Archive for 'From the Trail'

CNN After Dark

Posted on 04. Jan, 2012 by .

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Last night CNN owned the Iowa Caucus coverage. Not only was their coverage insightful, it was also humorous as night grew to morning. Here is one highlight: However, after that, they locked down some seriously impressive journalism: h/t the Factor UPDATE: Huffington Post does a great CNN mashup.

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Rick Santorum’s Iowa Fashion Statement

Posted on 03. Jan, 2012 by .

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Over the past few days, you can’t go anywhere without hearing about Rick Santorum’s sweater vests. And it seems the GOP candidate has embraced the look: [via the Hill] “I was at a speech two weeks ago and I just happened to wear a sweater-vest that day,” Santorum said of Mike Huckabee’s anti-abortion forum in [...]

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Famously Tweeted: Neckbeard

Posted on 15. Dec, 2011 by .

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Love the neckbeards. Funniest tweet ever? RT @brandonwardell: Justin Bieber is to teen girls what Ron Paul is to neckbeards on the internet — rob delaney (@robdelaney) December 15, 2011  

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Obama’s Advantage: Data

Posted on 14. Dec, 2011 by .

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When you have over a dozen in house developers, including software engineers, you’re doing something right. [And smart] Will St. Clair, wearing semi-rimless glasses, a plaid buttoned-down shirt, jeans and Adidas sneakers, can usually be found sitting on an exercise ball in the back of President Barack Obama’s campaign headquarters, his eyes trained on his [...]

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Wired Campaigns Are the New Black

Posted on 13. Dec, 2011 by .

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CQ-Roll Call’s KateTummarello: Political Campaigning Enters Age of Technology Facebook’s ZIP code targeting is mostly accurate in directing Congressional ads to that Member’s constituents, said Andrew Foxwell, manager of new media and marketing at iConstituent, a digital communications firm that has worked with more than 300 Congressional offices and has done ads for 90 of [...]

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Bad Lip Reading: Rick Perry’s “Strong” Ad

Posted on 13. Dec, 2011 by .

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“I’m proud of my gun — and I pooed in space.” Bad Lip Reading: Rick Perry’s “Strong” ad – watch more funny videos h/t Pat Gavin

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FamousDC | Jon Downs

Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by .

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Washington Post’s Jason Horowitz: The Man Behind the Ron Paul Ads

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Newt Gingrich Announces Future Cabinet

Posted on 08. Dec, 2011 by .

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Brilliant move. Note: A confirmed source tells us Pink Ranger is a lock for Secretary of State. big h/t to @AKaczynski1

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50 Pundits Worth Following

Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by .

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According to the Business Insider, these “are the only pundits you need to pay attention to between now and the election. Please do not be alarmed by the first pundit, Allahpundit, which appears to be a dog. We can confirm that is not accurate. Other noted Pundits: @benpolitico @daveweigel @ezraklein @KLSoltis @mattklewis @edmorrissey @thefix @EmilyMillerDC 

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By the Way, the New Voting Age is 21…

Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by .

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…And the new drinking age is 18. Rick Perry on voting fundamentals: The Texas governor, speaking to students at St. Anselm College on Tuesday in Manchester, NH, asked for the young folks’ vote, but seemed to forget that the national voting is 18 — the age at which it’s stood since 1971. “Those of you [...]

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Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and GOP Debate

Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by .

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This is classic. h/t Lazy Hazy’s Wife

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Rick Perry Was Sober

Posted on 02. Nov, 2011 by .

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We thought the original video was a Bad Lip Reading. It was not. Rick Perry “was stone-cold sober during his bombastic, comedic speech in New Hampshire, according to the man who invited the Texas governor to speak and spent much of the evening with him,” The Hill reports. h/t Goddard

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Huntsman’s Three Daughters Parody Cain’s Smoking Ad

Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by .

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Well done. Fark: Jon Huntsman’s three smoking daughters parody Cain’s smoking ad. It’s a video, so you might as well read the rest of this but yes, he has THREE hot daughters (even with mustaches)

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Texas Website Loves Romney So Much, They Stole His Website

Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by .

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The new Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll website is looking really simliar to a certain presidential candidate’s website. [Good artists copy, great artists steal] We love the fact that they didn’t even bother to change the icons.

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Best Campaign Ad of the Year?

Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by .

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This is the only way to do campaign commercials. h/t grove

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