Tag Archives: Rick Berman

Dr. Evil Targets Mike Bloomberg

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed crackdown on big sugary drinks is going over like the metric system. Exhibit A: This full-page New York Times the American Beverage Association ran on Friday. Exhibit B: This full-page ad the Center for … Continue reading →

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New York Times Goes Easy On “Dr. Evil”

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s New York Times featured a front-page piece about corporate frontman Rick Berman, memorably profiled by CBS’s 60 Minutes as “Dr. Evil.” From the Times massage: While he once called himself a lobbyist . . . he now styles himself … Continue reading →

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Ad o’ the Day©

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

The Center for Consumer Freedom (“Promoting Personal Responsibility and Protecting Consumer Choice”) – which is a front group for restaurant, alcohol, and tobacco companies, among others – ran a full-page ad in Tuesday’s New York Times promoting the “vindicated sweetener,” … Continue reading →

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Fat Is The New Tobacco

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Globe’s estimable Alex Beam picked up on the Next Big Thing For Us To Demonize earlier this week, chronicling federal efforts to levy sin taxes on fast food and soda pop. It’s not just big government that is … Continue reading →

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