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George Lois's Innovation Bible 'Damn Good Advice'

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.19.2012

Long considered a legend for giving Esquire's covers in the sixties the force of Picasso's "Guernica," Lois shares his 120 commandments for creativity in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!).

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PLAN ForYourArt: March 8-14

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: A+D, Redling Fine Art, Getty Museum, Laxart, L&M, La Around Town, Los Angeles News

For the Wild is the collaborative manifestation of Kelly Poe's correspondences with seven activists. In her letters, Poe asked them to describe the places that keep them sane and what time of day to visit these sites.

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Friday Talking Points -- Ads Obama Should Run

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Special Election, President Obama, Jobs, Supercommittee, Obama, Democratic, We Cant Wait, Campaign, Anniversary, Republican, Deficit, Do Nothing Congress, Political Ad, Midotw, Congressional Budget Office, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, American Jobs Act, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Merkley, Ny-9, Anthony Weiner, Committee, House, Cbo, David Weprin, Two Million Jobs, Democrat, Congress, Ad, Bully Pulpit, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Mddotw, Chris Weigant, Score, Phone, Tell the Truth on Jobs, Jobs Plan, Jeff Merkley, Friday Talking Points, Senate, Politics News

Obama should run a few ads right now which do not even mention the election. Instead of saying "vote for me!" these ads should say "pass my jobs bill" in as many creative ways as possible.

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Weekly Pulse: DCCC Ad Shows Grandpa Stripping for Extra Cash to Pay for Medicare

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Funny, Elderly, Abortion, Family Planning, RH Reality Check, Jane Roberts, Stripping, Budget, Poll, Medicaid, Ad, Choice, Katha Pollitt, Alternet, Dccc, Video, Unfpa, Insurance, Mother Jones, Suzi Khimm, Health Insurance, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Grandpa, Cbpp, Josh Holland, Usaid, Politics News

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7FiBsR8OQ[/youtube] How will the next generation of seniors ...

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Friday Talking Points [163] -- The Ads Just Write Themselves

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.15.2011

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Something the media largely missed in the midst of multiple budgetary battles this week was the fact that this is what bipartisanship looks like.

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Does Chevron Think We're All Stupid?

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Have you seen the way big oil has tried to rebrand itself since the BP oil disaster started six months ago? Each company wants us to believe it is the...

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Gay Republicans Launch Homophobic Ad Against Barney Frank

Alex Blaze | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Ad, Goproud, Barney Frank, Politics News

Here's GOProud's ad against several Democrats, including Barney Frank. They call him "catty" and a "housewife." Makes me think of those kids who'd joi...

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Ad Council Conversation Explodes on Twitter

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Ad Council is celebrating its annual dinner Wednesday night at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where it will present Muhtar Kent, Chairman and C...

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Chamber Of Commerce To Begin Ads Against Health Care Reform

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Looking to build pressure on moderate Democrats, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says it will begin airing new TV ads in seven states ...

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Giannoulias Gets Heat For Failed College Savings Program

go.com | | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Illinois Senate Race, Senate, College Savings, College, Chicago, Alexi Giannoulias, Ad, Bright Start, Wall Street, Senate Race, Chicago News

State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias had a problem: A college savings program administered by his office had lost $150 million for thousands of Illinois ...

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Friday Talking Points [99] -- Misdirection

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Pentagon, Troops, Medicare for All, Rumor Mongering, Guantanamo, Monopoly, Reform, Alan Grayson, Dscc, Pentagon Budget, Roger Ailes, Nixonian, Charles Schumer, President, Magic, Military, Bailout, Emanuel, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Ailes, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Health Care, Reid, Public Option, Olympia Snowe, Democrat, Congress, Playing the Victim, Close Gitmo Now, Rumor, Stage Magic, Democrats, Barack Obama, Rage Against the Machine, Executive Compensation, Calls, Schumer, Mddotw, Rahm Emanuel, Wasted, Health, Weiner, Harry Reid, Nixon, Healthcare, Senate, Orchestra Pit Theory, President Obama, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Fox, Obama, Democratic, Media, Grayson, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Pelosi, Snowe, Enemy, Organizing for America, Misdirect, Guantanamo Bay, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Orchestra Pit, Victim, Robust Public Option, Anthony Weiner, Trigger, Trust Busting, House, Tom Morello, Victim Card, War, Ad, Opt Out, 1000 Hours, Defense Appropriations, Enemy of America, Misdirection, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Health Insurance, Health Insurers, 300000, Fox News, Medicare, Chuck Schumer, Executive Pay, Torture, Morello, Politics News

The real head-scratcher for serious media-watchers right now is what the "war" between the White House and Fox News was meant to distract us from this week. The "war" itself is laughable, for a number of reasons.

