You’ll Be Saying ‘Wow’ After Watching This Ad for the Catholic Church
Who ever said going to confession can't be fun?
Posted 02/26/09 in Grub Street
Product Placement
Padma Does a ‘Burger Shot’ for Hardee’s
First there was Tom Coke-licchio. Now, Padma shilling for Hardee's.
Posted 11/03/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
The Candidate’s Second-to-Last Words
What Barack Obama and John McCain (and their campaigns) are saying as they build up to their final pitches.
Posted 10/31/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Desperate Housewives’ Twinks Shill for Obama
Barack Obama has sunk to using boybait to get Ohioans to the polls.
Posted 10/30/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama Infomercial: Some Transported, Some Nauseated
If Obama started reading ‘Goodnight Moon,’ we would have passed out on the spot.
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama’s Silent Ad vs. McCain’s Charitable Ad: Which Speaks Louder?
McCain tries to solidify his message in the moments before Obama's 30-minute television appeal. But is he scrambled by Obama's latest short spot?
Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama to Ruthlessly Dominate the Airwaves Tonight With Touching, Patriotic Infomercial
How effective will the prime-time ad actually be, and what can we expect?
Posted 09/23/08 in Daily Intel
Ad Wars
Obama’s Latest Attack Ad Is Just Silly
The ad attacks McCain for owning (get ready to gasp) ... three foreign-made cars! Out of thirteen!
Posted 09/23/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama Campaign Gets Biden Back in Line Over Ads
After Biden called one of his own team’s ads ‘terrible,’ the Obama camp was left scrambling for excuses.
Posted 09/17/08 in Daily Intel
Ad Wars
Obama and McCain Vie for Your Confidence With New Ads
One of these men will solve all our problems — but which one?
Posted 09/15/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Obama Toughens As McCain Is Exposed. Just Mind the Blowback.
Could complaints about McCain's dishonesty end up hurting Obama more than McCain's dishonesty hurts McCain? Our head hurts just thinking about it.
Posted 09/12/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
The AP Calls McCain a Lying Liar From Liartown
Has the media finally figured out how to fight back against GOP attacks? The subtle introduction of a new dishonesty meme?
Posted 09/10/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Keating: McCain Now Openly Indulging in (Political) Pornography
With his latest ad, falsely accusing Barack Obama of wanting to teach kindergartners about sex before they learn to read, John McCain’s 2008 campaign has become political pornography.
Posted 09/10/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
McCain: Obama Favors Ending Sexual Innocence of Kindergartners
Added to a string of other recent distortions by the McCain campaign, and the dawning realization that we will almost certainly never talk about a real issue again, some in the political commentariat can barely maintain their composure.
Posted 09/09/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Ironically, ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Taking Campaigns to Exciting New Places
McCain has touted Palin’s bridge-killing heroism on the stump, but Obama is fighting back.
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Team Obama Hit the Ground Running With McCain ‘Houses’ Gaffe
When McCain slipped up and couldn’t remember how many houses he owns (four to seven, actually), the Democratic nominee and his minions immediately began using it to their advantage.
Posted 08/12/08 in The Cut
Run Through
Who Will Save the Tiny Women Stuck in Wonderbra’s Mosaic Cleavage?
The bra company's latest ad has more boobs than you can count. We tried.
Posted 08/06/08 in Daily Intel
Early and Often
Paris Hilton Wins Political Ad Battle
Paris Hilton's response to John McCain's "Celeb" ad hits him right where it hurts — the jowls.
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