Entries tagged “Campaign”
Steve Schmidt and the "David Gergen Theory"
By William Rabbe on 08/21/2008
Steve Schmidt, referred to as the Star Wars character "Lobot" by the press because of his bald head, has a rare but interesting/ hilarious theory about strategic choices inside the McCain campaign. The Washington Post reports: ...Schmidt says he won't allow the campaign to get thrown off by momentary distractions and pundits shooting from the hip. To that end, he and his colleagues have developed what they jokingly call the "Dave Gergen theory of the campaign" -- a metaphor for all talking heads. Gergen, a veteran of four presidential administrations, is a frequent pundit on cable news. If senior members... MORE »
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Whoops... National Review should hire their own photographers...
By William Rabbe on 08/03/2008
The National Review has ripped off a photo from 2008 Uncut Cameraman Andrew David Watson, viewable here. Must mean we're moving up in the world... But really.... I guess they didn't think anyone would notice? MORE »
IFC LIST MONTH: Top 10 Presidential Campaign Ads
By William Rabbe on 07/09/2008
By Sarah Scully and William Rabbe Nixon learned of the power of television the hard way in 1960 -- unshaven and sweaty in the debate against John Kennedy, he appeared flustered and less fit for the Presidency than the handsome and charming Kennedy. Since the 1950's television has been the medium of choice for political advertising -- and as history shows, a good TV spot can be the decisive factor in any election. The following are our top 10 Presidential campaign ads of all time, based on creativity and effectiveness: 10. George H. W. Bush's "Tank" Ad, 1988 An instant... MORE »
Axelrod on Rove: "The Only One Making Snide Remarks is him"
By William Rabbe on 06/24/2008
By William Rabbe Many have been talking about Karl Rove's recent quote depicting Obama as a Country Club Elitist -- but it's actually derived from an older Rove quote from an interview with the Times of UK from April 26th: "You have probably seen this kind of guy at London parties, trailing ash from a fashionable cigarette into the carpet and making snide remarks about someone 'being an abominable bore'." Somehow, I had a hard time imagining that this image would "stick" to Obama the way that it did against John Kerry in 2004 -- especially since Rove described Obama... MORE »
