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"If corporations are people, then Mitt Romney is Mitt the Ripper." So says Colbert Super PAC, a political arm of Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, a.k.a. the joke that's isn't a joke. The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive I love the language in this spot. "If you believe corporations are people, due your duty and protect them." Even the …
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Because it is the season to do so, we've been observing TV ads from the Republican candidates, but have yet to feature any of Newt Gingrich's televised appeals in these pages. Here's some of his latest offerings, all with a familiar theme. Gingrich also launched a new microsite recently, called Stop Romey's Pious Baloney. Some on the right fear Gingrich's tearing down of the party's …
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This radio spot from "consistent conservative" Rick Santorum helped the former Senator from Pennsylvania, go toe-to-toe with establishment candidate Mitt Romney yesterday in Iowa. From a media perspective, Santorum's showing -- he lost to Romney by just 8 votes -- overshadows how well Ron Paul did in Iowa. Paul's liberterian ideas had a lot of traction in the state, as evidenced by 21.4% of the vote. Now, …
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The Iowa Caucus is tomorrow, and one would think that Iowa-born Michelle Bachmann--a Christian conservative--would do well. Whether her latest TV ad will help garner votes is another question. According to The New York Times, the ad is running on the local NBC station, WHO, 14 times over the next two days at a cost of just $7,600. By contrast, Mr. Romney and Mr. Gingrich have spent about eight times that on …
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Six days to the Iowa Caucus and anti-establishment Republican Ron Paul is polling well, a fact which frightens mainstream Republicans like Newt Gingrich, who would rather vote for Obama than Paul next November. According to ClickZ, Endorse Liberty, an independent expenditure group established just days ago, is targeting pro-Paul ads to Iowa Republicans on Facebook. The ad links to a lengthy 12 minute video …
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When you run a website dedicated to letting spouses cheat, I guess you don't spend too much time fretting about using prominent politicians in your ads. Here's a billboard for AshleyMadison.com: The blog The Morning Call has more, quoting Noel Biderman, the founder of AshleyMadison: "Gingrich proves that marital fidelity has no bearing on someone's ability to do a job. Rather than judge him, Americans have …
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NBCPolitics.com is working with foursquare to display check-ins from President Obama’s campaign team and the Republican presidential candidates’ campaign teams as they travel across the country on the campaign trail. “NBC News’ partnership with foursquare will allow our audiences to more fully engage with the 2012 campaign,” said Vivian Schiller, Chief Digital Officer at NBC News. “All politics is local, …
TLC's new show "All-American Muslim" is a nightmare for Lowe's, and an example to other brands of what not to do. The California-based home repair retailer was advertising during the reality-based program, until some racist wing nuts in Florida started making noise, which frightened Lowe's into withdrawing its ads from the show. While it is true that listening to customers is important, a brand team has no …
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