Freedom's Watch, Remembered: Their Greatest Hits
Ahh, Freedom's Watch. Not long ago, they were supposed to be the New New Shiny Thing in conservative advocacy groups. Funded by Sheldon Adelson, fro...
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Top 60 Memorable Campaign Ads Of 2008
HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney and Sam Stein | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics
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It is tradition in every campaign for each side to denounce the other as having run the sleaziest race in modern political history. And certainly it s...
The Dirtiest, Most Reprehensible Ads Of The Cycle (VIDEO)
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics
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It is tradition in every campaign for each side to denounce the other as having run the sleaziest race in modern political history. And certainly it s...
DNC condemns Indiana anti-gay campaign mailing
Bil Browning | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics
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On Tuesday I posted to Bilerico-Indiana about an anti-gay flier sent by the Indiana Democratic State Committee on behalf of State Representative candi...
The Word on the Street
James P. Hoffa | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
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Rank-and-file teamsters get it. They aren't willing to be swayed by false, irrelevant arguments. They want change. They want ideas. And the fact is -- McCain doesn't have any.
The Most Influential Voices In The Campaign
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
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Next to the candidate, the candidate's families and their surrogates, these individuals may have the most influential voices in this presidential camp...
The Essence of Obama as Described in January 2008.
Frank A. Weil | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
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During the course of this campaign, Obama has heard advice from many sources, listened well and integrated what he heard. That is what great leaders do -- they listen, then decide and finally act.
Inter-Class Cooperation is Un-American and Socialist! McCain '08!
Dan Brown | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
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Senator McCain's attempt to brand Obama as "redistributionist-in-chief" and secret socialist should be a non-starter, because so much of what America embraces is laced with the very principles of socialism.
McCain Attack Ads By Hollywood Auteurs, Round Two
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
Last week, LandlineTV released a reel of spoofs, using the aesthetic of well-known Hollywood directors (John Woo, Wes Anderson, and Kevin Smith) as a ...
Campaign AdWatch: Reagan Reprise Deployed By Creator Against McCain
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics
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In 1980, Jeff Goodby took a moment from Ronald Reagan's debate performance and turned these words into an iconic advertisement and a cultural referent...
Indiana Democratic State Committee Mails Anti-Gay Flier
Bil Browning | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics
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Will someone please tell Andy Schemenaur that it is not 2004 anymore? "The Sanctity of Marriage" was the Republican boogeyman during the last presidential election.
Obama Running As Many As Seven Ads For Every One Of McCain's
Washington Post | Matthew Mosk and Sarah Cohen | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics
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Democratic Sen. Barack Obama reported spending $82 million on advertising during the first two weeks of October -- more than half of what Sen. John F....
Daschle for Chief of Staff?
Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics
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Obama's got to ask himself as he considers Daschle for Chief of Staff -- does he want change and success or hypocrisy, capitulation and defeat?
Indiana Home to Increasing Numbers of Once-Rare Blue Hoosiers
Dan Treul | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home
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Another ominous sign for the McCain campaign is the most recent polling average by Real Clear Politics, which has Barack Obama leading -- albeit barel...
Four Years Later, Great Ideas Are Going Direct To Voter.
James Boyce | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media
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One place where I see a massive difference between now and 2004 is the explosion of direct to voter video. Great messaging on behalf of our candidate is not just coming from his campaign but from an explosion of sources.
John Mellencamp Radio Ad for Obama
Bil Browning | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media
Hoosier son John Mellencamp has recorded an ad for Obama's campaign that's playing around Indiana. iPhone users: Click to watch As my partner, Jeram...
McCain Attack Ads Redone By Famous Directors
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics
What would happen if John McCain, his electoral fortunes sagging, hired an acclaimed film director to shoot an attack ad?
Distorting Obama's Views on Israel
Stephen Zunes | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics
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Rather than being necessary for getting him to the White House, Obama's right-wing positions regarding Israel and its neighbors are actually hurting him.
Sarah Palin Would Trade Her Hunting Rifle for Nuclear Missles
Tom Cosgrove | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
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Imagine for moment that she was viewing Putin not through the scope on her hunting rifle but in the National Security Crisis Room with her finger on the "button."
Ad Wars: Obama Condemns Gambling With Healthcare As McCain Proposes Laissez Faire Economic Plan
Michael Hughes | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home
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Political communications consultant Mike Hughes, special to OffTheBus, deconstructs the latest campaign ads, frame by frame. In his latest ad, Obama ...
Best of Times, Worst of Times
Lanny Davis | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
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The common theme seems to be that in both campaigns there is sometimes a disconnect between the candidates' personal campaigning versus what their campaign organizations are saying.
Ad Wars: McCain ACORN Assault - Obama Must Fill In The Blanks
Michael Hughes | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home
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Political communications consultant Mike Hughes, special to OffTheBus, deconstructs the latest campaign ads, frame by frame. McCain launched a creati...
Ads Spoof McCain Inner Sanctum
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics
A few years ago, there was this show on the teevee called The West Wing, and before it descended into a miasma of besotted depressives, Ecstasy kidnap...
Sunday Watch 10-5-08: In Which Tom Brokaw Goes Foxy
Todd Gitlin | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media
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Brokaw's bland evasiveness on Meet the Press does not bode well for what we can expect from his turn as moderator at this Tuesday's debate.
Muslim Children Gassed at Dayton Mosque After "Obsession" DVD Hits Ohio
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics
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Should a 6 and 7 year old even have to contemplate the safety of their living situation?
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