Tag Archives: Politico Playbook

Bar(ack)ing Online Privacy Invasion

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Obama administration has been far more aggressive than its predecessor in protecting consumer privacy, as witness its latest initiative (via Politico’s Playbook): Obama unveils online privacy plan The Obama administration is taking a two-pronged approach to online privacy, calling on Congress to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Computerworld, consumer privacy bill of rights, Facebook, Google, online privacy, Politico Playbook, Sneak ADtack | Leave a comment

Twitter’s MisAPPropriation Of Your Private Data

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The Los Angeles Times gets this week’s Long Subhed Award (pat. pending) for this piece (via Politico’s Playbook): Smartphone apps dial up privacy worries Undisclosed gathering of smartphone users’ address book data by Twitter and other social networking companies brings heightened scrutiny by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Find Friends, Los Angeles Times, Politico Playbook, privacy concerns, smartphone apps, Sneak ADtack, terms of service, tip of the priceberg, Twitter | 4 Comments

Barack Obama’s Super PACcadillo (II)

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

In suddenly rushing to embrace Super PACs after he had sanctimoniously rejected them, Barack Obama not only opened himself to criticism, he opened a family-size can of worms as well. When the Obamanauts announced the abdication of his principles – or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Jim Messina, Mitt Romney, Obamanauts, Politico Playbook, Priorities USA Action, super-PAC, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Barack Obama’s Super PACcadillo

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Having flip-flopped on his renunciation of corporate-backed Super PACs and the big money they bring to elections, now the Obama campaign appears to be engaged in a little bait-and-switch as well. From Politico Playbook: GAME CHANGE — Blog post by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 501(c)(4), Barack Obama, CNN, Jim Messina, Obamanauts, Politico Playbook, Priorities USA, Priorities USA Action, super-PAC | 1 Comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Solyndra Redux Edition)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Last December Crossroads GPS , the front group for former House of Bush consigliere and current GOP gunsel Karl Rove, ran a TV spot bashing Barack Obama for funding the star-cursed energy company Solyndra, which got half-a-billion dollars from the federal government when … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Crossroads GPS, Karl Rove, Politico Playbook, Solyndra | 5 Comments

U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Wants To Socialize With You

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

From Politico’s Playbook: STATE OF THE ART: In conjunction with the State of the Union, the U.S. Chamber is up with a nationwide with a series of ads featuring QR codes. When scanned by a mobile device, the codes pre-populate … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Politico Playbook, QR, SOTU, State of the Union, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, venial synergy | Leave a comment

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Palmetto Preview Edition)

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Just as bigfeet Tom Brokaw and Gail Collins did (Politico Playbook: “Hotel rooms … are freeing up [in New Hampshire] as journalists, including NBC’s Tom Brokaw and New York Times columnist Gail Collins, head straight to South Carolina”), the hardworking … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged corrupt lobbyist, Mitt Romney, NBC's Tom Brokaw, New Hampshire, New York Times Gail Collins, Newt Gingrich, Palmetto State, Politico Playbook, Restore Our Future, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, South Carolina, Winning Our Future | 1 Comment

Air(head) Romney?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

People magazine is about to publish an interview with Mitt Romney (R-Dishonest? Whatever) that includes this exchange (via Politico Playbook): PEOPLE: What’s on your iPad, if you have one? Romney: “On the treadmill, I put it on there. Let’s see: Eagles, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged iPad, iPod, Mitt Romney, People, Politico Playbook | 2 Comments

Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Chamber Of Commerce Edition II)

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

Back in September the U.S. Chamber of Commerce jumped into the 2012 election with a print ad framed as an Open Letter to Congress and President Obama: (Actually readable version here.) Now comes a TV campaign (via Politico’s Playbook): The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Politico Playbook, Sherrod Brown, U.S. Chamber of Commerce | 1 Comment