idiotic. The hardworking staff can’t help but notice that what once were familiar American phrases have become, well, unfamiliar. Some recent examples: • Democratic strategist on CNN describing Mitt Romney’s Latino problem thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CNN, Ed Shultz, Elgin Marbles, forget our idioms, French Open, mangled phrases, MBTA, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Nicolas Sarkozy, NPR, PBS NewsHour, Rick Perry, The Ride | 11 Comments

What We Need Is A “Do Not Trick” Law

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

NPR’s All Things Considered ran a piece yesterday about negotiations among U.S. technology companies to protect consumer privacy on the Internet, with a special eye toward European standards: America’s big technology companies are negotiating the details of a new privacy system called … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged All Things Considered, CISPA, cyberthreats, Do Not Track, Europe, NPR, Sneak ADtack | 2 Comments

Mitt Feeling: Romney Havahart Edition

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Act One: Presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney (R-Are They Gone Yet?) has gone all-in on the GOP Pennsylvania primary (via the Wall Street Journal): After previously debating how much of an effort to make in Mr. Santorum’s home state, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ari Shapiro, Havahart, John Brabender, Mitt Romney, NPR, Pennsylvania primary, Rick Santorum, Wall Street Journal | 4 Comments

Super (Val) PAC: Handy Clip ‘n’ Save Guide

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Third-party political groups are all the rage these days, thanks to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision deregulating corporate election expenditures. Bottom line: Newly constituted Super PACs can collect as much money as they want from whomever they want … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC's The Note, ATC, Citizens United, Larry Sabato, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, NPR, Poynter, Restore Our Future, Romney "The Search", Saved, Super PACs, TechPresident, The Tennessean | Leave a comment

Seamus Gets A Ride On NPR

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Call him National Public Roofdog. Famous Seamus – Mitt Romney’s ill-treated Irish setter – is having himself quite a week. From Wednesday’s New York Times: ‘Seamus on the Roof’ Prompts Howls of Protest Mitt Romney may have a new constituency to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dogs Against Romney, Mitt is Mean, Mitt Romney, National Public Roofdog, New York Times, NPR, Pet Lovers for Obama, Seamus, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show | 1 Comment

Google Minus

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Google’s newly announced changes to its privacy policy illustrate two essential facts of life: 1) Internet privacy is fading away like the Cheshire Cat, leaving only a big smile (not yours) behind. 2) Google’s got you by the short hairs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Don't Be Evil, Google, Mark (Datasucka) Zuckerberg, NPR, privacy policy, Sneak ADtack, The Two-Way | Leave a comment

Who Is Taylor Wells?

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

So out of the blue this pops up in the top lefthand corner of Page One of Friday’s Boston Herald: Huh? Do we know a Wells at the Herald? It’s clearly not Jonathan Wells, former ace reporter for the feisty … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bleeping Herald, Boston Herald, Jonathan Wells, Marshall McLuhan, mosaic press, NPR, Taylor Wells | 6 Comments

The Great Expectations Game

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The New Hampshire primary is all about the over-under, the percentage that determines whether Mitt Romney has exceeded, met, or failed to meet expectations. The game, of course, is who gets to set those expectations. Here are the early lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AP, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC, expectations, Ken Rudin, Michael Barone, Mitt Romney, Nate Silver, New Hampshire, New York Times, NPR, political junkie, Stuart Stevens | 2 Comments

The Grift That Keeps On Giving

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

You know that bubbly toy expert you just saw on one of the TV morning shows? She’s a shill. From NPR’s On the Media: As product placement becomes pervasive in TV and movies, the line between content continues to blur. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alison Rhodes, caveat viewer, morning show payola, NBC, NPR, On the Media, Paul Farhi, plugapalooza, Sneak ADtack, Today, Washington Post, WTTG | Leave a comment

Romney: I May Be A Mormon, But I’ve Only Had One Wife

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Iowa ad, It's All Politics, Leader, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, NPR, one wife | 2 Comments