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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Viral Video Edition)
Up to now, the hardworking staff has limited The Rumpus to paid advertising in print or on television (still waiting on our first radio spot). But as this piece from techPresident notes, online video advertising is a growth industry in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beloved Leader, online video advertising, Politico, Rick Perry, TechPresident
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Quote o’ the Day (Rick Perry Edition II)
(We told you this would be a series.) From ABC News’s The Note: PERRY ADVISER’S THEORY OF POLITICS: ‘IF SOMEONE HAS A BETTER IDEA, WE STEAL IT.’ In the October issue of Townhall Magazine, Dwayne Horner, a Texas political operative who … Continue reading
Quote o’ the Day (Rick Perry Edition)
(First in what will likely be a limitless series) From Wednesday’s New York Times Political Memo headlined, “Being on Top, Perry Finds, Makes Him Rivals’ Target”: While Mr. Perry received a warm reception from the audience [at Monday’s GOP presidential … Continue reading
Dead Blogging The GOP Presidential Primary Debate
Full disclosure: The hardworking staff only saw the first and last half-hours of Wednesday night’s MSNBC Republican presidential primary slapfight, but a little of this crowd goes a long way. So . . . • If you picked “Ronald Reagan” … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Brian Williams, Galeo, Galileo, GOP debate, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, Newt Gingrich, Ponzi scheme, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, Social Security
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Ron Paul Whacks Rick Perry Edition)
Presidential primary thorn Ron Paul (R-Have I Pricked You Now?) has turned his advertising sights on GOP frontrunner Rick Perry (R-Prick This). Paul’s latest ad (and, credit where credit’s due, he’s the only Republican candidate running a real on-TV – v. … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Gore, Mitt Romney, Politico, Reagan Revolution, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Texas cheerleader
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (NYT Basic Mistake Edition)
From our All the News That’s Fit to Print a Day After Campaign Outsider desk: Friday New York Times The Caucus item: Ad by Group Supporting Bachmann Assails Perry When Representative Michele Bachmann hits the campaign trail, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Bachmann Drive-By Edition)
Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann (R-God Is My Umbrella) has launched what New Hampshire Journal is calling “the first negative ad of the 2012 cycle” (which, not to sound negative, makes you wonder where New Hampshire Journal’s been lately). Anyway, here … Continue reading
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Tagged Keep Conservatives United, Michele Bachmann, New Hampshire Journal, Politico, Rick Perry
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Let The Rick Perry-And-Thrust Begin! (Romney Iowa Edition)
On NPR’s All Things Considered Wednesday, host Robert Siegel had this exchange with reporter Don Gonyea: SIEGEL: Don, in his campaign so far, Mitt Romney has really not campaigned against his Republican rivals. He’s kept the focus on campaigning against … Continue reading
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Tagged @CrazyKhazei, All Things Considered, Blue Mass Group, Eric Fehrnstrom, Iowa Caucuses, Mitt Romney, NPR, Rick Perry
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Let The Rick Perry-And-Thrust Begin! (Texas Mistress Edition)
Compliments of Mediaite, here’s the full-page ad Ron Paul supporter Robert Murrow just ran in the Austin Chronicle: Check out the fine print at the bottom: Offer not valid for enabling wives wearing Hillary Clinton boots. Note to gay people: … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Chronicle, Hillary Clinton boots, Mediaite, Rick Perry, Rick Perry gay, Robert Murrow, Ron Paul, stripper shtupper
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Campaign Outsider Bookmark Club (pat. pending)
With the chin-strokerati furiously, well, chin-stroking nowadays, the hardworking staff thought it would be a public service to keep track of their predictions. So, Bookmark #1: In his latest Boston Herald column, WTKK squawker Michael Graham predicts that Texas Gov. … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Herald, chin-strokerati, Michael Graham, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, RomneyCare, WTKK
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