Tag Archives: Politico Playbook

Juul Labs’ Vape-and-Mirrors 21+ Advertising Campaign

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Juul Labs, which owns 75% of the e-cigarette market and is valued at over $38 billion, has been running a series of full-page ads in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal that are at best misleading – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aarthi Swaminathan, Altria, Juul Labs, New York Times, Politico Playbook, Sheila Kaplan, Stanford University, vapescreen, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance | 1 Comment

Bill Belichick Had Dinner Saturday Night with #MarALardass

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Campaign Outsider

Forget the upcoming rumpus over who among the New England Patriots will attend a White House celebration of their latest Super Bowl Championship. Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain Bill Belichick, as Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay memorably dubbed him, has … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #MarALardass, Bill Belichick, Donald Trump, Grumpy Lobster Boat Captain, Jason Gay, Linda Holliday, Mar-a-Lago, New England Patriots, Politico Playbook, Super Bowl Champions, The Hoodie, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Ave Atque Vale, The (Late, Lamented) Weekly Standard

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

The hardworking staff has long been a fan (we were a charter subscriber in the mid-90s) – and also a critic – of The Weekly Standard, which officially folded on Friday. For over two decades we’ve found the magazine’s political … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Ferguson, Brian Stelter, Charles Krauthammer, Charm: The Elusive Enchantment, Clarity Media, CNN, Commentary, Jack Shafer, John Podhoretz, Joseph Epstein, Matt Labash, Max Boot, Monika Bauerlein, Morning Media, Mother Jones, New York Timeds, Peter Kadzis, Philip Anschutz, Politico, Politico Playbook, Reliable Sources, Ross Douthat, Ryan McKibben, The Weekly Standard, Washington Examiner, Washington Post | Leave a comment

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Uphill Lift’ Edition)

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

From our annual That’s Just Sad desk As the hardworking staff wends its way through this veil – sorry, vale – of tears, we’ve felt obliged to keep track of the mangled phrases employed by our differently worded brethren, who go … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC News, Adam Rippon, Axios, Axios AM, Cheeto-in-Chief, Chris Christie, David Smith, Donald Trump, Emily Sullivan, Fox News, Jonathan Swan, Joshua Partlow, Kim Jong Un, Laura Ingraham, LeBron James, Maggie Haberman, Mike Allen, Moon Jae-in, Morning Mediawire, New York magazine, Nick Corasaniti, NPR, Olivia Nuzzi, Panmunjom, Politico Nerdcast, Politico Playbook, Powerhouse Politics, Poynter, roboblonde, Scott Moir, shut up and dribble, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Singapore, Tessa Virtue, Washington Post | 2 Comments

Mike Allen Shameless Trump Suck-Up Watch (Parts 1-3)

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Mike Allen, the man the White House used to wake up to, has moved his home address from Politico to the delusional startup Axios, where he currently curries favor with D.C.’s movers and shakers – and especially Trumpsters. Exhibit A Mikey’s servile selfie at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anna Palmer, Axios, Axios AM, Breitbart News, Charlie Spiering, Donald J. Trump, Eric Wemple, Jake Sherman, Matthew Boyle, Mike Allen, Politico, Politico Playbook, SiriusXM, Washington Post | Leave a comment

Carly to NYT: Drop Dead

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

It all started when the New York Times’s Mr. Dealbook, Andrew Ross Sorkin, wrote this knee-buckling takedown last week of Carly Fiorina’s tenure at Hewlett-Packard. Representative sample: [I]t is curious to those of us who have reported on her business career that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Ross Sorkin, Carliac, Carly Fiorina, Carly for America, CNN, Daily News, Dealbook, Fiorinistas, Ford to City: Drop Dead, Gerald Ford, happy hour debate, Hewlett-Packard, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Marie Antoinette, New Hampshire Union Leader, New York Times, Politico Playbook, Republican National Committee, Tom Perkins | 2 Comments

Why Are Mark Halperin and Katie Couric Cavorting with the Romneys?

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff previously noted, Yahoo! News anchor Katie Couric was a (paid?) speaker at this weekend’s Mittapalooza for myriad GOP presidential hopefuls looking for some love – but mostly money – from Mitt Romney’s deep-pocketed friends. But it turns … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ann Romney, Ashley Parker, Boston Globe, Deer Vallley, E2 Summit, journo-Mittdustrial complex, Katie Couric, Marco Rubio, Mark Halperin, Matt Viser, Mediaite, Mitt Romney, Mittapalooza, New York Times, pilates, Politico Playbook, Romneyrama, Steve Stein, Utah, Yahoo! News | 3 Comments

Stones Snub Hub in Upcoming Tour

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Hey, Boston: The Rolling Stones got no expectation . . . to pass . . . through here . . . again. From the Associated Press (tip o’ the pixel to Politico Playbook): Rolling Stones announce North American stadium tour LOS … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 50 & Counting, A Bigger Bang Tour, Associated Press, Charlie Watts, Donnie Moorhouse, Keith Richards, MassLive, Mick Jagger, Politico Playbook, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Zip Code tour | 2 Comments

Liz Warren Groupies Ad to Their Daft Draft

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

For months now the Loony Left has been chasing Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Sort of No) to join the presidential scrum the way Vladimir Nabokov chased butterflies to join his collection. Now they’ve ad-ed this (via Politico Playbook) in the Concord Monitor. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlas Obscura, butterflies, Comparative Zoology Museum, Concord Monitor, Elizabeth Warren, Harvard University, MoveOn.org, Politico Playbook, Union Leader, Vladimir Nabokov | 5 Comments

Editorial Cartoonists Think Alike About Eric Garner Decision

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

In the wake of the New York grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the choking death of Eric Garner, the hardworking staff noted similar treatment by two editorial cartoonists. Dan Wasserman, Boston Globe: Bill Bramhall, New … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Benjamin Mullin, Bill Bramhall, Boston Globe, chokehold, Dan Wasserman, Daniel Pantaleo, Eric Garner, Mike Allen, New York, New York Daily News, NYPD, Politico Playbook, Poynter | Leave a comment