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New DNC Obama Ad: Get "Fired Up" and "Ready To Go" About No Public Option

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: GOP House Seats, 1994, Public Option, Rahm Emanuel, Max Baucus, Ad, Dnc, Barack Obama, Maryland, Obama Health Care, Obama Public Option, Politics News

Passing the Baucus bill means stabbing the base in the back and destroying 2010 turnout for the midterms, which is pretty much what NAFTA did in 1994.

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"The Consequences of Inaction"

Mike Nellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mike Nellis, Congress, Kansas, Barack Obama, Kansas Democratic Party, Washington, Ad, Kenny Johnston, Reform, Dnc, Petition, Health Care, 2009, Politics News

I want to pass along the Kansas Democratic Party's petition calling on Congress to enact real health care reform.

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An Ad Script for Teddy Kennedy on Healthcare Reform

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the debate about healthcare reform, why are the loudest voices in the room the ones who seemingly are against all reform? Where are the champions ...

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Health Care Group Holds Obama To Promises With Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care America, Barack Obama, Washington DC, Health Care Reform, Obama, Obama Health, Ad, Obama Health Care, Obama's Words, Politics News

The push to pass the Obama agenda has begun, months before the president-elect even takes office. Health Care for America Now is out with a new adver...

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Obama Hits Primetime, Daily Show: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October 30, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama spent roughly $4 million dollars on 30 minutes of primetime ad space last night. The commercial, which aired on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Fox an...

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WATCH: My Reponse To McCain's Weird "Yet" Ad : "Anymore"

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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John McCain is so darn mavericky that's he's put out an ad that says Barack Obama isn't ready....yet. I myself do not have the mavercikish brain to wr...

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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McCain Shouts "Terrorist!" in a Crowded Theater

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terrorist, John McCain, Mccain, Ad, Barack Obama, Bill Ayers, Fear Watch 2008, Politics News

I keep recalling the poisonous climate revved up by right wing fundamentalists in Israel prior to Rabin's murder. Are my recollections uncalled-for exaggerations? I sure as hell hope so.

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The Most Stupidest McCain Ad Ever?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Right, Video, John McCain, Wrong, Ad, Barack Obama, Politics News

John McCain is running a new campaign ad that actually attacks Barack Obama for agreeing with John McCain. This has to be the first time in history th...

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Let's Be Blue -- A Plea for Partisanship

Bill Folman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Bill Clinton, Democrat, Gop Brand, Economics, Economy, Ad, Obama, Democratic Party, Democrats, Politics, Weak Economy, Advertising, Republican Brand, Republican, Branding, Fdr, Party Unity, Republican Party, Republicans, Politics News

Yes, yes, I know we are all a bunch of enlightened, Obama-style post-partisans, and isn't that wonderful -- but we are missing an opportunity here.

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Obama Ad: Lobbyists Will Run McCain White House

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Lobbyists Ad, McCain Lobbyists, His Administration, Obama His Adminstration, Ad, Obama His Administration Ad, Politics News

Barack Obama has a second ad out targeting John McCain's habit of hiring lobbyists. This spot focuses on Bill Timmons, the man McCain tapped to plan h...

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It's A Boy's Life: Barack vs. the Bully Brigade, Part 2

Pete Cenedella | Posted 05.25.2011

Yesterday we talked about the Bully Brigade, aka the Republican Party. Well today, Barack Obama is really being tested. The hateful, lying sex-ed wedg...

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6 Reasons Why I Would Vote for Paris Hilton Instead of McCain

Omid Memarian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, John McCain, Campaign, Ad, Media, Foreign Policy, Paris Hilton, Iraq, President Bush, Politics News

She accepts the consequences of her actions, as shown by her stint in jail. McCain has never admitted that his support of the war has been harmful for millions of people and disastrous for the US economy.

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Make McCain Disavow His Dishonest Obama Ad

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dishonest Ad, Ad, John McCain, Chuck Hagel, Smear, Barack Obama, Politics News

McCain must disavow this ad and make sure it never airs again. We won't let this race degenerate into ad distortions like the last election; we won't be silent in the face of lies.

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